Wow quick and decisive action by CEO to call in external investigation. Reading Linus' response, it doesn't even appear that he would consider external investigation. He states that HR would conduct a thorough review. I'll be frank, I don't trust Colton to run the HR review.

I bet once this issue is resolved, we might see Terren bring in external subject matter experts to completely overhaul LMG business operations. HR consultants, Operations and Logistics consultants, Finance, etc. Up until now, LMG was/is run by a self-taught/self-made/learning-on-the-job crew. Can't do that when you're now a corp.

Edit: I would love to sub to a channel called TBT (Terren Business Tips) 😂

Been spending the past little while reading the documented offers he gets.

I feel sick to my stomach.

I'm far from a cheap tipper, but the way tipping culture has evolved in North America is ridiculous.

My personal top 3:

• insurance
• subscriptions
• Google and similar data hungry companies (while not a financial scam but moreso a privacy scam, companies like Google and Meta profiteering on our personal data without our knowledge or awareness)

Now this is exactly the type of professional language I would expect to see, not the off the cuff defensive language Linus unfortunately resorts to in difficult times.

1. Acknowledgement and recognition of the problem. 2) next steps 3) timeframe (they didn't give a specific timeframe, but did ask for time, which is ok, since they may not know how long it may take).

Serious (no jokes like with previous statements), factual, unbiased, no kneejerk emotional outbursts.

I suspect he'll see this as a challenge and try to right the ship, regardless of how seemingly impossible it may be. Quitting this early would not serve his career, but trying to fix the problems leads to two outcomes: 1) he fails, but has tried nonetheless, which looks better than quitting before even attempting, 2) he succeeds in becoming the savior of LMG and helps build his track record of success further.

I mean... Sure there are major improvements that can be had in the US, but punishment and consequences as defined in Sharia law isn't exactly something that the US can simply adopt.

I'm condemning LMG like the next guy, but it would be good to reserve judgement until after the reports are published, at which point we can assess whether the investigation was done impartially or was biased and tampered with. The reality is, we just don't have any evidence for either side, aside from testimonials. I'm interested in seeing what comes out of the investigation and will raise hell if the investigation is not properly conducted.

As a manager, I can confirm that productivity drops in the office (even my own). I've got team members that choose to go to the office (moreso than me). I encourage them to work however they prefer, and want. You can work anywhere around the world however you wish, including at some nice beach, as long as it doesn't affect the project.

And may I suggest you do some research before replying?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65787391

Balancing an AK-47 assault rifle slung around his left shoulder and a large stick in his right hand, Abdul hits the heads of poppies as hard as he can. The stalks fly in the air, as does the sap from the poppy bulb, releasing the distinctive, pungent smell of opium in its most raw form.

In April 2022, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada decreed that cultivation of the poppy - from which opium, the key ingredient for the drug heroin can be extracted - was strictly prohibited. Anyone violating the ban would have their field destroyed and be penalised according to Sharia law.

The sticks are used to destroy the fields, not beat people 🤦

And punishment under Sharia law is much more severe than getting beat by a stick, which isn't something that obviously will never fly in the US.

True... How would governments enforce dumb laws like that on open source software anyway?

Started using Lemmy a lot more with sync than without. No longer using Lemmy web (I've never used Reddit web anyway). Still running into occasional bugs, such as thread comments rendering out of order. But definitely expected as this is still in beta.

Did have to change servers as lemmy.world was getting bogged down.

Canadian governmental entities (at all levels) aren't known for their innovative thinking. Throughout the pandemic, regardless of your position on vaccines, the main fact that it was a group of volunteers in a discord channel that were responsible for the information shows the archaic state of digital communication in Canada. Frankly embarrassing by global comparison.

Reading the Reddit thread on this, I find it fascinating that, at the beginning of the incident, Lemmy had more balanced conversations vs the crazies on Reddit calling for LTT disbandment. Now after the latest video, it seems like Reddit seems more reasonable and receptive with Linus' plans vs Lemmy being the LTT doomsayers.

Linus has a track record and proven history of doing/saying stupid shit. I think in this case, he recognizes that he's just shit at his job and wants help. He most likely didn't expect the Billet issue (no way he would have known Steve would have released a vid) and if he knew about Madison coming out, he'd have tried to prevent that sooner. Hiring a CEO won't fix the Madison problem, as that event had already occurred.

In what world are "unlimited" and "all you can eat" synonymous with "too far"?

"Too far" implies a definite limit, which is the antonym of unlimited and all you can eat, regardless of the business's ability to sustain it. If there is a limit, don't advertise it as unlimited or all you can eat that's false advertisement.

The irony is that it is on brand for them to be off brand

I thought it was Colton? In the LTT response video with all the company heads, Colton mentioned HR was under him... Maybe it transferred from Yvonne to Colton at some point?

Took me a moment to even see Steve and Linus' faces on it. This is quality stuff.

What kind of research necessitates killing whales??