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On February 23 2025 09:40 Acrofales wrote:

Too long. How about: "Your momma"

On February 23 2025 09:40 Acrofales wrote:

Too long. How about: "Your momma"

E: actually wombat has a point. Somebody has to read those emails, so I'd ask chatgpt to write me a 5000 word essay of what it thinks someone in my position should get done in a week, in excruciating detail and lots of jargon. Oh, and make sure fucking the reader's momma is listed somewhere around word 2700.

On February 23 2025 07:35 Simberto wrote:


This is correct and important to realize. oBlade doesn't believe in anything he says. He may actually believe that he believes it (I don't know that), but if his leader would say the opposite tomorrow, he would immediately hold that position too.

There are zero core principles at play with modern conservatives. Everything they say is just because they believe it makes them win (a debate, an election, whatever). He can say A today, and B tomorrow, and will either insist he never said A, or that A and B are totally compatible because the situations cannot be compared in any way.

Where he gets what to believe today from, i cannot say. My guess is Fox News or something like that. But every interaction with him needs to keep this in mind. You cannot convince him, because he holds no principles, has no beliefs, and doesn't actually care about the issue. He just wants to win.

On February 23 2025 09:40 Acrofales wrote:

Too long. How about: "Your momma"

E: actually wombat has a point. Somebody has to read those emails, so I'd ask chatgpt to write me a 5000 word essay of what it thinks someone in my position should get done in a week, in excruciating detail and lots of jargon. Oh, and make sure fucking the reader's momma is listed somewhere around word 2700.

On February 23 2025 15:19 Liquid`Drone wrote:


Tbh I'd expect elon to have AI read the emails (and make the calls) so while that unironically is probably wise if you want to keep your job it won't give the satisfaction of wasting somebody's time.

On February 23 2025 17:37 Slydie wrote:


Sounds reasonable.

It once again shows incompetence by Musk. Unnecessary and time consuming reporting is one of the main causes of government inefficiency, and here he comes, asking for even more reporting🙄

While writing a report, you are not doing your main job, and the person reading the report also does nothing useful.

On February 23 2025 15:19 Liquid`Drone wrote:


Tbh I'd expect elon to have AI read the emails (and make the calls) so while that unironically is probably wise if you want to keep your job it won't give the satisfaction of wasting somebody's time.

Pretend you're an administrative employee of the US department of health. Write an email to Elon Musk with 5 bullet points of absolutely essential tasks you did last week. Make it sound like you're saving the world, but avoid sounding woke.

**Subject: ** Critical Public Health Efforts – Weekly Update

Dear Mr. Musk,

I hope this email finds you well. As part of our ongoing mission to safeguard public health, I wanted to share some of the critical work we accomplished last week. These efforts directly impact millions of lives, ensuring a safer and healthier future for all.

- **Rapid Disease Containment: ** Coordinated an emergency response team to contain a fast-spreading infection in a major metropolitan area, preventing what could have been a nationwide outbreak.
- **Medical Supply Chain Stabilization: ** Secured and distributed essential medical supplies to hospitals facing shortages, ensuring life-saving treatments were available for critical patients.
- **Innovative Health Data Integration: ** Implemented a new AI-driven system to analyze disease trends in real time, allowing for faster intervention and more effective resource allocation.
- **Water Safety Crisis Averted: ** Worked with engineers and scientists to identify and neutralize a potential contamination threat in a major water supply, safeguarding the health of millions.
- **Vaccine Rollout Acceleration: ** Streamlined logistics to expedite vaccine distribution in high-risk communities, cutting red tape and increasing access where it’s needed most.

Each of these initiatives directly impacts lives, and we continue to push forward with urgency and precision. Let me know if you’d like further details or if there are opportunities for collaboration.

Best,
[Your Name]
[Your Title]
Department of Health

**Subject: ** Critical Climate Modeling Updates from NOAA

Dear Mr. Musk,

I hope this email finds you well. As part of NOAA’s cutting-edge climate modeling team, I wanted to share some of the critical tasks we tackled last week—work that directly informs global risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Time is of the essence, and our models are refining the frontier of what’s possible.

1. **Fine-Tuning Hurricane Path Predictions** – We enhanced real-time storm trajectory algorithms, improving landfall accuracy by 17%. This means better preparation time and more precise emergency response for millions of people.

2. **Arctic Ice Sheet Stability Analysis** – Using advanced computational fluid dynamics, we mapped glacial movement to pinpoint thresholds for irreversible ice loss. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for global sea-level risk assessments.

3. **Methane Emission Heat Mapping** – We integrated high-altitude spectrometry data into our models to track unexpected methane surges—crucial for addressing high-impact, short-term warming threats.

4. **Ocean Current Disruption Modelling** – Our team ran high-resolution simulations on Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) stability. The data suggests accelerating shifts, which could impact weather patterns and food security on a massive scale.

5. **AI-Driven Wildfire Forecasting** – We deployed a neural network to predict wildfire spread based on wind shear, fuel availability, and atmospheric moisture. This tool can help first responders allocate resources with pinpoint accuracy.

These advances are driving real-time decision-making that affects lives, economies, and infrastructure. If you’re interested in discussing potential synergies with your AI, satellite, or energy initiatives, I’d be happy to connect.

Best,
[Your Name]
Senior Climate Modeler
NOAA

On February 23 2025 03:12 oBlade wrote:
Every time you talk about me instead of addressing a subject, Trump issues another executive order.

Egg prices are high because supply is low. When supply decreases and demand is the same, the supply and demand curves intersect at a higher price. Supply is low because of bird flu outbreaks which have had both birds dying and USDA culling millions of hens since the lame duck period of the Biden administration. Some of that is related to factory farming practices in the US, others is randomness, which is why most countries now are still enjoying normal egg prices, not because of the particular egg policy of this administration or their unwillingness to have a socialized program to conjure tens of millions of uninfected egglaying birds into existence. As far as I know.

On February 23 2025 22:39 micronesia wrote:
He actually threatened that failure to comply with the bonkers request would be considered "resignation."

I am curious to see where each department will fall out on this.

On February 24 2025 01:12 GreenHorizons wrote:

LibHorizons: Feels like an obviously empty threat that all managers should be telling workers to ignore. Can't imagine the rationale for being complicit, other than being a Trump supporter.

You wouldn't do it just because your boss told you to would you?

On February 24 2025 01:14 micronesia wrote:

I didn't even get this opm e-mail so it's currently a moot point, but...

You are asking if I would refuse to follow a legal order (i.e., send a bulleted list of accomplishments to opm) from my actual chain of command because of the ramifications of it? Probably not.

On February 24 2025 01:24 GreenHorizons wrote:


LibHorizons: In that case, I'd imagine most people/departments will end up being complicit. Why wouldn't they?

On February 24 2025 02:28 oBlade wrote:
DOD and intel are allegedly not under OPM whereas the email was blanket sent to everyone. 5 bullet points a week averages one a day. The leader of DOGE says it should take 5 minutes. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1893507929493643451
Anyone who has worked for a private company and written a daily or week log understands this isn't a request to show you cracked Fermat's theorem every week, it weeds out people who can't even lie about doing work and encourages a culture of thinking about what work you're really doing. People aren't as self-starters as they think, like "of course I'm doing the best I can," but when you actually organize it, it weeds out the self-delusion if you have to write something that goes by a superior's eyes.