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Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ... by anon84873628 on Thursday April 23, 2026 @08:24PM (#47884012)
But FYI, Phelan was just a private equity guy installed by Trump. The reason he was fired is because he wasn't building the "Trump class" battleships Trump wanted. Which were supposed to have WW1 era appearance because Trump is an "aesthetics guy" and doesn't like the look of modern stealth ships.

I kid you not.

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Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ... by applfanboysbgon on Thursday April 23, 2026 @10:19PM (#47884733)
> Which were supposed to have WW1 era appearance because Trump is an "aesthetics guy" and doesn't like the look of modern stealth ships.

Wait, that's actually based as fuck. The 20th-century battleships were the pinnacle of human architecture, let him have this one.

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Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ... by guzfip on Friday April 24, 2026 @10:03AM (#47890481)
Im praying for you that they find the cure for autism.
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Re:Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the ... by applfanboysbgon on Friday April 24, 2026 @04:01PM (#47895090)
Not autistic, but if that's what autism is I certainly wouldn't want a cure for having a personality. God forbid somebody find something visually appealing, wouldn't that be a crime against the raw efficiency of making everything on the planet a drab grey box. It's a stupid vanity project with no practical purpose, if billions are going to be wasted on it anyways why not let it be eye-pleasing?
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