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Okay, so I mistranslated a little, but I think it leaves the same impression to me. And yeah, it was a betrayal.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Actually, I think I missed the subtlety of your translation. That's what comes of trying to recall my English literature class from the late 1950's. 
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I thought Shakespeare wrote in pure English and nothing else. Obviously I'm wrong.
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As in a lot of stories, sometimes the dialogue will be in the tongue of the speaker.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Based on one stand up comedy routine, this is the only place where character speaks Latin.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Oh, ok. But that's the shakespeare one, the historical being (acknowledged to be, of course) : "Tu quoque, mi fili" ?, hence I did not make the link.
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Sorry. It's early and I wasn't clear. I've edited for clarity since. I'm a bit slow right now. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Has to write it in a hurry, and hence was not complete : So the famous phrase is known in France as "Tu quoque fili" and believed to have been told to his son.
"Et tu" does not ring a bell as being something historical for someone of French background, and looks rather than normal French. Maybe they chose "Tu quoque" in the transcriptions even just to avoid the confusion between Latin and French.
All of this to say that you were perfectly right, that this is the source of my confusion and that I find it highly interesting how some idioms in historical language (so Latin here) are known under different versions in different culture though being basically issued from the same source.
And I suppose Shakespeare indeed must have had some influence on what version remained in collective consciousness in the UK.
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Indeed, I remember Him saying: "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi!" 
The Other One, I really don't know. 
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Caesar or Shakespeare ?
Come on, amigo mio, your are not that old.
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The One Who wrote about Himself, of course.
The other one was a comedy writer, if I remember correctly... 
And yes, I am actually that old!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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It's actually Latin from Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar. When he was stabbed he uttered "Et tu, brute", which means and you Brutus?
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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I heard that he rather said "AAAaaaarrrggh" when he was stabbed.
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Yo Elon buddy,
Yeah, sure I'd totally love to come back, to this nice place!
Sincerely
Adam
PS
BTW, how 'bout you double my paycheck?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Elon bought Twitter with 13 Billion he had to borrow with Twitter itself as collateral.
So yeah they're suddenly carrying a debt anchor of 13B$
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Yep, and to pay it off means operating Twitter at a loss apparently. At least that's what I'm hearing.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Message Closed
modified 7-Nov-22 10:10am.
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Getting a little political for the lounge, not to say I disagree. 
But we'll see how this plays out.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Thx I deleted my message. I momentarily forgot the no politics rule 
Let's just say it's going to be interesting to watch what happens.
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You're in good company if I do say so myself. I did that earlier and I had to edit. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: the scuttlebutt is the layoffs are because Twitters debt obligations now outstrip its projected income
Throughout its entire existence - has Twitter ever posted a profit?
[Edit] According to some articles from 2019, yes, that was the first time they've made a profit.
And according to much newer articles, Twitter still has about $5B in debt. Give or take, based on who you ask.
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I'd have to look into it again. The situation is still developing. It doesn't appear to be doing so in Musk's favor though.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I'd go back and do a Wally (Dilbert) while I looked for another job. If you read the actual notice that went out last Thursday it says you're still employed by Twitter until Feb 2, 2023 but will be locked out. This is to comply with the US WARN Act. Failure to return to work is abandonment of your job for which you can be fired with no pay. The best option in this case if you don't already have another job lined up is to go back, do the absolute minimum to avoid being fired, and then quit when you find another job.
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True story: My employer laid off a certain employee once. A few months later I saw him back in the building.
"Hey Randy, I didn't know you were back!" I said.
"Yeah, they decided they needed me after all." he replied.
"Oh, I bet that was fun."
"Let's put is this way." he replied; "Have you ever seen the movie Deliverance?"
Software Zen: delete this;
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