Still works for me (Chrome + uBlock), though I have beeing seeing the "Experiencing interruptions?" pop-up and slow initial loading a lot since 2 days ago (and it's not on my end).
Mostly how he threw Kyle Gass under the bus over his Trump joke, cancelling the entire tour as well. Just so he can keep his trashy movie career going? Also he is in way too much stuff. Jack Black just doesn't belong in Star Wars or Lord of the Rings ... even when it's just fan fiction.
No. In fact, I can almost guarantee that they would be different, because the internet not existing would mean the entire world is dramatically different. It would be almost impossible to come to the exact same beliefs in an entirely different timeline.
Tesla maybe helped boosting Chinas EV industry ... but very little for green-tech in general. And EVs are not a particular green or revolutionary technology in the first place.
So no, I don't think he did much for humanity here.
I guess if they notice period only applies to employees and not also the employer, then it would be justifiable to ignore it. But otherwise it will make you the asshole.
So ... you live in like an animal shelter or what is the analogy here?