Tag: twitter
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When Twitter Loses, WordPress Wins
Alex Standiford observes that Automattic stand to win from Twitter's losses; I'd like to expand on that a tiny bit.
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Reply to Decentralization and verification
Dan replies to Derek Kedziora's blog post, arguing that identity verification on Mastodon is, for the most part, a problem already solved.
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Wake Me Up When September Ends
Inspired by Hugh Rundle's post about Mastodon's imminent "Eternal September", Dan muses on what he can best do to help as the fediverse faces its biggest expansion surge yet.
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Bree-Yark!
JTA takes a deep dive into what "Bree-Yark!" means in Goblin, and how we know.
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Getting Twitter Avatars (without the Twitter API)
Twitter's API sucks so hard that Dan resorts to screen-scraping for avatar images rather than bothering to use it "properly".
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There is a car
Sayed A Tabatabai writes a very short story about a car abandoned in a hospital car park.
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#FindTheBeeGent
LRB Bookshop
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JUST LEARNED THERE ARE 16 OUNCES IN A POUND
by @innesmck
JUST LEARNED THERE ARE 16 OUNCES IN A POUND AND I AM FUCKING LIVID
SIXTEEN???
WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF NUMBER IS THAT
i have had no reason to actually look into imperial measurements until now and frankly i … -
Unwrapping a viper
@ziyatong
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Sarah Silverman's powerful response to a sexist troll
Sarah Silverman’s response to a sexist tweet is a much-needed ray of hope (Quartzy) In the brutal, self-centered bash-fest that social media often becomes, a moment of simple kindness and connection stands out. American comedian Sarah Silverman is unapologetically blunt in her fight against misogyny. But Silverman has also made a point of exploring the depths of …
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@misterjta, 31 Dec 2017
John Trevor-Allen on Twitter (Twitter) 1997 was the year my family got torn up when my dad was killed. Which became the reason I joined @NightlineAssoc. And @samaritans. And @BritishRedCross, and @3RingsCIC. The reason, basically, I discovered how important it was to be there for people that can't go through it alone.
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Underground and Overground in the City of London
Taking advantage of the new railway station on his doorstep, Dan takes several trips to London, spending them both underground and overground in the City.
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One Hundred And Sixty
Dan reminisces about old mobile phones, text messages, and those 160-character limits we learned to work around. Twitter could learn from this...
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Abnib Lives On
After receiving complaints, Dan goes back on his decision to let Abnib die, and revitalises it with a new lease on life as Abnib 7.0, for the benefit of those half-dozen people who still for some reason regularly use it.
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Facebook Annoyance Of The Day
(rambling, ranty; I saw something on Facebook that pissed me off, and ended up ranting about the whole social media scene - no offence meant, and I've deliberately picked no examples from anybody I know or care about)
It's not as bad as setting up a Facebook group to recover your friends' mobile numbers after losing …