The Twit destroying Twitter is a Twaitor

[DefaultOption]

It's pretty funny that Elno completely failed to understand that the twitter name had gained enough cultural cachet that use of the site had become accepted as its own verb. That's pretty rare company, up there with Google. And he threw it all out the window because of his fetish for the letter X and his self-perception as the greatest genius ever.

I mean what are we supposed to replace 'tweeting' with? 'Xeeting' (presumably pronounced 'sheeeting')?

 

[abates]

That's partly why I think most of the Twitter-alikes are poorly named. What do I say I'm doing if I'm posting on Mastodon? I'm Mastodoning? Mastocating? Mastoba- anyway!

 

[NovaSaber]

A summary of how dumb the rebrand is:

 

[G.B.Blackrock]

I thought I read a news report a day or two after the Building sign fiasco that suggested that, despite the confusion, it turned out he did, in fact, have the permits.

Other than that, I agree with everything in the previous post. Especially the last point.

 

[Dekafox]

That's partly why I think most of the Twitter-alikes are poorly named. What do I say I'm doing if I'm posting on Mastodon? I'm Mastodoning? Mastocating? Mastoba- anyway!

It used to be called Tooting. (No, really!) That's fallen by the wayside though, and themed servers are doing their own thing, like meow.social has a Meow button and dragonchat.org has a Rawr button.

 

[KidTDragon]

The iOS app updated yesterday, and it looks just as dumb as you'd expect.

 

[Teufel]

This is comic book villain territory

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685353135236403200

 

[abates]

Sign rules in commercial and industrial districts | San Francisco

Learn what types of signs you can put up in commercial and industrial districts and what rules to follow.

sf.gov

General rules

The following signs are not allowed in commercial and industrial districts:

1. Roof signs, except for historic signs and vintage signs

Your sign cannot have animated lighting (flashing, blinking), except when your property is in a Special District for Sign Illumination.

I am pretty sure that counts as a roof sign and is not in any way vintage or historic. Twitter HQ is not, as far as I can tell, in a special district for sign illumination.

 

[Pocket]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1685521311999930368

Well that was quick. But I hope that's not the end of the story. It's a federal crime to knowingly give people seizures, and there's no way Elon didn't know there are people with photosensitive epilepsy... well, existing in San Francisco and liable to at least be in the neighborhood sometimes. LOCK HIM UP.

 

[Spin-Out]

i have a better idea

 

[Plutoniumboss]

I'm just saying, the rich are looking mighty tasty these days.

 

[Ungnome]

I'm ready surprised that Meta hasn't sued X for trademark infringement yet.

 

[wonko the sane?]

I'm pretty sure they'll get to it when they can stop laughing. Might take a minute.

 

[Ungnome]

True. It HAS only been about a week. Feels like longer, though.

 

[wonko the sane?]

Oh yeah, this last year, hell: this summer, has just ******* dragged on hasn't it?

 

[Shadewing]

Oh yeah, this last year, hell: this summer, has just ******* dragged on hasn't it?

That's been true since 2020.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Feels like it's been a drag since 2016. We just started to notice it more a bit later.

Of course, as an American, we haven't really moved on from the 80s. Aside from conservatives who still haven't left the 50s and are determined to drag us all back with them.

 

[Shadewing]

 

[Pocket]

Sadly, Sesame Street also has nowhere near the cultural cachet that they used to—which I consider just more proof we're living in a dystopia.

 

[ChessPieceFace]

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That's not real though