49 posts tagged ‘Twitter’
AI-generated Super Smash Bros. player is an unhinged trash talker
Boing Boing,
If you've been around these parts for a minute, you likely know that one of my guilty pleasures is weird, unhinged Twitter accounts. The sheer level of commitment to the bit is one of the few things keeping me on that hellhole of a website, even though Bluesky is shaping up to be better in every way. — Read the rest The post AI-generated Super Smash Bros. player is an unhinged trash talker appeared first on Boing Boing.
How Online Were You This Holiday?
Vulture,
December’s memes, wrapped.
Bluesky CEO taunts Musk with "billionaire proof" design claim
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! The fast-rising Xitter alternative Bluesky is designed to be "billionaire-proof," says CEO Jay Graber. Speaking to CNBC's Money Movers, Graber explained that unlike Musk's walled garden, Bluesky's open-source architecture means users can pack up their digital bags — followers and all — and move if the network becomes a cesspool of sociopathic manbabies. — Read the rest The post Bluesky CEO taunts Musk with "billionaire proof" design claim appeared first on Boing Boing.
EagleFiler 1.9.16
mjtsai,
EagleFiler 1.9.16 is a maintenance release of my Mac files/notes/e-mail manager. This version improves the formatting of community notes and quote tweets when importing from X/Twitter and includes a bunch of other fixes (e.g. for the help viewer) along the lines of what was in SpamSieve 3.1. I had left in support for Growl, even […]
Hypertextual Writing and Social Media
John Gruber (Mastodon): It also brought to mind how social media has largely kneecapped true hypertextual writing by not enabling it. You can, of course, add links to web pages in social media posts on any of the various basically-the-same-concept-as-Twitter platforms like X, Threads, Bluesky, or Mastodon, but you do so by pasting raw URLs […]
Planned Parenthood Affiliate in Missouri Now Supports Abortion Limit It Very Recently Opposed
Jezebel,
There’s been a simmering debate in the reproductive rights movement about how to proceed now that Roe v. Wade is gone: Should advocates re-enshrine Roe at the state level, or, knowing the decision never guaranteed full access, push for something better? Read more...
Another election year, another West Wing cast reunion in the works
AV Club,
Every time the American political sphere starts getting, shall we say, upsetting, The West Wing rises in appeal yet again. We all want to live in a world where Washington D.C. looks more like Aaron Sorkin’s hit series and less like Veep, where the president is a benevolent and competent father figure like Martin… Read more...
A Change to Apple's App Store Is Pissing Off Developers
Gizmodo,
After a years-long legal battle, Apple is finally opening up its App Store to external payment processors—although there will be a stiff cost for app developers who want to cash in on that new opportunity. Read more...