Category: Twitter
The intrinsic comedy of a self-inflating airplane emergency escape slide
On February 17, 2018 by MaybellEver wonder what happens when you yank the pull cord on an aircraft emergency slide? Wonder no more. pic.twitter.com/872diWGEGQ — AeroDork (@AeroDork) February 15, 2018 (via Super Punch) Anil Dash’s third law holds that “Three things never work: Voice chat, printers and projectors.” But Joshua Rothman’s long, fascinating, even poetic profile of the
No one can tell Russian bots from average trolls on Twitter, and that’s a very bad thing
On February 15, 2018 by MaybellIt’s not the matrix, but it doesn’t feel far off some days.Image: NURPHOTO/GETTY IMAGES By Marcus Gilmer2018-02-14 22:43:17 UTC Twitter’s decision to simply delete the tweets of accounts it says are part of a Russian-linked propaganda bot army has proven to be really short-sighted because, well, it turns out that those tweets are really similar
What’s in a hashtag? A spark for our passions, in love and in war
On February 3, 2018 by MaybellI found love in a hopeless place. Yeah, some would argue that a Twitter hashtag is something terrible. They can be manipulated by bots and trolls (#ReleaseTheMemo). They can be hijacked by angry users (#TellingItLikeItIs). They can be just all around strange (#KanyesAnalPlaylist). The hashtag’s intended purpose — what Chris Messina pitched to Twitter in
Is 2018 over yet?
On January 3, 2018 by MaybellWelp, it was a long 2018, but we finally got through it. What’s that you say? It’s only been two days? And Trump’s already used Twitter to rant about the Deep State, claim credit for the lack of airplane crashes, inflame tensions in the Middle East, threaten North Korea with nuclear war, and tease an
Hey, Pizzagaters: If you come at Chrissy Teigen, you best not miss
On December 31, 2017 by MaybellWatch out.Image: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty By Jack Morse2017-12-31 19:13:41 UTC Chrissy Teigen is not here for your bullshit, especially if that bullshit involves suggesting she and her husband John Legend are involved in a pedophile ring involving their own daughter. On Saturday, Teigen laid into a conspiracy theorist on Twitter that had tweeted out pictures of her
My favorite Twitter account is a bot
On December 31, 2017 by MaybellHuman Twitter accounts serve their purpose, but I prefer tweets from bots. Research suggests there are now some 30 million tweeting bots — though this might be a low estimate. Some of these bots provide weather updates, make stock recommendations, or attempt to subvert democracy. I, however, like bots that aren’t necessarily so useful nor
Chrissy Teigen is obsessed with WrestleMania and we just fell in love all over again
On December 29, 2017 by MaybellMirror mirror on the wall, who’s the realest tweeter of them all? Um, Chrissy Teigen, obvs! But, seriously, just when you thought Chrissy couldn’t be any realer, she goes and drops another solid gold Twitter exchange that’ll make you nod your head and yell: “Same!” Chrissy Teigen confessed her undying obsession for WrestleMania—a WWE wrestling
Why Twitter banned the bot that unmasked neo-Nazis. (Hint: Neo-Nazis)
On December 28, 2017 by MaybellTwitter banned “Imposter Bot.”Image: ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES By Kerry Flynn2017-12-28 15:50:59 UTC Twitter’s number one goal in 2017 was curbing abuse and cracking down on hate speech. But when one intrepid Twitter user tried to help with the problem, the company shut down his efforts. Yair Rosenberg, a senior writer at Tablet Magazine and reporter,
Julian Assange has apparently deleted his Twitter account in a Christmas mystery
On December 25, 2017 by MaybellWikiLeaks founder and notorious Ecuadorian embassy resident Julian Assange has seemingly deleted his Twitter account, throwing his supporters into a frenzy of speculation on Christmas Day. A search on desktop for his account, @JulianAssange, turned this up on Christmas morning: Image: screenshot/twitter This would suggest that it was deleted on his end, rather than suspended
Reddit found this dude’s stolen car in a matter of hours
On December 1, 2017 by MaybellGetting your car stolen is one of the worst things, but finding it can be MUCH easier than it was a decade ago. Over Thanksgiving week, Sebastiaan de With, a freelance designer and photographer, got his Land Rover Defender stolen in the San Francisco Bay Area, after just having purchased it a little over a
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