Spokesperson for pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly says they're in communication with Twitter to address the fake-but-verified Eli Lilly tweet that has been up for three hours and has 1,500 retweets and 10,000 likes https://wapo.st/3UrrHSs
Recently, a date said they were an INTJ (i.e., Myers Briggs). I told her, “I'm a PhD in psychology. I refuse to entertain some unscientific typology of personality with dubious scientific backing.”
I took pride in expressing my needs. As a Pisces, I really struggle with that.
Stopping any dysfunctional behavior requires compassion. The root causes of the mindset needs to be addressed.
Many react to this and assume it is justification. No. Understanding why someone is mentally ill doesn't condone their behaviour, but it is required to fix it.
being on Twitter right now is like playing the violin on the titanic except we are also making fun of the iceberg and the iceberg is getting genuinely mad
Theory - @jack, horrified at what twitter might become, decides to destroy it by expertly playing on the ego of the worlds richest maniac . Meanwhile he builds his open protocol. twitter.com/elonmusk/statu…
Had a nightmare about a bad plane landing.
I'm happy to tell everyone I calmly and diligently followed the safety instructions as shown on the placard.
Woke up to no slack/gmail/office access and laptop remotely wiped out.
Got fired without even a confirmation email while sleeping? There is always a new low. #twitter
I'll go:
A legal commitment to open data and open social graph (take your network and posts with you)
I don't leave because I have 4k followers I'd not like to lose. No way to migrate them.
What would it take for you to be convinced a new social network similar to twitter was worth joining?
Reverse question: what's stopping you from leaving now?
It might not overlap with other shorter-term goals---profitability, free speech, safety and avoiding harassment... you name it. It's entirely possible that we can't, for instance, have a profitable global social network that is sustainable, healthy, and equitable.
Between "$8 for a check mark" and the NFT fad it's amazing how many tech dudes seem convinced that everyday people will pay actual money for arbitrary symbols of imaginary status.
It’s pretty simple: Google Meet (original) was previously Meet, which was the rebranded Hangouts Meet. Meet has been merged with Google Duo, which replaced Google Hangouts. Google Duo has been renamed Meet, and Meet has been temporarily named Google Meet (original), for clarity
CS Lewis said somewhere that it isn’t just that his friend died, it’s that the part of him that only his friend could bring out would never be brought out again.
Breaking News: Brazil has ousted President Jair Bolsonaro, rebuking the far-right incumbent and electing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former leftist leader known as Lula.
Google and facebook are not advertising companies anymore. They have monopolies so they are now in the extortion business.
You cannot do business without them.
Very clever execution, but ultimately needs regulation
9. Black Twitter will now have its own platform, complete with separate staff, offices, pay scales, gifs and even separate water fountains! Please don't worry...
White Twitter will still be stealing content.
It'll be lit, Boo!
. It shows a customer care number. I call the number and waste 15min, then the guy says they will charge me extra for using the call center and there is no way to waive it. 🤯
A brief Googling suggests Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron, Olof Scholz, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky are all 5'7, it's an unprecedented consolidation of European power in the hands of short kings
24 hours ago, I tried an experiment - I tweeted a thread with 15 productivity hacks. It’s become one of my highest performing tweets of all time, with over 1 million impressions and 23,648 engagements.
The truth is - the entire thread was written by an AI.
Let me explain… 1/
In 5 years of YouTube, the most common question I still get from my viewers is “how are you so productive?”
So here’s a thread of 15 actionable tips that help me do more of the things that matter to me, without burning out.
Leaders who take POCs and other exciting projects for themselves because "it's important it gets done right" or leaders who try to "shield" their team by going to every meeting: I'm talking about you.
Leaders should be lazy with great integrity.
When they say they will do something, they fucking do it.
But they avoid doing anything themselves. Preferring to depriortize crap and delegate the rest.