Elon Musk: He only experiences Dunning-Krugerrand

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FurtherReading: Sep 4, 2007

I just tried visiting twitter on my desktop and was asked for an authenticator app code. I never set up an authenticator app, but I had chosen the SMS option for my 2FA. Turn out that SMS 2FA is now a twitter blue only option. So I guess I + anyone else who used it were quietly switched to be using an authenticator without our knowledge, effectively locking us out of our accounts?

Luckily I could remove the fake authenticator and add a real one as I was still logged in via the mobile app.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:29

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# ? May 29, 2024 15:29

Wiltsghost: Mar 27, 2011

If you reload twitter it shows a splash screen x for a second.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:31

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

Yeah, that was some months ago. It succeeded in getting blue uptake to rise by gently caress all to a total of substantially gently caress all.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:31

Toxic Mental: Jun 1, 2019

Zuck really REALLY needs to pounce and make threads a desktop site with embeddable and sharable tweets already

Having it be mobile only sucks

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:34

BlankSystemDaemon: Mar 13, 2009

Seems like the US Patent Office gave Meta a patent on the X mark as it relates to social media.

Toxic Mental posted:

Zuck really REALLY needs to pounce and make threads a desktop site with embeddable and sharable tweets already

Having it be mobile only sucks

That's by design, for what it's worth - Meta are gambling on being able to mine more information from smartphone users because of smartphone OS permissions fuckery they think they can get away with.
It's also why it's not available in the EU, because Meta knows they'd get loving sued for the whole 4% of profits via GDPR.

BlankSystemDaemon fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Jul 24, 2023

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:37

Bobcats: Aug 5, 2004; Oh

You don�t tweet on X you � 500 :imunfunny:

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:42

ColdPie: Jun 9, 2006

BlankSystemDaemon posted:

Seems like the US Patent Office gave Meta a patent on the X mark as it relates to social media.

That's by design, for what it's worth - Meta are gambling on being able to mine more information from smartphone users because of smartphone OS permissions fuckery they think they can get away with.
It's also why it's not available in the EU, because Meta knows they'd get loving sued for the whole 4% of profits via GDPR.

That�s a trademark, not a patent. But yes, like most things, Elon is incapable of any original thought.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:42

5er: Jun 1, 2000

xXxTw1t3rZxXx

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:43

Convex: Aug 19, 2010

Dr Spangle posted:

New employee uniforms just dropped

lol

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:44

BlankSystemDaemon: Mar 13, 2009

Dicty Bojangles posted:

That�s a trademark, not a patent. But yes, like most things, Elon is incapable of any original thought.

Right, sorry - I meant to write trademark (I did everywhere else when I linked that..), but just hosed up here.

Thanks :tipshat:

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:44

temple: Jul 29, 2006; I have actual skeletons in my closet

elon in a cave, softing saying :bisonyes:

as the camera zooms out to an x shaped island

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:45

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

If that gets him killed by secret agents, I am all for it.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:49

SulfurMonoxideCute: Feb 9, 2008; I was under direct orders not to die
🐵❌💀

So instead of a tweet, we post a Grimes?

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:49

priznat: Jul 7, 2009; Let's get drunk and kiss each other all night.

SulfurMonoxideCute posted:

So instead of a tweet, we post a Grimes?

no that's when you block someone

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:50

sticksy: May 26, 2004; Nap Ghost

SulfurMonoxideCute posted:

So instead of a tweet, we post a Grimes?

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:51

dookieblunt: Jan 6, 2023; shoot the core!

raifield posted:

So every time I reply to someone, I get free drugs? That seems pretty awesome actually

Free cough syrup for anyone who DMs you

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:51

ruddiger: Jun 3, 2004

oh gently caress I'm gonna xeet

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:57

BlankSystemDaemon: Mar 13, 2009

Someone elsewhere pointed out that the US Patent Office also gave Microsoft a trademark on the X mark as it relates to chat rooms.

Watch Elon get double-teamed by Microsoft and Meta.

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:57

cr0y: Mar 24, 2005

Surely xwixxer will massively profitable now

# ? Jul 24, 2023 23:59

Steadiman: Jan 31, 2006; Hey...what kind of party is this? there's no booze and only one hooker!

_{silly sevens}

* swings legs over a backwards facing chair and sits down, solemnly looking around the crowd * "Hey kids, let's X"

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:00

Nelson Mandingo: Mar 27, 2005

I think it's pretty clear Elon didn't clear this X rebrand with twitter's lawyers. Literally just a 3 A.M. adderall snorting session that got out of hand it seems.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:01

emSparkly: Nov 21, 2022; I'm open to interpretation!

The bastard went and did it.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:02

raifield: Feb 21, 2005

emSparkly posted:

The bastard went and did it.

And yet the title bar still says "Log in to Twitter / Twitter" and the branding assets still have the bird.

raifield fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Jul 25, 2023

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:04

InsertPotPun: Apr 16, 2018; Pissy Bitch stan

"brand x" is a joke about something being incredibly generic, how do i google "x" and get the results i need?

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:07

Nelson Mandingo: Mar 27, 2005

I seriously CANNOT believe how stupid Elon Musk is. It's both hilarious and sad.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:08

The Last Call: Sep 9, 2011; Rehabilitating sinner

The Joker approves.

Which you know, seems right for Elon.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:09

XYZAB: Jun 29, 2003; HNNNNNGG!!

Is �xeet� pronounced with a Z, a Ж, or a KH?

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:09

Proteus Jones: Feb 28, 2013

SulfurMonoxideCute posted:

So instead of a tweet, we post a Grimes?

Nah, they're called X-cretions.

Wait, I guess "a Grimes" works in that context after all.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:09

ilmucche: Mar 16, 2016; What did you say the strategy was?

Elon, stop trying to make X happen. It's not going to happen.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:12

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

He'll just keep forcing it until it turns into a thoroughly unpleasant analogy.

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:16

The Grimace: Sep 18, 2005; Are you a BigMac of imbeciles!?

Find yourself someone you wanna gently caress as much as Elon Musk wants to gently caress the letter X

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:16

Songbearer: Jul 12, 2007; Fuck you say?

This is the biggest push for manic depressive bipolarity awareness in the US I've ever seen

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:20

Arc Hammer: Mar 4, 2013; Got any deathsticks?

https://twitter.com/realGulDukat/status/1683553735614558208?t=sZSwZ8PhSpckWEG_AbGCBA&s=19

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:24

sticksy: May 26, 2004; Nap Ghost

When you X and she still tweetin

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:28

chird: Sep 26, 2004

Modal Auxiliary posted:

Super disappointed that we've mentioned X Japan like four times but haven't posted any videos, so everyone please watch this and the maybe blow up Twitter with it or whatever.

*defiantly X-salutes, sobbing*

# ? Jul 25, 2023 00:31