Category: Twitter

RT @scalzi: Today’s phrase of the day is “Cis-Trans Test.” It means something specific in biology and I’m also using it to see just how imprecise Dear Leader’s latest attempt to give shitty bigots a tool to boot people they don’t like from this service actually is

RT @scalzi: Today’s phrase of the day is “Cis-Trans Test.” It means something specific in biology, and I’m also using it to see just how imprecise Dear Leader’s latest attempt to give shitty bigots a tool to boot people they don’t like from this service actually is

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cis-trans-test

On Twitter

@GailSimone One of my favorite bits from Morrison’s JLA run was Luthor trying to use corporate takeover tactics against the league, not knowing that he was up against someone who was just as good at it as he was!

@GailSimone One of my favorite bits from Morrison’s JLA run was Luthor trying to use corporate takeover tactics against the league, not knowing that he was up against someone who was just as good at it as he was!

Weird, it’s almost like the needs of a “town square” for people to communicate and exchange ideas aren’t compatible with the incentives for a single for-profit entity to maintain it.

Weird, it’s almost like the needs of a “town square” for people to communicate and exchange ideas aren’t compatible with the incentives for a single for-profit entity to maintain it.

On Twitter

Parody Account

Social media is a place we try to present an idealized image of ourselves. Even when it’s authentic, it’s edited out of necessity.

So if you think about it, aren’t we all just impersonating ourselves on here?

Guess I’d better mark my account as a parody before I get kicked out.

Thanks, Trending Topics, for yet another example of a prominent conservative shouting about persecution when he discovers he’s subject to the same rules and economic consequences as everyone else. Like all the other comics canceled by the same conglomerate.

Thanks, Trending Topics, for yet another example of a prominent conservative shouting about persecution when he discovers he’s subject to the same rules and economic consequences as everyone else. Like all the other comics canceled by the same conglomerate.

Following up on the puzzle metaphor: You look for more pieces, you figure out where they fit, you set aside the ones that turn out to be from a different puzzle, and you get a better idea of what the picture is as you go along.

Following up on the puzzle metaphor: You look for more pieces, you figure out where they fit, you set aside the ones that turn out to be from a different puzzle, and you get a better idea of what the picture is as you go along.

On Twitter