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Ben Tasker

@bentasker

General Geek https://teapaw.org/t.co/usxubEJ8cu Tweets auto-delete: https://teapaw.org/t.co/jBNnbTVfB9

 United Kingdom
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Joined March 2010
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All of the most annoying people on Twitter are having a breakdown since Elon Musk’s AI isn’t transphobic
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Dan Slott@DanSlott23 Jul 2023
They're changing the Twitter logo to an "X". Literally the icon I click on when I want to close something on my computer.
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SQFMI
@sqfmi30 Jun 2023
Linking my Watchy Open Source Watch to InfluxDB bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/s… via @bentasker
Linking my Watchy Open Source Watch to InfluxDB

Linking my Watchy Open Source Watch to InfluxDB

I recently got nerd-sniped by a toot about someone's Watchy. I ordered my own e-ink wristwatch and proceeded to knock out some C++ in order to have my Watchy talk to InfluxDB. This blog post explores

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Still not deleting it standard.co.uk/news/uk/suell…
Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting Home Secretary

Charity refuses to delete clip of Holocaust survivor confronting Home Secretary

Freedom From Torture posted a minute-long clip of Suella Braverman’s exchange with Joan Salter at a meeting in Fareham, Hampshire, on Friday evening

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An anonymous individual has leaked us sensitive data from @Fortinet. We will be releasing it in 2:50PM EST. Have a nice Friday.
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Twitter database leaks for free with 235,000,000 records. The database contains 235,000,000 unique records of Twitter users and their email addresses and will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing. This is one of the most significant leaks ever.
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Image from Hudson Rock (@RockHudsonRock)
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this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes
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this aged well
Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) profile pictureJulia Hartley-Brewer
@JuliaHB128 Dec 2022
I'd choose Andrew Tate's life *every single time* over the life of a half-educated, doom-mongering eco-cultist. And the only car I own is a diesel Tiguan. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1/2
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Oh look. It was the fact this was a smartmeter that enabled this to happen. If it had been a normal electricity meter, someone would've had to come out with a clipboard, a conversation would've been had, the matter would've been sorted. But because it was a smartmeter, CLICK.
Jeff Brazier (@JeffBrazier) profile pictureJeff Brazier@JeffBrazier28 Dec 2022
Moved into a house with a so called ‘Smart Meter’ which ran £5 in debt so @BritishGasHelp cut us off. Firstly is that how they treat the elderly? £5 over & you leave them in the cold?! Secondly i put the account in credit at 10am. 6 hours later still no electric! #anydanger
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Brianna Wu
@BriannaWu27 Dec 2022
This is genuinely art. From over $400 a share a year ago, racing to $100 a share with no signs of stopping. Anyone who still thinks Musk is a genius is either a grifter or an ideologue.
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1Password
@1Password26 Dec 2022
Fun fact: your cat can also be used as a random password generator. jRyyyQR88XBcnnnnn 🐈⌨️ We’re joking. Use a password manager.
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sasha solomon@sachee23 Dec 2022
no regrets. nytimes.com/2022/12/23/style…
She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk. (Published 2022)

She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk. (Published 2022)

Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking on their employers.

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LeGate
@williamlegate23 Dec 2022
Investigative journalists need to dig into this. If true, this is likely illegal & in breach of fiduciary duties. Very similar to SBF/FTX situation.
Childless Cat Lady siamesecats.bsky.social (@HalloweenBlogs) profile pictureChildless Cat Lady siamesecats.bsky.social@HalloweenBlogs23 Dec 2022
Fun Fact: A Tesla owner experiencing difficulties with his car reported on Twitter that he was told there'd be a delay in getting support because the Tesla support desk were busy helping out Twitter.
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Funniest bit at the end with Meryl and @ClaudiaWinkle "Guys we've got 33 fucking grand WOO!" "Could you not swear for just 5 seconds, we're getting the end shot of the entire show!!..” "Oh shit, sorry!" #TheTraitors
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Replying to @bentasker @elonmusk
I’m still not giving him $8.
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hi, me again. it's been six months. bitcoin is down 56% from $38,000, when this person took out the original $15,000 loan it's down 12% from $18,950, when this person took out the second $20,000 loan
Screenshot of tweet: https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF/status/1538316733269811203. Text: "even r/cryptocurrency is saying this is a bad idea someone took out a $15,000 loan to buy bitcoin at $38,000 and is now taking out a $20,000 loan to buy more, after the BTC they bought with the first loan has lost more than half its (notional) value" Reply to tweet by Brandon Ferdig: "You'll be here to make fun at the outset of a risky (foolish) investment. But do you have the journalistic integrity to report with a follow up in six months if your ridicule was countered by a successful investment?"

ALT Screenshot of tweet: https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF/status/1538316733269811203. Text: "even r/cryptocurrency is saying this is a bad idea someone took out a $15,000 loan to buy bitcoin at $38,000 and is now taking out a $20,000 loan to buy more, after the BTC they bought with the first loan has lost more than half its (notional) value" Reply to tweet by Brandon Ferdig: "You'll be here to make fun at the outset of a risky (foolish) investment. But do you have the journalistic integrity to report with a follow up in six months if your ridicule was countered by a successful investment?"

Brandon Ferdig (@brandonferdig) profile pictureBrandon Ferdig
@brandonferdig19 Jun 2022
Replying to @molly0xFFF
You'll be here to make fun at the outset of a risky (foolish) investment. But do you have the journalistic integrity to report with a follow up in six months if your ridicule was countered by a successful investment?
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Again, to summarize, you can no longer say "follow me on" or promote: - Facebook - Instagram - Mastodon - Truth Social - Tribel - Post - Nostr ALSO, Linktree and other link aggregators are prohibited. AND, attempts to cloak/hide or otherwise get around this are also bannable.
Prohibited platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr 3rd-party social media link aggregators such as linktr.ee, lnk.bio Examples: “follow me @username on Instagram” “username@mastodon.social” “check out my profile on Facebook - facebook.com/username”

ALT Prohibited platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr 3rd-party social media link aggregators such as linktr.ee, lnk.bio Examples: “follow me @username on Instagram” “[email protected]” “check out my profile on Facebook - facebook.com/username”

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As a company from eastern Germany, we know that building a wall to try and keep people from leaving isn't a good idea.
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@tumblr18 Dec 2022
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AcornScorn (@AcornSwitch) profile pictureAcornScorn@AcornSwitch18 Dec 2022
Replying to @tumblr
Congrats on not qualifying as social media! We did it guys.
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Well, good thing he fired his legal team before declaring in writing that Twitter is a publisher and therefore exempt from the liability protections non-editorial UGC platforms enjoy.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile pictureElon Musk
@elonmusk18 Dec 2022
Replying to @ianmiles
Exactly. Twitter should be easy to use, but no more relentless free advertising of competitors. No traditional publisher allows this and neither will Twitter.
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