Yesterday, a friend of mine contacted me on Discord. He hadn’t heard from me in a while, and decided to check in. I’m immune-compromised, and was finally recovering from the vast amount of dust that had been kicked up due to the construction work on the street where I live.
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Twitter started out as a social media website that anyone could join for free. According to Wikipedia, the first Twitter prototype was developed by Jack Dorsey and Florian Weber.
Dorsey explained the origin of “Twitter” titled as: “…we just came across the word “twitter”, and it was just perfect. The definition was “a short burst of inconsequential information,” and “chirps from birds”. And that’s exactly what the product was.”
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Shortly before I started writing this blog post, I took a look at Twitter (now called “X”). The “What’s Happening” section included the word Benadryl. I was wondering why Benadryl was trending, hoping it wasn’t going to tell me there was a shortage.
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The dolphins were right – it is time for me to leave Planet Medium.
Continue Reading “So Long, And Thanks For All The Clicks”
Note: I have no idea where that photo was taken, but figure it was not outside the Chick-Fil-A.
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Families who lost a loved one in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre reached a $73 million settlement with Remington Arms. The company manufactured the rifle that the shooter used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012. This is the first time that a gun manufacturer had to face potential liability following a mass shooting in the United States.
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One large crow starts barking LOUDLY somewhere nearby. I look outside and find him sitting on the brand new house that was recently delivered to the mobile home park my husband and I live in.
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We started giving away things that we didn’t need – but were still useful – during the pandemic.
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Mozilla’s decision to allow people to donate to them in cryptocurrency really turned me off.
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I’m feeling stuck and hoping things will change for the better.
Continue Reading “These are not New Year’s Resolutions”