Twitter:The New Batch

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Apr 07, 2023 4:13 pm

So, Substack Notes is the new hotness? Been waiting to see what would replace Twitter.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:36 am

LOL. Seriously. LOL.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:37 am

I thought it would be fun to literally own the libs ...

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:08 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:35 pm

If Musk were at all funny, he'd go around dropping blue checks on far left posters so people think they paid for it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:50 pm

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:08 pm

Yeah, that was not fucking fun.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:27 pm

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:54 pm

rass wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:27 pm

Umm...how does paying $8 a month to a tech company "telling Silicon Valley to go screw itself"?

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Apr 21, 2023 7:44 pm

"I paid for free speech"

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:56 am

No idea if this is legit, but either way, holy shit.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:25 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:56 am No idea if this is legit, but either way, holy shit.

From the comments. Article is from 5 months ago.:

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:36 pm

Once again, Big Government depriving us of our god-given rights.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:16 pm

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:29 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:16 pm

Tried following the thread, no idea what is going on here.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:33 pm

Yeah I can't tell who is for and who is against trans people or if now the issue is not being a big enough ally or what. I was confused for sure.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:39 pm

Its a bad-faith shithead versus Steve Albini, best I could tell.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:06 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:39 pm Its a bad-faith shithead versus Steve Albini, best I could tell.

Are we supposed to know Steve Albini? Seems like an engineer who plays poker?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:15 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 2:06 pm
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:39 pm Its a bad-faith shithead versus Steve Albini, best I could tell.
Are we supposed to know Steve Albini? Seems like an engineer who plays poker?

From Steve Albini’s wiki page:

Steve Albini (pronounced /ælˈbiːni/; born July 22, 1962) is an American musician, record producer, audio engineer and music journalist…
In 2018, Albini estimated that he had worked on several thousand albums over his career. He has worked with acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, the Breeders, PJ Harvey, and former Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:00 pm

Yeah pretty well known in the music world.... I didn't think it was the same person though.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:32 pm

Dammit, now I'm the loser because I knew who it was. This just seemed like a pretty amazing summary of the blue check nonsense: Dork who now pays for the blue check accuses guy without the blue check of paying for engagement.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:33 pm

Even better, I don't think Albini ever bothered to get a blue check before the concept really soured.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:01 am

This was A pretty interesting thread:

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:17 am

I love that city, and the grid/cityblock set up is huge reason why. The town just works. Super walkable.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:48 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:17 am I love that city, and the grid/cityblock set up is huge reason why. The town just works. Super walkable.

Spent 8 hours walking in Barcelona as a stop on a Mediterranean cruise, and I think it's my favorite city. The architecture and the layout of the blocks is incredible from the ground, but seeing aerial photos, especially at night, is amazing. Looks like a city from another planet in a Star Wars movie. We wandered into some shops in the old Medieval section of the city and we wanted to buy city map from the 1500s, but it was an original and prohibitively expensive. We planned on finding a similar replica, but never did. Really hope to make it back to Barcelona and spend more time exploring.

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:58 am

A fantastic place to wander. just a great city

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:03 am

yeah not much concrete to add but I spent 2 days/1 night there and absolutely wanted more. Had an amazing lunch at a beach-side restaurant then slept it off on said beach

- walked miles with no real destination - highly memorable. As Pruitt says: "A fantastic place to wander."

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:44 pm

Digable Planets just retweeted me and I’m way too excited about it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:58 pm

You're cool like that

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon May 01, 2023 5:37 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed May 03, 2023 1:46 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed May 03, 2023 4:37 pm

That's awesome. Reading the 2nd pic I was immediately wondering where Masta Killa was. He sucked, but he was def an original member as far as the first album goes.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 05, 2023 10:47 am

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri May 05, 2023 10:52 am

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri May 05, 2023 9:56 pm

That dude's entire Twitter account is a cess pool.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sat May 06, 2023 5:37 pm

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Tue May 09, 2023 1:55 pm

Y’all, @nickadamsusa doesn’t get enough credit for being unbelievably good satire. No one has faked right wing machismo that well since Colbert.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue May 09, 2023 2:04 pm

I have to be honest, I question it sometimes.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue May 09, 2023 2:06 pm

I've seen his Twitter in passing and I had no idea it was satire.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue May 09, 2023 2:09 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 2:06 pm I've seen his Twitter in passing and I had no idea it was satire.

I don’t think it is meant to be.

Square Rob · Post by **Square Rob** » Tue May 09, 2023 3:12 pm

Go back and read and read. It’s definitely satire.