About a month ago, Twitter blocked access to everyone without an
account. I've never had or wanted an account on Twitter or on any
other so-called social network.
So of course I've never posted to Twitter. But there were several
people whose Twitter feeds I regularly read.
Today I noticed that I can read some of them again. But the posts are
in seemingly random order, with the top ones usually several years
old. And some accounts still won't let me in at all.
Does anyone know of a way to read the posts in order, most recent
first? Thanks.
About a month ago, Twitter blocked access to everyone without an
account. I've never had or wanted an account on Twitter or on any
other so-called social network.
So of course I've never posted to Twitter. But there were several
people whose Twitter feeds I regularly read.
Today I noticed that I can read some of them again. But the posts are
in seemingly random order, with the top ones usually several years
old. And some accounts still won't let me in at all.
Does anyone know of a way to read the posts in order, most recent
first? Thanks.
Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Today I noticed that I can read some of them again. But the posts
are in seemingly random order, with the top ones usually several
years old. And some accounts still won't let me in at all.
Twitter is now "X," as in "unknown variable." I think that explains
it all.
To clarify, it's always the *same* random order for each feed, and
always the same ones that demand a login. So at least it's
consistent. Are others seeing the same thing?
I've heard claims that it's not just any X, but a stylized X which
is trademarked by the X Consortium, owner of the X-Windows system.
To clarify, it's always the *same* random order for each feed, and
always the same ones that demand a login. So at least it's
consistent. Are others seeing the same thing?
Like you, I've never been a member of Twitter. I was down to one person's >tweets that I looked at, but when Twitter started wanting a login, I
deleted that bookmark. The chap's expressed principles were rather >incompatible with being a member of modern-day Twitter, so I gave up on
him.
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
Twitter is now "X," as in "unknown variable." I think that explains
it all.
I've heard claims that it's not just any X, but a stylized X which is >trademarked by the X Consortium, owner of the X-Windows system.
I've also heard the claim that Facebook has a trademark on all uses of
the letter X as the name of a social network.
Not sure the letter X is actually trademarked here (for this specific purpose) since it's just a single letter which IIRC just like words *generally* can't be protected.
So it may be that the only thing they have protection on is that logo,
but someone that actually understands the relevant rules and laws
needs to look at it and the articles I've seen about it clearly had no
adult supervision, never mind consulting someone that had any legal knowledge.
And Musk's new logo clearly isn't close to the protected logo. But who
knows what will happen, as we all know there's no requirement for
sanity or likelyhood to succeed for FILING a lawsuit in the US.
On 8/1/23 8:22 AM, Torbjorn Lindgren wrote:
Not sure the letter X is actually trademarked here (for this specific
purpose) since it's just a single letter which IIRC just like words
*generally* can't be protected.
So it may be that the only thing they have protection on is that logo,
but someone that actually understands the relevant rules and laws
needs to look at it and the articles I've seen about it clearly had no
adult supervision, never mind consulting someone that had any legal
knowledge.
And Musk's new logo clearly isn't close to the protected logo. But who
knows what will happen, as we all know there's no requirement for
sanity or likelyhood to succeed for FILING a lawsuit in the US.
I have wondered if Musk picked that logo for trademark trolling against >anyone who uses "X" in a name. Not that he could ever win in court, but
the threat can sometimes be enough.
I have wondered if Musk picked that logo for trademark trolling against >anyone who uses "X" in a name. Not that he could ever win in court, but
the threat can sometimes be enough.
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
I have wondered if Musk picked that logo for trademark trolling
against anyone who uses "X" in a name. Not that he could ever win
in court, but the threat can sometimes be enough.
When I was a kid it seemed like half of the Catholic church was
named Francis Xavier something-or-other. Many of them just used
their initials, F. X. Smith, since everyone knew what their full
name was from the initials.
When I was a kid it seemed like half of the Catholic church was named
Francis Xavier something-or-other. Many of them just used their initials,
F. X. Smith, since everyone knew what their full name was from the initials.
On 8/1/23 5:37 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
When I was a kid it seemed like half of the Catholic church was named
Francis Xavier something-or-other. Many of them just used their initials, >> F. X. Smith, since everyone knew what their full name was from the initials.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a son named Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart,
born just a few months before Wolfgang's death. He composed some music, >including a respectable piano concerto.
In article <uadbgr$1785$1@dont-email.me>,
Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a son named Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart,
born just a few months before Wolfgang's death. He composed some music,
including a respectable piano concerto.
I guess St. Francis X. had been dead for about 400 years or so, so that
was quite a reasonable thing to do.
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