Redditsux@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoElon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock dealapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk sells X to his own xAI for $33 billion in all-stock dealapnews.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square93fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarePandantic [they/them]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69arrow-down1·3 months ago
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down2·edit-23 months ago“X” is also 88 in ASCII. 88 is a Nazi reference to “heil hitler”. Big surprise. https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/88
minus-squarepeteyestee@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoOmg I just realized 88 is also how old his melting body looks.
minus-squarePandantic [they/them]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoI did not know these things, but makes sense…
minus-squarePandantic [they/them]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-23 months agoI made this one. Thanks for the compliment! 😅 Edit: btw proudly made in GIMP!!
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoJust confirming Xitter is pronounced “shitter” right?
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoThat’s how I’ve been pronouncing it in my head when I read it. I still say “Twitter” though because that and the gulf of Mexico are the only things I feel are okay to deadname.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoUntil the Gulf of Mexico becomes sentient and tells me it prefers to be called the Gulf of America, I will continue to call it what the rest of the world calls it.
minus-squarepeteyestee@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI’ve always pronounced it gzitter
“X” is also 88 in ASCII. 88 is a Nazi reference to “heil hitler”. Big surprise.
https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/88
Coincidence? I think not!
Omg I just realized 88 is also how old his melting body looks.
I did not know these things, but makes sense…
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I made this one. Thanks for the compliment! 😅
Edit: btw proudly made in GIMP!!
Just confirming Xitter is pronounced “shitter” right?
That’s how I’ve been pronouncing it in my head when I read it.
I still say “Twitter” though because that and the gulf of Mexico are the only things I feel are okay to deadname.
Until the Gulf of Mexico becomes sentient and tells me it prefers to be called the Gulf of America, I will continue to call it what the rest of the world calls it.
I’ve always pronounced it gzitter