Scott

Just a mildly abnormal, 40-something, atheist, libertarian, gay guy in Dallas, Texas. Interests run the gamut – cars to computers to politics to...
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[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Much of this impact is because we think we need a 400 mile range, when we mostly don’t.

What goes into making electric vehicles — and the human cost - The Washington Post https://t.co/lQf3pLepMN

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

This was a little disappointing, but then this is my first real tweet in 3 months.

Check out my Twitter lookalike bot here: https://t.co/bF6TVAwfgB

#AlphaVenture #MyAIBot #TwitterRaps

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Ok, it is documented, but only once you have messed up the password input when resetting it. It is still an idiotic limit that makes potential passwords insecure.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Apparently @BankofAmerica/@BofA_Help has a 21 character limit on customer login passwords that they don't document in the password requirements. Or enforce during password changes. So, now I get to go through the pain of reseting my account password. Without my account number. 🙄

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Make that a 20 character limit.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Geez. Just looked at @TwitterBlue - they want $11/month and you still get the ads. Coming soon you get half the ads … so I’d get one every 13th tweet? 🤮

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Well, that’s that. What a shame, but not surprising. There were definitely solutions @Twitter / @TwitterSupport could have come up with that would have made them money, but it seems they chose not to bother. It’s a shame too, given how annoying the @Twitter client is.

[Twitterrific @Twitterrific]

Today marks the end of an era. Sadly, we've been forced to pull Twitterrific from both the iOS and Mac App Stores.

Twitter’s unexplained revocation of our API access has left the app with no path forward. Please read our blog for more information🖖 https://t.co/UZSdmqZtMD

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

As an example, 1/7 of my timeline is ads. Literally every 7th tweet is promoted. That would be the equivalent of a 30 second ad spot every 3 minutes during a TV show. That is excessive, @TwitterSupport.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

I’ll probably be unfollowing numerous people and looking for ways to clean up my timeline, but may just give up. I used to enjoy @Twitter. Now it takes too much mental effort to filter out the garbage and ads that @Twitterrific filtered out for me.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Sad thing is, I just started getting active with the business account again, but it’s likely to stagnate yet again now.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Well. Looks like I’m done with @Twitter for a while. The first party client is such junk. As a long time @Twitterrific user I’m spoiled by tweets coming in the right order & not being separated by ads that look like tweets and things “for me.”

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Critical journalism is paywalled but disinformation is free. What do we expect to happen?

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

@GrantOB Depends on the herb.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Somehow I doubt that as the college shot of choice, @JagermeisterUSA has much honor to defend.

[Dirty Laundry 🍸🧦 @DirtyLaundryDO]

Please enjoy @GrantOB defending @JagermeisterUSA's honor by showing you how to make a tasty Jagerita (extended edition) 🍹

https://t.co/VhBMHy0Db0

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

@ashfault76 Depends on the number they already have. If it’s just their second, why isn’t really needed.

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

The idea that an utter lack of response can have this effect on reporting is chilling.

[Julian Gough @juliangough]

Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.)
It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public.
🧵

[Montebello Park @MPPSocialMedia]

“Check on people. Be ready to listen.”

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

Very cool Timelapse! Wish I could be there! #AbbottProud

[Abbott @AbbottNews]

A future where care is more personal and connected? It’s happening now. Visit us at booth #8713 to learn more. https://t.co/Sa7phTozLG #CES2023

[Jason Kander @JasonKander]

My phone produced this pic for me today.

July 2018 photo shoot for the cover of a magazine. Looking happy.

I wasn’t.

8 weeks later I was in the suicide watch hold room at KCVA.

You never know what someone is battling, so check on people. Be ready to listen.

#Grateful

[Scott @MaxHedrm]

“Verified”

[Geoffrey A. Fowler @geoffreyfowler]

Oops! I did again, @washingtonpost:

I created a Twitter account pretending to be @SenMarkey (with his permission) and applied for Blue “verification.”

And once again, Twitter took my $8, asked zero questions and gave the fake account a blue checkmark.

https://t.co/zD3k7JIX2P