Johan Bové

They should have bought y.com to redirect to Twitter.

And the "Twitter profile linking is my online identity" is even worse for authors, for example https://www.refactoringui.com/, where Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger's identities can only be known to people already on Twitter.
But to be fair, this site is from the times when being on Twitter was still considered cool and a public good.

Looking around on web dev articles and seeing a lot of authors still being referenced with their Twitter handles - guess what happens when people - who don't have Twitter accounts - click on those links? They're forcefully taken to "you can only see this person's profile if you create an account with us". Why don't web devs all use their own domains instead?

Seems like many famous web developers are ditching Twitter for Mastodon! check out Zach's boosts: https://fediverse.zachleat.com/@zachleat

First week without Twitter went well - getting by just fine keeping up-to-date on the topics I am most interested in by means of IRC, RSS, ActivityPub, Webmentions, the Fediverse and the Indieweb.

So de-activated the Birdsite account I had since 2010. Not sure if I will miss it. Going back to RSS, News sites, Manyverse and IRC to keep up-to-date and hear from the sources I actually really care about. Adieu Twitter.

If Twitter really becomes rich-guy-with-three-nationalities 's private property, I'm out. I'm happy on the non commercial Fediverse, IRC, Discord, Manyverse and other platforms.

Joining Bellingcat's Patreon support and will keep supporting every organization fighting injustice.
But logging out of Twitter for a certain while.

Imagining my current Twitter feed in the Metaverse... it would be a horrifying experience.

How does Twitter serve mega accounts like Elon Musk's ? Do they have a dedicated server rack with a label with "Elon's stuff" in a datacenter?

Instead of "liking" things on Twitter that I want to read later, I should be using the "bookmark" tool more - just a little tricky how it's a two-click process hidden behind the "share" button. Would be cool if "bookmark" would be more prominent.

I think I am in shock. Cannot concentrate much on work. This war is getting too close to my home. Today I went to help out an Ukrainian refugee family who are staying in a hotel nearby. Two kids, including grandma. Got them a clothing shop gift certificate and bought some coloring and sticker books and a box of Legos they can take with them as they find somewhere safe to stay. Something normal. Some chocolate too as Easter is coming. Then I see the articles and pictures on the news and Twitter and I catch myself thinking: What the heck am I doing? Less than a day's driving away from my own house people are dying in a war, cities are destroyed. And for what??? Stop this inhumanity and madness!

Twitter's "Latest Tweets show up as they happen" setting is so much better than relying on their max-consumption "top tweets" algorithm. It gives back the sense of a community on the app as you get the tweets from the people you actually follow first.