this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It took me a while to understand it's not yet another Twitter meme

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Another reason why that name is so fucking stupid.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's throw away a decade of branding that most companies would kill to have, and instead replace it with a symbol that people click on to escape from ads.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

And get rid of the algorithm so the “right” content is pushed.

And get rid of the workers that kept everything going.

And get rid of verification so anyone can look like a company statement and affect stock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It's a muskism.

I hereby define that term as a noun meaning an "impulsive decision you know you'll regret later, but you make it anyway, just to annoy people".

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Wow it is so long ago that it took me way to much time to recognize. I still miss that show

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I implemented one of these. MRAID specifies a 50x50 pixel box with an X on it regardless of the screen size (basically unclickable on mobile). AMA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you still wake up from nightmares of the horrific actions you have performed? Like nazi guards just following orders

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. Next question

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why write "Hell" and "Welcome" when you can have "Hellcome"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

They had that before but it kept getting vandalized

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"I don't understand, your name isn't here either"

"Of course, I was also the guy who made ads that take you to the app store automatically even if you don't click them"

[Sends them to Ultra hell]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

As an adblock user, this one took me a while to get.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

"....I see. Tartarus it is."