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Chris Roberts

@chrisjrob

#GNU #Linux #Perl #VIM #Markdown #Mastodon

 Surrey, United Kingdom
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Joined March 2010
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You can come up with a million excuses to stay in a country that kills defenseless people. Shame on you @Heineken 🤮
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Climate change: #UAE names #oil chief to lead #COP28 talks Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Big oil has finally got its hands on the climate negotiations🛢😱 Need a transparent process for choosing the host country of COP bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks

Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks

The CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has been chosen as president-designate of key climate meeting.

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yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com
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Hello @GretaThunberg I have 33 cars. My Bugatti has a w16 8.0L quad turbo. My TWO Ferrari 812 competizione have 6.5L v12s. This is just the start. Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.
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Tom Coates@tomcoates23 Dec 2022
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. reuters.com/technology/elon-…
EXCLUSIVE: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

EXCLUSIVE: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the...

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Frankly, words fail me. Elon Musk ‘orders Twitter to remove suicide prevention feature’ theguardian.com/technology/2…
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Mastodon has amassed 2.5 million active users since Elon Musk took over Twitter | Neowin neowin.net/news/mastodon-has…
Mastodon has amassed 2.5 million active users since Elon Musk took over Twitter

Mastodon has amassed 2.5 million active users since Elon Musk took over Twitter

Mastodon has garnered more than two million active users from October to November, according to its CEO Eugen Rechko. More journalists and organizations have also been moving to the platform.

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I couldn't think of anything more that Twitter could do to boost #MastodonMigration, but I have to say, arbitrarily closing accounts and blocking links was a work of absolute genius.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk18 Dec 2022
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
57%Yes
43%No
17,502,391 votes • Final results
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This most certainly goes against EU regulations though. It will either be reverse or Twitter will be fined heavily in Europe or kicked out. - commission.europa.eu/strateg…
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There’s always a tweet.
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@elonmusk6 Jun 2022
The acid test for any two competing socioeconomic systems is which side needs to build a wall to keep people from escaping? That’s the bad one!
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Simon Phipps@webmink18 Dec 2022
So Twitter will now directly intervene over subject matter and block/ban randomly. Really no reason for me to stay here, it's not a place one can discuss tech policy and trends reliably any more. Find me via webm.ink
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Post Business@washpostbiz17 Dec 2022
A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon wapo.st/3G0yxtp
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I just checked with the other hip social media platform, called the European Union, and looks like their TOS override Twitter's TOS. 😈 commission.europa.eu/strateg…
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Linking your Mastodon (or Facebook or Post) username on Twitter is now a bannable offense. 😐
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Simon Phipps@webmink18 Dec 2022
Elon Trump.
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Imagine being this insecure. You can't, can you?
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Twitter account update failed: Url is considered malware #Twitter #Mastodon
Twitter account update failed: Url is considered malware.

ALT Twitter account update failed: Url is considered malware.

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Unbelievable. cnet.com/news/social-media/t…
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Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links bbc.in/3PAuJCo

Twitter blocks users from sharing Mastodon links

The social media giant has also suspended the Twitter account of its new rival.

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