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Anonymous hacks official North Korean accounts
(Updated April 4 @ 4:30 pm MDT) The hacktivist group Anonymous has turned its attention to North Korea and its young leader, Kim Jong Un, hacking official Twitter and Flickr accounts in that country. The collective has, for the most part, focused on widely unpopular targets (eg, Westboro Baptist Church) and certainly few groups are … Continue reading
Twitter grew up when I wasn’t looking
When it comes to social media, I’m happily illiterate and oblivious. I only just noticed that people who follow Pied Type on Twitter can click on “View media” and get a nice preview — including an image — of my posts. Certainly a lot more than just the posts’ headlines (limited to 140 characters), which … Continue reading
Here’s how you transport a dog …
Monday David Axelrod, top campaign advisor to President Obama, tweeted this picture of the president in his armored limo, accompanied by the Obama family’s dog, Bo. The message read “How loving dog owners transport their dogs.” Snark! Pow! Zing, Mitt Romney. Let the games begin. *Actually, many experts recommend dogs be safely restrained in harnesses … Continue reading
Twitter caves on censorship overseas
Twitter has announced it will self-censor itself in foreign countries to satisfy the laws of those nations. Or, as Bloomberg, reports it, Twitter “gave itself extra flexibility to censor…” The New York Times calls it micro-censorship. Whatever, after the SOPA/PIPA fight in this country to prevent Internet censorship, it is particularly discouraging to read that … Continue reading
Newest Weiner photos may be last nails in his coffin
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is taking a leave of absence from Congress to “get treatment.” Treatment? Treatment for what? There is no cure for stupid. There is no cure for men who think “sexual addiction” is a valid excuse for lewd behavior. He probably just wanted to hide because he knew there were still more … Continue reading
PiedType is now on Twitter
Readers can now follow Pied Type on Twitter. Click this button or the one at the bottom of the sidebar. You’ll receive a tweet whenever there’s a new post.
Twitter sans cell
Trying something new in the the sidebar — the Twitter widget. I don’t tweet; I don’t routinely use a cell phone. But it did occur to me that the Twitter widget would be a way to add brief, passing thoughts or comments that don’t warrant an entire post. I’ve set the widget to show only … Continue reading
But why Twitter?
Regulars readers here know I’m not anti-technology. I love it. It absolutely fascinates me. I have some hefty computer capabilities in the back room and this laptop runs about 12 hours a day in the living room. Heck, I’m even a gamer. But I have drawn a line, more or less. I don’t use cell … Continue reading
Help the Iranians using Twitter
Update, June 21: Either I forgot to save it after I changed my Twitter time and loc to Tehran, or somebody subsequently deleted the settings. Couldn’t hurt to check yours again if you made similar changes. ____________ I don’t tweet, or follow Twitter, or even have a phone with a keyboard on it. But late … Continue reading
