Kimberly EatonDec 8, 2022
James Poniewozik

Reminder to anyone who supports the NYT staff's labor action: unless a miracle happens and we get a contract deal by midnight, we will be walking out for one day tomorrow, Dec. 8.

We'll be asking supportive readers to abstain from visiting/using NYT offerings for the day, midnight to midnight. That means articles. That means multimedia. That means... Wordle.

I know. That one pains me too. But maybe the word will be like LYMPH and we'll all be lucky to miss it.

Dec 7, 2022 at 6:50pmWeb
Show thread(((JaneinNJ)))Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik One day of abstention will be hard but I know we can do it! Go union!
Show threadPippi & ObiJuan PupsDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik or (sorry in advance) *moist*
Show threadBradDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik re: Wordle
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 7, 2022
@bk1e @poniewozik If it's midnight to midnight Eastern time, then presumably those of us on the West Coast can avoid breaking our streak by playing after 9pm on Thursday?
Show threadBradDec 7, 2022
@vambenepe @poniewozik I think the crossword has a >24 hour window, but I'm not sure about Wordle. Goodbye Wordle streak.
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 8, 2022
@bk1e @poniewozik Wordle window is 24h, but being on the West Coast my 24h window maps to 3am->3am East Coast time, so it overlaps over 2 different days (East Coast time).
Show threadBeedgeDec 8, 2022
@vambenepe @bk1e @poniewozik in that case presumably wordle becomes available to you at your 9pm? In which case you will have to miss one. Or does it not work that way?
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 8, 2022
@Beedge @bk1e @poniewozik It doesn't work that way. Wordle becomes available for everyone at midnight of their local time (or more accurately whatever time zone their phone or computer is set to). So to me in California it becomes available every day at midnight (so at 3am Eastern time).
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 8, 2022
@Beedge @bk1e @poniewozik Which makes me realize I mess up in my previous post. I should have written "3am->3am East Coast time" instead of "9pm->9pm East Coast time". I'll go and correct now (thanks to Mastodon "edit" feature!)
Show threadirne jaweDec 8, 2022
@vambenepe @Beedge @bk1e @poniewozik this sounds like some really silly reasoning to me
Show threadBeedgeDec 8, 2022
@pewterbaw @vambenepe @bk1e @poniewozik maybe its not intuative, but I dont think its silly. Now that I think of it Wordle becomes available to me at midnight (GMT) , so there is a window of opportunity (which I missed) to obbserve the boycott and hold on to my streak ( if I had one, which I do, its currently 0 )
Show threadirne jaweDec 8, 2022
@Beedge @vambenepe @bk1e @poniewozik I mean that's a lot of mental gymnastics to do instead of just supporting the workers
Show threadBenj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅Dec 8, 2022
@pewterbaw @Beedge @vambenepe @bk1e @poniewozik Which reminds us that we should all support migrants, and jobs that perform seamlessly in the background of our society all the while knowing that not one job is substantial more important or at all than another job. We all need these roles if you think about it, we just want our fair shake without being downtrodden on by the guy at the top who's thought it necessary to horde all the resources.
Show threadEmbucoDec 8, 2022
@bk1e @vambenepe @poniewozik you Can do crossword at 10pm EST tonight
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 8, 2022
@embuco @bk1e @poniewozik That's usually when I do it, most evening after midnight. 😀 #NightOwl
Show threadWilliam VambenepeDec 8, 2022
@embuco @bk1e @poniewozik As a side note, and because @bk1e's meme made me laugh out loud, here's a related pun I posted on Twitter a couple of years ago: https://twitter.com/vambenepe/status/1226561167935537153
William Vambenepe on Twitter

“Is there a strike going on at this cafe? I really want an espresso, but I have never crossed a peacok line.”

Twitter
Show threadsbiDec 8, 2022
@vambenepe @bk1e @poniewozik Or, maybe, just maybe, a streak in a word game is not as important as those people's jobs? Just saying. (No, I am not a hater of the game, nor have I ignored it. In gonna break my streak, of course.)
Show threadBradDec 8, 2022

@poniewozik RT twitter.com/mattdpearce: "🟩 break the streak, not the strike ❌"

https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/1600697199360237568

Matt Pearce 🦅 on Twitter

“🟩 break the streak, not the strike ❌”

Twitter
Show threadPayleDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik ✊🏽
Show threadMicah WarrenDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik my son pointed out to me that if I change the date on my iPhone to a future date, Wordle already has a word for that date, so there might be a way around this
Show threadirne jaweDec 8, 2022
@micah @poniewozik do you put that much effort into supporting the workers?
Show threadCassandrichDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik People play the NYT version rather than the classic unmodified one? 🤦
Show threadtopnomiDec 8, 2022
@dalias @poniewozik
Unless I missed something they redirected the original site to nyt
Show threadBenj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅Dec 8, 2022
@topnomi @dalias @poniewozik the NYT bought it if I remember
Show threadCassandrichDec 8, 2022
@topnomi @poniewozik The game was a single HTML file. Just hitting "Save As..." gave you a copy you could play by opening it in your browser for decades with no internet connection.
Show threadtopnomiDec 8, 2022
@dalias @poniewozik
But the words are different. Your scores no longer line up with the general public.
Show threadCassandrichDec 8, 2022
@topnomi @poniewozik Yeah just with other people playing classic. 😎
Show threadSammyGalenDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik We support you, we support Unions, we will.
Show threadSammyGalenDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Time to write (and publish) my own Wordle web app. https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/build-a-wordle-clone-in-javascript/ https://www.bestwordlist.com/5letterwords.htm
How to Build a Wordle Clone in JavaScript

In this article, you will be recreating the guessing game Wordle [https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html]. This article covers the core game logic but does not implement sharing your results. The article also doesn't cover the functionality that generates game statistics. This tutorial is intended for beginner front-end developers that want to build

freeCodeCamp.org
Show threadDan KennedyDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik I'm just glad we're not being asked to boycott the Monday crossword puzzle, which is the only one I can do.
Show threadJames PoniewozikDec 7, 2022
@dankennedy_nu You just know the Thursday crossword is going to have some crazy rebus involved anyway
Show threadcjbinmdDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik @dankennedy_nu I’m going to do the Thursday crossword when it comes out tonight at 10. (Hope that counts.) Then totally off from midnight to midnight.
Show threadThat "el" person on IRCDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik it should be "SCABS"
Show threadDan SinkerDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik ✊✊📰✊✊
Show threadMark ScottDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Strikes seem prevalent around the world now. Good luck. It's about time labour took back some control
Show threadIrinaDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Eep. I'll keep to wordle.wekele.com and duotrigordle.
Show threadRuby S.Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik
Welp. RIP my #Wordle streak. #Solidarity.
Show threadMichael McCallisterDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Thanks for the reminder! Solidarity!
Show threadniaDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik #Solidarity ✊
Show threadcatsynth / amanda cDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik NYT is my go-to paper every day. I will abstain from reading tomorrow to support the labor action if needed.
Show threadHugh Young-BishDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Maybe it will be USCAB...
Show threadJamesTDGDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik don't worry, I play the 3rd party versions of wordle and I don't even really trust nyt as a reliable source ATM.
Show threadSean L. McCarthyDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik As a freelancer, I normally have to check in on Thursdays with my editor, but I just emailed her now instead! :)
Show threadWinter TrabexDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik I like the NYT, but I usually don't read it because it has a paywall and has too much international/national news (my opinion). Also, the opinion column seems filled with right-wing garbage.
Show threadThe BEST WordsDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik I’ve always loved your pieces, and only Unions can bring back the middle class.
Show threadMiauliDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik new york times has gone downhilll anyway https://www.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/Public%20Policies/2022/USPATHWPATH%20Statement%20re%20Nov%2014%202022%20NYT%20Article%20Nov%2022%202022.pdf?_t=1669173834
Show threadJames GleickDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik If the word IS lymph, you’ve launched the action with a powerful first blow.
Show threadshyduroffDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik … +++ …
Show threadcalypteDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik And if anyone REALLY misses it, they can do the archive the next day!
Show threadArtemisia Rose 🌲🍁🦉🐿🍄 ❄️Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Should we be putting our subscriptions on hold?
Show threadPammyStarr   ✍️Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik this is the first I’ve heard about this. I hope you can quickly reach an agreement.
Show threadShaneLeeDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik if we have learned nothing else we have learned we win when we stand together. I am supporting you.
Show threadCharJTF  (she/her)Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik Got it. I also play Word Hurdle and Quordle...they will do.
Show threadNot a doctorDec 7, 2022

@poniewozik

I #unsubscribed for #Reasons involving #framing of people and events. This was before #wordle (which I abstain from) and I was mostly there for the other little games.

I don't really miss them. I'm also not going to click on any #shortLink that might possibly be from the #NYT

Show threadDanBDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik no one tweaked the JavaScript to make the day’s word “UNION”??
Show threadDanetteb2Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik sharing to fellow union workers on FB!
Show threadHannah Alpert-AbramsDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik where can we find information about what workers are asking for from readers and subscribers?
Show threadMisterMatt 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 🇺🇦Dec 7, 2022
@poniewozik The new Wordle czar loves their timely words so the only correct answer tomorrow is UNION
Show threadrainbowreckoner 🏳️‍🌈 🤔Dec 7, 2022
I'll skip the Wordle in solidarity with the U 🟩 N 🟩 I 🟩 O 🟩 N 🟩
Show threadJonah SteinDec 7, 2022
@poniewozik OMG: No Wordle tomorrow?