Joshua Brindle ✅Apr 4, 2017
HalvarFlake
I am so used for truncating myself to 140 chars, I need to start stretching carefully now that I have more room available. This feels strange. I hadn't realized that the 140 char limit had actually influenced the way I write english so strongly.
Apr 4, 2017 at 6:32amWeb
Show threadSonya Mann ✅Apr 4, 2017
@HalvarFlake me too! it's a weird experience to have more room
Show threadcynicalsecurity ->@bsd.networkApr 4, 2017
@HalvarFlake it is, frankly, lethal especially if you had a good command of English with liberal use of adverbs, commas, etc. Forcing thought in 140c is reductive and, as we've sadly seen, extremely powerful as a means to influence.
Show threadMunin, Keeper of LoreApr 4, 2017

@cynicalsecurity @HalvarFlake It's very nice to be able to form and express complete thoughts without having to plan for either multi-part 'tweetstorms' or slicing punctuation off, or rewording with smaller words, etc.

A lot more clarity of thought can be expressed in this format.

Show threadJP AumassonApr 4, 2017
@cynicalsecurity @HalvarFlake Brevity is nevertheless often a virtue, and the 140 limit eliminates the clutter. I don' t expect the SNR to decrease with ≤500c tweets, but let' s see. At least now we can afford decent punctuation :)
Show threadcynicalsecurity ->@bsd.networkApr 4, 2017

@veorq @HalvarFlake I have had daft 140c conversations because a reader couldn't fathom what I was tweeting about as it required so much implicit knowledge that it was ridiculous to assume anyone could figure it out.

On the other hand it is still the best medium for my Dead Hand system…

Show threadMarkus Vervier 👾Apr 4, 2017
@cynicalsecurity @HalvarFlake @veorq I expect less tweet storms that nobody can follow + more conjunctions..
Show threadcynicalsecurity ->@bsd.networkApr 4, 2017
@marver @veorq @HalvarFlake perhaps when, if, Italians show up there might even be proper use of the conjunctive form, at which point Hell will freeze
over.
Show threadMarch ✅Apr 4, 2017
@HalvarFlake It's interesting, isn't it? I felt the exact same. 500 characters seemed a huge chasm to fill. Even now, I fear my sentences on here are rather stunted and disjointed, and I begin to dread it influenced my writing in other places, too.
Show threadColin MahnsApr 4, 2017
@HalvarFlake this was a reason why I stopped using Twitter for conversation. I'm an English major at heart, I like my words damnit!
Show threadWinston SmithApr 4, 2017
@HalvarFlake Its always "What grammatical sin am I going to do today." :grinning: