Mike Thelen

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Michigander in Massachusetts via Utah. I like Scrabble, chess, trivia, puzzles. iOS software engineer for a company you’ve definitely heard of. If nothing else, I amuse myself. He/him.
@atpfm Funny enough, I used to work with a guy who became an iOS developer after a career as a master chef. AFAIK he doesn’t listen to ATP, though.
This odyssey has kept my friends and me fascinated. A cat has been peeing in my garage at night for 2 weeks. I spent so long trying to figure out how the heck it was getting in 🧵

young me: i wonder if this new technical thing is cool

middle-aged me: i wonder if i can avoid knowing about this new technical thing until it goes away

How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter
“The masses are not balking at paying for Twitter Blue because they’re trying to shelter themselves within a crumbling elitist internet order, but because they think Musk is offering an unworthy product and is also a dickhead.”
https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checkmarks-verification-lebron-james.html
Elon Musk’s Weekend-Long Masterclass in Business Failure

No one wants to pay for Twitter’s checkmark. It’s no mystery why.

Slate

I'm sorry but this is just the funniest shit ever.

These losers were mad that celebs had checkmarks and they didn't. Now they can buy the same checkmark and they're mad that the celebs won't.

Beep boop. Hello world.
I continue to be mystified by the sentiment that being a First Amendment advocate means *socially* tolerating people I find obnoxious or contemptible. I keep getting “what kind of free speech advocate blocks people?” The kind who doesn’t deal with assholes when not professionally compelled to do so. The First Amendment isn’t a hair shirt.
Twitter stupidity continues. The “verification” checkmark is now truly meaningless. Really glad I don’t use that site at all anymore. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/technology/personaltech/twitter-blue-check-musk.html
Twitter’s Blue Check Apocalypse Is Upon Us. Here’s What to Know About Twitter’s Blue Check

Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, is changing the platform’s longstanding practice of verifying accounts. That has implications for a range of users.

The New York Times
Revolutionary idea for iOS: 500 ms input rejection after the other person hangs up the phone. I can’t count how many times I’ve tried to hang up, only to slightly lose the race and dial a random person in my call history.
“I am spicy sausage”