Faiz Siddiqui

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Washington Post reporter writing a lot about Twitter lately
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Faiz SiddiquiJan 11, 2023
Paul KedroskyJan 11, 2023
A clip from an interview with one of the original SimCity designers, on how the game would have fallen apart if parking lots in the game were their actual sizes in modern cities.
Show threadFaiz SiddiquiJan 10, 2023
More than two hours later, no response from Musk's Twitter on why it banned an official account sharing real-time bus route and delay info. Account remains banned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/10/dc-metro-twitter-account-suspended/
Twitter temporarily bans account for D.C.-area bus system without explanation

The social media app suspended the @metrobusinfo account on Tuesday for about six hours and gave Metro transit officials no explanation why.

The Washington Post
Faiz SiddiquiJan 10, 2023

New: Twitter bans the account metrobusinfo, the transit agency-run feed that posts delays, detours and route info for the D.C. region's bus system. If you want official info on the bus directly from the source......you cannot currently find it on Twitter.

Not clear if this is automated and erroneous, related to the new the live-location sharing policy, or what. But the account is still down more than an hour after this was raised with Twitter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/10/dc-metro-twitter-account-suspended/

Twitter temporarily bans account for D.C.-area bus system without explanation

The social media app suspended the @metrobusinfo account on Tuesday for about six hours and gave Metro transit officials no explanation why.

The Washington Post
Faiz SiddiquiJan 9, 2023
so what is the plan for getting people to come here and post about sports
Faiz SiddiquiJan 9, 2023
cannot believe there is such a product as a facial recognition robot that can be used to "analyze children’s moods and map elements of your home" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/08/ces-worst-products-safety-privacy/ via @tatumhunter
Safety advocates see red flags galore with new tech at CES show

CES brings a flood of new products for consumers — often with little vetting from their makers.

The Washington Post
Faiz SiddiquiJan 9, 2023

I just feel like the answer here is that electoral terms are short, a highway widening allows executives to reap short-term credit for "relieving congestion" even if it ultimately does the opposite

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/us/widen-highways-traffic.html

Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It?

With billions of dollars available to improve transportation infrastructure, states have a chance to try new strategies for addressing congestion. But some habits are hard to break.

The New York Times
Faiz SiddiquiJan 3, 2023
Wow. Damar Hamlin became a starter after Bills safety Micah Hyde suffered a neck injury in a Monday Night Football game and had to be taken away in an ambulance a few months earlier
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/01/03/damar-hamlin-nfl-game-suspended/
The terrifying moment that stopped the NFL cold

Until further notice, football must defer to the anguish on display Monday night.

The Washington Post
Faiz SiddiquiDec 24, 2022
everyone complains mastodon is SoOoOoO hard to use and yet
Show threadFaiz SiddiquiDec 24, 2022

Musk made Tesla the world's most valuable automaker and SpaceX the most succesful private spaceflight company in history

But inside Twitter, it wasn't always clear that Musk grasped the issues the social media company was dealing with

Show threadFaiz SiddiquiDec 24, 2022

Inside Twitter, Musk occupies a 10th-floor conference room with a staging area. There, guests wait for the Twitter CEO — sometimes for more than an hour — before being called in.

Meeting guests are instructed not to speak until Musk does.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/24/elon-musk-twitter-meltdown-tesla/

Twitter brings Elon Musk’s genius reputation crashing down to earth

Musk went down conspiracy rabbit holes and sank Tesla's stock with his behavior. And he was confronted with a chorus of boos in the cradle of the tech industry.

The Washington Post