Comments on: Twitter #fixreplies fiasco is telling http://mrblog.org/2009/05/14/twitter-fixreplies-fiasco-is-telling/ Mr Blog. Very technical, or silly, sometimes absurd. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MrBlog http://mrblog.org/2009/05/14/twitter-fixreplies-fiasco-is-telling/comment-page-1/#comment-5272 MrBlog Fri, 15 May 2009 16:38:50 +0000 http://mrblog.org/?p=742#comment-5272 Indeed, to the extent Twitter allows us to do so and doesn't become so "intelligent" as to complete destroy the value of Twitter (this #fixreplies stupidity is close to doing so). I'm going to put together a "what you missed" hack that will use the APIs to show people what tweets Twitter excluded from their feed. I wanted to publish that today, but I've just got too much work people are actually paying me to do to first. Indeed, to the extent Twitter allows us to do so and doesn’t become so “intelligent” as to complete destroy the value of Twitter (this #fixreplies stupidity is close to doing so).

I’m going to put together a “what you missed” hack that will use the APIs to show people what tweets Twitter excluded from their feed. I wanted to publish that today, but I’ve just got too much work people are actually paying me to do to first.

]]> By: Aswath http://mrblog.org/2009/05/14/twitter-fixreplies-fiasco-is-telling/comment-page-1/#comment-5271 Aswath Fri, 15 May 2009 11:56:45 +0000 http://mrblog.org/?p=742#comment-5271 Previously we have disagreed whether Twitter is stupid or not. Since they have inserted themselves in the middle it is tempting for them to be intelligent. We should plan on working around that like we have done in PSTN for modems. Previously we have disagreed whether Twitter is stupid or not. Since they have inserted themselves in the middle it is tempting for them to be intelligent. We should plan on working around that like we have done in PSTN for modems.

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