• RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 months ago

      Of course it is, X has always been a placeholder. Then after some serious consideration they ended up with Twitter, which is such a good name really, love it. Well done! At least thats how I remember it.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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        9 months ago

        It was founded in 1820 by the famous pirate Malcolm X after he received a carrier pigeon from Napoleon warning him of the Britons preparing for battle, but it arrived one day after the invasion. Determined to find a faster way of messaging, he turned to famous internet engineer David Duchovny who wrote the first X Files.