Library of Congress to Archive Tweets
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There actually is, but only people who added after a certain date have gotten it. We authenticate twitter adds now so you can't add someone else's account - that's when the badges get awarded.Matt_LRR said:
It's linked from the profile editing form, but you can hit this link [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/connect_twitter.php] directly to do it. It's not a twitter bird though, it's just the "t" - maybe I should ask for some new art
This saddens and infuriates me. Lrrr of the planet Omicron Persei 8 will destroy this stupidity!
Oh, cool! thanks for the answer!Virgil said:There actually is, but only people who added after a certain date have gotten it. We authenticate twitter adds now so you can't add someone else's account - that's when the badges get awarded.Matt_LRR said:
It's linked from the profile editing form, but you can hit this link [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/connect_twitter.php] directly to do it. It's not a twitter bird though, it's just the "t" - maybe I should ask for some new art
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This will be epic.I have never used Twitter myself nor do I live in the US, but I can totally see this in a history lesson in 500 years:
'Johnz0rz, could you read the next tweet aloud plz?'
'Sure ma'am: 'ololol I pwned some noob with tubespam. Posted epic fragvid on YT'
But I agree that this has historic value. Never before was so much information about common people being put on paper. Information about what the leaders said is important, but the lives of everyday people are usually not recorded in historic sources because they're poor and unimportant, so it's harder to find out about their lifestyles. Good to see we're not repeating that mistake
'Johnz0rz, could you read the next tweet aloud plz?'
'Sure ma'am: 'ololol I pwned some noob with tubespam. Posted epic fragvid on YT'
But I agree that this has historic value. Never before was so much information about common people being put on paper. Information about what the leaders said is important, but the lives of everyday people are usually not recorded in historic sources because they're poor and unimportant, so it's harder to find out about their lifestyles. Good to see we're not repeating that mistake
I can imagine in 1 million years if they still can retrieve any information, probably just part of it, all the referenced to farmville all the speculation about the term (english will be long forgoten as language).
It would be interesting sociological data for this era, but still, that's a lot of fluff.
I also feel the need to post this as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w[/youtube]
I also feel the need to post this as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w[/youtube]
It will like an ongoing humanity (or at least a representative minority's) diary, it´s kinda awesome. I don't use twitter myself, but the day multuivac is invented it's gonna have a hell of a good time with that much data.
Sweet tiny baby Jesus this is just frightening.
If anything I wanted Twitter stupidity to just fade away, not be stored for all eternity.
Actually makes me want to start a Twitter account just to Twitter about how stupid this is though.
The whole thing leaves me conflicted. As a writer, part of me likes that people are technically writing and reading more, but, the quality of said literary involvement is questionable.
If anything I wanted Twitter stupidity to just fade away, not be stored for all eternity.
Actually makes me want to start a Twitter account just to Twitter about how stupid this is though.
The whole thing leaves me conflicted. As a writer, part of me likes that people are technically writing and reading more, but, the quality of said literary involvement is questionable.
Hm, seems that the Library of Congress is bored. But this is an interesting way for the future historians to see different sources. The only thing that terrifies me is that if somehow all the historical items and records are destroyed; this would be future historian's only source of info about this time.
*grabs shovel* Well, time to bury some historical texts and what not. I need to draw a map to it as well.*grabs pen and some papers*
*grabs shovel* Well, time to bury some historical texts and what not. I need to draw a map to it as well.*grabs pen and some papers*
Seriously? Twitter posts recorded by the Library of Congress? What the flying fuck could possibly be significant concerning tweets about what people ate for dinner or what they did to a random stranger walking down the street while they were drunk? Aye. In fact, this stupidity calls for another one...aye. Take note here: this is officially humanity's low point.
