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Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. (mashable.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 350 points 3 years ago (24 children)

According to Hwang, the company now formerly known as Twitter did offer "an alternative handle with the history of the @x account" so that his original account, complete with its posts and followers, could live on and continue to be used.

What short, catchy username did Musk's company change Hwang's handle to? @x12345678998765.

You can't make this shit up. God damn!

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  • [–] 115 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    that sounds like what an idiot would have for a password.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    It's the same password I have on my luggage!

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Who the hell downvoted an Airplane! quote?

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  • [–] 38 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    However, Hwang tells me, he was also offered a new handle of his choice – as long as it's available. He just hasn't picked one yet.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

    Let's be real now. That name is temporary until he chooses his new one. Read the whole article. It's rediculous enough without making things seem even worse.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    But look at that username. It definitely not randomly generated. Someone at Twitter pick that new name. They just give someone with the shortest username possible (1 character) the longest possible username (15 characters), and they do so by pressing the number row back and forth until they hit the username characters size limit. If it's not a mockery then I don't know what is.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    I thought long and hard about this, and you're right. If it were me, no matter what the new username is, I'm still going to be mad. But I feel like I'll be less mad (just a little bit less) if they select a completely random username (with sensible length, like 8 characters or less), indicating it's chosen by an impartial random number generator instead of chosen by someone who in my mind is messing with me (image of Elon Musk laughing at me coming in my mind).

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