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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by gigglesupstairs on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:19PM (#35396001)
Wait, am I missing something here or author name is cleary mentioned as elon here while musk’s twitter id it @elonmusk? Why is everyone assuming this code is about elon?
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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by CameronNemo on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:22PM (#35396025)
Are you serious? What other Elon do you think it refers to?
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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by gigglesupstairs on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:36PM (#35396862)
I mean yeah it must be elon we know but what I was mostly curious about was if it’s actually meant for him only, why didn’t they use his twitter handle? And just elon? I am not a developer I must mention it looks like. And I was genuinely curious.
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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by slim on Saturday April 01, 2023 @03:01AM (#35397901)
"author_is_elon" (notice the _ ) is a name the developer writing that code came up with for a category of twitter users. it has nothing to do with twitter handles. he could have chosen any name, but since that category includes only elon musk, he named it like that.
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Re:The Twitter Algorithm by gigglesupstairs on Sunday April 02, 2023 @11:24AM (#35411509)
Right, this makes sense. Thanks.
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