There’s No Reason People Need to Call You on X/Twitter
Screenshot: Jake Peterson I have plenty of ideas for useful features for X (formerly known as Twitter), but audio and video calls aren’t on my list. Unfortunately, they seem to…
How to Download Videos From X/Twitter
Photo: Yalcin Sonat (Shutterstock) You can’t scroll through X (formerly known as Twitter) without coming across funny and interesting videos. Although the official X app doesn’t let you download videos,…
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: the High Price of Gasoline
Have you experienced sticker shock at the gas pump recently? The average price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.78 across the country as of October 4, 2023, and it…
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: NFL Misinformation
We’re fully into the NFL’s 2023 and the biggest real controversy this season is a low-key debate about banning the QB sneak (either to protect quarterbacks or because the Philadelphia…
How to Found a New Town (and Why You Might Want To)
We all have to live somewhere, and wherever you live probably comes with a slew of existing laws and government infrastructure, all of which was probably in place long before…
What Is That String of Lights in the Sky?
The other night as I was walking home, I took a look up and saw a strange string of lights traveling across the sky. This was certainly no plane, and…
You Can Change the X Icon Back to the Twitter Bird on Your Phone
Illustration: bluecat_stock (Shutterstock) Many Twitter users are unhappy to have suddenly become X users (or, in many cases, ex-users). While no one can do anything about Elon’s Musk’s odd decision…
You Can Find Your Twitter Follows on Other Social Media Platforms
If you’re leaving Twitter/X behind, I don’t blame you. For one, I had to write Twitter/X, because I’m not sure what to actually call it post-Elon’s confusing rebrand. It’s sad,…
The 10 Best Twitter (or X) Alternatives
Twitter is going to the dogs. Wait, I mean “X” is going to the dogs. No matter what you call the platform, things have gotten ugly since since Elon Musk…
Export Your Bookmarks So You Can Finally Quit Twitter
It’s hard to quit something you actually find useful. Case in point: Twitter (or maybe now “X”?) Sure, the site has been actively on fire for the better part of…