Tag Archives: twitter

The X algorithm

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Musk and his Twitter / X team were serious and the algorithm for the “For You” tab on that particular social media platform has been published. A lot of it is probably above my level of understanding as obviously they … Continue reading →

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Publishing “The Algorithm”

Posted on Jan 11, 2026 by Henning Michael Møller Just

We will make the new 𝕏 algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days. This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help … Continue reading →

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This will probably not kill Wikipedia, but I hope it cures it

Posted on Oct 28, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Elon Musk has just launched Grokipedia v.0.1, an early release of an AI generated encyclopedia competitor to Wikipedia. Wikipedia has for the past decade descended into the ideologically reality denying hole that is modern radical leftism, identitarian or woke. It’s … Continue reading →

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Even slugs saw this coming

Posted on Oct 5, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Some confused guy wrote a book called “The Case Against Free Speech”, arguing that freedom of expression is always in the service of the powerful. Fast forward a few years and the same guy laments TikTok owned by a right-wing … Continue reading →

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How to spell F U in legal filings

Posted on Aug 30, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

4chan and Kiwi Farms, both absolute cesspools of the internet but absolutely still legal, are responding to British requests for censorship by suing the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) to legally set the precedent that they do not have to … Continue reading →

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Bluesky serves a useful purpose

Posted on Jun 12, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

When Elon Musk bought Twitter / X I immediately noticed the positive effects. First of all, expression became more free, and second the feminists were allowed back on the platform. In the background, CSA material was removed from the platform. … Continue reading →

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Custom SoMe algorithms, at a premium?

Posted on Mar 18, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Here’s an idea. What if you could customise the social media algorithms, at a premium, to give you the content you want, rather than the default which is designed to keep you locked on the platform? Yeah, it’s not my … Continue reading →

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Why am I the last the know?

Posted on Mar 11, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I recently found out that Eric S. Raymond, famous in my time for his book “The Cathedral & the Bazaar” – which I used as part of the inspiration for my master thesis – is on Twitter / X and … Continue reading →

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Stranger than fiction

Posted on Mar 9, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Sci-fi where the president has lost his mind and everyone knows because his private thoughts keep appearing on little slabs in their pockets — Doug Sanders I could easily have imagined Philip K. Dick write a story like that, 60 … Continue reading →

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But if Grok was sentient, I’d think it was trolling us

Posted on Mar 5, 2025 by Henning Michael Møller Just

After impressing me with its flattery, Grok’s additions to Twitter / X can sometimes be a little weird. Under tweets there may be auto-generated suggested explainers, like these under a funny picture: “Does breed influence cooking interest?” “Have pets joined … Continue reading →

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