fer0n@lemm.ee to Best of Mastodon@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoBBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon serverwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down12cross-posted to: fediverse@kbin.social
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkBBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon serverwww.theverge.comfer0n@lemm.ee to Best of Mastodon@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: fediverse@kbin.social
minus-squaresincle354@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoYou can’t fault the British Broadcasting Corporation for making a poor acronym choice back in 1922. Just look at Ayds, the weight reducing diet supplement.
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down14·1 year agoBut I can absolutely fault them for picking a domain name in 2023 that uses that same acronym
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoAre you suggesting the BBC should get a new name?
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoHow about BWC: British Worldcasting Company
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·1 year agoI’m suggesting that “social.bbc” looks like a website for hookups
You can’t fault the British Broadcasting Corporation for making a poor acronym choice back in 1922. Just look at Ayds, the weight reducing diet supplement.
But I can absolutely fault them for picking a domain name in 2023 that uses that same acronym
Are you suggesting the BBC should get a new name?
How about BWC: British Worldcasting Company
I’m suggesting that “social.bbc” looks like a website for hookups