#atebit

[aaronieros]

i've been playing pokemon rejuvenation lately and allen doesn't have a sprite for when you fight him in atebit and i absolutely love working with gen 2 sprites so i took the excuse and made him a sprite (transparent version + white background version)

[tweetcando]

twitter likes should we know?

Twitter's origins lie in a "daylong brainstorming session" held by board members of the podcasting company Odeo. Jack Dorsey, then an undergraduate student at New York University, introduced the idea of an individual using an SMS service to communicate with a small group.[25][26] The original project code name for the service was twttr, an idea that Williams later ascribed to Noah Glass,[27] inspired by Flickr and the five-character length of American SMS short codes. The decision was also partly due to the fact that the domain twitter.com was already in use, and it was six months after the launch of twttr that the crew purchased the domain and changed the name of the service to Twitter.[28] The developers initially considered "10958" as a short code, but later changed it to "40404" for "ease of use and memorability".[29] Work on the project started on March 21, 2006, when Dorsey published the first Twitter message at 9:50 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST): "just setting up my twttr".[4] Dorsey has explained the origin of the "Twitter" title:

s Angeles Lakers' victory in the 2010 NBA Finals on June 17,[48] and then again at the close of Japan's victory over Denmark in the World Cup when users published 3,283 tweets per second.[49] The record was set again during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final between Japan and the United States, when 7,196 tweets per second were published.[50] When American singer Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, Twitter servers crashed after users were updating their status to include the words "Michael Jackson" at a rate of 100,000 tweets per hour.[51] The current record as of August 3, 2013 was set in Japan, with 143,199 tweets per second during a television screening of the movie Castle in the Sky[52] (beating the previous record of 33,388, also set by Japan for the television screening of the same movie).[53]

Twitter acquired application developer Atebits on April 11, 2010. Atebits had developed the Apple Design Award-winning Twitter client Tweetie for the Mac and iPhone. The application, now called "Twitter" and distributed free of charge, is the official Twitter client for the iPhone, iPad and Mac.[54]

From September through October 2010, the company began rolling out "New Twitter", an entirely revamped edition of twitter.com. Changes included the ability to see pictures and videos without leaving Twitter itself by clicking on individual tweets which contain links to images and clips from a variety of supported websites including YouTube and Flickr, and a complete overhaul of the interface, which shifted links such as '@mentions' and 'Retweets' above the Twitter stream, while 'Messages' and 'Log Out' became accessible via a black bar at the very top of twitter.com. As of November 1, 2010, the company confirmed that the "New Twitter experience" had been rolled out to all users. In 2019, Twitter was announced to be the 10th most downloaded mobile app of the decade, from 2010 to 2019.[55]

2011–2014 On April 5, 2011, Twitter tested a new homepage and phased out the "Old Twitter".[56] However, a glitch came about after the page was launched, so the previous "retro" homepage was still in use until the issues were resolved; the new homepage was reintroduced on April 20.[57][58] On December 8, 2011, Twitter overhauled its website once more to feature the "Fly" design, which the service says is easier for new users to follow and promotes advertising. In addition to the Home tab, the Connect and Discover tabs were introduced along with a redesigned profile and timeline of Tweets. The site's layout has been compared to that of Facebook.[59][60] On February 21, 2012, it was announced that Twitter and Yandex agreed to a partnership. Yandex, a Russian search engine, finds value within the partnership due to Twitter's real time news feeds. Twitter's director of business development explained that it is important to have Twitter content where Twitter users go.[61] On March 21, 2012, Twitter celebrated its sixth birthday while also announcing that it had 140 million users and 340 million tweets per day. The number of users was up 40% from their September 2011 number, which was said to have been at 100 million at the time.[62]

In April 2012, Twitter announced that it was opening an office in Detroit, with the aim of working with automotive brands and advertising agencies.[63] Twitter also expanded its office in Dublin.[64] On June 5, 2012, a modified logo was unveiled through the company blog, removing the text to showcase the slightly redesigned bird as the sole symbol of Twitter.[65][66] On October 5, 2012, Twitter acquired a video clip company called Vine that launched in January 2013.[67][68] Twitter released Vine as a standalone app that allows users to create and share six-second looping video clips on January 24, 2013. Vine videos shared on Twitter are visible directly in users' Twitter feeds.[69] Due to an influx of inappropriate content, it is now rated 17+ in Apple's[needs update][70] app store.[71] On December 18, 2012, Twitter announced it had surpassed 200 million monthly active users. Twitter hit 100 million monthly active users in September 2011.[72]

On January 28, 2013, Twitter acquired Crashlytics in order to build out its mobile developer products.[73]

On April 18, 2013, Twitter launched a music app called Twitter Music for the iPhone.[74] On August 28, 2013, Twitter acquired Trendrr,[75] followed by the acquisition of MoPub on September 9, 2013.[76] As of September 2013, the company's data showed that 200 million users sent over 400 million tweets daily, with nearly 60% of tweets sent from mobile devices.[77] On June 4, 2014, Twitter announced that it would acquire Namo Media, a technology firm specializing in "native advertising" for mobile devices.[78] On June 19, 2014, Twitter announced that it had reached an undisclosed deal to buy SnappyTV, a service that helps edit and share video from television broadcasts.[79][80] The company was helping broadcasters and rights holders to share video content bo

...we came across the word 'twitter', and it was just perfect. The definition was 'a short burst of inconsequential information,' and 'chirps from birds'. And that's exactly what the product was.[30]

The first Twitter prototype, developed by Dorsey and contractor Florian Weber, was used as an internal service for Odeo employees.[31] The full version was introduced publicly on July 15, 2006.[13] In October 2006, Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Dorsey, and other members of Odeo formed Obvious Corporation and acquired Odeo, together with its assets — including Odeo.com and Twitter.com — from the investors and shareholders.[32] Williams fired Glass, who was silent about his part in Twitter's startup until 2011.[33] Twitter spun off into its own company in April 2007.[34] Williams provided insight into the ambiguity that defined this early period in a 2013 interview:

With Twitter, it wasn't clear what it was. They called it a social network, they called it microblogging, but it was hard to define, because it didn't replace anything. There was this path of discovery with something like that, where over time you figure out what it is. Twitter actually changed from what we thought it was in the beginning, which we described as status updates and a social utility. It is that, in part, but the insight we eventually came to was Twitter was really more of an information network than it is a social network.[35]

The tipping point for Twitter's popularity was the 2007 South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) conference. During the event, Twitter usage increased from 20,000 tweets per day to 60,000.[36][37] "The Twitter people cleverly placed two 60-inch plasma screens in the conference hallways, exclusively streaming Twitter messages," remarked Newsweek's Steven Levy. "Hundreds of conference-goers kept tabs on each other via constant twitters. Panelists and speakers mentioned the service, and the bloggers in attendance touted it."[38] Reaction at the conference was highly positive. Blogger Scott Beale said that Twitter was "absolutely ruling" SXSWi. Social software researcher danah boyd said Twitter was "owning" the conference.[39] Twitter staff received the festival's Web Award prize with the remark "we'd like to thank you in 140 characters or less. And we just did!"[40]

The first unassisted off-Earth Twitter message was posted from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut T. J. Creamer on January 22, 2010.[41] By late November 2010, an average of a dozen updates per day were posted on the astronauts' communal account, @NASA_Astronauts. NASA has also hosted over 25 "tweetups", events that provide guests with VIP access to NASA facilities and speakers with the goal of leveraging participants' social networks to further the outreach goals of NASA. In August 2010, the company appointed Adam Bain from News Corp.'s Fox Audience Network as president of revenue.[42]

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2007–2010 The company experienced rapid initial growth. It had 400,000 tweets posted per quarter in 2007. This grew to 100 million tweets posted per quarter in 2008. In February 2010, Twitter users were sending 50 million tweets per day.[43] By March 2010, the company recorded over 70,000 registered applications.[44] As of June 2010, about 65 million tweets were posted each day, equaling about 750 tweets sent each second, according to Twitter.[45] As of March 2011, that was about 140 million tweets posted daily.[46] As noted on Compete.com, Twitter moved up to the third-highest-ranking social networking site in January 2009 from its previous rank of twenty-second.[47]

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, in 2009 Twitter's usage spikes during prominent events. For example, a record was set during the 2010 FIFA World Cup when fans wrote 2,940 tweets per second in the thirty-second period after Japan scored against Cameroon on June 14. The record was broken again when 3,085 tweets per second were posted after the Lo

[thisdayinfavrd]

December 5, 2009

If they really want to end the war in Afghanistan, they should put it on Friday nights on Fox.   @sween (Jason Sweeney) – 164

And that's why you don't go shopping at the pet store while hungry.   @badbanana (Tim Siedell) – 153

I'm playing poker with the kids. Not strip poker. That would be inappropriate. I know better than that. "WOO! FULL HOUSE. DRINK UP BITCHES!"   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 79

Wow! I don't think I've ever unleashed so much diarrhea all at once. You must be impressed. I know I am.  This massage is over, isn't it?   @Zaius13 (Damn Dirty Ape) – 66

When a friend from out of town says, "I'm coming out." Make sure they're finished with their sentence before you say, "I knew you were gay."   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 64

If you really — truly — embrace the meaning of eternity, you'll accept that Orville Redenbacher and Col. Sanders will eventually french.   @hotdogsladies (Merlin Mann) – 62

If I see one more commercial featuring a Lexus with a gigantic bow on it, I swear I'm gonna throw this caviar dish at my 96" TV.   @Tony_D (Tony Delgrosso) – 60

What I just did in that bathroom was so tragic that when I walked out, a Native American turned his head as a tear rolled down his cheek.   @Zaius13 (Damn Dirty Ape) – 58

It's a good thing I covered the baby in Bubble Wrap, because man those stairs were steep!   @thedayhascome (Josh Hopkins) – 57

Two more speedbumps on our street.  Now we're finally safe from terrorists.   @joeschmitt (Joe Schmitt) – 57

... bet if I was Wolverine you wouldn't have forgotten my McGriddle...   @sween (Jason Sweeney) – 55

The neat thing about dissecting clowns is you can get so many of them in the trunk when it comes time to dispose of the bodies.   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 53

It's the strangest thing! I bought my wife the new iPhone, and now my penis seems smaller.   @joeschmitt (Joe Schmitt) – 52

I'M DRUNK BITCHES TIME TO CODE   @atebits (atebits) – 52

"Whipped Spread," the little package reads, a comma away from being the most disturbing sentence ever.   @scottsimpson (Scott Simpson) – 52

Hi. Date. Again. Amazing. Again. Love you. Again. Move in. More. Marry me. Happy. Good. OK. Less. Lost. Lost you. Lost us. No more. Goodbye.   @biorhythmist (matt) – 51

Jim browses hand-held shower heads. "We should get one. I probably won't love you forever."   @CcSteff (Stephanie) – 50

I had my doubts that every clown has a silver lining & it turns out they're lined with muscle & tissue just like everyone else.  Mimes too.   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 47

Even if we could choose our own genetic traits, I'd still pick my nose.   @pagecrusher (Simon Goetz) – 44

I opened the door & told the kids "you don't have to go home but you can't stay here." Then I took pictures for milk cartons, just in case.   @MrBigFists (Jonathan Sloan) – 44

[oldnorthrepublic]

An artist I've worked with for several years through a few of his different ventures, I absolutely love his tilework! Check him out! •• •• From @ate.bit - Finished setting the tiles on #princesspeach decided to switch up the crown to a #platinum color. I think it really works on the piece! Now, to glue it down and get it shipped off. Anybody else that has been wanting to commission a piece, my books will be open next week! Hit me up with your ideas, I’d love to do a #tile for you! #supportlocal #atlantaartists #tilework #atebit https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOGm7mBZCI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bmcyd7rk5ycd

[aprilbloodgaze-blog]

I love bargain CD days at my local shop. Got a ton of CDs + @atebit_punk's new record and the @queencitytapes cassette 👌🏽 Support your local shops & artists! Thank you @darksiderecordspk for always holding it down! 💕#ShopSmall #ShopLocal #hudsonvalleyhomegrown #hv #atebit #beacon #poughkeepsie #darksiderecords #cds #localmusic #queencitytapes #musiccollection #feedyourears #feedyoursoul #audiofile (at Darkside Records)

[chrisbowler]

Living with Anxiety

We don’t talk enough about mental illness. I say that in terms of society in general, as well to myself and the various social circles I’m a part of.

But it is getting better.

Many workplaces seem to be putting more emphasis on mental health. It’s more acceptable to take sick days for a mental break instead of a physical one. People are talking about it more openly. Counselling and therapy seems to carry less stigma.

I want to be a part of this change. Our family has been impacted by anxiety. My wife suffers from a general anxiety disorder. One of our children developed OCD this past year, which is an attempt to manage anxiety. And I myself have struggled with anxiety in past years.

My family’s stories are their own to share, but I’m happy to talk about my own.

What’s your foundation?

It started when I was running Fusion Ads. On the day that Michael and I heard that Twitter had purchased Atebits (the company of Loren Brichter, the developer behind Tweetie), the viability of our business came into question for the first time. Where I had a (somewhat naive) confidence before, I now worried about the impact of this change and the solidity of our business as a whole.

And although Fusion ran fine for the next 18 months until we sold it, my confidence was never the same. And anxiety was a new experience for me.

I was blessed not to suffer with more extreme symptoms, but my struggles manifested in some physical ways. Many nights, I struggled to fall asleep. I could go to bed exhausted from a day of hard work and raising 4 kids, only to almost drift off when — wham! A surge of adrenaline would courses through my veins. Some random thought about money would pop into my head and my mind would start to race. After some time, this process could start to play out during the day as well.

Looking back, I realize I was blessed that my symptoms were limited to a sour stomach and a racing heart. But it’s the mental side of anxiety that is hard to manage.

Mental “Health”

When someone has a broken leg, we would never tell them they just need to “shake it off”. But that is exactly the mentality we often take towards mental health. “You just need to change how you think about this” and similar statements are the kind of backwards thinking that can add so much stress to a home dealing with mental illness.

I’m not an expert in any way on this topic. But as someone who has fought some battles, please here this:

You cannot solve mental health issues with logic

Trying to explain to someone with OCD that their rituals do not make sense is at best a waste of time. At worst, it’s hurtful and compounds the issue. When dealing with anxiety, the sufferer is already aware it doesn’t make sense. That’s part of what makes it so hard to deal with.

Instead, let’s recognize that this broken world that suffers from the curse of sin is affected at the molecular level. If you are in the process of dying from the moment you're born, things can (and will) go wrong with your body and mind. Let’s get comfortable with the aspects of mental health issues and go about helping our friends and loved ones heal. The same way we would if they had cancer.

Blessing From Suffering

My anxiety still comes up from time to time. But I learned to manage it back in 2010-11. And I did so by changing how I think, to dig underneath the thoughts that would bring the adrenaline, the acid, and the sweaty palms.

My business is frail and I’m a failure! Ok, Chris … what’s the worst thing that can happen if your business fails? People will look down on me! Will they? All of them? And why are you so concerned about your reputation? It’s how I value myself. I don’t want to go back to being unknown!

On and on it goes. You have to dig deep to understand yourself, where your fears and insecurities truly lie.

Thankfully, I have a saviour who redeemed me so I don’t have to be a slave to thoughts like this. And who enables me to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. But I have to guard against this thinking every day. I can still be blindsided by negative thoughts that trigger a cycle of wrong thinking. That cause me to fear the future, rather than rest in the assurance that my future could be no more secure.

For my foundation is in him.

[angelasmith3344]

Monitoring and tracking software has always been a controversial issue because of their acceptance and rejection within a different type of groups.

[veganfatkid]

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Sunday morning 🍩 #AteBit🚶🏻 @smorgasburgla - Why sleep in 👊🏻#WeGotStuffToEat @donutfriend @susarepas #Smorgasburg #DTLA #VeganOptions 🌱 (at Smorgasburg Los Angeles)

[the-firebird69]

That's what he did he went in lied blasphemed she put it down, questionable activity, in her notebook about both, others atebit up too late though went off dressed up fell. Hate them.

Beheaded her and tons of hers, we find you all now.

And Tommy f does it lol Preston too gets beheaded

Thor

They try for him threaten not to re attach we laugh as we know what we do

[studymedicineineurope]

#StudyingdentistryinEurope is becoming a more and more popular option for British students. Learn why :)

[robuuuu]

A demonstration of a new visual effect I wrote for my upcoming game AteBit, which I am dubbing the "Oscillating Bitmap". The behavior reads in a text file and generates a group of GameObjects in the pattern specified by the file. These objects are then oscillated along a vector for some visual fanfare.

The source code is available on github. I have decided to place all of my modular Unity scripts into a single repository community-chest going forward, if you're interested in that sort of thing.

[8bit24k]

Never get the facial hair right :/ #popyourself #popvinyl #atebit

[8bit24k]

#blasphemy #atebit #atebitandchill #wtfdidijustwatch #snapchatfilter #snapchat

[8bit24k]

#blasphemy #atebit #atebitandchill #wtfdidijustwatch #snapchat #snapchatfilter #twitchstreamer

[8bit24k]

ATE DAYS! #fridaythe13ththegame #twitch #atebit