TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat business plan seemed so dumb to you but actually worked out?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down14
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareWhat business plan seemed so dumb to you but actually worked out?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square84fedilink
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-22 days agoThe original SMS version of Twitter. Later, the name hashtags, in American English this symbol #️⃣ was always best known as the pound key. It was also known as an Octothorpe. Actually I still don’t understand why anyone wants to use Twitter.
minus-squareRagingHungryPanda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoNot always, it was an octothorpe before phones
minus-square𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days ago Later, the name hashtags, in American English this symbol #️⃣ was always best known as the pound key. It was also known as an Octothorpe. The first time I learned of its American naming was the classic “pound quake 3 arena” audio clip from the #quake3arena IRC channel. “Uhhhhhh pound quake 3 arena” “… What the hell was that?”
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoNo, it’s the symbol for a pound weight. Like: Apples, 5#/$2
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThe £ key on GB keyboards is shift+3.
The original SMS version of Twitter.
Later, the name hashtags, in American English this symbol #️⃣ was
alwaysbest known as the pound key. It was also known as an Octothorpe.Actually I still don’t understand why anyone wants to use Twitter.
Not always, it was an octothorpe before phones
The first time I learned of its American naming was the classic “pound quake 3 arena” audio clip from the #quake3arena IRC channel.
“Uhhhhhh pound quake 3 arena”
“… What the hell was that?”
(says Octothorpe) Reaction
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No, it’s the symbol for a pound weight. Like: Apples, 5#/$2
The £ key on GB keyboards is shift+3.