fer0n@lemm.ee to Best of Mastodon@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agoBBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon serverwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down12cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkBBC launches an ‘experimental’ Mastodon serverwww.theverge.comfer0n@lemm.ee to Best of Mastodon@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squaresincle354@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years 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-up3arrow-down15·2 years agoBut I can absolutely fault them for picking a domain name in 2023 that uses that same acronym
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years agoAre you suggesting the BBC should get a new name?
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoHow about BWC: British Worldcasting Company
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down6·2 years agoI’m suggesting that “social.bbc” looks like a website for hookups
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoSo are they never allowed to abbreviate their name anymore?
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
So are they never allowed to abbreviate their name anymore?