Rebranded as X, Elon Musk who owns the transformed social media platform which he plans to ultimately recreate as an everything-app akin to China’s WeChat, presumably replacing the bird logo across all devices once updates are pushed through, announced that tweets will henceforth be stylised hash marks as well, though the roll-out seems a bit uneven. 
Calling for submissions, Musk promised he would make the change immediate with a good enough monogram was proposed, and the ๐ selected seems to be a decorative insignia from the Monotype foundry’s Special Alphabets 4 font. The choice may prove provisional, however. The original x.com was co-founded by Musk—later rebranded as Paypal after Mush was unceremoniously ousted as CEO. Though we’d given up on the site some time ago, we’ll still miss our little friend.
one year ago: the fall of Stirling Castle (1304) plus the sea cave of Smoo
two years ago: assorted links to revisit, highbrow smut, a party in a box plus a student animation project that previsions CGI
three years ago: Congresswomen Bela Abzug, St Christina the Astonishing plus El Topo (1970)
four years ago: artefacts and equipment that travelled to the Moon, the United States v Nixon (1974) plus re-tweet remorse
five years ago: the thagomizer, mapping the brain of a fruit fly plus the god of satire
