SanDisk's Name is Now Mudfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 479 points – 11 months agopetapixel.com116Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsCurse English idioms, I literally thought they were rebranding to Mud.I mean, after X it looks downright sensible.It’s a more down to earth name at least.sighIt's because of the capitalization. If the title was "SanDisk's name is now mud" this wouldn't happen.I mean I get what you're saying, but a title is always capitalized, no?I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️It wasn't always like that. A shift happened on the internet like 10 years ago I believe.I was also very, very confused at first.I guess I was thinking that if Gwyneth Paltrow could found a company called Goop that anything goes these days.I'm pretty sure that was the author's intention.Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding. find fringe idiom capitalise all words and… send There. Easy clickbait.I think you're giving them way too much credit lolWouldn't be the weirdest rebrand recently, honestlyGood thing it explains it in the second line of the article.Me tooI thought they were pulling a Facebook and rebranded themselves to avoid the bad press.Wait…. They’re not doing that? What?
Curse English idioms, I literally thought they were rebranding to Mud.I mean, after X it looks downright sensible.It’s a more down to earth name at least.sighIt's because of the capitalization. If the title was "SanDisk's name is now mud" this wouldn't happen.I mean I get what you're saying, but a title is always capitalized, no?I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️It wasn't always like that. A shift happened on the internet like 10 years ago I believe.I was also very, very confused at first.I guess I was thinking that if Gwyneth Paltrow could found a company called Goop that anything goes these days.I'm pretty sure that was the author's intention.Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding. find fringe idiom capitalise all words and… send There. Easy clickbait.I think you're giving them way too much credit lolWouldn't be the weirdest rebrand recently, honestlyGood thing it explains it in the second line of the article.Me tooI thought they were pulling a Facebook and rebranded themselves to avoid the bad press.Wait…. They’re not doing that? What?
It's because of the capitalization. If the title was "SanDisk's name is now mud" this wouldn't happen.I mean I get what you're saying, but a title is always capitalized, no?I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️It wasn't always like that. A shift happened on the internet like 10 years ago I believe.
I mean I get what you're saying, but a title is always capitalized, no?I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️It wasn't always like that. A shift happened on the internet like 10 years ago I believe.
I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️
I was also very, very confused at first.I guess I was thinking that if Gwyneth Paltrow could found a company called Goop that anything goes these days.I'm pretty sure that was the author's intention.Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding. find fringe idiom capitalise all words and… send There. Easy clickbait.I think you're giving them way too much credit lol
I guess I was thinking that if Gwyneth Paltrow could found a company called Goop that anything goes these days.
I'm pretty sure that was the author's intention.Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding. find fringe idiom capitalise all words and… send There. Easy clickbait.I think you're giving them way too much credit lol
Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding. find fringe idiom capitalise all words and… send There. Easy clickbait.I think you're giving them way too much credit lol
Curse English idioms, I literally thought they were rebranding to Mud.
I mean, after X it looks downright sensible.
It’s a more down to earth name at least.
sigh
It's because of the capitalization. If the title was "SanDisk's name is now mud" this wouldn't happen.
I mean I get what you're saying, but a title is always capitalized, no?
I thought so too. I always capitalized my post titles on the old site until someone said I’m a dumbass for doing that and that it’s annoying. 🤷♂️
It wasn't always like that. A shift happened on the internet like 10 years ago I believe.
I was also very, very confused at first.
I guess I was thinking that if Gwyneth Paltrow could found a company called Goop that anything goes these days.
I'm pretty sure that was the author's intention.
Probably very deliberate, in the wake of Twitter's disastrous rebranding.
There. Easy clickbait.
I think you're giving them way too much credit lol
Wouldn't be the weirdest rebrand recently, honestly
Good thing it explains it in the second line of the article.
Me too
I thought they were pulling a Facebook and rebranded themselves to avoid the bad press.
Wait…. They’re not doing that? What?