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You Can Change the X Icon Back to the Twitter Bird on Your Phone

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You Can Change the X Icon Back to the Twitter Bird on Your Phone Many Twitter users are unhappy to have suddenly become X users (or, in many cases, ex-users). While no one can do anything about Elon’s Musk’s odd decision to rename one of the most recognized brands on earth, we can change the icon and name back to the originals on our smartphones. Read more…

Lifehacker 174 2023-08-02

LPT: How to whistle similar to a bird

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LPT: How to whistle similar to a bird I learned this back when I was 8yo from my grandfather but he taught me the 2 finger way but I just kinda started doing it with just my mouth and tongue placement and stopped using my 2 fingers. So here is how I do it: Open your mouth just a bit to the point where your tongue tip can fit between your top and bottom front teeth Put your tongue o…

Life Pro Tips 198 2023-07-28

RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo

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RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo Image: Alex Castro and Jess Weatherbed / The VergeEarly Monday morning, Twitter began replacing its blue bird logo with a fan-made “ ” logo. The same X also appears on Twitter’s homepage, as a profile picture for its official @twitter account, and on a splash screen displayed while the website loads. The blue bird logo hasn’t been expunged from …

The Verge 187 2023-07-24

Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears

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Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears Image: TwitterTwitter is transforming into X, as the site’s former bird logo has now been replaced by an official new X logo. Elon Musk, who owns the transformed social media site, began signaling the change early Sunday morning with a series of tweets, starting with one that said, “and soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually…

The Verge 146 2023-07-24

LPT: if you have a bird feeder that’s getting ransacked by squirrels and other critters, add red pepper flakes to the bird seed mix (may also work for keeping critters out of your vegetable garden)

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LPT: if you have a bird feeder that’s getting ransacked by squirrels and other critters, add red pepper flakes to the bird seed mix (may also work for keeping critters out of your vegetable garden) Unlike squirrels and other critters, birds have evolved to be unresponsive to heat/pain we associate with eating hot peppers (Capsaicin is the specific chemical compound at play). The birds can eat it just fine, but a squirrel will have an unpleasant surprise and probably won’t come back to that food source. Also, sprinkling hot red pepper flake…

Life Pro Tips 140 2023-07-16

Cheap camera for bird watching?

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Cheap camera for bird watching? Hey Everyone, so I recently got into a bird watching this year and I’ve been enjoying taking photos with my iPhone 12 pro max, but a lot of times they are so far away. I can’t zoom in enough to capture their beauty. I was looking to get an adapter assembly I could put on my phone, but most of them looked really cheap and flimsy So then I was loo…

Ask Photography 178 2023-07-12

Should I purchase a tele-converter for bird photography?

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Should I purchase a tele-converter for bird photography? Hi, A bit of background. I have a Canon 80D with a Tamron 18-400mm lens that I currently use. I am planning to upgrade to a mirrorless set-up. I have zeroed in on Nikon Z8 and the new 180-600mm lens (which is yet to arrive in my city). Now given that my current camera has a crop sensor and the Z8 is a full-frame, I expect that the effective foca…

Ask Photography 207 2023-07-08