Twitter "Twitpocalypse" Snags Mac, iPhone Apps 160
awarrenfells notes coverage in Macworld of what is being called "the Twitpocalypse" — Twitter applications breaking as the number of tweets exceeds 32 bits. "The first apparent victim of the Twitpocalypse was The Iconfactory's Twitterrific for iPhone, which stopped working immediately following the event. ... Atebits Software's Tweetie has also been affected by the Twitpocalypse. The program continues to function for browsing and posting tweets, but searches no longer work in the Mac version and results appear one at a time in the iPhone version."
Overflowing 32 bits (Score:5, Funny)
So that means there are 2-4 billion messages (depending on if they meant signed or unsigned)? There goes the last of my faith in humanity.
And... (Score:5, Funny)
I must be getting old... (Score:5, Funny)
On a related note (Score:4, Funny)
I'm quickly running out of synonyms for 'pointless' to troll all these Twitter stories.
"Twitter itself was unaffected" (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. When I first saw mention of this I got my hopes up but they were soon dashed.
Re:I must be getting old... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Twitpocalypse? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why is twitter hate so cool around /. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Twitpocalypse? (Score:1, Funny)
...Twitastrophe. Twinihilation. Holotwaust. Twataclysm. Twitimation...
I think I saw a porno named twataclysm once...
Correct name should be Twitterdammerung (Score:4, Funny)