On Switching My Twitter @

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Ever since I joined Twitter, I've been using @djs__ but now I am nadbmal.

Why?

  • I hate numbers and symbols in usernames. Obviously I would prefer just djs but that's not available or is too short.
  • I'm sick of DJ's (disc jockey's) reaching out to me
  • djs__ looks very messy and hacky.
  • I hate the username lambdan but I love nadbmal. Mostly because it just looks elegant and natural, probably because it starts with a n, as in neutral.

Why didn't I do this earlier?

  • I didn't think of it.
  • When I thought of it, I saw that it was unavailable, but then I realized that I am the one who has taken it, on one of my many many Twitter alts (I don't use any of them, but I have some usernames taken). So now that other account is @djs__ instead.

What about elsewhere?

  • I won't change it elsewhere for now. New accounts will probably be nadbmal.
  • I bought the domain nadbmal.com. For now it just redirects to lambdan.se.

Basically, all that's changed is my twitter @. Not even my display name is changed.