# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users View list of users and latest twt date.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt View all twts.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri View all mentions for uri.
# https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
# uri Filter to show a specific users twts.
# offset Start index for quey.
# limit Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 13
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/cncmaoq
I've always been skeptical of Gemini--why not just use HTML without all the extra stuff--but if Gemini browsers have source code that is actually readable and does not require downloading the universe to compile, then maybe that's a tangible benefit.
@abucci I _think_ the problem with HTMl is building any kind of rendering engine is _actually_ hard (don't ask me why), and that's not even trying to wrangle CSS.
If you ask me I _think_ we designed the so-called "Web" a bit "too hard"
@abucci I _think_ the problem with HTMl is building any kind of rendering engine is _actually_ hard (don't ask me why), and that's not even trying to wrangle CSS.
If you ask me I _think_ we designed the so-called "Web" a bit "too hard"
@prologic I don't think "we" designed the web. I think a bunch of corporations with a vested interest in raising the barrier to entry did.
I've never tried but it strikes me that if you stuck only to HTML and CSS that's focused on displaying text, images and maybe videos, and is mostly considered standardized, it shouldn't be tooooooo hard. But modern browsers have WebGL (!), WebRTC (!!!), DRM (!?!?!), ......
@abucci I agree, I generally (personally) don't really need WebGL and all the other crap that browsers come with. I _could_ also live without WebRTC too.
@abucci I agree, I generally (personally) don't really need WebGL and all the other crap that browsers come with. I _could_ also live without WebRTC too.
@abucci hmmm, I see it as a toolkit. You can choose what to use, you can have a minimalist page or bloat it with 5 MB of libraries.
I read about the paradox of choice, that when your are free to choose you get blocked, or you choose the mainstream, not the most convenient one.
@eaplmx it'd be nice if it functioned this way. The major web browsers appear to try to implement everything all the time and also push the boundaries of what web browsers are expected to do. If it had a more plugin way of being, where you can install a plain web browser that does nothing but text, and then add a few plugins for images, videos, etc. as you want them, that'd definitely be better. But I don't know of anything like that personally.
@abucci A "pluggable" web browser, now there's an idea 🤔
@abucci A "pluggable" web browser, now there's an idea 🤔
@prologic It ought to help the development process, right? People who really know about opengl and GPUs etc. could write those plugins, and people who give a crap about DRM (horrible people) can write those, without polluting the main browser.