# 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 7
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/ip5za2q
@nmke-de https://www.saksoft.com/blog/rss-vs-atom/
I got to say that in the last few years I've used Atom almost exclusively. I remind parsing XML RSS feeds by hand 15 or 20 years ago, so I could say it's a really old format by Internet standards.
That said I switched from read only feeds to microblogging or chats. Reading offline is nice but I don't do it enough nowadays.
@nmke-de I've been wanting to write about this in a formal manner. I'll try to get a post out about it today on mckinley.cc.
Spoiler: Atom is better.
@mckinley I’m looking forward to that! I’ve settled on Atom a long time ago, because it was “simpler”, fewer options, and the likes. But I don’t have an informed opinion about that, forgot all the details of RSS, so I’m curious about your writeup.
@mckinley I’m looking forward to that! I’ve settled on Atom a long time ago, because it was “simpler”, fewer options, and the likes. But I don’t have an informed opinion about that, forgot all the details of RSS, so I’m curious about your writeup.
@mckinley I’m looking forward to that! I’ve settled on Atom a long time ago, because it was “simpler”, fewer options, and the likes. But I don’t have an informed opinion about that, forgot all the details of RSS, so I’m curious about your writeup.
@mckinley I’m looking forward to that! I’ve settled on Atom a long time ago, because it was “simpler”, fewer options, and the likes. But I don’t have an informed opinion about that, forgot all the details of RSS, so I’m curious about your writeup.
@eaplmx @mckinley @movq Yup, same here. I started out with RSS feeds, because that's all I knew. After hearing about Atom feeds, bit by bit I switched everything to Atom. But that's too long ago, can't remember the details anymore. So gleefully waiting to read some sound facts.