# 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 4
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/mjjph3a
Please don't hate me today; I'm a bit grumpy and have too many reasons to be upset:
- 2 counts of pushing and trying to get the simplest things done at work (_that for some reason are made more difficult than they should be_)
- This whole Chat Control bullshit
- And some other person things going on that have been ongoing for 72 days and counting 🤬
@prologic Don't worry about it!
I also getting angry thinking how this Chat Control crap will escalate to.
I'm already thinking of countermeasures and self-hosted alternatives, while searching lists of affected apps and services to replace/drop in the worst scenario (and probably devices).
@alexonit Yes well I'm pretty big on self-hosting. I've even tried to start a small business/company around it (_but that's another story for another day!_) -- Meanwhile I would encourage you to have a look at the work we've done in Salty.im 👌
@prologic I too, self-host various services on a VPS (and considering buying a mini PC to keep at home instead).
I use most of it as a hosting platform for personal use only and as a remote development environment (I do share a couple of tools with a friend though).
But given the costant risks of DDoS, hacking, bots, etc. I keep any of my public facing resources purely static and on separate hosting providers (without lock-ins of course).
Lately, I began using homebrew PWAs with CouchDB as a sync database, this way I get a fantastic local-first experience and also have total control of my data, that also sync in a locally hosted backup instance in real-time.
Also, I was already aware of Salty.im, but what I'm thinking is a more feature complete solution that even my family can use quickly, Delta.chat with the new chatmail provider (self-hostable) might be the solution for my needs.
But I'm still thinking if it's worth the trouble. I might just drop everything and only use safe channels to speak with them (free 24/7 family tech-support is easy to manage 😆).
Also, I'll be waiting for the day you'll share with us your story, I'm pretty curious about it!