# 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 10
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/paebb5a
> I think @abucci and @stigatle are running snac? I didnโt have a closer look at snac (no intention of running it), but if that is a relatively small daemon (maybe comparable to Yarn?) that gives you access to the whole world of ActivityPub, then, well, yeah โฆ Thatโs tough to beat.
Yes, I am running snac on the same VPS where I run my yarn pod. I heard of it from @stigatle, so blame him ๐ snac is written in C and is one simple executable, uses very little resources on the server, and stores everything in JSON files (no databases or other integrations; easy to save and migrate your data) . It's definitely like yarn in that respect.
I haven't been around yarn much lately. Part of that is that I've been very busy at work and home and only have a limited time to spend goofing off on a social network. Part of it is that I'm finding snac very useful: I've connected with friends I'd previously lost touch with, I've found useful work-related information, I've found colleagues to follow, and even found interesting conferences to attend. There's a lot more going on over there.
I guess if I had to put it simply, I'd say I have limited time to play and there are more kids in the ActivityPub sandbox than this one. That's not a ding on yarn--I like yarn and twtxt--I'm just time constrained.
@abucci while mentioning Mastodon simpler alternatives, I think GoToSocial is worth one. :-)
@bender GoToSocial is _actually_ great ๐ I've run it while testing/devel;ing my first activity pub integration for yarnd I would run it myself permanently, except that I honestly prefer Twtxt and want to keep Yarn.social alive and moving forward (even if slowly).
@bender GoToSocial is _actually_ great ๐ I've run it while testing/devel;ing my first activity pub integration for yarnd I would run it myself permanently, except that I honestly prefer Twtxt and want to keep Yarn.social alive and moving forward (even if slowly).
@bender GoToSocial is _actually_ great ๐ I've run it while testing/devel;ing my first activity pub integration for yarnd I would run it myself permanently, except that I honestly prefer Twtxt and want to keep Yarn.social alive and moving forward (even if slowly).
@prologic oh, I get that. I look at it this way: I prefer email, but I still get snail mail. Each has its use, right?
@bender I have nothing against GoToSocial, but:
> GoToSocial stores statuses, accounts, etc, in a database. This can be either SQLite or Postgres.
snac is simpler. Some JSON files and that's it. I can read them with jq and less. I can use tar to back them up. I can hand edit them in a text editor.