# 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/qngoefq
the modern day blockchain is very power inefficient. to balance the scale, the same could be said for the plethora of computer operators running datacentres in their home hoovering power.
turn the clock back to the genesis block. cryptocurrency had a purpose. autonomy of transaction and being able to exchange without being plugged into the system. those were indeed the origins. now it's turned into a poorly-constructed meme chock-full of people who've literally gone mad.
just like the paper counterpart. money isn't real.
@mutefall The problem though is that the original "problem" being solved didn't actually necessarily call for an always-on connected DHT thing with Byzantine Fault Tolerance 😅 -- It was a way for a (let's say) a group of friends to verify transactions amongst themselves in a way that could be verified and trusted.
At least this is how I understood the origins.
Then grubby little hands got a hold of it and now it's a mess.
😂 Who's grubby hands you might ask? 🤔 The same grubby hands that rined Web 1.0 and are now ruining Web 2.0 🤣
@mutefall The problem though is that the original "problem" being solved didn't actually necessarily call for an always-on connected DHT thing with Byzantine Fault Tolerance 😅 -- It was a way for a (let's say) a group of friends to verify transactions amongst themselves in a way that could be verified and trusted.
At least this is how I understood the origins.
Then grubby little hands got a hold of it and now it's a mess.
😂 Who's grubby hands you might ask? 🤔 The same grubby hands that rined Web 1.0 and are now ruining Web 2.0 🤣
@prologic you're not too far off, but missing the deeper backstory. if you are keen on a research hole, look into the work of timothy may. you'll understand a bit more about my interests by proxy.