# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
# 
# 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.
# 
# Options:
#     uri     Filter to show a specific users twts.
#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
# 
# twt range = 1 5
# self = https://watcher.sour.is/conv/rosfk6q
@eapl.me

> - Distributed or decentralized?

Decentralized, if you ask me, since not everybody sees everybody else: https://movq.de/v/6f3ec40daf/ddd.png

> - Free or open source?

Oof. 😂 I personally go with “free software” for these reasons: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html (In fact, I misunderstood “open source” for a very long time. Embarrassing, even.)

> - Human readable formats or raw text?

I’d go with “human readable formats”. Some arguments here: https://blog.codinghorror.com/there-aint-no-such-thing-as-plain-text/
@eapl.me

> - Distributed or decentralized?

Decentralized, if you ask me, since not everybody sees everybody else: https://movq.de/v/6f3ec40daf/ddd.png

> - Free or open source?

Oof. 😂 I personally go with “free software” for these reasons: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html (In fact, I misunderstood “open source” for a very long time. Embarrassing, even.)

> - Human readable formats or raw text?

I’d go with “human readable formats”. Some arguments here: https://blog.codinghorror.com/there-aint-no-such-thing-as-plain-text/
@eapl.me

> - Distributed or decentralized?

Decentralized, if you ask me, since not everybody sees everybody else: https://movq.de/v/6f3ec40daf/ddd.png

> - Free or open source?

Oof. 😂 I personally go with “free software” for these reasons: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html (In fact, I misunderstood “open source” for a very long time. Embarrassing, even.)

> - Human readable formats or raw text?

I’d go with “human readable formats”. Some arguments here: https://blog.codinghorror.com/there-aint-no-such-thing-as-plain-text/
@eapl.me s/common protocols/open standards/
@eapl.me s/common protocols/open standards/