# 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.
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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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# next = https://watcher.sour.is?offset=174758
# prev = https://watcher.sour.is?offset=174558
You were mentioned in: https://www.codebuzz.nl/twtxt.txt#:~:text=2024-10-31T22:32:46Z,%0A" rel=noopener>https://www.codebuzz.nl/twtxt.txt#:~:text=2024-10-31T22:32:46Z>
> (#q5rg3ea) Some interesting responses, hearing some with (intentional) manual labour involved. I am modifying
@sorenpeter Timeline. Still have things I want, and also pondering what would help others.
Some interesting responses, hearing some with (intentional) manual labour involved. I am modifying @sorenpeter Timeline. Still have things I want, and also pondering what would help others.
@prologic that's still a generalization. which religion, which historical trends, which extremes, &c. otherwise you aren't actually saying anything about religion, you're expressing disapproval of extremes. which is valid, but doesn't make for a substantial critique, if that makes sense.
@bender Somehow I’m too lazy for a Mastodon client. 😂
@bender Somehow I’m too lazy for a Mastodon client. 😂
@bender Somehow I’m too lazy for a Mastodon client. 😂
@bender Somehow I’m too lazy for a Mastodon client. 😂
@bender Uhh, I don’t remember. 😂 I don’t think so?
@bender Uhh, I don’t remember. 😂 I don’t think so?
@bender Uhh, I don’t remember. 😂 I don’t think so?
@bender Uhh, I don’t remember. 😂 I don’t think so?
@movq on this:

> I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …

You could use toot, and bypass the browser altogether.
@movq did you edit this twtxt? I shows fine on jenny, but in here (twtxt.net) seems to be missing a line in between the quoted text, and your reply (part of your reply is mashed with the quoted text).
[47°09′42″S, 126°43′41″W] Taking samples
@falsifian

> […] and then manually push it to my web servers […]

Funny, I also push manually, kind of. My publish_command includes a [Y/n] question and I very often hit n, so I can keep writing a thread until it’s finished. And sometimes I delete stuff again and never publish it. 😅

I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …
@falsifian

> […] and then manually push it to my web servers […]

Funny, I also push manually, kind of. My publish_command includes a [Y/n] question and I very often hit n, so I can keep writing a thread until it’s finished. And sometimes I delete stuff again and never publish it. 😅

I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …
@falsifian

> \n and then manually push it to my web servers \n

Funny, I also push manually, kind of. My publish_command includes a [Y/n] question and I very often hit n, so I can keep writing a thread until it’s finished. And sometimes I delete stuff again and never publish it. 😅

I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …
@falsifian

> […] and then manually push it to my web servers […]

Funny, I also push manually, kind of. My publish_command includes a [Y/n] question and I very often hit n, so I can keep writing a thread until it’s finished. And sometimes I delete stuff again and never publish it. 😅

I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …
@falsifian

> […] and then manually push it to my web servers […]

Funny, I also push manually, kind of. My publish_command includes a [Y/n] question and I very often hit n, so I can keep writing a thread until it’s finished. And sometimes I delete stuff again and never publish it. 😅

I use Mastodon similarly. I write posts in Vim until I’m happy with them. Then copy-and-paste to the browser …
@prologic I'm grateful for this accident. I find browsing twtxt.net useful even though I don't have an account there. I do it when I can't use Jenny because I only have my phone, or if I want to see messages I might have missed. I know it's not guaranteed to catch everything, but it's pretty good, even if it's not intentional.
@Codebuzz I use Jenny to add to a local copy of my twtxt.txt file, and then manually push it to my web servers. I prefer timestamps to end with "Z" rather than "+00:00" so I modified Jenny to use that format. I mostly follow conversations using Jenny, but sometimes I check twtxt.net, which could catch twts I missed.
Happy Halloween! I am enjoying my pumpkin spice latte.
@prologic, I don't know if you will notice that the first line on the block below has a slight indentation:


First line.
Second line.
Third line.


I believe this, on CSS, is causing it:


pre>code {
    padding:0 .25rem;
}
[Pinellas County - 4 x 5' (hard) [1']](https://staystrong.run/user/bmallred/activity/c792f503-df32-4813-ae5c-d5d61c3752c6): 5.00 miles, 00:09:42 average pace, 00:48:26 duration
nothing to note.
#running
[Pinellas County - 4 x 5' (hard) [1']](https://staystrong.run/user/bmallred/activity/c792f503-df32-4813-ae5c-d5d61c3752c6): 5.00 miles, 00:09:42 average pace, 00:48:26 duration
nothing to note.
#running
[Pinellas County - 4 x 5' (hard) [1']](https://staystrong.run/user/bmallred/activity/c792f503-df32-4813-ae5c-d5d61c3752c6): 5.00 miles, 00:09:42 average pace, 00:48:26 duration
nothing to note.
#running
@movq was going to say, "let them be, mate, let them be". :-)
And that means I’m back to 50km+ per month after the summer break.

2023-10 81 km in 20 tracks
2023-11 100 km in 23 tracks
2023-12 76 km in 21 tracks
2024-01 59 km in 20 tracks
2024-02 48 km in 12 tracks
2024-03 65 km in 16 tracks
2024-04 55 km in 12 tracks
2024-05 58 km in 20 tracks
2024-06 34 km in 19 tracks
2024-07 25 km in 6 tracks
2024-08 18 km in 5 tracks
2024-09 52 km in 14 tracks
2024-10 74 km in 17 tracks
And that means I’m back to 50km+ per month after the summer break.

2023-10 81 km in 20 tracks
2023-11 100 km in 23 tracks
2023-12 76 km in 21 tracks
2024-01 59 km in 20 tracks
2024-02 48 km in 12 tracks
2024-03 65 km in 16 tracks
2024-04 55 km in 12 tracks
2024-05 58 km in 20 tracks
2024-06 34 km in 19 tracks
2024-07 25 km in 6 tracks
2024-08 18 km in 5 tracks
2024-09 52 km in 14 tracks
2024-10 74 km in 17 tracks
And that means I’m back to 50km+ per month after the summer break.

2023-10 81 km in 20 tracks
2023-11 100 km in 23 tracks
2023-12 76 km in 21 tracks
2024-01 59 km in 20 tracks
2024-02 48 km in 12 tracks
2024-03 65 km in 16 tracks
2024-04 55 km in 12 tracks
2024-05 58 km in 20 tracks
2024-06 34 km in 19 tracks
2024-07 25 km in 6 tracks
2024-08 18 km in 5 tracks
2024-09 52 km in 14 tracks
2024-10 74 km in 17 tracks
And that means I’m back to 50km+ per month after the summer break.

2023-10 81 km in 20 tracks
2023-11 100 km in 23 tracks
2023-12 76 km in 21 tracks
2024-01 59 km in 20 tracks
2024-02 48 km in 12 tracks
2024-03 65 km in 16 tracks
2024-04 55 km in 12 tracks
2024-05 58 km in 20 tracks
2024-06 34 km in 19 tracks
2024-07 25 km in 6 tracks
2024-08 18 km in 5 tracks
2024-09 52 km in 14 tracks
2024-10 74 km in 17 tracks
@asquare As far as jenny is concerned, it’ll create a thread. 😅 https://movq.de/v/207254756a/s.png
@asquare As far as jenny is concerned, it’ll create a thread. 😅 https://movq.de/v/207254756a/s.png
@asquare As far as jenny is concerned, it’ll create a thread. 😅 https://movq.de/v/207254756a/s.png
@asquare As far as jenny is concerned, it’ll create a thread. 😅 https://movq.de/v/207254756a/s.png
That was a nice 12km walk today. Got home just in time before all the Halloweenies got out. 😅
That was a nice 12km walk today. Got home just in time before all the Halloweenies got out. 😅
That was a nice 12km walk today. Got home just in time before all the Halloweenies got out. 😅
That was a nice 12km walk today. Got home just in time before all the Halloweenies got out. 😅
@rrraksamam The world news? Better not do that. 🤣
@rrraksamam The world news? Better not do that. 🤣
@rrraksamam The world news? Better not do that. 🤣
@rrraksamam The world news? Better not do that. 🤣
[47°09′23″S, 126°43′52″W] 4214 days without news from Herve
Am I being daft, or the only way to download #firefox for #android (without using Google Play) is by giving @mozilla@mozilla an e-mail address to which they will send a download link?
Am I being daft, or the only way to download #firefox for #android (without using Google Play) is by giving @mozilla@mozilla an e-mail address to which they will send a download link?
[47°09′18″S, 126°43′35″W] --white noise--
Coffee and Gopher with Windows 95, what could be better?
#MusiQuinta de #Halloween 🎃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6iP0WLsU8
#MusiQuinta de #Halloween 🎃

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6iP0WLsU8

            /))        HAPPY
         __(((__   HALLOWEEN
       .' _`""`_`'.    
      /  /\\  /\\  \    
     |  /)_\\/)_\\  |
     |  _  _()_  _  |
     |  \\/\\/\\//  |
      \  \/\/\/\/  /
 .  , .'.___..___.' _ ., _ .
  ^      '        `    '

https://tilde.pt/~marado/garden.html (only for today)

            /))        HAPPY
         __(((__   HALLOWEEN
       .' _`""`_`'.    
      /  /\\  /\\  \    
     |  /)_\\/)_\\  |
     |  _  _()_  _  |
     |  \\/\\/\\//  |
      \  \/\/\/\/  /
 .  , .'.___..___.' _ ., _ .
  ^      '        `    '

https://tilde.pt/~marado/garden.html (only for today)
@cuaxolotl Good enough 😅 LMK if I can help in any way then, what I built isn't perfect, but the crawler is able to crawl the entire space in ~15m or so (_every day_)~
@cuaxolotl Good enough 😅 LMK if I can help in any way then, what I built isn't perfect, but the crawler is able to crawl the entire space in ~15m or so (_every day_)~
@rrraksamam Oh hey! 👋
@rrraksamam Oh hey! 👋
[47°09′45″S, 126°43′11″W] Raw reading: 0x67233902, offset +/-1
Presidente da #Geórgia denuncia uso de sistema russo para fraude das eleições

Segundo Zourabichvili, a fraude envolveu nomeadamente o #votoeletrónico, utilizado pela primeira vez na Geórgia durante as eleições de sábado passado, que permitiu que o mesmo número de bilhete de identidade correspondesse a "17 votos, 20 votos, em regiões diferentes".

https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/presidente-da-georgia-denuncia-uso-de-sistema-russo-para-fraude-das-eleicoes_n1610958
Presidente da #Geórgia denuncia uso de sistema russo para fraude das eleições

Segundo Zourabichvili, a fraude envolveu nomeadamente o #votoeletrónico, utilizado pela primeira vez na Geórgia durante as eleições de sábado passado, que permitiu que o mesmo número de bilhete de identidade correspondesse a "17 votos, 20 votos, em regiões diferentes".

https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/presidente-da-georgia-denuncia-uso-de-sistema-russo-para-fraude-das-eleicoes_n1610958
[47°09′05″S, 126°43′05″W] Transponder still failing -- switching to analog communication
same as you i assume. i like making my own stuff.
Can you use IRC with ssl?
@cuaxolotl The reason I ask is that I maintain the Twtxt search engine and crawler service that basically does exactly this, so I'm curious what you're trying to solve by doing this yourself? Not that that's a bad idea. I just want to understand what you are trying to achieve. 🤗
@cuaxolotl The reason I ask is that I maintain the Twtxt search engine and crawler service that basically does exactly this, so I'm curious what you're trying to solve by doing this yourself? Not that that's a bad idea. I just want to understand what you are trying to achieve. 🤗
@cuaxolotl OK fine to be more specific. The problem I have with both religion and politics is they both often influence people or groups of people to either extremes.
@cuaxolotl OK fine to be more specific. The problem I have with both religion and politics is they both often influence people or groups of people to either extremes.
FoaF is just a way to crawl the network. I prefer this method because it frontloads the network traffic using a heuristic that covers most of the content i'm likely to be interested in anyway and allows for some level of discovery. Also graph traversal is fun.
@prologic both religion and politics encompass an extremely wide spectrum of ideas and behavior. we need to be specific in making a critique, otherwise it doesn't deepen our understanding of the world. though i agree that the status quo political and religious landscape is awful due to the historical context i'm talking about upthread.
@cuaxolotl I agree religion in and of itself is about as bad as politics in my view.
@cuaxolotl I agree religion in and of itself is about as bad as politics in my view.
@cuaxolotl This is largely by accident and not on purpose:

> Lately I’ve been browsing twtxt.net since they aggregate most of the known network
@cuaxolotl This is largely by accident and not on purpose:

> Lately I’ve been browsing twtxt.net since they aggregate most of the known network
@cuaxolotl what problem does building a social graph solve?
@cuaxolotl what problem does building a social graph solve?
@cuaxolotl Just talking about regular mentions here.
@cuaxolotl Just talking about regular mentions here.
i'm so glad i gave up christianity. i might be a little less glad when i get purged, but at least i won't be doing the purging. jesus of nazareth has some chill teachings, but the whole thing is poisoned by the actual history of the religion. genocide, book burnings, and ethnic cleansing are not exactly noble teachings.
due to the gemini-centric nature of my setup, I don't get webmentions. I just scrape the network and grep. maybe my aggregator will produce notifications at some point lol
@codebuzz I have some shell scripts that handle some of the log formatting details, but I mostly write my mesages by hand. Lately I've been browsing twtxt.net since they aggregate most of the known network. I have a couple of demo aggregators sitting around, but I'm in the middle of some infra rebuilds so a lot of my services are offline rn. They're both built on a simple social graph analysis that extracts urls for your direct follows the follows listed on each of those feeds (friend-of-a-friend replication). certain formatting operations are awkward with my setup, so I may write an app of some kind in the future. likely gemini-based, but I have a number of projects ahead of that one in the queue.
the bechdel test for an open source community is: two women in positions of formal authority discuss something, other than moderating a man's behavior
@Codebuzz how did you end up with a broken incomplete mention here? 🤔
@Codebuzz how did you end up with a broken incomplete mention here? 🤔
> Alternatively, if you prefer yarnd to pretty-print all twts nicely, even ones from simpler clients, that’s fine too and you don’t need to change anything. My 1/4 -> ¼ thing is nothing more than a minor irritation which probably isn’t worth overthinking.

Yeah I've closed the PR, I just wanted to write it up and see what we all thought. Much easier to talk to a concrete spec proposal sometimes. I realised as I was writing it too that it wasn't really going to achieve much in practise. I think we all agree 👍
> Alternatively, if you prefer yarnd to pretty-print all twts nicely, even ones from simpler clients, that’s fine too and you don’t need to change anything. My 1/4 -> ¼ thing is nothing more than a minor irritation which probably isn’t worth overthinking.

Yeah I've closed the PR, I just wanted to write it up and see what we all thought. Much easier to talk to a concrete spec proposal sometimes. I realised as I was writing it too that it wasn't really going to achieve much in practise. I think we all agree 👍
> What’s wrong with my original suggestion of doing the transformation before the text hits the twtxt.txt file? @prologic, I think it would achieve what you are trying to achieve with this content-type thing: if someone writes 1/4 on a yarnd instance or any other client that wants to do this, it would get transformed, and other clients simply wouldn’t do the transformation. Every client that supports displaying unicode characters, including Jenny, would then display ¼ as ¼.

So many clients do client-side transformation already, mostly in the form of -mentions. e.g: If I @falsifian mention you, that gets transformed into the full proper Twtxt mention syntax. We _could_ in theory transform other things too, but I see little value in doing so? 🤔 -- Also it's probably more a "Client" recommendation anyway at that point right?
> What’s wrong with my original suggestion of doing the transformation before the text hits the twtxt.txt file? @prologic, I think it would achieve what you are trying to achieve with this content-type thing: if someone writes 1/4 on a yarnd instance or any other client that wants to do this, it would get transformed, and other clients simply wouldn’t do the transformation. Every client that supports displaying unicode characters, including Jenny, would then display ¼ as ¼.

So many clients do client-side transformation already, mostly in the form of -mentions. e.g: If I @falsifian mention you, that gets transformed into the full proper Twtxt mention syntax. We _could_ in theory transform other things too, but I see little value in doing so? 🤔 -- Also it's probably more a "Client" recommendation anyway at that point right?
@falsifian Only that this rendering behavior comes from yarnd's Markdown parser library that is used:

> What has text/markdown got to do with this? I don’t think Markdown says anything about replacing 1/4 with ¼, or other similar transformations. It’s not needed, because ¼ is already a unicode character that can simply be directly inserted into the text file.
@falsifian Only that this rendering behavior comes from yarnd's Markdown parser library that is used:

> What has text/markdown got to do with this? I don’t think Markdown says anything about replacing 1/4 with ¼, or other similar transformations. It’s not needed, because ¼ is already a unicode character that can simply be directly inserted into the text file.
🧮 USERS:1 FEEDS:2 TWTS:1139 ARCHIVED:80175 CACHE:2521 FOLLOWERS:17 FOLLOWING:14
Closed
Closed
@david On it! 🤣
@david On it! 🤣
@david Bahahahahaha 🤣
@david Bahahahahaha 🤣
No apology necessary. I think it brings little to no value.
No apology necessary. I think it brings little to no value.
@david Juat buy it 🤣🧐
@david Juat buy it 🤣🧐
Hey, @ I know. Just wondering the kind of apps or software and how you all stay up to date in conversations. Is it through webmentions?