# 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:
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#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 1824
# self = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://twtxt.net/user/bender/twtxt.txt&offset=24
# next = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://twtxt.net/user/bender/twtxt.txt&offset=124
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@prologic I didn’t have the patience to read it. It’s just too much.
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@mckinley saw the name with a gtk in it, and my neck hairs went up. Took a look at the website, and already became uninterested. Looked at the screenshots, and closed the browser right away, clearing cache, and cookies. 😂
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@movq this is the link for those of us not willing to torture ourselves with a regressed protocol. 😂
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See:


# url = https://om.gay/text/twtxt.txt
# url = gemini://oh.mg/twtxt.txt
# url = gopher://oh.mg/0/twtxt.txt
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They are same accounts on completely different domains.
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@darch start muting/blocking, my friend. 🤣
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@abucci yes, what you describe has been around for ages on that site/platform. Metafilter is old! That was mostly behind my question. I used to have an account (probably still do), but I have not been around there in years.
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@jlj every service that you used to host, but Yarn, is pretty much gone (410). Are they really?
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@abucci what changed that made you join?
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@prologic is there a spec for it? If so, what do the spec says? What if someone wants to use ../img/avatar.png, are you going to support it too?
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@eaplmx I use iOS and macOS. Both come with very good vanilla apps (calendar, mail, web browser, messaging, notes, etc.).
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@prologic I feel the same for software subscriptions. It was cute when there was one; now everyone wants you to subscribe to use their app. Slowly falling back to vanilla apps for everything.
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@support LOL.
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@prologic what’s next, get rid of CSS? 😂 Do you de-badge your cars (remove all lettering from them)? Though one might engage in monologues, sometimes it is worth to know one isn’t talking to the void.

Are you paying for micro.blog? If so, why?
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@abucci run yarnd -help (or two dashes, I forgot). There is an option to set the fetch interval.
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@prologic it shows as @darch@neotxt. That’s wrong.
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@prologic make sure to save the information on that “throwaway” email, as you will need it in the future. You could have created an outlook.com account, it is free.

I get it you are ranting, and complaining about the way Microsoft has mismanaged the game, but creating a random, used-for-the-game-only email is trivial. There was no need for your 1, 2, and 3 steps, if you, indeed, went through all of that. 🤣
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@carsten it should be https://nrw.social/@cblte.
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@prologic you didn’t buy into it, but your twt seems to be encouraging people to watch it. 😉
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@prologic @abucci has given outstanding replies, mine is much, much, sorter: I prefer 140-500 characters reads (many are fine, as long as each remain that short). Ain’t nobody got time to watch some guy with an annoying voice ramble! 😂
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@prologic setting the "Start Page” to “Discover” does nothing. It is not working.
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@justamoment no analytics here.
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@abucci they exist, but they are mostly blocked/de-federated. And when new ones pop, they are swiftly taken care of.
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@prologic LOL. Better is to replace the switch with a smart-home compliant one.
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@prologic enjoy it! (sooo jely here!). What model and brand is that desk? Is it stand up desk, that does lowers too? Asking because I am on the market for one. 😊
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@darch that is an UX nightmare, specially on mobile.
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@darch no, Bender is Bender, and Justamoment is just Justamoment. We are not the same entity.
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@prologic it is 00:03, 25 December. About to go to sleep. 😂 Merry Christmas!
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@prologic they are sci-fi movies, not real life. 😂
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Maybe something like this: https://github.com/FiloSottile/passage
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@lyse those look yummy, and I am bookmarking the recipe for trying it in the future. Thanks!
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@prologic I don’t see the OP ever interacting with anyone. I could also say “email was fun while it lasted. Thanks for all the good memories.” 😂😂😂
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@tkanos duh! Didn’t occurred to me that it was gingerbread what he was baking. I am such a dummy.
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@lyse is baking! 😍 What is it? Gingerbread cookies? Share a pic of the results, no matter how they come out, please! 😊
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The entire transcript (with relevant annotations) is now available.
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@prologic it is over now, but it was a very good speech. When a transcription is ready, I will link it.
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Front-line soldiers of Ukraine asked to him bring their battle flag to the US Congress, says President Zelenskyy. "Let this flag stay with you. This flag is a symbol of our victory."
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Zelensky: "Our two nations are allies in this battle, and next year will be a turning point. The point when Ukrainian courage and American resolve must guarantee the future of our common freedom, the freedom of people who stand for their values."
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"This struggle will determine in what world our children and grandchildren will live," says President Zelenskyy.
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"Christmas in Ukraine may be celebrated by candlelight because of lack of electricity, says President Zelenskyy."
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"Your money is not charity" but an investment in global security, President Zelenskyy tells the US Congress. "You can speed up our victory.”
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@ocdtrekkie oi, you mentioned the “F” (federation) word. Enough for @prologic not to even touch it. :-P
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@prologic no, they will still keep the open source free, and will continue the development of it. From your point of view, nothing, absolutely nothing has changed, and there are zero reasons for switching.
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I knew that being a fucking cursing Aussie would one day come to bite you, @prologic! 🤣
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@prologic wow, such a nice setup! Some say the Studio Display is overpriced, but once you have seeing one, and used it a little, you will find the price fitting. Congratulations!
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@abucci this is also being done by news networks, and some major companies. The Fedi is certainly experiencing a boom like no other. Mastodon is clearly the winner, but other Fedi servers are also getting noticed, and used, more.
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@movq I have always open them at the base, the point they attach to the tree.
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@prologic well, https://pixelfed.social/users/win0err.atom
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@prologic it doesn’t 404 for me.
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@thecanine see: https://mastodon.tonywebster.com/@tony/109537085935068143
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@axodys interesting enough, it doesn’t list Youtube (major), nor Tumblr (minor). Of course, twtxt isn’t on the list neither, but I doubt Melon Husk knows what it is.
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@prologic it is reference to this. 😊
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@lyse you are, they tried but it wouldn’t work out. It was something set to fail from the start. 😂
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I heard Elizabeth Yarn was seeing with John Mastodon two days ago. I wonder what those two are up to.
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@prologic I wasn’t clear, sorry. I was referring to Axodys’ twt, and the Twitter debacle in general. It was the spawning pods mention that drove my comment, because it reminded me of what’s happening right now.

I believe that each community has its niche, so I agree with your assertion.
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@prologic the Fediverse is the winner on this one. It has truly become rich with lots of people moving in—mostly to Mastodon, but to other places too. Even governments are setting up instances.
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@axodys which static generator are you using on your Axodys blog? I like the templates you are using!
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@abucci I used to manage an organisation within Google for Domains (now Google Workspace). DKIM and SPF records were added automatically to the domains, the issue you are describing never was for me. You can always delete the synthetic records that Google creates, and add everything manually.
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@lyse meanwhile here I am, wishing temperatures would drop, at least, to 15ºC. It is a lovely click, and I super envy your snow! Let me be exhausted, please! 😅
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@abucci lucky you that can escape doing business with Amazon. Around 70% of my shoppings (wants and needs) goes to Amazon.
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@saltyim I just learned that GoToSocial got a grant from NLNet. Maybe instead off applying for Salty, apply for Yarn?
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@prologic that's utterly, and absolutely, and irremediably bonkers. And I love it!
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@movq most gift children want here are hard to find. So, the earlier you hunt for them, the better chances you have to find them. That, and the thought of “let’s get it over with”, makes people buy them earlier. 😂
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@movq not torture! That's the Australian way to toughen children spirit, and encourage strength of mind. 😂 I, for one, welcome our Australian overlords (and overladies)!
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@abucci right, how Mastodon does it, because how it is architected, is problematic. I don’t think ActivityPub was meant, and made, to scale to the thousand/millions of followers either.
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@prologic the solution, of course, is to have many servers, each with less users. Anything that grows too big is bound to either have problems, or become too expensive to maintain, or both. So, servers need to be architected to be light weight, and relatively simple to operate.
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@prologic what are you referring to? Context, like content, is king. 😊
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@me you are lucky you can get off easy with just "give me $10"! In the US $10 does nothing. You need to give, at least, $50. 😂
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@adi if you have monies, of course!
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@adi I know, I am pointing out you can get a cheaper domain!
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@adi mkws.in (and others) is available for $12.
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@prologic oh boy, yes. Anyway, yup. Right. 😂
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@abucci

> I don’t want to see AI-generated text anymore, that ship has sailed.

Oh boy, you are in for a rude awakening! This is just getting started. 😬
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@apptester OK. Lets see if I can prove something with this.
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@prologic but why? What about "This is my first, rather experimental, post." is so enticing, that "quite a few folks" have to immediately follow feeds? 🤯
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And—for all we know—it was the OP first, and last post. Yet, here we are. 🤣
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@kt84 wishing you a quick, and permanent, recovery! 🙏🏻❤️🌹
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@prologic thank you. Let’s see how it goes. I am just trying to make the other issue come afloat.
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@prologic who is the one having problems? 😂
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@prologic they do have access to the web server logs.
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@iolfree she never did. She simply crossposted from Mastodon, or elsewhere. Never, ever, participated on a twt conversation.
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@mckinley .emit eht lla siht ekil etirw ot desu icniVaD odranoeL ,seY
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I see you are, so far, failing. 😂
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@justamoment I don’t see a reason for the “click here”. Specially when more and more people are in mobile today (tapping, not clicking). Instinctively people will click, or tap. Perhaps replacing “Click here to refresh” with “Refresh now” would be a better UX.
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I have been mentioned before, in more than one occasion, yet:

Zero mentions
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@prologic did something break? 😅
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Did you buy credits? Remember you get limited ones for free.
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@justamoment center the label, and leave “2 new posts ♻️” (of course, different icon).
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@eaplmx does he runs on dirt? If not, and runs on cemented/tiled floor, he needs some nail trimming pronto! 😬

Cute, though. 🥰
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> (by the way Jesus is born end of September beginning of October)

Jesus was never born. It is a myth.
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@tkanos

> Why have not told the truth since the beginning ??

Because the truth wasn't known.
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@mckinley "the National Review is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs." — Going to leave this here, without further comments.
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@darch yes, it is.

While on your site, the banner that top about some blog, is covering the site logo, and controls (login, etc.), on mobile.
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@tkanos, you wrote *"I still believe that debating is the most peaceful way to deal with disagreement"*. At which point do you stop debating? If you were debating with Nazi Germany, at which point you stop, and take action? Don't be naïve. You can't reason—and, thus, nor debate—with most people believing, and spreading, misinformation. As @abucci wrote, I don't know the answer. Now endlessly "debating", and otherwise doing nothing, ain't.
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@abucci good, and comprehensive reply, thank you!

> I don’t know what the answer is, but we can’t be naive and think that just by “debating” we are going to stop people from spreading bad ideas.

Indeed! It comes to mind the popular saying, "How do you deal with nazis? — You punch them in the face."
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@prologic and people, just people spreading things they believe to be right, but aren't. "Brainwashed" people. Idiots, and the like. People with their own backward, erroneous, beliefs (white race is superior, jewish genocide didn't happen, and the like). Moderation (and yes, that includes banning), and what Twitter is disassembling now, is required.
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@prologic football, yes. The US beat Iran 1-0, eliminating them, and staying in the run.
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The slight horizontal scrolling whilst on mobile is pretty annoying.
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@prologic you wrote _“discussing ideas openly and transparently on their merits should not get you banned”_. That is not what is happening. It is baseless misinformation with the intent to harm, confuse, and create chaos. It is subversion. It is ignoramus behaviour._
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@eaplmx you should get the time zone automatically. The next screen is royally, and utterly, confusing. My two pence.