# 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 4637
# self = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://twtxt.net/user/https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt/twtxt.txt&offset=37
# next = https://watcher.sour.is?uri=https://twtxt.net/user/https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt/twtxt.txt&offset=137
Re (weekend plans) Or c) Figure out how Web Push works and build Web Push notifications into the twtxt.net web client instance. But this also depends on parsing mentions to be useful π€
Plan for the weekend: Build out more neat features for twtxt.net π Can't decide between a) @mention and #hashtag parsing and discovery or b) A JSON/HTTP API for a potential Mobile iOS App that _may_ be coming? Any ideas? π€
π ANN: New version of twtxt.net v0.0.7 is out! Highlights include a [Reply] feature for posts, a special @twtxt feed for internal events, improved UI/UX and loads of bug fixes! Enjoy and happy twt'ing π€
@hjertnes ((re std config for twtxt clients) Where you can export your "account" as a config.yaml and import it into other clients. You know in case you don't like twtxt.net specifically or you do and you just want to use multiple clients : )
@hjertnes (re std config for twtxt clients) Yes! This is very similar to twet (_which I contributed to a few bit recently, it's a nice CLI client_). I'm _thinking_ of doing this for twtxt.net whereby you can export your account...
@kt84 Hahaha π€£ Are you implying that twtxt.net is a VC funded company with millions of π΅ and we just happen to have hired some excellent marketing folks?! Hah! π #twtxt #humour
@kas (re checking your twtxt client) oh! This is similar to @tiktok ?
@hjertnes (re include URL of followers) Yes this is def a possibility. You could also follow the social feed @twtxt of any twtxt.net and watch for mentions of yourself π
@twtxt looks like you have. New follower here on twtxt πYou can follow the special feed @twtxt or check your new βFollowersβ in /settings π
@antonio Glad you like the [Reply] feature :)
@melyanna (re house cat) I have one! It prowls around and wrecks things! π Why do you want to be a house cat? π€£
@hjertnes Yes twtxt.net most certainly does. However there is a catch; since a "fetch" is not associated with any one user, it's impossible to say "who" follows your feed on an twtxt instance. Something to work out perhaps?
@longkey1 posted on Twitterβ’ Translation: "twtxt I like it very much, but it doesn't seem to be very popular. Too bad." -- Like everything new and shiny, its not always popular at first! Give it a go!
Next up is @mentions I think. And tag extraction from posts. Let's make discoverability even better! π
@lukem (re Reply feature) You're very welcome! Hopefully everyone will find it useful! cc @kt84 @lesley
π NEW: Out of frustration for myself, I added a tiny/teeny UI/UX change to the timeline view. You will now see a [Reply] link where it will conveniently fill out the text box at the top for you with @<nick> and automatically focus you there ready to type. Enjoy! π€
@Felix (re UA strings) Hah! Yeah I built a feature into twtxt such that the backend automatically picks these up and posts to a special feed @twtxt and updates your account's "Followers". Its quite neat :) Also hi @kas π
π π± π It's very humbling to see that somehow I (_the developer of_) and twtxt.net have somehow hit the #1 spot on Github Trending Developers. 
@migandhi (re Trending) Oh my! π± I'm a trending Developer on Github π―
π± Is Twitter now effectively a "closed system" 
@migandhi Hi! π Welcome to twtxt.net π€ -- Can I ask; Where did you see it trending? π
@hellson Hi! π Welcome to twtxt.net π€ -- Its short-form posts, decentralised, very simple, no tracking, no advertising; bit like Twitterβ’ but not π
@von (re Slingcode) I don't get it π€ Can you explain it like I'm 5? π
@Dad Hey! π Glad to have you onboard! I would encourage you to bring across some of your acquittances you talk to on other forums here and start having short-form conversations π
@kt84 What?! You were expecting another software update already? π± Its coming! Hopefully with a new UI/UX update! But bare in mind there are silent updates made every few hours -- e.g: the spacing between posts on Desktop has been fixed already! π
@antonio (re Brisbane) Yeah we're going okay in this little part of the world Australia/Brisbane! Things are going back to normal now and settling back down. What part of the world are you from?
@Felix (re Social Media Subscriptions) Yeah I agree! I was mostly commenting on the astonishment of advertising models π I plan to do something similar to Micro.blog with twtxt.net like paid hosted instances. π
π· So apparently doctors in Australia are sending anyone that have typical and obvious common cold or flu like symptoms To get COVID-19 tested! π³ Naturally this is overwhelming local testing laboratories from actually testing things that are far more critical! π€·ββοΈ
Re (Twitter considering subscription): Who would have _thought_ that "Social Media" backed by advertising business models where users are in fact their product would ultimately start to fail?! π± Get on the twtxt.net band-wagonn! π€
π NEW: With the latest software update to twtxt.net you will now see in /settings your "Followers". Amazingly I have 11 followers already, some of which are external to here! π
@lukem Oh! π€£ I see! What TZ are you in?
@notizblog Hello there! Glad to have you in our growing twtxt community π€
@lukem Happy Friday to you too! (_although it's still Thursday evening for me π€£_) π_
@kt84 You're welcome ! π LMK if you have any great ideas for improvements to existing features or new features π
@antonio (re Replace Twitter): Now that would be quite funny now wouldn't it? π€£ I don't expect it to at all, but you never know with these organic, decentralised things (_oh wait that's what the Internet and Web was suppose to be in the first place! π_)_
And it works! Yay (Followers feature): > FOLLOW: @prologic from @Felix using txtnish/0.2
Re (new Followers feature): In addition your "Followers" list on your /settings are also updated as new potential followers are detected. π€ Happy twt'ing!
π NEW: New feature to improve discoverability. Basically the server now tracks new potential followers by parsing the twtxt User-Agent (_if valid_) and posts this on a special feed twtxt (_which you can follow_)...
Today in my twtxt.net feed; Twitter nukes 70,000 accounts related to QAnon π Microsoft shuts down a service I never heard of! π And Coronavirus cases tops ~15M worldwide π’ Oh my what a day! Happy twt'ing π€~
Bit quiet in twtxt today π€
π New: Improved the About page and added a Help page to start documenting how to use twtxt and https://twtxt.net/ for new users that are unfamiliar. Please provide feedback!
@dai Hi! π You're welcome! Welcome to this instance of twtxt.net too! π€ Are you planning on running your own instance too?
@felixplesoianu just posted recently about twtxt in general, and I _hope_ I had something to with it! πββοΈ
@freemor lighthttpd is also quite good actually :) Used to use it for the longest time!
For more information on twtxt.net's privacy see the /privacy policy. Promise is very terse and void of legal jargon!
Some questions you may have on twtxt.net; Q: Will this always be free? Yes. Q: Will there ever be advertising or tracking? No! Q: What personal information is collected about me? Almost none, besides you email for password resets (_which is optional_).
@flavienbwk Hi! π Welcome to twtxt.net π Glad you like it so far :) I'm working on this everyday! I'm also trying to encourage the wider community to grow out instances of twtxt and posted about it on Hacker News
Going to add a /feeds view here soon (_tonight hopefully; AEST tz_) where I will immediate make all the feeds available at https://feeds.twtxt.net available to be followed by new users.
@hjertnes (re post length): Ahh yes that makes sense in your case. But I _think_ it makes sense to limit the length of posts anyway; you end up with all kinds of problems if you leave it open ended.
@lukem (re crowded) Haha π€£ Yeah I've _thought_ about limited the no. of users that a twtxt instance (_like this one_) is allowed to have (_configurable by the operator_). What od you think? π€
ANN: No. Everything is not gone. I just fixed a very important cache bug and deleted the cache. _Everything will reappear in a few mins at the next feed/cache update (_which runs every 5mins_)._
(re Discovering new twtxt users): Some ideas: 1) A new dedicated view/page 2) A "special" internal/builtin feed you can follow 3) Inject discovered users directly into the /discover view 4) Something else?
ANN: twtxt now has a configurable MaxTweetlength and is by default now 288. Thank you π
Hmmm π€ I think the MaxTweetLength should be configurable here and I should increase it from 144 to say 288?
@hjertnes @kas (re mentions): Yes if other users are nice and disclose their identity in their client(s) you can see who/what fetches...
@dc (re discoverability) ... build out a builtin registry for easy @user mention searching as well as recording which clients hit your twtxt
@dc Basically you follow their URL on your own twtxt instance and vice versa. The _problem_ is one of discoverability which I plan to...
@dc Hi! π Welcome! to https://twtxt.net π€ -- a) Yes this will remain this simple. b) Yes you can communicate with someone on another twtxt
As of today, twtxt.net supports Cat pictures! π 
π€ Iβm very happy with twtxt.net π
@Dad I hope that's you there :D π Can't be acoincidencee that I just spoke to you on the phone snd shared twtxt.net with you π
I need to add a delete account feature so that I can reset and start over fresh foods that are actually correct.
My own account is not full of rubbish that her and bad foods that donβt work !
Testing from Mobile on iOS π
Hello @lukem π Welcome!