Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
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Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#22Yes! I've always said twitter was better before images/multimedia!
https://web.archive.org/web/20070123220857/http://twitter.co...
For those that never had an opportunity to see it.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#23I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.
Thank you!
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#24I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.
Agreed. A documented data export or stable feed would complement the minimal UI well: it would let a quiet service stay intentionally simple without making a user's archive feel trapped.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#25The 280 char limit seems arbitrary, given you cant even keep the about page within that limit: https://textlog.cc/about If you are going to limit it to short posts, maybe the length of a short post is the length to limit it to, rather than emulating the 2xSMS of every twitter clone? Other than that, it looks really clean and neat - I just dont think being 280 chars adds anything other than resulting in people posting…
I like the idea of a shorter character limit as it nudges users to a specific mode of interaction: short thoughts/updates and not long-winded soliloquies. It's signalling that interaction with this platform doesn't demand much of your time or attention. I don't know what the about page has to do with it, but you have to draw the line somewhere.
That said, I'm not a social media user besides HN I guess.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#26I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.
Agreed. A documented data export or stable feed would complement the minimal UI well: it would let a quiet service stay intentionally simple without making a user's archive feel trapped.
Impressed they already had a download! https://textlog.cc/account/edit
Download your data
Export your account, notes, connections, and activity as a JSON file.
btw you can write comments yourself Natalia! In fact that’ll keep ya compliant, we’re human-to-human here
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#27I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.
Agreed. A documented data export or stable feed would complement the minimal UI well: it would let a quiet service stay intentionally simple without making a user's archive feel trapped.
Already there[0], and also an API[1] to build things on top! And it's all open-source[2], so if we miss something we can add it.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#28I'm a certified dark mode hater, so in that light, that's a no-go for me: there seems to be no way to change the theme.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#29I'm a certified dark mode hater, so in that light, that's a no-go for me: there seems to be no way to change the theme.
It picks up your system theme, so you can't be dark mode hater since you're already using it for your OS :P i didn't want to complicate it with user settings yet, but it can be added if there is demand.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#30I'm a certified dark mode hater, so in that light, that's a no-go for me: there seems to be no way to change the theme.
It picks up your system theme, so you can't be dark mode hater since you're already using it for your OS :P i didn't want to complicate it with user settings yet, but it can be added if there is demand.
Maybe OP customized the system “dark theme” to be extra light.