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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

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Reminds me of org-social ( https://github.com/tanrax/org-social ) > Notes are limited to 280 characters. The constraint keeps them quick to write and read, making room for one thought at a time. No thanks.

Hi, I'm sorry you don't like the limitation :( this is for short thoughts you want to share, not really huge conversations, there are better places for that IMO.

Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS

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I really like this approach. I wonder if it needs such complexity for the rendering. Could you have built this as a SSG template?

Hi, thanks! There is a lot of nuance on the rendered pages, I figured server-side React was the best choice - plus it's a technology I'm comfortable with and might also encourage contributions.

Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS

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I really like this approach. I wonder if it needs such complexity for the rendering. Could you have built this as a SSG template?

Hi, thanks! There is a lot of nuance on the rendered pages, I figured server-side React was the best choice - plus it's a technology I'm comfortable with and might also encourage contributions.

Would you be okay if I directed Claude to leverage your design and build a very simple Hugo template against it for my own personal use?

Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, thanks! There is a lot of nuance on the rendered pages, I figured server-side React was the best choice - plus it's a technology I'm comfortable with and might also encourage contributions.

Would you be okay if I directed Claude to leverage your design and build a very simple Hugo template against it for my own personal use?

Why not, try it :)

Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS

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The 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 with pagination as per X 1/3.

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