Yes! I've always said twitter was better before images/multimedia!
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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
#12The 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…
It needs to be short - there is already a limit that worked well - why bikeshed it more?
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#13The 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…
It needs to be short - there is already a limit that worked well - why bikeshed it more?
I think this is the opposite of bikeshedding, it's literally a core feature and constraint.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#14The 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…
It needs to be short - there is already a limit that worked well - why bikeshed it more?
A limit that worked well for who?
Almost every twitter/x post submitted to HN has people labelling their posts as "X of Y" threads, using images as text, or using pro account posts.
You can see it yourself: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com Ive just looked at 30 and each of them exceed 280 chars by far.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#15I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.
Claude ui
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
It needs to be short - there is already a limit that worked well - why bikeshed it more?
A limit that worked well for who? Almost every twitter/x post submitted to HN has people labelling their posts as "X of Y" threads, using images as text, or using pro account posts. You can see it yourself: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com Ive just looked at 30 and each of them exceed 280 chars by far.
It works well for microbloggers.
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#17i'm experiencing a weird scenario. all time is asking me for a magic link :( I click on that link and again the same screen, ask for a magic link (said the old one expired). It may be our mimecast blocking something?
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#18i'm experiencing a weird scenario. all time is asking me for a magic link :( I click on that link and again the same screen, ask for a magic link (said the old one expired). It may be our mimecast blocking something?
Uhm maybe your client visits the magic link eagerly and when you visit it manually it's already been used?
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#19i'm experiencing a weird scenario. all time is asking me for a magic link :( I click on that link and again the same screen, ask for a magic link (said the old one expired). It may be our mimecast blocking something?
Uhm maybe your client visits the magic link eagerly and when you visit it manually it's already been used?
i worked with my gmail but not corporate. mimecast does something wrong
Re: Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
A limit that worked well for who? Almost every twitter/x post submitted to HN has people labelling their posts as "X of Y" threads, using images as text, or using pro account posts. You can see it yourself: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=twitter.com Ive just looked at 30 and each of them exceed 280 chars by far.
It works well for microbloggers.
But clearly not the microbloggers on twitter/x, Bluesky, etc, who use the patterns I mentioned.