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Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by stronglikedan » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 8:18 PM UTC

mtillman wrote: post #24

jancsika wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In other words, it's a real social network.

I feel like https://github.com/buckket/twtxt didn't get enough love when it was released. Registry hosting doesn't seem to be any harder than DNS.

> harder than DNS

Oh, so extremely hard then.

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by throwaway81523 » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 8:43 PM UTC

It sounds more like a blog than a network, I think. From way back:

http://ahungry.com/blog/2013-04-01-blogging-with-org-mode.ht...

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by kyykky » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 8:48 PM UTC

BrouteMinou wrote: post #5

What does it solve compared to a normal plain HTML blog?

There seems to be a function to generate a feed based on the posts of the people you are following.

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by jraph » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:16 PM UTC

If this takes off and becomes mainstream, will you show some inclusiveness towards poor people like me who will dare editing their org social files with an editor like Kate?

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by jayde2767 » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:27 PM UTC

In the end, Streaming Services have proven to be nothing more than advertising platforms scattered with brief moments of content. The ads outweigh the content making it less cost effective than going back to Cable, which is still terrible also. Hence the need to pirate and control what content you see.

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by t_mann » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:30 PM UTC

Sounds a bit like the idea that Bluesky started out with. I don't really get why specifically org mode though, sounds like you could be doing the same thing with a simple Markdown file. And while you're at it, why not just use HTML and read your friends' blogs in the browser?

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by scubbo » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:40 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #30

Finally a social network that only true nerdy people will ever join, I might just finally pick up emacs again.

What about Mastodon?

(I'm, like, 80% joking)

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by tocs3 » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:42 PM UTC

t_mann wrote: post #36

Sounds a bit like the idea that Bluesky started out with. I don't really get why specifically org mode though, sounds like you could be doing the same thing with a simple Markdown file. And while you're at it, why not just use HTML and read your friends' blogs in the browser?

I think you can use whatever. The markdown is very org mode like.

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by metalliqaz » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:43 PM UTC

t_mann wrote: post #36

Sounds a bit like the idea that Bluesky started out with. I don't really get why specifically org mode though, sounds like you could be doing the same thing with a simple Markdown file. And while you're at it, why not just use HTML and read your friends' blogs in the browser?

Because that would require leaving emacs, I guess.

Just a guess. I'm a Vim user so unlike emacs users I do know how to shower but like emacs users I can't manage to carry a conversation with someone in person. We only think partly alike.

Re: Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on Org Mode

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 9:43 PM UTC

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