An interesting episode about naming stuff, and some implications of the "Trademarks"

https://radioambulante.org/en/translation/who-owns-the-taqueria-translation

For anyone following the proposals to improve replies and threads in twtxt, the voting period has started and will be open for a week. https://eapl.me/rfc0001/

Please share the link with the twtxt community, and leave your vote on your preferred proposals, which will be used to gauge the perceived benefits.

Also, the conversation is open to discuss implementation concerns or anything aimed at making twtxt better.

What has been the hardest bug you got to fix? https://hackerweb.app/#/item/43461618

Wow, phishing is just around the corner 👀

A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List https://www.troyhunt.com/a-sneaky-phish-just-grabbed-my-mailchimp-mailing-list/

I always find the 'Adven of code' challenges difficult to follow. i18n-puzzles.com has been a blast, but I don't like having to think about puzzles on weekends. Like with exercise, doing it every day without rest doesn't sound healthy.

I'd rater have a weekly challenge, at most three.

Hi! For anyone following the Request for Comments on an improved syntax for replies and threads, I've made a comparative spreadsheet with the 4 proposals so far. It shows a syntax example, and top pros and cons I've found: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KOUqJ2rNl_jZ4KBVTsR-4QmG1zAdKNo7QXJS1uogQVo/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Feel free to propose another collaborative platform (for those without a G account), and also share your comments and analysis in the spreadsheet or in Gitea.

Wow, this is a nice way to practice internationalization for our systems https://i18n-puzzles.com

Hi everyone, I've drafted a Request for Comments (RFC) to improve how threads work in twtxt: https://git.mills.io/yarnsocial/twtxt.dev/issues/18

I’d love your feedback! Please share your thoughts on anything that could be better explained, check if the proposed dates work for everyone, and I invite you to join the discussion...

Hey everyone!

About the idea of improving the "thread" extension, what if we set aside March 2025 to gather proposals and thoughts from everyone? We could then vote on them at the end of the month to see if the change and migration are worth it.

The voting could include client maintainers (and maybe even users too). That way, we get a good mix of perspectives before taking a decision in a decent timelapse.

What do you think? If this sounds good, we can start agreeing on this. Let me know your thoughts!

Testing out this image upload feature...

!<alice https://example.com/twtxt.txt> U2FsdGVkX187WpPAJXCusqEoTb3/tD62xN+TxudcTsPI+LqOJLPkl9aNE9MLg8lYRLfd9mSE33N6JeA0okLJ6Q==

!<alice https://alice.example.com/twtxt.txt> JmgrTxTqbGBtzGFh30wL0cozfVOZiFSTuZ5c+k+5t9TtGkw4foOA80V2che2f3pXPVzBEZsuXg7y+7G5fD/5Qw==

Something interesting to think about for twtxt, the microblogging for hackers and friends...

The biggest challenge of ActivityPub is that it's too technical to easily explain to regular people. Nobody is interested in a jargon-laden diatribe about servers and federation. When simple questions have overly complex answers, people tend to switch off. https://activitypub.ghost.org/your-thoughts-on-onboarding/

You have a microwave oven at home, right?

You can type 3 and 0 for 30 seconds, 100 for a minute (shown as 1:00), or 200 for two minutes (2:00).

What would happen if you type 777 and Start? A) Nothing B) Self-destruction C) Will run for 7 minutes and 77 seconds (boring!)

What about 7777 ?

Linear feeds are a dark pattern - A proposal for Mastodon https://tilde.town/~dzwdz/blog/feeds.html

I've polished the CSS style a bit, you can try it here: https://eapl.me/treed/

Hehe, this is amazing:

If OpenSSL were a GUI

Hey, I like this simple Web game: https://wordswithrobots.isotropic.us

2 players Codenames vs (or along) gpt-4o-mini

If you want a problem solved, you give it to someone as a project. If you don’t want a problem to be solved, you give it to someone as a job

Why you shouldn't build your career around existential risk https://guzey.com/existential-risk/

An inspiring book on making a life around IT security

Troy Hunt: "Pwned", The Book, Is Now Available for Free https://www.troyhunt.com/pwned-the-book-is-now-available-for-free/

I'll be using another URL for this twtxt.

The older one will redirect to the new for a while (I'm not sure what would happen if you follow both URLs, I assume it's better to add the new one and remove the older)

Please update your following list to https://eapl.me/tw.txt !

@anth hehe, cool!

I'm changing mine to tw.txt -> https://eapl.me/tw.txt And the older twtxt.txt will be redirecting for a while

I've been thinking of a few improvements for the next generation of twtxt spec, let me know if these are useful or interesting :) https://text.eapl.mx/a-few-ideas-for-a-next-twtxt-version