🏗 Full-Stack developer in maritime engineering company (Mainly Python)
✍ Writer ("Building SPAs with Django and HTML Over the Wire" and "Don Clojure de la Mancha")
🐧 Creator of Django LiveView, Maza ad blocking and so on
🐍 Old Python Valencia organizer
👨🏫 Teacher
🟣 Emacs addicted
🐱 Cat food opening
@aelaraji@aelaraji.com I love them! Now I want to be emperor of the universe :P
I decided to use Imagor to optimise and transform the images into a stream. I am very happy with the results!
It is written in Go and is easy to run in Docker.
https://github.com/cshum/imagor
#selfhost
@prologic@twtxt.net
I think it is mature enough now: https://isah-twtxt.andros.dev
If anyone is interested in transforming an RSS feed to twtxt using n8n, send me a DM 😜
@bender@twtxt.net The DM specification has been updated from time to time in response to advice from the community. For me, It is a successful!
The adoption is another topic 😂
(I am working on my side)
I open a discussion thread: why didn’t the registers work? Will they work later?
#twtxt
Exciting new for Python 3.14!
t-string, not to be confused with f-string, to avoid malicious code and make life easier for web developers.
https://davepeck.org/2025/04/11/pythons-new-t-strings/
#python
@prologic@twtxt.net I won’t give you the link for the moment because I want to check how well it works! 😋
@prologic@twtxt.net Today I learned something new 😁
dm-only.txt feeds. 😂
@prologic@twtxt.net Thanks @prologic@twtxt.net !
This code displays the last 10 lines of a twtxt feed without a full dowload.
FEED_URL="https://twtxt.net/user/prologic/twtxt.txt"
MAX_RANGE=$(curl -sI $FEED_URL | grep -i 'content-length' | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '\r')
MIN_RANGE=$((MAX_RANGE - 5000))
curl -s --range "$MIN_RANGE-$MAX_RANGE" "$FEED_URL" | grep -v -e '^#' -e '^$' | head -n 10
My self-response!
Fantastic game! Find 5 dates by looking at 5 photos.
https://whichyr.com/
Proposal: Change the order of twts in the feeds
https://git.mills.io/yarnsocial/twtxt.dev/issues/26
I drop the bomb and leave! 💣 🏃➡️
#twtxt
@bender@twtxt.net I use it. It’s not the feature I use the most in the fediverse, but I communicate this way with several friends. For example, it’s the main way I talk to the original creator of the twtxt-el repository, the way people greet me for the first time or the way they notify me of some bugs in the software I maintain. I can even tell you that it’s the main way I talk to some maintainers of the Emacs community. If there are any of you reading my words, speak up!
Why not have the same? There are things I want to say to @prologic@twtxt.net in private, why should I have to send him an email or private IRC? Or an public twt.
Of course, here’s a topic we’ve already talked about: what is twtxt for you? For me it will always be a social network, in microblogging format, but an asynchronous way of communicating. And having a tool to control visibility is basic 😄
I look forward to hearing from you @eapl.me@eapl.me !
dm-only.txt feeds. 😂
After reading you, @eapl.me@eapl.me, I’ll tell you my point of view.
In my opinion, a feed does not have to be equivalent to a timeline. A timeline is a representation of the feed adapted to a user. You may not be interested in seeing other people’s threads or DMs. But perhaps they are interested in seeing mentions or DMs directed at them. It is important not to fall into the trap. With that clarification…
I insist, this is my point of view, it is not an absolute truth: I don’t think extensions should be respectful of customers who are no longer maintained.
We cannot have a system that is simple, backwards compatible and extensible all at the same time. We have to give up some of the 3 points. I would not like to give up simplicity because it will then make it harder to maintain the customers who do stay. Therefore, I think it is better to give up backwards compatibility and play with new formulas in the extensions. I don’t think it’s a good idea to make a hash keep so much load: a hashtag, a thread and also a DM.
si4er3q. See https://twtxt.dev/exts/twt-hash.html, a timezone offset of +00:00 or -00:00 must be replaced by Z.
@movq@www.uninformativ.de @aelaraji@aelaraji.com Yes @david@collantes.us It would be good for me, or new developers, if the documentation were agnostic. And if possible with many example cases. I’m fine-tuning the code as you inform me of bugs, trial and error. It’s a lesson to be learned for the future.
@prologic@twtxt.net Sorry! I have fixed a bug and I edited the feed 🫠
@david@collantes.us If I run
printf '%s\n%s\n%s' 'https://aelaraji.com/twtxt.txt' '2025-04-16T22:49:11+00:00' "Am I tripping or `rsync` is actually THIS effing faster than `scp`!!? 🫨" | b2sum -l 256 | awk '{ print $1 }' | xxd -r -p | base32 | tr -d '=' | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z' | tail -c 8
I have xqfsv6a. It is raw text
But… If I change de date to 2025-04-16T22:49:11Z I have si4er3q.
@prologic@twtxt.net @bender@twtxt.net
What is the hash of the last message from?: https://aelaraji.com/twtxt.txt
dm-only.txt feeds. 😂
@bender@twtxt.net For example:
If you can see this twt in any feed…
xxxx-xx-xxTxx:xx:xxZ !<bender https://twtxt.net/user/bender/twtxt.txt> U2FsdGVkX1+QmwBNmk9Yu9jvazVRFPS2TGJRGle/BDDzFult6zCtxNhJrV0g+sx0EIKbjL2a9QpCT5C0Z2qWvw==
It is for you. Any other possibility must be ignore (hidden in your timeline).
If your client doesn’t have the posibility to decrypt the twt, hide all direct message. It is all :)
dm-only.txt feeds. 😂
@bender@twtxt.net @aelaraji@aelaraji.com The client should ignore twts if it’s not compatible or not addressed to me. it’s a simple regex to add! It’s similar to Twt Hash Extension, should they be in another file? They are child messages, not flat twt. Not of course!
@prologic@twtxt.net @aelaraji@aelaraji.com It depends! If you are working with rsync and scp with the same protocol… I want to know! 😁
@aelaraji@aelaraji.com What protocol do you use?
New version release of twtxt-el!
I am currently fixing an important bug that break the timeline in some cases and I am working around direct messages.
It’s ready 🥳! https://dm-echo.andros.dev/
An example: https://dm-echo.andros.dev/generate/?url=https://twtxt.andros.dev/
#twtxt
@aelaraji@aelaraji.com Congratulations!!! Happy birtwt! 🥳
@prologic@twtxt.net @bender@twtxt.net @eapl.me@eapl.me I think opening another file is a bad idea because it adds complexity to the clients, breaks the single feed and I think keeping legacy clients will be more complex to add new features in the future. A modern approach is important.
I’ll be honest, I’m a bit tired of the fight around the direct message. Perhaps, we can remove it as an extension and use the alternative @prologic@twtxt.net . My suggestion apparently doesn’t like to the community. I have no problem with remove it.
@prologic@twtxt.net I don’t understand. I checked the feed, the twtxt file, and there are no duplicate links. I will follow the next articles 👁️👁️. Thank you!
I left XMPP because I found no interactions. Long live IRC!
@eapl.me@eapl.me When it is up and running, I promise to add it to the specification. I will also include some corrections.
The nature of twtxt does not allow us to selectively hide clients. It’s a problem not with DM, but with any extension.
@prologic@twtxt.net Yes, it is a security hole. All dm-echo messages are readable. I intend it to be a debugging tool. Maybe I can include a warning message. If many of you see that it is a serious problem, I can remove the links.
@xuu@txt.sour.is It’s already much better than Mastodon :P . Maybe we can remove the sender and receiver references with an intermediary register.
@prologic@twtxt.net I don’t know, maybe it will be useful for someone 😇
@bender@twtxt.net Yes! I deleted those repeated twts because it was poor execution by my client. They are currently not present in my feed.
Maybe it would be interesting to check if any twt has disappeared?
@eapl.me@eapl.me You asked me for private keys for testing purposes. I have added it to the bottom of this page: https://dm-echo.andros.dev/
It will soon be running. It won’t be long now.
Good quote: «Corrects in private and congratulates in public».
Or…: «Corrects in direct message and congratulates in twt» 😜
@bender@twtxt.net Can you give some examples? Maybe I can help you
@bender@twtxt.net On average, a good news item usually scores 300 points, outstanding ones reach 400… and only the extraordinary ones exceed 600 points. If you want, you can customise it. The source code: https://0x0.st/8pnq.py
@prologic@twtxt.net I hope it is as useful to you as it is to me 😋
I am pleased to share with you the #twtxt version of my important news alerts: https://n8n.andros.dev/webhook/f0cfd6a6-60c8-4183-a26d-120bbd25a046
Other versions:
Mastodon/Website: https://activity.andros.dev/@important_dev_news
Telegram: https://t.me/important_stories_alert_hacknews
Enjoy!
@bender@twtxt.net Beautiful cat 😍 What is his name?
@eapl.me@eapl.me You are welcome!
Sometimes, we spend months stuck in inertia, distracted by screens and routine. So I’d like to give you a simple reminder: creating-in whatever form-is what makes you feel alive.
The beauty of working on projects is not in their ‘success’, but in the simple act of working on them. Whether it’s writing, cooking, programming or redecorating the house: play with ideas without pressure, engage in an activity to test, fail and discover without judgement.
In the end, what remains is not a perfect product, but the satisfaction of completion and valuable lessons.
Find a project, no matter how small, and let it take you without expectations.
Good article: «Four years of running a SaaS in a competitive market»
https://maxrozen.com/on-four-years-running-saas-competitive-market
It is a list of lessons from a successful SaaS.
We should look at this thread
https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1873
#twtxt
@eapl.me@eapl.me Amazing! 👏
@prologic@twtxt.net @eapl.me@eapl.me I want to highlight another social problem: People don’t read. Paper industry is a bad moment because people don’t pay for books; it does not matter if it is a physical or digital platform. I have this information because I have a good friend who left the industry after publishing a magazine, books and working in an editorial. DRM is a try to give some more money.
I have just received the royalties for the last book: 98 euros for the four-month period, about 24 euros a month on average. Not even enough for the gym membership.
If you have to keep some knowledge: don’t write for money, the paper (or ebook) industry is in a very bad way, the margins for the author are very small and piracy is devastating.
Amazing! It is a good tool for reading feeds. What you used to calculate the hash?
@bender@twtxt.net I taught the whole ecosystem 😁
@prologic@twtxt.net @eapl.me@eapl.me The question I was asked the most was: How do I discover people?
Someone came up with a fantastic idea, instead of adding the new twt at the end of the feed, do it at the beginning. So you can paginate by cutting the request every few lines.
Thank you @python_valencia@twtxt.python-valencia.es for letting me show you the secrets of a decentralised plain text social network like twtxt.
I hope you enjoyed the talk! ❤️🐍
I want to present the twtxt feed from Python Valencia: https://twtxt.python-valencia.es/
Technical curiosity: It is generated using n8n, using the official rss.
#welcome
@david@collantes.us @prologic@twtxt.net Sorry! https://cascii.app/
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Bad boy! 😂 Remember, it is an extension
Perfect ASCII diagram builder
#ascii
A collection of postgreSQL patterns that you can use in other databases
https://mccue.dev/pages/3-11-25-life-altering-postgresql-patterns
#postgresql #databases
@eapl.me@eapl.me Ah! It is still not working.
@eapl.me@eapl.me I think the benefits do not outweigh the disadvantages. Clients would have to read and merge the information from 2 txt and a new metadata would have to be added with the address of this file.
Also, it is very easy to filter or ignore it.
Anyone interested in the PicoCalc? https://www.clockworkpi.com/product-page/picocalc #basic
@doesnm@doesnm.p.psf.lt 💯 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@prologic@twtxt.net What is “ciwtuau”? I don’t understand, sorry haha
@prologic@twtxt.net So it seems!
yes @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org 😅
I am working on this: https://dm-echo.andros.dev/
More news coming soon.
#twtxt
In a couple of days I’ll be giving a talk about #twtxt https://www.meetup.com/es-ES/python-valencia-meetup/events/306769708/
The Startup CTO’s Handbook
https://github.com/ZachGoldberg/Startup-CTO-Handbook/blob/main/StartupCTOHandbook.md
@doesnm@doesnm.p.psf.lt What is tt2?
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I had no idea. However, I think we’re losing our sense of anonymity. I even started using my real name!
@david@collantes.us You are right! I need to check this problem. Thank you very much!
@movq@www.uninformativ.de I have no doubt that you’re not seeing the images correctly 😀. It’s just that it’s broken when viewing them, in my case, and analyzing the URLs, I’ve seen everything I mentioned.
Regarding the hash, you’re right. I’ll have to investigate what’s going on. I’m having a hard time getting the hash generation to work properly.
@prologic@twtxt.net Can we add a table in twtxt.dev with features of each client?
@movq@www.uninformativ.de The urls of the images are strange! My client crashes to display them, and when I tried some urls, I found a redirect. Ah! And the images had two extensions.
@eapl.me@eapl.me I agree. The syntax is weird inside Gemini and twtxt is made with the http protocol in mind and Gemini doesn’t work with some extensions.
@eapl.me@eapl.me Good job! I have added these comments:
That’s a great idea. I am running GoToSocial in a local server (like Raspberry Pi) and it’s working fine.
Are there any clients to read gemini?
It is amazing!
What is twtxt for me? It is a community of users sharing plain text following a specification that can be readable by both humans and machines.
For some it is a microblogging platform, for others it is a social network, others see it as an enhanced RSS feed and a few consider it a hacker’s toy. I use it as a learning platform. And as collateral damage, I’m meeting some very interesting people.
And for you?
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a project on Hacker News with 1300 votes (every few days something comes up with 600).
https://github.com/suitenumerique/docs
I have released new updates to the twtxt.el client.
@prologic@twtxt.net yes! Of course. However give me some time, I want to define a small proposal for the Registry (v2?)
@prologic@twtxt.net @lyse@lyse.isobeef.org I like to listen to you.
@prologic@twtxt.net If it develops, and I’m not saying it will happen soon, perhaps Yarn could be connected as an additional node. Implementation would not be difficult for any client or software. It will not only be a backup of twtxt, but it will be the source for search, discovery and network health.
😀
New article: “E2E Testing with TestCafe on Docker.”
I’ll show you how to get started with TestCafe, a framework for performing E2E tests.
https://programadorwebvalencia.com/pruebas-e2e-con-testcafe-sobre-docker/
#docker #testcafe #e2e #testing #javascript #webdev
I’m sharing a short tutorial, in Spanish, for self-hosting #twtxt with Docker:
https://programadorwebvalencia.com/twtxt-desplegar-tu-feed-con-docker/
What does the #twtxt community think about having a p2p database to store all history? This will be managed by Registries.
I think we are approaching a new step.
Good shot!
@prologic@twtxt.net We often turn to a database when we can use a plain text file, such as a CSV. With sed or awk, you can run simple queries without using a database.
Did I get the context right? 😀
Today I learned how to use TestCafé. It is a E2E framework.
I needed it because I wanted to write a script that would launch a browser in the background, log me in with a username and password, and return the cookie value with the token ID. The goal is to perform tests with the token.
https://testcafe.io/
The other day, after a discussion online, we came to the conclusion that using awk+sed+tr could replace much of the development that requires a database. However, using SQLite to have a SQL syntax isn’t a bad idea either. What do you think?
calendar.txt: Keep your calendar in a plain text file
https://terokarvinen.com/2021/calendar-txt/
It’s a lot of fun to have a calendar system.
@prologic@twtxt.net Thank you 😁
You can find the #twtxt-el channel in Libera IRC to talk about the twtxt.el client, I will keep my connection open so you can ask me questions. Thank you!
Hacer software código opensource es desafiante y paulatinamente desgasta a su autor. Todo comienza con pasión y entusiasmo, por supuesto. Si logras repercusión, te enfrentas a una carrera de fondo que muchos terminan abandonando por las demandas constantes de usuarios que, a menudo, no valoran el trabajo ni contribuyen de manera significativa. Por mencionar un caso reciente: Hector Martin. Líder del proyecto Asahi Linux, quien dedicó años a adaptar Linux para los procesadores Apple Silicon, un logro técnico impresionante. Sin embargo, terminó renunciando debido a la presión de usuarios que exigían soporte y mejoras como si fueran clientes pagos.
La mayoría de los mantenedores no reciben ningún soporte económico. Solo unos pocos proyectos logran sostenibilidad financiera a través de patrocinios, mientras que la mayoría de los desarrolladores terminan con un segundo empleo no remunerado.
Sin un cambio en la forma en que se valora y apoya los proyectos Opensource, y no solo hablo de las grandes empresas multimillonarias. Sería una perdida para todos si acabaremos con un ecosistema de software archivado y abandonado.
Ahora te paso la pelota a ti, ¿cuando fue la última vez que apoyaste a un mantenedor de software opensource?
I have released new updates to the twtxt.el client.
In the next version you will be able to see all your mentions.
Enjoy!
Oh my god! 😵
@eapl.me@eapl.me There are several points that I like, but I want to highlight number 7. https://text.eapl.mx/a-few-ideas-for-a-next-twtxt-version #twtxt
I really like the proposal and your ideas. I have been reading your articles and several points seem very interesting to me.