14 comments

  • supermatt 10 minutes ago ago

    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.

    • stagas 5 minutes ago ago

      It needs to be short - there is already a limit that worked well - why bikeshed it more?

      • supermatt 2 minutes ago ago

        A limit that worked well for who? twitter/x is FULL of people labelling their posts "X of Y" - or they just exceed the 280 char limit with pro accounts. You can see it yourself: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=x.com Ive just looked at 30 and each of them exceed 280 chars by far.

      • CitrusFruits 3 minutes ago ago

        I think this is the opposite of bikeshedding, it's literally a core feature and constraint.

  • anoojb 23 minutes ago ago

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

    • stagas 17 minutes ago ago

      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.

      • anoojb 14 minutes ago ago

        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?

        • stagas 10 minutes ago ago

          Why not, try it :)

  • toplinesoftsys 30 minutes ago ago

    I like this project. Simple, open-source, nice UI.

    • Natfan a few seconds ago ago

      Claude ui

  • digitalWestie an hour ago ago

    Yes! I've always said twitter was better before images/multimedia!

    • cgannett 6 minutes ago ago

      Old web vibes!

  • BeetleB 37 minutes ago ago

    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.

    • stagas 34 minutes ago ago

      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.