Re: Alternatives To Xwitter

On Fri, 22 Nov 2024, Mike Spencer wrote:

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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
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On Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:22:56 -0000 (UTC), David LaRue wrote:
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Why don't X/Twitter and the other platforms ever consider
supporting those of us that are willing to connect via a web interface
to use to their services without a phone?

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Twitter was, at least at one point, usable via a Web interface. Mastodon
and the rest of the Fediverse are, I think, primarily accessible that way.

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Posts to various blogs and mailing lists I see frequently cite URLs to
Xitter sites -- x.com, twitter.com, t.co.  I've never been able to
access them using my chosen browser (Seamonkey), even when js is
turned on.  No helpful diagnostic from the site, just "something went
wrong, try again".
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I finally got a cell phone because neither of us is able any longer to
walk home from just anywhere -- old, y'know?  And opted for a smart
phone because it seemed stupid to pay through the nose for the service
and not have the advanced features available should I ever come to
want one of them.  I hate the touch-screen GUI, inaccessibility of the
system, inability to write scripts that modify network interactions,
opacity of nearly everything etc. etc.
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In any case, I'm not reading blogs or mail on the phone, just on a
Linux desktop and all those Xitter references are effectively null.
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Ho hum.

This is the truth! Whenever someone gives me a link to one of those sites that does not work with firefox, I do not read it. It is sad that businesslife forces me to have a chrome spy program installed on my computer for work.