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Octopusapult t1_j7vuvov wrote

I already use a reddit-like way to browse Twitter. It also pilfers all the best content from every other social media too.

It's called Reddit.

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-eagle73 t1_j81xmc2 wrote

Yeah but the problem is that you have to be on Reddit.

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[deleted] t1_j7vmbhn wrote

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erdezgb t1_j7w2zby wrote

I remember Digg. In fact, I hooked on Digg first and then a few months later on reddit.

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LordRobin------RM t1_j7xuqe2 wrote

TIL Digg is still limping along. I wonder…

Yep, Slashdot is still there, too. And it hasn’t changed at all in decades.

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filthnfrolic t1_j7y7cjc wrote

Fark is as well. I still go check it out every so often for nostalgia’s sake.

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thinklikeacriminal t1_j7zc8ra wrote

Kevin gave me my first gmail account when it was in beta. He wanted to see what happened when someone filled up their inbox; Gmail was offering 1gb and at that time 1gb of email storage was unheard of. If you sent him a large enough email, he responded with an invite.

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Questwarrior t1_j7yyt85 wrote

Can you even post stuff on Digg anymore.. it looks like a glorified news website now

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gigglesworthy t1_j7vakpe wrote

Does it use the Twitter API?

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7venze wrote

Mix of API + scraping

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Sylocule t1_j7vpoy2 wrote

Thought they were moving the API access to a pay model?

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7vqp4j wrote

Yeah that's supposed to go into effect today. As of now the APIs I used still seem to be working

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Cour4ge t1_j7xgv6k wrote

It's because they delayed the change to the 13th February.

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dragonmp93 t1_j7w03rr wrote

It seems that they halted doing that because they were was a massive bug blocking people from even posting a tweet at all.

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Sylocule t1_j7w1ci3 wrote

Twitter seems to be a bug fest at the moment

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1roOt t1_j7wj7zo wrote

Which is expected from such a project if you ask me. The more I dive into programming, the more I wonder how anything can survive for that long :p

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EricForce t1_j7wv9i8 wrote

The truth is nothing survives for long at all. Even Facebook managed to crash their entire subnetwork. It was so bad I heard that the sys admins couldn't get through the doors to the server room because it killed every key card and door lock they had. Many things in tech are like that; one mistake away from utter chaos.

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jochem4208 t1_j7yl891 wrote

Isn't it true for most parts of life. Politics, schools, construction sites, we live so close on so many edges

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pm_me_your_rigs t1_j7x1src wrote

The truth is as someone who has worked on large scale networks for many years. Shit is perpetually broke. But generally there is enough redundancy to mask those issues.

And for code pushes there are generally multiple levels validation and approval before things roll out.

Even then, there will be bugs. No process is perfect.

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Living_Description10 t1_j7w3zpc wrote

Amazing app! How long did it take you to build it?

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Bluffwatcher t1_j7wescx wrote

Bit of feedback if you're interested...

The Trending scroll could be a bit slower. Can't really get a gist of what is flying past.

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7wjdr6 wrote

Agreed - it needs to be re-done. It works fine on web but not on mobile-web so that's why I was having some trouble with it

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peanutmilk t1_j7vc6or wrote

any chance for NSFW categories?

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aykay55 t1_j7vft9r wrote

“I want free porn without having to add it to my search history”

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ryry1237 t1_j7wl0ip wrote

No joke this would be a very big selling point for many.

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smatchimo t1_j7wfzyh wrote

Ok but we need to admit Twitter's top content is an oxymoron

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TravelinDan88 t1_j7vaxcw wrote

You're aware Twitter is in the middle of a death rattle, right?

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7vefie wrote

Ha - still a lot of great content being shared on it though!

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Wickedweed t1_j7xdzzi wrote

Would love a meteorology/weather related group!

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[deleted] t1_j7vwqsv wrote

Terrible excuse for supporting a shitty platform.

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YourBrainOnJazz t1_j7vxrri wrote

Some platforms are shitty but still the only way to get information. Cant tell you how many restaurants only use facebook pages or how many police and fire departments basically only use twitter/facebook for communications

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PastaBob t1_j7xhbi2 wrote

Ooooo. Feisty. Sorry it bothers you.

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Droi t1_j7yf6wa wrote

It's literally the most active it's ever been?

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Cyberfury t1_j7wuzmu wrote

That's a great way to structure a whole lot of bullshit, I give you that. ;;)

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1714alpha t1_j7vaml8 wrote

Oof, the bastard love child of Reddit and Twitter feels like the media equivalent of a Doritos taco at Taco Bell. Either one of those ingredients could already drag me into a nauseous shame spiral on their own, but with their powers combined, I'll only have the courage to try it once or twice before I'll feel like I need to go on a serious cleanse, lol.

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erdezgb t1_j7w3k78 wrote

Yes, he used new reddit instead of the true reddit.

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[deleted] t1_j7vwif4 wrote

Feedback: Twitter...ew.

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Bulkopossum t1_j7x2evn wrote

Twitter has top content?

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BizzyM t1_j7z5wn4 wrote

Every pile of shit has a top to it.

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krysnyte t1_j7w6wuw wrote

I'm gonna need one for Jensen Ackles. THX

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Agogp t1_j7wnpni wrote

I said "dora the esplora" once in my head and now it wont go away. Dope project!

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GeektimusPrime t1_j7wsgj5 wrote

The “Trending Tweets” scroll way too fast; can’t even read the short ones.

Awesome idea! I signed up for pro notice.

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Robotboogeyman t1_j7x82mf wrote

Very cool, just used the machine learning section to sign up for the new ai video thing on there!

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DonJulioTO t1_j7yk5h5 wrote

This is like a Michelin Guide for eating faeces.

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MichaelTen t1_j7wupin wrote

Needs sort by top (most hearts)... and by hour, day, week, month.....

Limitless Peace

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happy_bluebird t1_j7x6ueh wrote

How is this sitting at only 528 upvotes?

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KingFollet t1_j7xd7n2 wrote

Because people are torn between praising OP for being awesome and inventive and “Fuck Twitter and everything it stands for”.

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MightyMoonwalker t1_j7xbae4 wrote

I love this so much I want to join your start up.

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7yim1l wrote

Ha - good to hear! This was just a side project but the response has been so good I might have to go full time and hire a team

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AllosGG t1_j7xcqrz wrote

Nice try Elon

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Tipodeincognito t1_j7xow2u wrote

Suggestions: It would be great to see different languages, although I understand that it could be a lot of work. Also, Mastodon needs things like this.

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pierifle t1_j7xwn6n wrote

Is Reddit old a layout option?

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klaus91 t1_j7y9b7m wrote

Awesome stuff. Is it pure JS? Which tool did you use? Thanks

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ActivelyDrowsed t1_j7yjti2 wrote

Would be cool to create my own categories or for it to generate a best of based on my account's own follows

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7zotaf wrote

That's coming soon, feel free to add your email to the waitlist for Esplora Pro on the website and we'll keep you in the loop on future product updates!

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Feynmanprinciple t1_j7ytafi wrote

Can you do this for youtube?

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7zok1g wrote

Ha, perhaps. Doing this for video would be very data intensive but I definitely have it in my thoughts

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t-bands t1_j7zq0nl wrote

Super clever, good stuff

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IamZeebo t1_j84wunh wrote

Hey OP, good for you on making this and sharing it. I hope this becomes whatever you want it to be in terms of success.

Props to you man 👊🏾

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JMJimmy t1_j7wuhp8 wrote

Let twitter die the death it deserves

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GamerCharlie t1_j7wvr20 wrote

The threads of tweets should look like Twitters version IMO (just ranked and sorted by you)

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Leshawkcomics t1_j7wwpsy wrote

Is there any way to search for sub-communities?

Lets say I just saw something cool about my favorite show and wanna see what people are talking about in it's community:

How would i find out about the new square enix game?

Is this something going to be in Pro? Cause I feel like putting basic functionality like that might leave your attempt DoA.

Cause if I can do that with a google chrome extension on twitter, why pay for it?

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Peesneeze t1_j7xboe2 wrote

Twitter has no good content

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captcha_fail t1_j7xn65h wrote

Nothing on data? Nothing on AI?

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Deftlet t1_j7y2dvo wrote

I don't know what you mean by data, but there is a machine learning section

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7yihjb wrote

I have identified some good data engineering and science communities, will add them soon!

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TheJocktopus t1_j7xw69s wrote

One suggestion that comes to mind is to add a "comedy" community, if that's possible. A lot of the most popular stuff on Twitter is just funny and doesn't have to do with any niche interests.

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DefiantWatermelon OP t1_j7yiria wrote

Interesting, let me look into that. Do you have some favorite twitter accounts for comedy?

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necroreefer t1_j7xxpa6 wrote

it's not a real social media site unless there is a place for pro wrestling fans to yell at each other.

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levon_wei t1_j7vzzi5 wrote

I hate the phrasing "design folks"

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GoldGivingStrangler t1_j7x45z4 wrote

This idea is absolutely with publishing to the App Store and charging

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q_izzical t1_j7ywz4v wrote

these categories are cringe as hell

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Truck-Nut-Vasectomy t1_j7wbt5j wrote

Why are people trying to help Twitter be better?

Twitter is an enclave of useless opinions, misinformation, racism, and promotional material for pornography that's being made moreso by a billionaire who has no interest in helping the world be a better place.

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IamZeebo t1_j84wmwj wrote

No that's people, not Twitter.

This isn't a guns don't kill people situation. Twitter is just a medium. People going on Twitter and acting a fool is what is causing the issues.

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