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1. verius (verius)'s status on Thursday, 15-Dec-2016 13:40:11 EST verius

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   Every time I look at GNU Social API's it strikes me how much info they give that I don't want and how bad they are at giving info that I want.
   
   It's like in the evolution of the API everyone has been working on extending it with cool features rather than making the core solid.
   
   Same effect can be seen with the various standardization attempts.
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   • verius (verius)'s status on Thursday, 15-Dec-2016 13:52:42 EST verius

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     One crucial mistake that happens, I think, is to think of the GS parts of the fediverse as a microblogging service. It's not. It's a Twitter alternative. Blogging implies a one-to-many publishing but the reality is that the value of the fediverse is in the interaction between people. It's inevitable due to the nature of the fediverse that nodes won't have a full vie…
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