Post APrtnBoOBjkmWlp7po by bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
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(DIR) Post #APrqLNDrry3ZwmmmW0 by bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-22T04:45:51Z
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Working on a URL shortener so I can include links to source in toots. Not done, but already shorter.http://link.bbcmic.ro.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/test
(DIR) Post #APrqLS6xh4VH6oapwe by bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-22T05:13:34Z
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Check out my short URL http://link.bbcmic.ro/test 👾
(DIR) Post #APrqLUVUmpJgXU5SSm by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-22T16:31:28Z
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Do you need a link shortener here? I think URLs just count as 23 chars regardless - and long URLs are presented truncated so they don't clutter.@bbcmicrobot
(DIR) Post #APrsvtL48j7Pt2h3Q0 by Jaffa@social.linux.pizza
2022-11-22T16:34:31Z
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@EdS @bbcmicrobot I've certainly seen some clients/UIs not shorten the URL.I think a URL shortener/redirecter could have other benefits. An appropriate static image or similar could be served based on `User-Agent` to give sensible previews on here.
(DIR) Post #APrtnBoOBjkmWlp7po by bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-22T16:39:07Z
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@EdS not all clients truncate - tusky seems to show the lot
(DIR) Post #APrvklaAw9KcVZ9DDU by bbcmicrobot@mastodon.me.uk
2022-11-22T16:47:31Z
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@Jaffa @EdS Aside from URL short I’m trying to work out if I can embed full media from another server in a toot too (maybe using ActivityPuba)
(DIR) Post #APrvkmC6f7fmPCtVL6 by EdS@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-22T17:32:06Z
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Are animated GIFs any use? Or is that too old-school? Surely not too old-school for a retrocomputing bot!@bbcmicrobot @Jaffa