Posts by Luca@vis.social
(DIR) Post #APmCGATssnjA6Jbxia by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-08T17:31:22Z
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There are people who had problems using #fedifinder. Not everyone knows what a CSV is or where to find the import. But I have a solution: Follow buttons!If one or more #fediverse handles are identified on the profile of the person using fedifinder, they can now toggle on follow buttons to get directly to the follow request on their own instances. This should make it much easier.(At the moment they only work for mastodon instances. I am open to pull requests for other software.)
(DIR) Post #APmCGAtPLu8zNTYLVA by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-08T17:54:41Z
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But Luca, not everyone is in the fediverse. The export is useless for the other accounts. And in my Twitter archive are only the IDs of the people I followed. Not their names or websites. What about them?If you scroll to the bottom of #Fedifinder, you can now view a table of the accounts that you have scanned. Even if they have no handle in their profile. Or one that wasn't correctly detected.
(DIR) Post #APmCGBmM3c627tGE9A by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-09T23:22:43Z
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For half an hour full of stress I thought, I exposed the sessions database. I noticed a data folder in the git repository that should not have been there (wrong path). First I deleted the folder (to make it less visible), then I revoked the Twitter app tokens, filtered the data from the git history (to actually remove it) and put a notice on the #fedifinder homepage. Finally, I felt like I did, what I could. I relaxed and realized that user data was never at risk. The was the staging database.
(DIR) Post #APmCGCRpZPH0CWfLnM by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-10T18:52:52Z
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I updated the ReadMe to help people run their own #Fedifinder (no coding skills needed) and how to contribute.https://github.com/lucahammer/fedifinderAnd fedifinder got a new API endpoint. api/check. You can use it with a domain and/or handle as query parameters and get back the cached information fedifinder has for that: https://fedifinder.glitch.me/api/check?handle=@luca@lucahammer.com
(DIR) Post #APmCGCt7vv6jZBR9LE by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-11T20:57:11Z
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Full speed! Thanks to the latest update, #Fedifinder scans my 2k followings within 10 seconds. From login to exported file.The solution to a slow databases wasn't a fast database, but no database at all. Finally, I can tell you to share fedifinder with all of your contacts without fearing that the service will go down because of it.Go and find your people! https://fedifinder.glitch.me/
(DIR) Post #APmCGDVlcG13V1W0ZM by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-12T21:58:21Z
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Only a small update for #FediFinder today: Splitting up functionality to multiple servers.The main server is only responsible for getting data from Twitter from now on. A second server does the handle and domain lookups. Because the lookups locked the server up from time to time, this should make the service more stable and faster. If no lookup server is added to the .env, fedifinder is fully functional as a single server.
(DIR) Post #APmCGEW9sHvIcWhpom by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-14T00:02:14Z
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The sleepless #fediFinder update. Authorize your Mastodon account to see which Fediverse accounts of your Twitter followings, you already follow. Because the feature isn't finished yet and still confusing (you have to authorize, then click hide followings, then scan followings; no export yet) it's currently only available on the backup server: https://fedifinder-backup.glitch.me/I am looking forward to your feedback (cc @illionas @ColinSch @botolo86) And to my bed. Good night.
(DIR) Post #APmCGEwkHRBrwz94G8 by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-19T22:39:46Z
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First version of the new #Fedifinder. I redesigned the frontend to make it easier to use for people who are joining the #fediverse.You can try it here: https://fedifinder-backup2.glitch.me/Let me know, what you think.
(DIR) Post #APxAhiL10u6QgBrJA0 by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-25T06:12:00Z
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@puniko @marcel Die false positives sind auf der Website gesondert aufgeführt und nicht im CSV import. Ich lasse sie anzeigen, damit kein false negatives verloren gehen (etwa Server, die derzeit offline oder zu langsam sind).
(DIR) Post #AQ0EcTPO4mccDfXXjk by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-26T17:34:45Z
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After 10 years of using a Ducky Shine 3 with Cherry MX Blues for my typing needs, I got myself a Keychron V1 with Keychron K Pro Reds. Primarily to be less annoying in calls, but also because I wanted to try something new. So far I like how it feels and sounds. Only the space bar doesn't spark joy. I love the knob. Surprisingly, I prefer to use it with the backlight on. #mechanicalKeyboard
(DIR) Post #AQV14SEUfJQZDueOPo by Luca@vis.social
2022-12-11T07:55:11Z
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Twitter needs to die.
(DIR) Post #AU8SxvkV8w7fxRS2Fc by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-21T17:38:00Z
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Thanks for all the feedback. I believe, I fixed most of the issues with the new #fedifinder https://fedifinder-backup.glitch.mePlease let me know, if something still doesn't work. Else I will move it to the main link soon and put the current one somewhere else. For people who don't like change.
(DIR) Post #AU8SxwhLc9C6twz1yS by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-23T19:33:47Z
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Every few days I compare the #fedifinder and #debirdify results to find issues as well as to improve the handle detection. This time I realized, that fedifinder had a bug with pinned Tweets. It's fixed now.For my own account:566 handles with fedifinder534 handles with debirdifyLet me know in the replies which handles fedifinder missed for your contacts so I can fix it.https://fedifinder-backup.glitch.me/https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/
(DIR) Post #AU8SxyRp6pxsKNjf3Q by Luca@vis.social
2022-11-24T20:09:53Z
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Finally felt confident enough to switch the main server to the new #fedifinder version: https://fedifinder.glitch.me/Because I know how much people hate change, you can still access the old version at https://fedifinder-v1.glitch.me/
(DIR) Post #AU8SxzRVPVIxPgavCK by Luca@vis.social
2022-12-17T16:48:26Z
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The #fedifinder blank screen bug should be fixed now. Let me know, if you still have issues. https://fedifinder.glitch.me/I started to add improvements for less common setups (eg. webfinger and instance on different domains), so they should show up as valid fediverse handles. But it isn't finished and needs testing. No energy at the moment.I am close to another refactoring, but know that I don't have the energy to finish it.617 handles identified for my own followings.
(DIR) Post #AU8Sy0Ko5tXaBCT5Oa by Luca@vis.social
2022-12-18T13:49:01Z
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Making it easier to run your own #fedifinder.Until now, fedifinder needed a Twitter developer app with elevated access because the authorization flow relied on Twitter API v1. I finally switched it to oAuth2. Now, you only need essential API access to run it and it gets access to fewer things than before thanks to scopes.If you have essential access, please test it by clicking Remix https://glitch.com/edit/#!/fedifinder, configuring the .env and adding the callback URL to your Twitter app.
(DIR) Post #AU8Sy16JFHXQYWh1RA by Luca@vis.social
2022-12-18T13:58:55Z
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This is one of the steps to make #fedifinder more resilient against being shut down. Getting essential access is easier than getting elevated access. Everyone can spin up their own fedifinder instance on #Glitch within minutes. If my account gets suspended, everyone can take over.At the moment, there is no indication that fedifinder will get shut down. I am careful to follow the Twitter developer terms.
(DIR) Post #AU8Sy1gT4qSgMfbtnU by Luca@vis.social
2022-12-19T06:09:42Z
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Several people reported issues with revoking API access after using #fedifinder with oauth2 authentication. When they go to Twitter settings and revoke access, they get an error or nothing happens.Sadly, I can't do anything in those cases, because it all happens on Twitters side and you have to contact their support (good luck?).But there are reports, that it still worked and access is gone after a refresh. Feel free to share your experience with others in the replies.
(DIR) Post #AU8Sy2PqM8l2dOq8WW by Luca@vis.social
2023-03-28T14:57:52Z
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#Fedifinder still works to find your remaining followings from #Twitter in the #fediverse: https://fedifinder.glitch.me/It didn't at first when I tested it today, but after seeing that the old version (https://fedifinder-v1.glitch.me/) works, I gave it another try and it went through. Down to 538 from 617 accounts. Will have to look into what happened with the rest (deleted?).#Debirdify sadly got suspended by Twitter last week.#twitodon is still functional as well: https://twitodon.com/
(DIR) Post #AU8Sy34buZMqfpuh4C by Luca@vis.social
2023-03-30T08:20:57Z
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Starting today, #fedifinder collects minimal usage stats. Not linked to accounts, only a timestamp and the number of Twitter accounts that got checked.This will allow me to decide if crowdfunding the upcoming $100 tier (https://social.luca.run/@luca/110110514116861680) would make sense and if there is enough usage to motivate me to write the necessary code changes.