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It is a short blog post. HN is just allergic to posting Threadreader links to things like this for some reason. I don't understand what's so terrible about po

It is a short blog post. HN is just allergic to posting Threadreader links to things like this for some reason. I don't understand what's so terrible about posting an easy to read version of the exact same content, rather than having to deal with Twitter's terrible UI for such content. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1505923007096700939.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1505923007096700939.html

nickff 5y ago
I would prefer it to be posted on a blog, but can't support ThreadReader. It seems like ThreadReader is violating copyright, unless they were licensed/authorized by the author or Twitter.
- actually_a_dog 5y ago
  I guess you don't use archive sites then, either, right? Or search engines? Google creates an unlicensed derived work (their index) based on the sites they crawl. That seems like a silly justification. There's no way Twitter isn't aware of what ThreadReader is up to. If Twitter cared enough, all it would probably take is a cease and desist to stop ThreadReader for good.
  - nickff 5y ago
    I avoid using archive sites when the original is still live (and unedited). With respect to Google and other search engines, I usually visit the website providing the snippet, and have issues with their derivations/plagarism. You may think I'm being silly, but I'm acting in accordance with my values, as I'm sure you do in situations where I'd disagree with you.
    - pessimizer 5y ago
      > I avoid using archive sites when the original is still live (and unedited). Do copyright concerns disappear when the original has been taken down or edited by the copyright holder?
      - nickff 5y ago
        We're getting way off-topic here; are you actually interested in my perspective, or just looking to start an argument?
dqv 5y ago
I don't mean to be contrarian, but thread reader doesn't do that much to improve reading. It just removes some of the visual noise. The bigger issue is that we organize our writing into paragraphs. Threadreader doesn't know how to do that. So reading tweets on it is still a grating experience.
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  There are three sentences per tweet, separated by blank lines. If that's bad formatting, it's not because it's tweets or because of threadreader, it's because he chose to write like that. I'd say threadreader doesn't change much here, but it's very good for longer threads that twitter mangles.

nickff 5y ago

I would prefer it to be posted on a blog, but can't support ThreadReader. It seems like ThreadReader is violating copyright, unless they were licensed/authorized by the author or Twitter.

actually_a_dog 5y ago
I guess you don't use archive sites then, either, right? Or search engines? Google creates an unlicensed derived work (their index) based on the sites they crawl. That seems like a silly justification. There's no way Twitter isn't aware of what ThreadReader is up to. If Twitter cared enough, all it would probably take is a cease and desist to stop ThreadReader for good.
- nickff 5y ago
  I avoid using archive sites when the original is still live (and unedited). With respect to Google and other search engines, I usually visit the website providing the snippet, and have issues with their derivations/plagarism. You may think I'm being silly, but I'm acting in accordance with my values, as I'm sure you do in situations where I'd disagree with you.
  - pessimizer 5y ago
    > I avoid using archive sites when the original is still live (and unedited). Do copyright concerns disappear when the original has been taken down or edited by the copyright holder?
    - nickff 5y ago
      We're getting way off-topic here; are you actually interested in my perspective, or just looking to start an argument?

dqv 5y ago

I don't mean to be contrarian, but thread reader doesn't do that much to improve reading. It just removes some of the visual noise. The bigger issue is that we organize our writing into paragraphs. Threadreader doesn't know how to do that. So reading tweets on it is still a grating experience.

Dylan16807 5y ago
There are three sentences per tweet, separated by blank lines. If that's bad formatting, it's not because it's tweets or because of threadreader, it's because he chose to write like that. I'd say threadreader doesn't change much here, but it's very good for longer threads that twitter mangles.