1.3.6.1.4.1.61513

mastodon-fuse allows you to mount fediverse as a file system.

Timelines are presented as files and folders. Hashtags and stars are compatible with the Nautilus file browser.

Following is performed using symlinks.

Jan 16, 2023 at 10:21pmWeb
Show threadPhilip BoardmanJan 16, 2023
@xssfox I’m finally going to need to commit the syntax for `ln -s` to memory.
Show threadKrutonium://Jan 16, 2023
@xssfox This actually isn't a terrible idea.
Show threadtsia 🔜 GPN24Jan 16, 2023
@xssfox I kinda want to build that to learn how fuse works
Show threadTux 🪿Jan 17, 2023

@tsia_ @xssfox Fuse over HTTP is, in my experience, 50% black magic because "woah, a filesystem over HTTP" and 50% throwing your files into a blender and see what happens because "woah, a filesystem over HTTP".

I'd try that, sounds fun.

Show threadRuby Quail Jan 16, 2023
@xssfox hmmm, how would it handle content warnings?
Show thread1.3.6.1.4.1.61513Jan 16, 2023
@quail more file attributes!
Show threadkieranJan 16, 2023
@xssfox brb gonna `grep -r`
Show thread1.3.6.1.4.1.61513Jan 16, 2023
@kieran discoverability problem fixed!
Show threadJack ScottJan 16, 2023

@xssfox mv /mastodon/xssfox/currentToot /dev/null

... I expect a working implementation by the end of the week. 😂

Show threadfernacen → LVFCJan 16, 2023

@xssfox how horrible.

I need it.

Show threadDakota Jan 16, 2023
@xssfox
The question is, how would replies be handled? Would a toot just be a folder with a message.txt and the replies additional files? Are the replies subfolders?
Show thread*NurbsJan 16, 2023
@xssfox Iirc this was basically how BeOS stored emails, and there was a lot of desire to do this kind of thing. There's an alternative future where mapping network resources to our file system is normal.
Show threadEllieJan 16, 2023
@xssfox @nurbs Exposing a *maildir* compatible filesystem structure would be perfect. Can use pine or dovecot on top.
Show threadlaceflowerJan 16, 2023
@xssfox anything is mountable as a volume with enough effort
Show threadMorgan GangwereJan 17, 2023
@xssfox Plan9 and Haiku would like to know your location.
Show threadQᴜᴜχᴜᴍ Mᴇᴘʜɪᴛɪᴅᴀ 🦨Jan 17, 2023

@xssfox I have never been so terrified and yet so curious in all my life

My poor RSS feeds, tho

Show threadRødeJan 17, 2023
@xssfox this sounds a lot like the tarot card FS my buddy was building for plan9 👀👀