@highfellow @switchingsocial @jond theoretically yes
I wonder if there's a max length? 🤔
@InspectorCaracal @highfellow @switchingsocial @jond max length is a tricky beast. Thr web standards do not define it, so it is left to implementors.
Some browsers take up to around 4000 characters, some even more, but for wide-spread support, you should stay within two-toots-worth (around 1000 characters).
Now, how would mastodon deal with them? Dunno, it might be worth a look into which url parsing library they use and find out.
Oh que c'est une donnée que j'ignorais ça!!!
@switchingsocial @jond
@sydneyfalk @switchingsocial @jond DONT YOU DARE, it is 42
@switchingsocial @sydneyfalk @jond so many magic numbers...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_inconsistent_revelations
@thoughtcrime @switchingsocial @jond
mine's Discordian, so by definition it is magic *and* not magic
and also not real
(yes, you heard it here first, 23 is NOT a real number)
@sydneyfalk @switchingsocial @jond it's actualy a Schrondinger's number
@joel_olbrich @switchingsocial @sydneyfalk @jond is this like hooktube?
@switchingsocial @jond Excellent tip!
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@switchingsocial @nuron https://thatIsVeryGoodToKnowForWhenYouWantToBustThe500CharacterLimit.haha
@alex @switchingsocial @nuron not recognized as link tough, so your cheat did not work…
@switchingsocial @jond lol, I'm so curious about why exactly 23...
@switchingsocial @jond the entire bee movie script
Why 23?
@r000t @switchingsocial @jond 23 is the length of Twitter-shortened urls.
@JordiGH @switchingsocial @jond
Ah
Now I'm trying to figure out the technical reason behind copying Twitter on that
@r000t @switchingsocial @jond No real technical reason, I imagine. Some default number had to be chosen and there was already a "standard" so might as well follow it.
@switchingsocial @jond hm why don't they count for 0? If I have a very short url, like https://lmgtfy.com, it if fact take more characters than the original URL...
@jond @switchingsocial OH SWEET
@switchingsocial @jond 23, huh ... 😸
@switchingsocial @jond oh, good to know.
@switchingsocial @jond, whaaaaaaaaaaaa???????
@switchingsocial
True,but this also depends on your client supporting it.
#mastalab does not seem to know about this and does not allow you to toot in these classes.
@ck
In fact, it's false. Mastalab doesn't limit chars. So even if it counts all chars for a link, the real value will be used. Also, you have an option to automatically split your toots.
@switchingsocial
@mastalab
Not my experience, but I'll check again.
Thanks for clarifying :)
@switchingsocial @jond http://so.if.you/wanted/to-be-really/obtuse/you/could/write/a/whole/essay/like/this/and/stay/in/the/character/limit?