I’m planning to create an app, for Micro.blog, that only shows you your mentions. No timeline. No discover. Just mentions. Anyone would like that?

@vincent Could be fun to name that app. 🙂 That is basically how I use Twitter. I don't follow anyone and don't read the timeline. Just check mentions sometimes.

@vincent 👋 How about adding preferences (even command line ones) to the Mac app to turn off Timeline, Bookmarks, and Discover? Call it Focus Mode.

@cdevroe thanks Colin. I think that would be a nice option to have in the Gluon app down the line. I want to explore a barebones app, so I can learn a few things on the way. Actually, whilst I had this idea for some time, I was just reading your blog post, which prompted me to get it out there. See if there is interest. Kinda niche.

@vincent @manton Lucasfilm would frown on anything like AT–AT, AT–ST, or similar

Options for the discard pile: Mentions.blog Nano.blog

@vincent Maybe something like: Inbound.

@manton like it! Kinda flying related too, so I dig it. Maybe Imbox 🤣 “yes, it’s a typo”.

@vincent I’m interested in the opposite. Timeline sans the mentions. And (optional) an indication if a post has mentions. Then swipe/tap to reveal the mentions.

@vincent What about the IKEA sounding Snabel-a? That's the Swedish name for @ (at sign) translating to trunk-a or a with an elephant trunk. 🐘

Another suggestion is Krøllalfa, which would probably make @odd happy. 😊

@sod Haha, great names! Sometimes we call it Alfakrøll also. The names could always be Anglicized. @vincent

@vincent Achoo! (name suggestion)

@vincent Thanks for reading!

@vincent This is a great idea! Have a few name suggestions:

• Micro Pings (or just Pings)
• Tap!
  
• Remark
  
• At Me

@vincent people are clearly excited - but I guess I am missing what it would do for me that the mentions tab in all the apps already does?

@odd @sod Why not "kanelbulle" (cinnamon bun)? Another name for @

@jemostrom Tasty! 😋

@sod @odd @jemostrom oooo! Now I'm listening. I do like the sound of "kanelbulle"... reminds me of the word "małpa" in Polish, which is "monkey"... which is a way of saying "@". Or so I am told... Would be funny to hear everyone trying to pronounce the app name.

@Sylari Haha! You know, that reminds me of Mr. Sneeze and Coldland (where he lives) and everyone sneezes all the time.

@JohnPhilpin that's fine. What the other apps have is potential distractions... that's why I thought one app, for one purpose, would be cool to do. Not saying I will do it anyway. Just an idea. Sometimes it's good to have an app with just one purpose.

@vincent I am Intrigued for sure. Oh by the way …go get your 🤠

@jemostrom Oh, hadn’t heard that one before!

”Don’t cinnamon bun me!”

@Munish I am eyeing this one by Tilley... but I need to measure my head. Might make a splash for my birthday this summer.

@vincent looks good. I would love to get one, however they are not very over the head headphone friendly.

@vincent aah - so a software version of replacing your smart phone with a real camera, a phone only phone, a remarkable tablet ....

I definitely fall into the camp of minimizing distraction - but my use case is microblog or no microblog.

will be watching :-)

@vincent “Imbound” is a nice matchup. But I love the idea of “Inbound” or something that plays off the idea. Airplane silhouette for the icon maybe?