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Count every post with code

Two posts failed on X after small edits pushed them over 280 characters.

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X allows 280 characters on my account. Two posts failed to publish after small edits, a name here and a price there, pushed them over.

Now a script counts every post before it's scheduled, and again after every edit. Links count as 23 characters, whatever their length.

Eyeballing a character count is how you end up apologizing to your own schedule.