Samuel
this was a fun project, I absolutely loved ripping out the ugly old settings screens! hope you like the new ones :)
Bluesky@bsky.app· 20 Nov 2024
📢 1.94 is rolling out now (2/5) We revamped our Settings page to make it easier to navigate. Here’s a quick tour:
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Samuel
I’m being targeted by several different lobbying groups at this point the @todepond.com lobby has been at this the longest but the “groupchats when” lobby is gaining steam. the trending topics lobby is numerous but less organised
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Samuel
how atproto works
Samuel@samuel.fm· 3 Nov 2024
ok, let's break it down. at the core of atproto is the data. it lives own your own computer (or someone hosts it for you). think of it as a hard drive with JSON files on it data is structured (i.e. has a type), and can references other records on other peoples' computer with a URI like a hyperlink
Diagram labelled network state

Two areas, my data storage and your data storage
In my data storage, there is a post and a like. the like has an arrow to a post in your data storage
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Samuel
I try and avoid prescriptivism but in this case I have a humble request for everyone It’s Bluesky, not BlueSky
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Samuel
this is a very nice thing to read
Mostly, the starter packs. Bluesky lets users curate easily accessible and shareable lists of recommended users for those just joining the platform. This is a kind of 'why don't we put wheels on luggage' sort of innovation that, in hindsight, it's wild that no other social network had thought to do before.
Will Oremus@willoremus.com· 16 Nov 2024
“The online world has become so hostile to users that Bluesky’s pitch of ‘here is a straightforward feed of text-based user-generated posts that we promise not to mess with’ is revelatory.” — @bcmerchant.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
Bluesky's success is a rejection of big tech's operating system
No bad adtech, no AI, no throttling links. Bluesky is a booming because it's everything big tech is not
open.substack.com
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Samuel
me when everyone else gets a bit tired and I have unrestricted access to the karaoke machine
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Samuel
did I queue up Empty Chairs and Empty Tables? yes, yes I did
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