i've said this a lot (& i know others have too) but we really do need just ONE big app to kickstart this. have a fun brand identity, something new (not instagram, tiktok, twitter, etc..) RE:
Bluesky Social
jack (@j4ck.xyz)
Something new where people can invite their friends over easily. This + somehow teaching people how that their social account is actually one (in...
 https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreiddvinf2am2qbbmpuvqzdqfywcuskgcjuxv3bzbzkezuu3moodxze
only acceptable use of Twitter (god that app feels so dead to me now) https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreidvozngeeq3aqw3fqat5kd2sjpfits7nmejfwbt2oimxqb7ykukuy
Check out my gallery on [@grain.social](
Bluesky Social
Grain (@grain.social)
grain.social is a photography-focused photo sharing platform sign in with your bsky account by @chadtmiller.com github: https://github.com/grain...
 ) [grain.social/profile/j4ck...](
Grain Social
anglesey & north wales
we visit north wales/anglesey a lot, so here i will upload some of my pics from there (2025)
 ) [anglesey & north wales](
Grain Social
anglesey & north wales
we visit north wales/anglesey a lot, so here i will upload some of my pics from there (2025)
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there's something kinda cool about a company as large as discord taking me to do atproto OAuth on my self-hosted PDS to verify my bluesky account
trying out @npub1xhh5...4xq9 https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreiapbailknufyj77lucrvfvcaskof2lhlejsypd5r24vjclkz3kaoi
I think my new favourite form of Instagram-style apps are ones like [grain.social](
Grain Social
jack (j4ck.xyz) β€” Grain
 ) - ones where you put photos in little collections rather than individual posts. Also encourages people to look back at older ones imo, not always looking for the latest thing
so uh, there’s like this one guy taking over all of Spark ([@sprk.so](
Bluesky Social
Spark (@sprk.so)
The social video app with AT Protocol at its core. Now in open beta: sprk.so Questions? Thoughts? Cupcake recipes? hello@sprk.so
 )) 😭 https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreigku3lgvm3do32b5xzwgtrjhh7p24eszn2pa4xmpbkdn4ihuqe6c4
lfgg!! you can finally migrate back to a Bluesky-hosted PDS from a self-hosted/third-party one! [docs.bsky.app/blog/incomin...](
Enabling Account Migration Back to Bluesky’s PDS | Bluesky
One of the core promises of AT is seamless account migration between PDS hosts. Since federation opened up in the AT network, it has been possible ...
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Enabling Account Migration Back to Bluesky’s PDS | Bluesky
One of the core promises of AT is seamless account migration between PDS hosts. Since federation opened up in the AT network, it has been possible ...
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oh! look what's trending on hacker news! https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreifnnggpbzctxdz27kumfajnxlqhsfbr2mcj67oafpz6glrrawez4m
for ages i was confused why people were saying that posting on bluesky automatically means you "own your data" even if on a centralised PDS, but i think this makes it make sense the fact that you *can* leave and there's no lock-in at all, it's still yours RE:
Bluesky Social
dan (@danabra.mov)
i wrote about atproto and why it matters https://overreacted.io/open-social/
 https://pds.j4ck.xyz/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:4hawmtgzjx3vclfyphbhfn7v&cid=bafkreicihacyh4rsgezxfrga6hcwuxbq4jucwmpwld5w4izetwyqsfhoea View quoted note β†’