New: A conceptual model of how ATProto works, for ActivityPub people I wrote about how to think about how ATProto works, how it differs from ActivityPub, and what decentralisation and federation even mean anymore [fediversereport.com/a-conceptual...](
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A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general...
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A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general...
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yes they are atproto deconstructs a social network architecture into independent components. We should expect the same to happen to the concept of a 'microblogging app' itself, and treat those components as serious parts of the network RE:
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Samuel (@samuel.fm)
a feed generator is in a sense a sort of sub-appview - it provides a partial and *extremely* opinionated view of the network are feedgens federate...
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read Doctorow's essay on Bluesky and enshittification earlier today and now Simulacra and Simulation, and now I have lots of Thoughts and Feelings about how Doctorow describes Mastodon versus the Mastodon that exists in actual reality RE:
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Laurens (@laurenshof.online)
Ok fine I’m reading it
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Ok fine I’m reading it https://shimeji.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd&cid=bafkreieyw65et7d6sujwgdnynouvrdzcjpnsyy3f46v4yk2l7cdbykoswi
riffing further on Mary's ideas here: think it would be helpful to make a further distinguish between feeds that promote algorithmic discovery (like Discovery or any feed that listens to keywords) and feeds that slice and present your social graph in different manners (mutuals or quiet posters) RE:
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maryπŸ‡ (@mary.my.id)
bluesky needs quiet public audience option
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Swapna is easily my favorite reporter on everything space news,definitely recommended! RE:
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Swapna Krishna (@swapnakrishna.com)
In case you want to read 3,500 words about why I think there’s no way NASA will land on the moon in or around September 2026 https://www.adastra...
I wrote about Bluesky's latest funding round, how people talked about enshittification in response, and question if that is the right framework to understand the dynamics that are at play. [fediversereport.com/on-bluesky-a...](
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On Bluesky and enshittification
Bluesky has announced a $15M series A raise by a crypto venture capital fund, leading many people to talk about 'enshittification'. But i...
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Bluesky recently raised $15M in a series A, led by crypto-based venture capital fund. The news caused people to talk about Bluesky and enshittifica...
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On Bluesky and enshittification
Bluesky has announced a $15M series A raise by a crypto venture capital fund, leading many people to talk about 'enshittification'. But i...
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Last Week in the ATmosphere This week's news: - Bluesky raises $15M in series A - An analysis of the 'enshittification' response to the series A raise - importing your old tweets into Bluesky - custom handles for bridged accounts Read at: [fediversereport.com/last-week-in...](
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Last Week in the ATmosphere – Oct wk 5
Some big news for Bluesky this week, as they raise $15M in their series A. Another new option to import your old tweets into Bluesky, and more.
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Last Week in the ATmosphere – Oct wk 5
Some big news for Bluesky this week, as they raise $15M in their series A. Another new option to import your old tweets into Bluesky, and more.
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its very funny that Nilay joins Bluesky and immediately ends up arguing in a comment section with a reply guy about chart lines RE:
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nilay patel (@reckless.bsky.social)
Okay did the total number of kids shot at school go up or down after Heller
relatable tbh RE:
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Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social)
"i do many, many things every year."