Today was the first day I really felt like “oh, this is how we win.” Should’ve been obvious. It’s not from investor money. It’s not from PR. It’s not sneakdissing other projects. It’s relationships. It’s community. Lots of folks pouring love (and money) into a community initiative. Reciprocity. https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreif7yseienq5lxpqfxeqpwcbswoezx5nobbruoarjyguoaicqaouju
Earnestly posting on April Fools'. Here's hoping that 2025 brings first-class support for communities on AT Protocol: - I wanna see delegated moderation (opt to have a mod service apply labels under a post + control replies) - Community verification (not just blue checks) - Badges as gifts + more [An internet of many autonomous...](https://blog.rudyfraser.com/an-internet-of-many-autonomous-communities/ )
Looking forward to my @AT Protocol Community ATmosphere Conf talk next week, meeting my internet friends for the first time IRL, and connecting with the Umoya Fellows. RE: https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreidkt7vgdkm4ufmvyxvqmffnpafat4c73ziuxea3ybkrrjy3nrwrdi View quoted note →
My first 3 min video upload is [@williamcson.bsky.social]( ) talking about leftist organizing but is also my view on wealthy investors and tech industry types dictating what atproto needs to “get to the next level” “You cannot know what everybody needs … what everybody’s going to have to do to get free” https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreid6fxawf6g3v4mmhg7h5z445w7vdbqsbaurcyvhgim2kpuyenqlce
Built a local-first atproto CAR viewer. CAR files are part of atproto’s "credible exit" but even if users export their data, there’s no easy way to inspect it. rsky-satnav displays repository contents in a structured view. Will build on this over time (validate repo, etc) [github.com/blacksky-alg...]( ) https://shiitake.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw&cid=bafkreia6xhsps76ywteibgy7o34lrr2iylq2tvwacng66efzypq7spst2y
You’re laughing. They want to put already public, distributed Bluesky data on the Blockchain and you’re laughing. [Who Owns the Future of Social ...]( )
Why use a new technology (atproto) to do something you’ve already done b4 (build TikTok) Why not do something you couldn’t do before (custom feeds, leverage decentralized identity, integrate social features into non-social apps, mixmatch lexicons) “past results don’t guarantee future returns” etc
A letter to donors, made available to the public. [[No action required at this ti...]( )
Today I've rolled out the rsky-labeler service to automatically label and report anti-Black content. This means that within milliseconds of someone using an anti-black slur in a post, profile bio, display name, or handle it'll be labeled as antiblack-harassment and reported to [@blacksky.app]( ) [rsky/rsky-labeler at main · bl...]( )
“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.” [Black Twitter helped define th...]( )