If we ever shut down, anyone else could simply provide an alternative AppView for the Atmomo content, which uses open standards on an open protocol (AT Protocol, which powers Bluesky!) You could do that *now* if you wanted, even. It's your data, not ours!

The Tenor API is shutting down. For years, this was a popular way for websites to integrate reaction GIFs into their platforms. This is why you should be storing your favorite GIFs in ways where you control your data — like your Bluesky PDS.

Works for memes too! www.atmomo.xyz/m/did:plc:62...

Added dynamic metadata to the website! You can see it at work in the preview below! www.atmomo.xyz/g/did:plc:62...

They say everyone on Bluesky is 38, which I guess is perfect for us, because apparently reaction GIFs are very Millennial-coded

Our new logo, lovingly handcrafted by @fumeiji.bsky.social

What if you could upload and curate GIFs in your AT Proto PDS? All of the memes you care about at your fingertips in a way you control your data. What if you could use those GIFs on non-AT Proto sites too? That's what we're working on at atmomo 🍑

Currently, you can upload GIFs to your PDS, tag them, and favorite others' gifts. Our next major focus is a browser extension that makes it easy for you to embed your atmomo gifs directly into sites you love. 🧡

Happy to demo a very early version of what I'm calling "Momo" (means "peach," is for meme but vowel swapped, "mo" is part of "atmosphere... I'm way overthinking this) Essentially Giphy for the Atmosphere. Still needs better tools for embedding content & favoriting others' content. momo.smol.farm

even ones built for AT Proto that save your scores in your PDS!

Experimenting with madlibs for AT Proto. Does this idea have juice? You could make your own story templates AND fill out others' templates all using your PDS.

experimenting with @smol.farm merch concepts it's dan's smug mug

We have lots of fun little games like Skyrdle. They're not AT Proto-based, but we also have Night Flight, Straitsweeper, and Dastardly Delves over at smol quest arcade! smol.quest/arcade

Regular reminder that I wrote a clone of Wordle but it's powered by your PDS, so you can have a record of your scores forever! @skyrdle.com Thanks to the few dozen folks who play it religiously. I see you and appreciate you!

The Wandering Witches never had a prestigious school to go to in order to hone their craft. But that was fine, because they would find each other through their dreams and master magic with even more finesse, unbounded by the limits of traditional schooling.

This is set in a world created by my wife & I in 2022 we always wanted to explore a lot more. Both of us were Harry Potter fans growing up, and this started as us pondering what would happen to the outcast witches who would be rejected by JKR's doctrine.

New early access @smol.quest arcade game! Wandering Witches: Night Flight If you enjoy Vampire Survivors, you'll enjoy this side scroller "inverse bullet hell" nightflight.smol.quest

what is smol farm? currently just a wife & wife duo, Thorne & Mandy we've made games, we've made apps, we've released a book, and so much more we even worked with Iron Chef Cat Cora once! if you've played @skyrdle.com, you're familiar with our work!

Wrote about the playlist I compiled as a companion to my novella, Xorientation. This includes a lot of little behind-the-scenes insights about the book, though I refrained from spoilers. If you haven't read it, it might give you a better idea of what you're in for! smol.news/p/the-xorien...

The ProtoPro Labeling Service is now live at @labeler.protopro.blue! Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!

While the main ProtoPro app is still a ways away, here's something you can use on Bluesky now that will have special functionality later!

If a better professional networking experience is at all appealing to you (and I know it won't be for some), follow this account.

LinkedIn is broken. All your data is trapped behind a walled garden, job applications never seem to go anywhere, and the whole site increasingly seems to be an ad to try to upsell you LinkedIn Premium. We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!

New Patreon benefits: $5/mo. tier - Joyt for macOS (menubar scratchpad) $10/mo. tier - Axelytic for macOS (vehicle records tracker) Both are DRM-free! patreon.com/smolfarm

Introducing ProtoPeek for macOS, a tool for power users and devs to tinker with ATProto. Browse and, if you authenticate, even edit raw PDS data. More features planned and coming soon! App Store ($14.99): apps.apple.com/us/app/proto... Patreon ($10+/mo.): patreon.com/smolfarm

New Substack post about how ChatGPT isn't causing "brain damage" but we need to adapt to changing times to ensure that people continue to challenge themselves mentally. smol.news/p/atrophy-ve...

Egg tier and above now has access to a DRM-free download of smolsky for macOS, our menubar app that makes it convenient to post to Bluesky quickly.

We have a new ATProto game in the works! Here's a tease. It might not be what you expect! We're using this as a chance to do OAuth as well before we rebuild large parts of Skyrdle.

We just setup a Patreon! We always want to provide a lot for free, e.g. @skyrdle.com, that has no catches or ads. However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important. For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier The benefits will expand with time! patreon.com/smolfarm

Joyt for macOS v1.1 released The main thing this adds is iCloud syncing support, which may help if you have multiple Macs. However, we also have some requests to be able to view Joyt notes on-the-go via a phone app, which this will make possible! apps.apple.com/us/app/joyt/...

Skyrdle now has a stats popup you can bring up when playing!

Now live on the App Store!

Just submitted smolsky for iPhone v1.0.2 for App Store review This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week: - support for custom PDSes - support for 2FA We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!

New Substack post about the potential of ATProto and our recent efforts building atop it! smol.news/p/building-o...

We're making it so that you can edit your Linkat.blue data directly from within smol life. Just look for the new "Other Protocol Data" section in Settings. Should be live in the next 15 minutes!

You can now "install" apps or games in smol life. All this does is create a PDS record at: life.smol.installed However, that then signals to the client that you care about that AT Proto app and want to be able to access it easily!

People have played hundreds of games of Skyrdle already, and we're not even a week old!

New update! The main change is support for custom PDSes, along with some other refinements, such as the login screen looking nicer. Still more to come like OAuth!

Submitted smolsky for macOS v1.0.2. Should be live soonish! The only major change to this is that it determines your actual PDS URL, enabling support for PDSes not hosted by Bluesky. The iOS version is still on v1.0.0, but it will get the features of both macOS updates very soon!

A little rough still, but @smol.life will now show your @linkat.blue links if you have them

Thank you to all the love shown to @skyrdle.com so far!

It's giving Saints Row

smolsky for macOS v1.0.1 now live with these changes! apps.apple.com/us/app/smols...

smolsky v1.0.1 for macOS submitted to the App Store, should hopefully be available soon: * Fixed a bug where the token could fail to be properly refreshed, requiring relogging in to post * Added support for 2FA * Better error feedback

The beta of Skyrdle is now live! Can you guess the first daily puzzle? skyrdle.com

Averal, my attempt at a replacement for Launchpad (RIP) apps.apple.com/us/app/avera...

HELLO GUESS WORDS LATER

Building a thing to learn advanced AT Proto stuff better

smolsky doesn't currently support inputting 2FA codes, but that'll be in the next release coming very soon 🫡

Just in time for WWDC, a bunch of @smol.farm apps have iOS and iPadOS versions available now apps.apple.com/us/developer...