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dreaming of protocol level sovereignty bsky team π
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This is an article that I've wanted to write for over a year, and I finally got the chance to do it! Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
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Atproto Ethos - AT Protocol
A deep dive into the philosophical and aesthetic principles underlying the design of AT Protocol.
https://atproto.com/articles/atproto-ethos
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anna@germ
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Bing bop boom boom boom bop bam
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great thread of our IETF BoF session today huge thanks to everyone that participated in person & remote for more info on what a "BoF" is & what are plans at the IETF are check out:
docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-...
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best part of the IETF was getting to talk about our amazing ecosystem π
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Ronen Tamari
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Montreal watch party for
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πΏ World Series but for protocols π
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bryan newbold (π¨π¦ IETF/Montreal)
over 1 year ago
look, the goal isn't federation for the sake of federation. the goal is to build up followers and clout, then self-immolate online in the most disorienting and entertaining way possible.
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Paul Frazee
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Itβs weird that of all the scifi media predicting the future Tim and Ericβs Celery Man sketch got it the closest
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having friends over for dinner tonite. little do they know i'm making sloppy joes
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Cosmik Network
10 days ago
Great read on "science enshittification" and the better futures possible with new open social networks like bsky! Also π― re pivotal role of institutions - "real change depends on institutions investing in tech that puts community before shareholders."
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
h/t
@bmann.ca
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Science Must Decentralize
Knowledge production doesnβt happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the field. Thatβs why we need to address the threat o...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/science-must-decentralize
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devin ivy π
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talking with
@retr0.id
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isabel
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does anyone know if there's a markdown -> leaflet converter?
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devin ivy π
17 days ago
atpropos of nothing
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fig (aka:[phil])
17 days ago
microcosm is hard decentralization - 2x full network non-US-based public relays, among longest running indies - 3x public jetstream - the only public PLC mirror running the reference PLC code/with full PLC API support - the first public record cache infra built around com.atproto.*.getRecord
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imo this is one of the most important things that needed to exist for more folks to feel comfortable trying out non-Bluesky PDSes huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
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Rudy wants revolution.
17 days ago
Blacksky Algorithms == Hard Decentralization.
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atmosphere devs! π§βπ just published a protocol checkin:
docs.bsky.app/blog/protoco...
tl;dr expect to see a lot of updates from us in the next few months. we're hard at work on making AT easier to build on & ensuring the network remains a resilient foundation for the future of open social
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Protocol Check-in (Fall 2025) | Bluesky
We last shared a protocol roadmap back in March 2025, and wow does time fly. If we're being honest, we haven't tied a bow on as many of these threads as we would've hoped. Oh time, strength, cash, and...
https://docs.bsky.app/blog/protocol-checkin-fall-2025
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juliet
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Lexicon schema documentation on PDSls
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Laurens
21 days ago
im getting back to atproto writing again! slowly catching up with the backlog with
@teal.fm
, the For You feed, fandom culture on atproto and more
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atproto news you might've missed last month
For You Feeds, music tracking with teal.fm, and fandom communities on atproto
https://connectedplaces.leaflet.pub/3m3ddwjunr22x
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Cosmik Network
21 days ago
Jazzed for the conference and the ATProto x science side event we're co-organizing with
@tgoerke.bsky.social
π Save the date! π Also - ideas for cool speakers or projects in the ATProto science space are most welcome! Feel free to share here/DM/email
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let's gooooo
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21 days ago
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"can you tell the difference between a meaningful and serendipitous moment in the real world and the howl of 1000s of gpus trying to optimize for you lingering on your phone for 0.5s longer?" "can you?"
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23 days ago
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just briefly enjoyed an ai slop video before realizing it was ai slop someone plz help convince me my life is still worth living
23 days ago
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dan
25 days ago
i think the only way for atproto to succeed is for us to show what apps can do when every app sees every other app's public data, and they share an identity system. no technical or sociological argument is as convincing as seeing seamless interop and the lighthearted competitive landscape it unlocks
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after suffering several terrible tragedies my sister & i caveat every text like "call me when you can - not bad news" except when it is actually bad news we say "call me when you can - bad news but not death/sickness"
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24 days ago
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Paul Frazee
27 days ago
Want to remark on a sentiment I've heard from the AT dev community β in specific words, even, from
@bmann.ca
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@knowtheory.net
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@rude1.blacksky.team
, which I'll likely botch here: Lead with joy, not fear. I think that belief shows up a lot, and it's really affected me for the better!
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oh cool the first time i've read a nobel prize winner before they won the prize. i just read satantango earlier this year. what a harrowing spider web of misery of a book (complimentary)
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2025
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to LΓ‘szlΓ³ Krasznahorkai, βfor his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.β
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2025/summary/
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if we made a tool that made AT sync super easy, what would be your hopes and dreams for it? i have a pretty good idea, but wanna hear any feedback before i get too far along
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bryan newbold (π¨π¦ IETF/Montreal)
about 1 month ago
for atproto devs and protocol watchers, I published an overview of the network moderation architecture. it tries to cover all the mod actions possible for each service type. this design has been around a while, but not well documented. this doc is not very polished, but could clarify some details
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AT Moderation Architecture | bryan newbold
The AT network is becoming more heterogeneous in practice, with independent PDS hosts, apps, and alternative bsky AppViews establishing themselves. This means that more complex inter-service moderatio...
https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3m2j6ccx2bs2t
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disagree overall obvs but i do really like the idea of the protocol being a mexican pizza
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about 1 month ago
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reached enlightenment doing deadlifts to deftones under a single garage bulb
about 1 month ago
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dan
about 1 month ago
i wrote down the process of resolving an at:// URI step by step. turns out, it's a great way to learn how the AT protocol works!
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Where It's at:// β overreacted
From handles to hosting.
https://overreacted.io/where-its-at/
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go devs really rip on typescript and then use GORM π€£
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Emily Liu
about 1 month ago
this but good
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bryan newbold (π¨π¦ IETF/Montreal)
about 1 month ago
this one's for you, IP licensing care-ers! myself included, very very glad to have this out. still wish there was a good license for protocol specifications which *only* gave patent rights, but between this pledge and our recent IETF draft posting, I think things are on firm ground
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devin ivy π
about 1 month ago
tldr: go nuts, do your thing, fork our oss work, build a company on the protocol. you're a part of the network flourishing, so we're cheering you on.
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David Buchanan
about 1 month ago
interop interop interop interop interop
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independent plc org, ietf, migrating back to bsky, patent pledge BROTHER WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED
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bryan newbold (π¨π¦ IETF/Montreal)
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at://devs! I wrote up a lexicon style guide, looking for feedback. also cooking on a linting tool to check a a bunch of these
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Draft Lexicon Style Guide (Lexinomicon) Β· bluesky-social atproto Β· Discussion #4245
More folks are starting to design Lexicon schemas from scratch, which is great! This is particularly driven by ecosystem projects like Slices and microcosm which make it easier to work with AT netw...
https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/discussions/4245
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Dane
about 1 month ago
it is october 1st, your pds homepage needs to be spooky I donβt make the rules
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damn why is this so much cooler than the bsky site
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we can just do things - underreacted
https://underreacted.leaflet.pub/3m23gqakbqs2j/l-quote/9_86-11_0#9_86
about 1 month ago
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so rad
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Bailey Townsend π¦
about 1 month ago
Was a lot of fun to see
pdsmoover.com
traffic was at the same hour this post was made.
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David Buchanan
about 1 month ago
so much is happening
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okay and as promised, the bluesky PDS is officially open for returning users to migrate their accounts back! hoping this lowers the stakes & gives folks the confidence to explore some other PDSs in the network!
docs.bsky.app/blog/incomin...
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Enabling Account Migration Back to Blueskyβs PDS | Bluesky
One of the core promises of AT is the seamless account migration between PDS hosts. Since federation opened up in the AT network, it has been possible to migrate away from the Bluesky PDS and between ...
https://docs.bsky.app/blog/incoming-migration
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@pfrazee.com
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about 1 month ago
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aw lord im cryin now honored to have worked alongside jaz the last couple years - truly one of a kind π
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great article - highly recommend giving it a read
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lol tbh i forgot this repo was public π i'll probably actually roll this out tmrw i gotta go watch one battle after another
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