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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 1m

the benefit of bluesky being on atproto is that even with bsky.app blocked on my college network, i can use blacksky.community to use it. among other clients like deer.social of course.

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Tangled @tangled.org · 1h

6 months of Tangled

a quick recap, and notes on the future

blog.tangled.org

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 3h

depending on how easy @rocksky.app is, I may use that over @teal.fm as my last.fm replacement.

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Luka @tnz.social · 5h

A few days ago it basically told me to go touch grass xD

Claude code: "Or should we stop here for today and continue in the next session?"

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 11h

case in point, I’m only now feeling tired. I’m meant to be up in three and a half hours.

ewan @ewancroft.uk · 12h

I needed to let it out.

ewancroft.uk/blog/3m3o4544xy42d

A Number on a Spreadsheet: When Everything Becomes Data | ewan

I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now, and honestly? It's making me feel like a proper misanthrope. Everything—and I mean everything—has been reduced to statistics. Numbers on spreadsheets...

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dame @dame.is · 13h

i am officially decentralized!!!! migration successful!

my main account (this account) is now hosted at pds.atpota.to!

also... paid members of @anisota.net will soon be able to join this new, non-Bluesky PDS as part of their membership and we'll have our own username options

the i lived bitch meme but it's the atpotato mascot instead

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jack 🎃🍂 @j4ck.xyz · 20h

i feel like this is true atp @upcloud.com 😭

A hand-drawn diagram showing a tall, abstract stack of rectangular blocks of varying sizes stacked vertically on a base platform. The top portion is labeled ‘atproto community projects’ and the bottom foundation layer is labeled ‘UpCloud infra’, illustrating how AT Protocol community projects are built on top of UpCloud infrastructure.

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 14h

sometimes I just stare into the abyss and it welcomes me.

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Holly Bear ʕ ⚆ ᴥ⚆ʔ 📖✍️ @bearhybrid.art · 15h

Soggiest Doggy 🐺🌧️

Stormcall wolf in a cartoony style sitting in the rain looking super sad

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Spooky Sarah Perez 🎃 @sarahp.bsky.social · 15h

Apple will let users roll back the Liquid Glass look with new ‘tinted’ option

Apple will let users roll back the Liquid Glass look with new 'tinted' option | TechCrunch

Apple is responding to user feedback on its new Liquid Glass design with a setting that lets users choose between Clear and Tinted appearances. Introduced in iOS 26.1 beta 4, the option gives users more control over interface opacity after complaints that Liquid Glass made some elements harder to read.

techcrunch.com

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 15h

Lots of interesting stuff coming! 👀

- OAuth tutorials
- repo backfill helper service
- native PDS migration UI
- improvements for large PDSes
- PLC websocket & mirroring tools

daniel 🫠 @dholms.xyz · 15h

atmosphere devs! 🧑‍🚀

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

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...

docs.bsky.app

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Laurens @laurenshof.online · 20h

on the challenges when an authoritarian regime joins a social networking platform to troll

The White House joins Bluesky

When a government joins a platform for the purpose of trolling

connectedplaces.leaflet.pub

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Spooky Daniel Morrisey 🎃👻 @madebydanny.uk · 23h

LMAO Medium is down so I can't publish a story on the AWS outage.

A major AWS outage takes down basically half of the internet.

Only if Cloudflare had VMs, then it would be better than AWS.

danielmorriseyaltq.leaflet.pub

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 15h

looking like a toddler got to the knives.

The Ducky™ 🔒 @ducky.ws · 17h

i hate the people i live with

A pizza on a place, cut up into asymmetrically slices.

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That Dragon Guy @paintyourdragon.bsky.social · 16h

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daniel 🫠 @dholms.xyz · 15h

atmosphere devs! 🧑‍🚀

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

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...

docs.bsky.app

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 1d

country's shite but at least we have the NHS.

ewan @ewancroft.uk · 1d

thank fuck for the NHS, otherwise I'd definitely be dead.

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Sam Lowe @greenlantern44.bsky.social · 1d

The Doctor and Mags the alien werewolf reunite!

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ewan @ewancroft.uk · 1d

oh shit people are aware of me now.

Gullible Seagull 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍟🐦 @gull.scot · 1d

Oh, it's ace awareness week. You are now aware of me. :D

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Robin ✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✨ @msrobinhosking.bsky.social · 1d

Govt should have called an additional bank holiday Monday really

luna @imlunahey.com · 1d

a meme of everywhere everything all at once.

"When there's an AWS outage"
"The AWS outage"
"EVERYTHING EVERWHERE ALL AT ONCE"

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Lobinez @lobinez.bsky.social · 1d

You might think you look all tough and scary as a werewolf, but then you look at your shadow and see this:

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Orrin Grey @orringrey.com · 1d

Always a good time to bring this back.

Rosearik Rikki Simons @rikkisimons.bsky.social · Nov 7

“In times of darkness and despair, artists must express themselves for the betterment of society!”

Me: *draws a weird pumpkin*

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Battle Mom Frozen Binary @frozenbinary.bsky.social · 1d

"Looks like you do need Windows after all huh"

"Look man just because I use a Mac..."

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 1d

the AWS outage is affecting Ring doorbells. Sky News says “some users can’t see outside their house, definitely scary”

just look outside your window 😅

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