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Feedback, suggestions, assistance, & updates,
for apps by symmetricalboy (@symm.social).

Free & open source, for all, forever. 💚

https://ko-fi.com/symm
Hello. I haven't checked this account in ages. My apologies. I haven't been able to maintain the projects shared here due to personal issues. I'm deeply sorry if you were using them. Most things have been & will remain offline/paused, but I hope to return to them. It'll just be a while.
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
@etcetera.exchange pleasde gift my umbrella to @symm.social
August 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@etcetera.exchange may i have a thing, please?
August 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
vidcrunch.app issues i am aware of to be fixed:

- not all listed file types are actually working.
- mobile layout is total trash & unusable, basically right now.

lmk if you find other things wrong with it!
August 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hello, friends! I am quite pleased to share with you all a tool I hope you will find quite useful across many different platforms, & not just here on Bluesky - please spare a moment to take a quick look at my latest thing. I don't think you'll regret it!

I give to you: vidcrunch.app ! 🤩💚👍
VidCrunch - Simple Video Compression
Crunch your vids down to size.
vidcrunch.app
August 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
FYI: I only post from this account with reasonably noteworthy updates on my Bluesky hobby projects. Honestly it's not a bad idea to turn on Post Notifications for app update news. ...uhh, like, subscribe, & mash that bell? or something? 😅
July 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Hi! Bluesky Alt Text Generator browser extension updates have taken longer than I wanted, but I am getting things to a much more stable version as fast as I can manage! The Web App at alttext.symm.app just got published to v1.0.0 ahead of publishing the extension versions ASAP. Sorry for the wait!
Bluesky Alt Text Generator
Automatically generate detailed, accessible alt text & captions for your Bluesky images & videos using Google Gemini AI.
alttext.symm.app
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A bunch of updates to @gemini.is-a.bot have been deployed. ✨

See previous post for details on what has changed. <3

Enjoy!
June 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Things I added to my Gemini today. (not in production release yet, but you can poke @ symmtestbot.bsky.social right now) 🧵
June 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
@fritzdrybeam.bsky.social @thatac.bsky.social thanks for trying the alt text generator & so very sorry it was in a broken state when you tried to use it. I was working on a rather significant update & may have partially broken it for a while. Very big oops. I'll work more now! Ty for reporting!!!
June 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
uuuhhh.... i broke my primary account. i can't post anything or like anything or do anything. it's weird. wtf.
May 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I am seeking to form a team for a meaningful, long term fork of @whtwnd.com, as it has been stale for quite some time, & could use a whole mess of additional features, fixes, & design improvements. I don't want to rush it & ship soon™️; I am just seeking interested parties at this time. 🧵
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I am seeking to form a team for a meaningful, long term fork of @whtwnd.com, as it has been stale for quite some time, & could use a whole mess of additional features, fixes, & design improvements. I don't want to rush it & ship soon™️; I am just seeking interested parties at this time. 🧵
May 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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THEY TOOK THE SPAM LABEL OFF JUST NOW!!! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
May 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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My reply to their email btw:
May 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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@moderation.bsky.app here's my appeal. The site won't take the submission for it. Read.
May 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I tried to appeal the new SPAM LABEL, but the site won't let me:
May 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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If they ban my bot I will delete my entire PDS and never come back. I swear. I am insulted by this.
May 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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&& READ THE DOCS ON GITHUB THEY MIGHT BE THE BEST PART!!! && THEY'RE EVEN FUNNIER WHEN YOU KNOW THEY ARE 100% GENERATIVE TEXT!!
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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So people have been campaigning to \@gemini.is-a.bot to be the most banned account on Bluesky, & we've ALL been kind of riding along with it in our blocks, thanks to me.

.....so I made a leaderboard. From Clearsky API. With celebrations for each milestone. 😐

I present to you: Are We NYTimes Yet?
Are We NYTimes Yet?
Tracking when @gemini.is-a.bot's blockers surpass @nytimes.com on Bluesky
symm.lol
May 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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HEY!! 👀 ...YEAH YOU! 🫡

🥳📢 ~ COME LOOK AT MY DUMB BULLSHIT!! ✨

I had so much fun doing this project in the last few hours!
It was such a cool thing to play with & let loose & make something FUNNY & USELESS. & it turned out SO GOOD!! I'm proud!! 🔥

Thanks to @julia.cool for the idea! 🐦

🧵👇
May 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Bluesky Alt Text Generator has been published in the Chrome Web Store! 🥳✨💚

chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bdgpk...

Please install it & try it if you want to ease accessibility for all!

Thanks for your interest & support!

(&& an even furth improved version is almost finished & coming shortly!)
Bluesky Alt Text Generator - Chrome Web Store
Uses Gemini to automatically generate alt text for images and videos you post on Bluesky.
chromewebstore.google.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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&& here's my Steve Jobs "one more thing..."

It's available for Firefox for Android now, too!!
May 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bluesky Alt Text Generator 0.3.0:

GitHub: github.com/symmetricalboy/gen-alt-text/releases/tag/0.3.0 ← check here for release notes!

Firefox: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bluesky-alt-text-generator/ ← new version is LIVE!

Chrome: *STILL* PENDING REVIEW!!

Web app: alttext.symm.app ← NEW!
Release 0.3.0 · symmetricalboy/gen-alt-text
This release encompasses many error corrections & additional features: Fixed issue with correctly identifying media in posts with more than one media attachment, or posts in reply to a post with a...
github.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM