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dev & entrepreneur interested in atproto, cuelang, machine learning, developer experience, combating misinformation working on https://blebbit.app | @blebbit.app | #blebbit personal: https://verdverm.com | https://github.com/verdverm

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 21d

"public" or "private" @bsky.app, depending on how you want to slice that cake 🍰

This "permissioned spaces" example use case is Bluesky as it is today on @atproto.com, but in a space where you can enforce more permissions over your content, like only logged in accounts can read

#atdev #atprotodev

screenshot of CUE configuration for a permissioned spaces test use case that creates the equivalent of Bluesky on a permissioned space

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 1h

A lot of the early apps creators stated they built on Bluesky lexicon because of the existing user base and free moderation services, similar to wanting to federate with the biggest player in the ecosystem

verdverm @verdverm.com · 4h

I know two people who are afraid to go to #NoKings, one because of tear gas, the other for fear of losing their job.

This is not an America that inspires or holds up our basic rights

That's why important that we go out, be peaceful, and show them what democracy looks like, before they break it all

Micah @rincewind.run · 5h

I have been to two No Kings protests and they are filled with normies and people with funny signs and families and they are just the most wholesome protests imaginable

that's all people are going to see, man - their friends and neighbors out there saying we don't want this

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

verdverm @verdverm.com · 6h

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the reboot on 50+1

🙏

verdverm @verdverm.com · 20h

Moohan is the project name, price is around half, so unlikely the masses are the target here. Probably tech affectionados at the ~$2k price tag

More than the price, form factor will be important for mass adoption.

AXR in the wild should be cool to see though!

verdverm @verdverm.com · 20h

It's why the phrase "context engineering" is more apt than "prompt engineering"

verdverm @verdverm.com · 20h

There are research results that show once a little bad context gets into the full context, it poisons the session. Similar for training data

That they are so inflexible and sensitive indicates to me how far we are from artificial intelligence

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

For whatever reason, this makes me think of Classi from South Park

southpark.fandom.com/wiki/PC_Prin...

PC Principal Final Justice

"PC Principal Final Justice" is the tenth and final episode of Season Nineteen, and the 267th overall episode of South Park. It aired on December 9, 2015.[1] Kyle has chosen a dangerous alliance over ...

southpark.fandom.com

verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

I have early work towards an @me area of @blebbit.app where one can "navigate" their own social media usage.

screenshot from my @me page on blebbit.app (it doesn't really do much today, the recent groundwork is in the blebbit/atmunge repo)

verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

> they both require a database somewhere to track, auth, review, etc

A use case I'm thinking about with my permissioned spaces work. PDS instead of Postgres ftw!

verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

This thread context seems tuned for labellers tied to mod'n

There are labellers for self-labelling into a category or group. These don't need reports in the same sense, but perhaps the act of self-labelling is similar enough in nature that we can lump them?

i.e. Labellers can do more than mod'n?

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

Just 5 days away

What's your plan to for the Sat Oct 18 #NoKings marches?

verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

If/when you do, here's a "stress ball"

IRL stuffed Golang Gopher wearing a woven Rust Crab sweater

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 1d

Have you seen `node:sqlite` in v24?

nodejs.org/api/sqlite.h...

SQLite | Node.js v24.10.0 Documentation

nodejs.org

verdverm @verdverm.com · 2d

Dopamine Driven Development - aka Vibe Coding

johncodes.com/archive/2025...

Dopamine Driven Development

johncodes.com

verdverm @verdverm.com · 2d

CNCF stands out as a decent example of a shared org built around an ecosystem who's rising tide has been lifting all boats

verdverm @verdverm.com · 4d

Replace the database with the PDS in moderation!

(once we have private data / permissioned spaces)

verdverm @verdverm.com · 4d

If we are talking about the same thing, this is my understanding, and I believe without too much bias

bsky.app/profile/verd...

verdverm @verdverm.com · 6d

tl;Dr, from what I have seen

Bsky has made mod decisions that upset some, commenters said some awful things, Bsky team has been rather tone def, some commenters want to turn the word waffles into a dog whistle, not sure where Link story fits in, the account posted a Kirk image in reference to Jay

verdverm @verdverm.com · 4d

Isn't that called the Streisand Effect?

Reposted by verdverm

Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 5d

8/Like clockwork…Trump injects massive retaliation threat into US/China rare earth debate. Very little evidence that this has been wargamed/clear US strategy. Instead, world economy faces the latest in unprecedented uncertainty.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Trump threatens 'massive' tariff hike on China over rare earths dispute

Stock markets dropped on Trump's bellicose Truth Social post that said China is "becoming very hostile" in seeking tough export controls on rare earths.

www.cnbc.com

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verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

user choice is my #atproto ethos

Tim Kellogg @timkellogg.me · 5d

i think what defines bluesky is your ability to craft the tone and content of the conversations you want to have, it’s like real facilitation

aside from blocking, you have:
- detach quote
- hide reply

that surely is hampering engagement, strictly speaking, but it significantly raises the quality

verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

I have some designs to change this with my permissioned spaces work, swap out the postgres for the PDS in labellers and moderation workflow

verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

what if there are two different developers on the project, who have each edited a file in the same package, and have used a different import declaration for the same external package?

there has to be some heuristic, yea?

verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

one of the most underappreciated aspects of what's different

ktb ⧉ @kevinbaker.bsky.social · Aug 11

People are, in some sense, trained to think of politicians has hiding their worst deeds, but this is a man devoted to making your think he is doing much more than he actually is. Where the normal politician would conceal, he exaggerates. People are profoundly disoriented by it.

verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

iirc, the tl;dr recommendation is that these off-protocol things should be the purview of services (like appviews or feedgens)

verdverm @verdverm.com · 5d

there's been some ideation around what plugins or sidecars for the PDS could be, but then you end up with a feature support or compatibility problem

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