Boris
@bmann.ca
Web tinkerer. Pooling capital and collaboration.
What if we made things a little bit better?
#Vancouver #cooking #restaurant #atproto
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A04SXZYcNrBNCygCupzIejDFcf3VR7MVDPRaojGxx0lr#did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43
What if we made things a little bit better?
#Vancouver #cooking #restaurant #atproto
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A04SXZYcNrBNCygCupzIejDFcf3VR7MVDPRaojGxx0lr#did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43
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I have a whole folder of ATProto apps on iOS (plus a select few directly on my Home Screen).
Today we call them “ATproto” apps.
In the future … they’re just a better way to build a wide range of apps, where users own their data, login in anywhere, and choose different interfaces.
Today we call them “ATproto” apps.
In the future … they’re just a better way to build a wide range of apps, where users own their data, login in anywhere, and choose different interfaces.
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We've been checking out @subvert.fm, the "collectively owned Bandcamp successor".
Some great discussion happening over there! If you are an artist or label with an interest in equitable music platforms and structures, check it out and consider signing up for the Alpha. -a
#subvert subvert.fm
Some great discussion happening over there! If you are an artist or label with an interest in equitable music platforms and structures, check it out and consider signing up for the Alpha. -a
#subvert subvert.fm
Subvert — The Collectively Owned Music Marketplace
A music platform owned by us all. Join Subvert to sell your work, support artists, and shape our shared future. Sincerely Ours.
subvert.fm
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We've been checking out @subvert.fm, the "collectively owned Bandcamp successor".
Some great discussion happening over there! If you are an artist or label with an interest in equitable music platforms and structures, check it out and consider signing up for the Alpha. -a
#subvert subvert.fm
Some great discussion happening over there! If you are an artist or label with an interest in equitable music platforms and structures, check it out and consider signing up for the Alpha. -a
#subvert subvert.fm
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Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
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Saw this newspaper open in the local coffee shop on the weekend, and it sparked an idea…
@bmann.ca how about a Wild Goose Chase (aka Treasure Hunt) around UBC during #ATmosphereConf …
@bmann.ca how about a Wild Goose Chase (aka Treasure Hunt) around UBC during #ATmosphereConf …
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Saw this newspaper open in the local coffee shop on the weekend, and it sparked an idea…
@bmann.ca how about a Wild Goose Chase (aka Treasure Hunt) around UBC during #ATmosphereConf …
@bmann.ca how about a Wild Goose Chase (aka Treasure Hunt) around UBC during #ATmosphereConf …
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TailscaleUp 2026, our flagship user conference for homelabbers, engineers, IT, and security leaders — is coming August 26, 2026 to San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center.
Big ideas. Demos. Hands-on labs. And a few surprises.
👉 tailscale.com/tailscaleup
#TailscaleUp #techevents
Big ideas. Demos. Hands-on labs. And a few surprises.
👉 tailscale.com/tailscaleup
#TailscaleUp #techevents
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
TailscaleUp 2026, our flagship user conference for homelabbers, engineers, IT, and security leaders — is coming August 26, 2026 to San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center.
Big ideas. Demos. Hands-on labs. And a few surprises.
👉 tailscale.com/tailscaleup
#TailscaleUp #techevents
Big ideas. Demos. Hands-on labs. And a few surprises.
👉 tailscale.com/tailscaleup
#TailscaleUp #techevents
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Do you have opinions on banner image aspect ratios? Drop into this thread by @tynanpurdy.com on changing the current 16:9 to 3:1.
discourse.smokesignal.events/t/profile-ba...
discourse.smokesignal.events/t/profile-ba...
Profile banner dimensions
Yeah, using 3:1 sounds super reasonable.
discourse.smokesignal.events
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Do you have opinions on banner image aspect ratios? Drop into this thread by @tynanpurdy.com on changing the current 16:9 to 3:1.
discourse.smokesignal.events/t/profile-ba...
discourse.smokesignal.events/t/profile-ba...
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Our friends from the #WillowProtocol have released Ufotofu: an alternative to #rustlang streams, sinks, AsyncRead & AsyncWrite. They rather think of it as producers and consumers.
Check it out! It's a very principled and consistent design.
worm-blossom.org/ufotofu/
Check it out! It's a very principled and consistent design.
worm-blossom.org/ufotofu/
Ufotofu
The ufotofu Rust library for working with async sequences.
worm-blossom.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our friends from the #WillowProtocol have released Ufotofu: an alternative to #rustlang streams, sinks, AsyncRead & AsyncWrite. They rather think of it as producers and consumers.
Check it out! It's a very principled and consistent design.
worm-blossom.org/ufotofu/
Check it out! It's a very principled and consistent design.
worm-blossom.org/ufotofu/
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New low-relief paper sculpture. I’d never considered stripes very interesting, that was until I started playing with them for this composition.
“I Didn’t Realize I Loved Stripes, Until Now”
18 x 24 inches, framed
Come see this at Culture Crawl in studio 250, 1000 Parker St, Nov 20-23
“I Didn’t Realize I Loved Stripes, Until Now”
18 x 24 inches, framed
Come see this at Culture Crawl in studio 250, 1000 Parker St, Nov 20-23
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New low-relief paper sculpture. I’d never considered stripes very interesting, that was until I started playing with them for this composition.
“I Didn’t Realize I Loved Stripes, Until Now”
18 x 24 inches, framed
Come see this at Culture Crawl in studio 250, 1000 Parker St, Nov 20-23
“I Didn’t Realize I Loved Stripes, Until Now”
18 x 24 inches, framed
Come see this at Culture Crawl in studio 250, 1000 Parker St, Nov 20-23
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Smoke Signal is an event & RSVP platform built on ATProto.
@ngerakines.me just dropped a massive upgrade for organizers & attendees - a new design, profiles, rich text, integrated email notifications, private content for attendees, verified RSVPs, and even MCP support.
@ngerakines.me just dropped a massive upgrade for organizers & attendees - a new design, profiles, rich text, integrated email notifications, private content for attendees, verified RSVPs, and even MCP support.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Smoke Signal is an event & RSVP platform built on ATProto.
@ngerakines.me just dropped a massive upgrade for organizers & attendees - a new design, profiles, rich text, integrated email notifications, private content for attendees, verified RSVPs, and even MCP support.
@ngerakines.me just dropped a massive upgrade for organizers & attendees - a new design, profiles, rich text, integrated email notifications, private content for attendees, verified RSVPs, and even MCP support.
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Big update to Smoke Signal just dropped! We've redesigned event pages, added ATProtocol facets support, cryptographic RSVPs, private content controls, and AI agent integration.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Big update to Smoke Signal just dropped! We've redesigned event pages, added ATProtocol facets support, cryptographic RSVPs, private content controls, and AI agent integration.
From the @transrights.northsky.social team, @lucca.northsky.team asks for interest in a community maintained fork of the bsky social app for testing and collab.
Write up in the forum, leave a comment if you’re interested.
Write up in the forum, leave a comment if you’re interested.
Intermediary Maintained Sandbox Appview
Hello IndieSky folks, In light of Zeppelin.Social ceasing development and dev activity on Deer.Social slowing down, I wanted to gauge the IndieSky community’s interest in the continued legacy and use...
discourse.atprotocol.community
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From the @transrights.northsky.social team, @lucca.northsky.team asks for interest in a community maintained fork of the bsky social app for testing and collab.
Write up in the forum, leave a comment if you’re interested.
Write up in the forum, leave a comment if you’re interested.
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After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.
Join me in building a better future:
okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
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A reminder that in the most recent federal election most people still got the vast plurality of their news from mainstream media.
So, as much as fact checking is critical, just because something is a thing online doesn’t mean it has to be chased.
Serious issues matter.
#cdnpoli
So, as much as fact checking is critical, just because something is a thing online doesn’t mean it has to be chased.
Serious issues matter.
#cdnpoli
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A reminder that in the most recent federal election most people still got the vast plurality of their news from mainstream media.
So, as much as fact checking is critical, just because something is a thing online doesn’t mean it has to be chased.
Serious issues matter.
#cdnpoli
So, as much as fact checking is critical, just because something is a thing online doesn’t mean it has to be chased.
Serious issues matter.
#cdnpoli
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The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.
protocol.ecologies.info
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
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I gave an opening keynote at the FIDO Alliance’s “Authenticate” conference a few weeks ago! My goal was to explain, as clearly as I can, why passkeys are important and how we should use them to reduce the harm that passwords cause. [1/2]
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otOb...
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otOb...
Authenticate 2025 Keynote | Ricky Mondello, Apple | Get the Most Out of Passkeys
YouTube video by FIDO Alliance
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I gave an opening keynote at the FIDO Alliance’s “Authenticate” conference a few weeks ago! My goal was to explain, as clearly as I can, why passkeys are important and how we should use them to reduce the harm that passwords cause. [1/2]
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otOb...
YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=otOb...
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These are my favourite kintsugi pieces in Naoko Fukumaru’s exhibition, Beautifully Broken at @nnmcc.bsky.social
The exhibition continues through February 2026
The exhibition continues through February 2026
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
These are my favourite kintsugi pieces in Naoko Fukumaru’s exhibition, Beautifully Broken at @nnmcc.bsky.social
The exhibition continues through February 2026
The exhibition continues through February 2026
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Inspired by @joebasser.com to mess around with some AT Proto logos too... Do any of these speak to you?!
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Inspired by @joebasser.com to mess around with some AT Proto logos too... Do any of these speak to you?!
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we got drunk Debussy on the keys
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
we got drunk Debussy on the keys
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Sky․app 0.5.0 is out!
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Sky․app 0.5.0 is out!
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
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First Boston regional ATProto meetup ✅
Meetup 001 ⋅ 2025-11-06
The first of many joyful gatherings
atboston.leaflet.pub
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First Boston regional ATProto meetup ✅
Yes, digital sovereignty for all things in Canada is a good idea.
That doesn’t mean insulating us from the world: open collaboration with others still fits with this.
Buying from a vendor with nothing of our own (especially from an American vendor) is not the way.
That doesn’t mean insulating us from the world: open collaboration with others still fits with this.
Buying from a vendor with nothing of our own (especially from an American vendor) is not the way.
omg.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Yes, digital sovereignty for all things in Canada is a good idea.
That doesn’t mean insulating us from the world: open collaboration with others still fits with this.
Buying from a vendor with nothing of our own (especially from an American vendor) is not the way.
That doesn’t mean insulating us from the world: open collaboration with others still fits with this.
Buying from a vendor with nothing of our own (especially from an American vendor) is not the way.
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Today, I got to introduce #atproto at the #FOSSforAll2025 conference in Korea - probably one of the first times it's been presented here!
The open source devs there were amazing. So talented and passionate people around #FOSS
Hope we have more events like this in future!
The open source devs there were amazing. So talented and passionate people around #FOSS
Hope we have more events like this in future!
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today, I got to introduce #atproto at the #FOSSforAll2025 conference in Korea - probably one of the first times it's been presented here!
The open source devs there were amazing. So talented and passionate people around #FOSS
Hope we have more events like this in future!
The open source devs there were amazing. So talented and passionate people around #FOSS
Hope we have more events like this in future!
Check out "Berlin ATProto Meetup" smokesignal.events/did:plc:oals...
Berlin ATProto Meetup
We invite you to our inaugural Berlin ATProto community day / Nov 18th - the day before Eurosky in Berlin.
Time: 10am - 4pm CET
Venue: is now confirmed to be EDGE Grand Central, Invalidenstraße 65, ...
smokesignal.events
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Check out "Berlin ATProto Meetup" smokesignal.events/did:plc:oals...
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Hi there Bluesky! -- let's introduce ourselves :3
We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. The profits of this gTLD will go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans projects and issues.
We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. The profits of this gTLD will go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans projects and issues.
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hi there Bluesky! -- let's introduce ourselves :3
We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. The profits of this gTLD will go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans projects and issues.
We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. The profits of this gTLD will go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans projects and issues.
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Thank you all for participating in our survey to decide where DWeb Camp 2026 should take place! 🌻
We are analyzing all your responses, and will update you soon! 👀
In the meanwhile, you can subscribe to our newsletter here: mailchi.mp/archive/d...
#DWeb #DWebCamp #camp
We are analyzing all your responses, and will update you soon! 👀
In the meanwhile, you can subscribe to our newsletter here: mailchi.mp/archive/d...
#DWeb #DWebCamp #camp
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Thank you all for participating in our survey to decide where DWeb Camp 2026 should take place! 🌻
We are analyzing all your responses, and will update you soon! 👀
In the meanwhile, you can subscribe to our newsletter here: mailchi.mp/archive/d...
#DWeb #DWebCamp #camp
We are analyzing all your responses, and will update you soon! 👀
In the meanwhile, you can subscribe to our newsletter here: mailchi.mp/archive/d...
#DWeb #DWebCamp #camp
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If you’re interested in helping with ATlast, you can now contribute! I setup and tested two local dev environments, so hopefully you can just follow this doc to get started :)
If you have questions or need help DM me here or on Germ via @byarielm.fyi
tangled.org/@byarielm.fy...
If you have questions or need help DM me here or on Germ via @byarielm.fyi
tangled.org/@byarielm.fy...
@byarielm.fyi/atlast
ATlast — you'll never need to find your favorites on another platform again. Find your favs in the ATmosphere.
tangled.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If you’re interested in helping with ATlast, you can now contribute! I setup and tested two local dev environments, so hopefully you can just follow this doc to get started :)
If you have questions or need help DM me here or on Germ via @byarielm.fyi
tangled.org/@byarielm.fy...
If you have questions or need help DM me here or on Germ via @byarielm.fyi
tangled.org/@byarielm.fy...