fun new little websocket client published under @atproto/ws-client. works in the browser or server-side. designed for long-lived connections and reconnects. care taken with flow control and backpressure. because, you know... atproto go wsssshh. tangled.org/strings/did:...

Happy Friday! I've been building towards an "Atmosphere OS", where my atproto account is the identity layer on a real phone. I wrote a little bit about it here:

On an Atmosphere OS

What if an Atmosphere account could handle email, groupware, and device-level identity without putting Google or Apple at the center?

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If you weren't able to tune in live, the recording from the IETF 126 session on Authenticated Transfer featuring @dholms.at and @bnewbold.net is now available www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xsN...

IETF 126: Authenticated Transfer (ATP) 2026-07-23 14:30

YouTube video by IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force

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We know developing OAuth clients locally has been harder than it could be, partly because `localhost` isn't allowed as a `redirect_uri`. Please chime in on this discussion if you have any concerns about relaxing that particular rule.

do it. The Puyallup. just do It.

america contains multitudes

two years ago today, @dholms.at riffing on group permissioned data URI schemes

I made a website that lets you cut out old magazines from the internet archive (or any PDFs you own) and make collage art out of them: ✂️ clipart.studio

PDS Operator it's a self hosted dashboard for your PDS. watches labelers and dms you when an account gets flagged. accounts, takedowns, pwd resets, invites, relay status, passkey sign-in, audit log, setup wizard with a qr code. deploy in minutes. tangled.org/brookie.blog...

scintillating sabbatical adventures have included: - flossing every day - sleeping 8-9 hours a night - eating lots of cucumbers - no social media on my phone - reading thousands of pages about LBJ - attacking rat burrows in side yard

reminder that the inaugural ATP (atproto) working group meeting will be taking place soon! we are scheduled for the Thursday of #IETF126. you can register and participate remotely. if you have a topic you want to discuss, reply to the chairs on the mailing list; this is roughly final call

Internet Engineering Task Force@ietf.org · last mo.

The FINAL AGENDA for the #IETF126 Vienna meeting hosted by @cisco.com has been published! It includes 100+ working sessions, an #IETFHackathon, and more planned for 18-24 July. Register today to participate with 1000+ Internet technologists from around the world: https://www.ietf.org/meeting/126/

What happened to the fight for the Internet? dustycloud.org/blog/what-ha... As the internet has become centralized, it's felt less like ours. But it can be ours, if we fight for it. And the fight has never been more critical or dire.

I'm surprised how much I liked the "28 Years Later" films so far. pretty violent, but I love Ralph Fiennes' character. I felt over-saturated on the zombie/post-apocalypse genre many years ago, but both this as the "Station Eleven" miniseries have given a lot to think about

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Making a TrackPoint™ from strain gauges and op amps like it's 1960

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pizza pizza time time

Giving Labels More Context

A small tweak to the labeling system to allow richer context and annotations

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great summary of the draft proposal!

Nick Gerakines@ngerakines.me · last mo.

Read through atproto proposal-0016 and took some notes on important points that I think are worth sharing and talking about.

Fermi estimation, sacred subtype

mt adams two weeks ago

still on a high from knicks game 4 and biking around nyc

Get in loser we're going to Lampreypalooza at the Bonneville dam

networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... hi, did you like my book Networks of New York when it came out in 2016? you might like the updated 2026 edition which I'll be releasing in September and you can pre-order now

Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)

SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...

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Blacksky is building ~the intercommunal net~ where communities create virtual spaces collectively managed by their members -- from moderation policies to recommender algorithms. We're hiring a Founding Engineer (Rust) @ $180K base who will report directly to me and lead our atproto implementation.

Founding Engineer (Rust)

Systems, protocol, and infrastructure About Blacksky Blacksky helps communities create virtual third places where members democratically govern the recommender algorithms and moderation policies that ...

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i'm starting a diary on atmospheric login as a way to explore the topic in some depth. our login experience is how everyday folks will form their understanding of what the atmosphere even is—and the design space is super rich. the web may also have some tricks up its sleeve for us...

Atmospheric Login Diary 1: On the Button - the divy zone

Atmospheric login is one of those topics that maintains a constant hum of discussion in our ecosystem, and for good reason: it's how everyday folks make their w...

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WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, SOCCER FANS. Get acquainted with our state via this highly accurate and mostly-to-scale map.

We just released the first stable version of iroh, v1.0! Read about it: www.iroh.computer/blog/v1 We're super proud of where we landed with iroh's 1.0. Since version 0.35 it feels like we've entirely replaced the "engine underneath". Are you a fellow key-dialer? Come tell us how you use iroh!

Iroh 1.0 - Dial Keys, not IPs

Iroh 1.0 is out. Now is the time to build.

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The Copyright Office already has huge influence in copyright policy, and it hasn’t been moving it in the right direction. So Why did Congress just vote to give it more power? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Congress Just Rushed Through a Disastrous Copyright Office Overhaul

In a voice vote earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6028, the “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act.” The legislation is presented as a technical reorganization of

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you're telling me a society of hippos made this oath

tapping the sign

Deirdre Connolly¹ ²@durumcrustulum.com · 2mo ago

remember these are not end-to-end encrypted, consider pivoting to something like Signal after coordinating in group chat

Proud to finally share what I've been working on. I'm excited for a future where privacy is normal. encryptedspaces.org

Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

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