Joe Basser
@joebasser.com
Anti-tech-bro tech-bro. @atmosphere.money @sprk.so nyc
Been working really hard on this. There's also a lot of things that are highly requested under the hood. Namely, granular OAuth scopes and the new PDS account manager instead of being linked to Bluesky.
Spark 0.13.0 is out now! 🎬 Revamped video editor + timeline 🎵 Better sound selection & audio controls 📸 Redesigned camera, stories & post review 🦋 Find your Bluesky follows on Spark 🛡️ Overhauled moderation and much much more. Read the full release notes for everything new!
Spark 0.13.0 is out now! 🎬 Revamped video editor + timeline 🎵 Better sound selection & audio controls 📸 Redesigned camera, stories & post review 🦋 Find your Bluesky follows on Spark 🛡️ Overhauled moderation and much much more. Read the full release notes for everything new!
Release v0.13.0 · sprksocial/client
Better Creation Tools and Overhauled Moderation 0.13.0 brings a major upgrade to creating and sharing on Spark. We've revamped the video editor, refreshed story editing, and redesigned the recordin...
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Great work @bsky.app team, looks super cool. Very exciting.
we have an idea for communities in the app that we're calling "spaces" — places where people can gather around shared interests or social groups. here's a peek at some early prototypes. these are explorations, not polished or final. looking for feedback, esp from community builders 👀
Cool to see @cloudflare.social referencing atmosphereaccount.com here
EmDash 1.0 is a stable, open source CMS built for Astro, with agent-friendly workflows, secure sandboxed plugins, and a decentralized registry that keeps publishers in control. https://cfl.re/4xKmgAN #BirthdayWeek
This is huge news, especially for all the "Bluesky isn't really decentralized" folks. Having the PLC Org as wholly independent is a big, important step forward. And great to see that Filippo is part of it...
I'm excited to announce that the PLC Organization now has a statute! And a bank account! And a @standard.site publication! All the important stuff. The PLC Org is an independent Swiss Association meant to operate the PLC directory, which collects and distributes signed updates to atproto accounts.
Do we have a standard poll lexicon? Feel like I saw a @lexicon.community one floated?
Immersing myself in cryptographic signatures really hashing out some personal issues
Had such a fantastic day at the @atproto.nyc community day this past weekend! Super proud to say the pilot @atmosphere.tickets event went smoothly. > 120 tickets sold > $2800 raised through @atmosphere.money Thank you so much to my fellow organizers and everyone that purchased tickets!
Open event ticketing for the Atmosphere
Passes, inventory, and attendee data that stay yours — plus one shared ticketing engine for the apps they use.
atmosphere.tickets
we had a suite of incredible sponsors - @bsky.app, @stream.place, @atmosphere.tickets, @leaflet.pub - who were beyond supportive and all also stepped above and beyond for the community day. 100% would not have been anywhere near as good without them.
Hype for this. Get your tix! ~ 30 left!
Get tickets to atproto.nyc community day 2026
Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT · Recurse Center
events.atmosphere.tickets
so excited to lead the lunch train this saturday at the @atproto.nyc community day! We will be making 3 STOPS: 🇮🇳 BK Curry Project for dosas 🌶️ Silky Kitchen for hunan food 🍜 Xi'an Famous Foods for shaanxi food and then returning to @recurse.com to eat! Details on each spot below ⬇️
Been thinking about what digital ownership could look like on atproto: NOT NFTs/speculation, but real transferable digital objects. An album, artwork, book, etc. with its own DID, provenance, rights, lending, gifting & resale. Access is a service; ownership is an object. PDS to PDS transfer.
I’d like a billi bps please 🙏
Today we’re launching Bluesky Protocol Services, a new brand and website for the infrastructure Bluesky operates. And Jetstream v2, the best way for developers to use atproto at scale, now with network replay. atproto.com/blog/introdu...
also atmosphere.tickets is so cool!!
Atmosphere Tickets
Atmosphere Tickets is federated ticketing for the Atmosphere. For organisers: beautiful passes, safe inventory, fast check-in. For apps: a shared ticketing engine — holds, payment-linked issuance, del...
atmosphere.tickets
Couldn't handle the fomo
a reminder to pick up your tickets for the community day if you’ve not already! we’ll be sharing more details on speakers and workshops soon 👀
Get tickets to atproto.nyc community day 2026
Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT · Recurse Center
events.atmosphere.tickets
There are two questions you need to answer when building something new: who is this for, and where is the money going to come from? Some longer thoughts on my exchange with @mosh.bsky.social about the ATproto ecosystem, and its needing a business focus. numergent.com/2026-08/Proj...
Project vs. Product, Startup vs. Business
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One day, I will be reading @theverge.com on @standard-reader.app while making my subscription payment over @atmosphere.money 🙂↕️
A great write up by @joebasser.com on value flows and sharing the value of our commons network & interop. blog.joebasser.com/3msgtu45ir22...
Let's Talk Money - Interlinked
Money money money... must be funny.... in a rich man's world (Zuck, Elon & Larry). How we get to 1B Users in the Atmosphere.
blog.joebasser.com
Who wants to make money in the Atmosphere? 🙋♂️