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daniel 🫠 @dholms.xyz · Apr 4
This is an article that I've wanted to write for over a year, and I finally got the chance to do it!

Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
Atproto Ethos - AT Protocol
A deep dive into the philosophical and aesthetic principles underlying the design of AT Protocol.
atproto.com
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cosmik.network Cosmik Network @cosmik.network · 3d
Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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bnewbold.net
I want my Machines to have more Loving Grace and do less All Watched Over
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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wesleyfinck.org
Chatted with an OG Internet guy at the @atproto.boston meetup today.

Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.

He said http and html.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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anna.germnetwork.com
Bing bop boom boom boom bop bam
May 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
dholms.xyz
great thread of our IETF BoF session today

huge thanks to everyone that participated in person & remote

for more info on what a "BoF" is & what are plans at the IETF are check out: docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-...
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
dholms.xyz
best part of the IETF was getting to talk about our amazing ecosystem 💙
ronentk.me Ronen Tamari @ronentk.me · 5d
lots of exciting projects in Montreal this week weaving the ATProto ecosystem ✨ ( @germnetwork.com @stream.place @leaflet.pub @microcosm.blue @atprotocol.dev @smokesignal.events @cosmik.network @skylight.social )
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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ronentk.me
Montreal watch party for #ietf124 🍿
World Series but for protocols 🙃
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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bnewbold.net
look, the goal isn't federation for the sake of federation.

the goal is to build up followers and clout, then self-immolate online in the most disorienting and entertaining way possible.
February 14, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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pfrazee.com
It’s weird that of all the scifi media predicting the future Tim and Eric’s Celery Man sketch got it the closest
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
dholms.xyz
having friends over for dinner tonite. little do they know i'm making sloppy joes
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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cosmik.network
Great read on "science enshittification" and the better futures possible with new open social networks like bsky!
Also 🎯 re pivotal role of institutions - "real change depends on institutions investing in tech that puts community before shareholders."

www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

h/t @bmann.ca
Science Must Decentralize
Knowledge production doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every great scientific breakthrough is built on prior work, and an ongoing exchange with peers in the field. That’s why we need to address the threat o...
www.eff.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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divy.zone
photo of anthony fantano reviewing an album, which appears to be the AT network diagram from the white paper "Bluesky and the AT Protocol: Usable Decentralized Social Media"
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
dholms.xyz
talking with @retr0.id about the invalid plc ops that got snuck into the directory
October 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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isabelroses.com
A meme showing two men shaking hands with text over them saying “Friendship ended with pdsadmin, now goat is my best friend.” There are green Xs over images representing “pdsadmin,” including a terminal screenshot, and an image of a repository labeled “goat” is shown as the new best friend.
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
dholms.xyz
does anyone know if there's a markdown -> leaflet converter?
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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divy.zone
atpropos of nothing
everymikeshard.bsky.social Mike's Hard every hour @everymikeshard.bsky.social · Sep 19
Mike's Hard Decentralization
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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bad-example.com
microcosm is hard decentralization

- 2x full network non-US-based public relays, among longest running indies
- 3x public jetstream
- the only public PLC mirror running the reference PLC code/with full PLC API support
- the first public record cache infra built around com.atproto.*.getRecord
dholms.xyz daniel 🫠 @dholms.xyz · 21d
atmosphere devs! 🧑‍🚀

just published a protocol checkin: docs.bsky.app/blog/protoco...

tl;dr
expect to see a lot of updates from us in the next few months. we're hard at work on making AT easier to build on & ensuring the network remains a resilient foundation for the future of open social
Protocol Check-in (Fall 2025) | Bluesky
We last shared a protocol roadmap back in March 2025, and wow does time fly. If we're being honest, we haven't tied a bow on as many of these threads as we would've hoped. Oh time, strength, cash, and...
docs.bsky.app
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
dholms.xyz
imo this is one of the most important things that needed to exist for more folks to feel comfortable trying out non-Bluesky PDSes

huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
baileytownsend.dev Bailey Townsend 🦀 @baileytownsend.dev · 21d
It's here! PDS MOOver now supports automated backups and restores that anyone can use! This also includes adversarial account migrations!

pdsmoover.com
PDS MOOver: The Next Generation
PDS MOOver now supports automated backups and account recovery
retrobailey.leaflet.pub
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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rude1.blacksky.team
Blacksky Algorithms == Hard Decentralization.
Hard Decentralization Hard decentralization refers to the emergence of a resilient and multi-stakeholder Atmosphere that relies less on Bluesky PBC’s existence. There's some overlap with the other two goals here. Improving things like sync make it easier to run alternate infrastructure like Relays and Appviews, and our governance work should help build confidence that the protocol is a genuine public good that’s larger than Bluesky. To support the goal of hard decentralization, we're also tackling some specific technical challenges. Improving Non-Bluesky PDS Hosting The decentralization guarantees of AT come from the locked-open substrate of data hosted by Personal Data Servers (PDSes). One of our current goals to increase the resilience of the network is to encourage more non-Bluesky PDS hosting. We recently enabled account migration back to bsky.social. We hope this will give users the confidence to experiment with other hosts in the network, knowing they can always migrate back if they need to. Already we’re seeing an uptick in users posting from non-Bluesky PDSes. Some developers in the network have launched account migration tools that make it easier for non-technical users to migrate between hosts. Examples include PDS MOOver and Tektite. We believe that the next step is to introduce an account migration UI into the PDS itself. We also intend to make running a PDS more approachable for mid-size hosts. This includes adding auto-scaling rate limits to the Relay reference implementation so that hosts can scale up organically without needing permission or approval. We’re also looking at ways to improve the PDS distribution to make it easier to run and administer with thousands of users. Alternate Infrastructure We’re excited to see that more and more devs are experimenting with running alternate infrastructure in the network. Blacksky currently runs a full-network relay (using the rksy-relay implementation!), and is working on a full-network Bluesky appview. Futur showed us all that it was possible with Zeppelin, a full network appview that is now decommissioned. And Red Dwarf is a new Bluesky client that doesn’t use an Appview but rather drives the experience via direct calls to the PDS and generic indices provided by Microcosm. Please reach out to us if you’re working on running alternate infrastructure. We’re eager to lend a hand.
October 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
dholms.xyz
atmosphere devs! 🧑‍🚀

just published a protocol checkin: docs.bsky.app/blog/protoco...

tl;dr
expect to see a lot of updates from us in the next few months. we're hard at work on making AT easier to build on & ensuring the network remains a resilient foundation for the future of open social
Protocol Check-in (Fall 2025) | Bluesky
We last shared a protocol roadmap back in March 2025, and wow does time fly. If we're being honest, we haven't tied a bow on as many of these threads as we would've hoped. Oh time, strength, cash, and...
docs.bsky.app
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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juli.ee
Lexicon schema documentation on PDSls
October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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laurenshof.online
im getting back to atproto writing again! slowly catching up with the backlog with @teal.fm , the For You feed, fandom culture on atproto and more
atproto news you might've missed last month
For You Feeds, music tracking with teal.fm, and fandom communities on atproto
connectedplaces.leaflet.pub
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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cosmik.network
Jazzed for the conference and the ATProto x science side event we're co-organizing with @tgoerke.bsky.social 🚀

Save the date! 📆

Also - ideas for cool speakers or projects in the ATProto science space are most welcome! Feel free to share here/DM/email
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
dholms.xyz
let's gooooo
October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
dholms.xyz
"can you tell the difference between a meaningful and serendipitous moment in the real world and the howl of 1000s of gpus trying to optimize for you lingering on your phone for 0.5s longer?"

"can you?"
October 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM