Joe Basser
@joebasser.com
Anti-tech-bro tech-bro.
Building AT Protocol Creator Wonderland @sprk.so
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A7WoQkLlkW08aZkmoTZ6uShG1AJAoucVsv8iNNnc81l3#did:plc:qed67d2sst5xqsbuveiv7fjp
Building AT Protocol Creator Wonderland @sprk.so
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
https://ger.mx/A7WoQkLlkW08aZkmoTZ6uShG1AJAoucVsv8iNNnc81l3#did:plc:qed67d2sst5xqsbuveiv7fjp
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
This is the Atmosphere.
This is the Atmosphere.
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
This is the Atmosphere.
This is the Atmosphere.
I would also like to get married that way
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I would also like to get married that way
Everywhere there's a social layer online, there can be atmosphere...
It's Atmosyear not app...mos... hang on
Atmospheric doesn’t have to be an app
You can just build features into the websites you've already got!
am.jimray.net
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Everywhere there's a social layer online, there can be atmosphere...
What are people's favourite niche tools/apps to showcase ATproto? Things like coral.waow.tech or @flushes.app
coral
real-time entity visualization powered by turbostream
coral.waow.tech
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
What are people's favourite niche tools/apps to showcase ATproto? Things like coral.waow.tech or @flushes.app
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I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
The Everything Account
I've been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a brief stint with a random service we found i...
www.augment.ink
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
🎥 Arco (2025) ★★★★★
Absolutely beautiful in animation and story. Might be my favourite film of 2026 so far.via @popfeed.social
Absolutely beautiful in animation and story. Might be my favourite film of 2026 so far.via @popfeed.social
A ★★★★★ review of Arco (2025)
Absolutely beautiful in animation and story. Might be my favourite film of 2026 so far.
popfeed.social
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🎥 Arco (2025) ★★★★★
Absolutely beautiful in animation and story. Might be my favourite film of 2026 so far.via @popfeed.social
Absolutely beautiful in animation and story. Might be my favourite film of 2026 so far.via @popfeed.social
Movin fast.
0.7.0 is out now!
🔔 Notifications are here! You can now see who interacts with your posts and comments and get notified when they do.
❤️ A private likes tab on your profile shows you all the posts you've liked.
🥄 On the home screen, your active feed is now persistent across sessions.
🔔 Notifications are here! You can now see who interacts with your posts and comments and get notified when they do.
❤️ A private likes tab on your profile shows you all the posts you've liked.
🥄 On the home screen, your active feed is now persistent across sessions.
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Movin fast.
blog.joebasser.com/3mdvuirqog22...
People here might in particularly interested in this section of my latest leaflet! Exploring follows.
People here might in particularly interested in this section of my latest leaflet! Exploring follows.
The Last Social Account You'll Ever Need. - Interlinked
One Account to rule them all, one Account to find them,
One Account to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.
blog.joebasser.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
blog.joebasser.com/3mdvuirqog22...
People here might in particularly interested in this section of my latest leaflet! Exploring follows.
People here might in particularly interested in this section of my latest leaflet! Exploring follows.
Yeaaa @upscrolled.bsky.social this just isn’t correct.
this is from the UpScrolled FAQ (upscrolled.com/en/faq/)
I pretty strongly disagree! atproto works great for short-term video, with low latency and flexible discovery/feeds.
dealing with raw video and CDN costs can be challenging, but no different from a proprietary system
I pretty strongly disagree! atproto works great for short-term video, with low latency and flexible discovery/feeds.
dealing with raw video and CDN costs can be challenging, but no different from a proprietary system
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Yeaaa @upscrolled.bsky.social this just isn’t correct.
Testing something. (My friend’s band)
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Testing something. (My friend’s band)
It’s true @schlage.town spits bars.
okay 'career' may be less-than-literal lol but the sentiment (& flow) is real…the bars at soundcloud.com/mctbd don't lie
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It’s true @schlage.town spits bars.
@alexbenzer.com ships
2026 is the year Bluesky and the Atmosphere really come alive
here's what's next
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
here's what's next
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
What's Next at Bluesky - Bluesky
As we head into 2026, we're entering a new phase for the Bluesky app. Last year was about scaling through rapid growth and getting the fundamentals in place. This year is about leaning into what's wor...
bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@alexbenzer.com ships
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Every time someone tells me that interoperable protocols are too complicated for the average person, I point out that they use email and the web.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
Today, your most-used interoperable protocols are probably smtp, delivering your email, and https, loading web pages
Interoperability means you can use Gmail and Outlook, or Chrome and Firefox, to access the data that's moving over the same agreed-upon (protocol) rails
ATProto does that for social
Interoperability means you can use Gmail and Outlook, or Chrome and Firefox, to access the data that's moving over the same agreed-upon (protocol) rails
ATProto does that for social
Correct. We refer to that as "interoperability". It works because Blacksky and Bluesky operate on the same protocol which is a social contract on how data should be shared so that all of our apps can work the same or similarly and users have familiar experiences while benefiting from more choice.
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Every time someone tells me that interoperable protocols are too complicated for the average person, I point out that they use email and the web.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
The goal needs to be to get atproto to the point that it is just "how the internet works" and the details fade into the background like https & smtp.
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We're delighted to be hosting @richferro.com's NFL Playoffs custom feed in collaboration with @bsky.app today! This is a shining example of something only the open social web can do, and why open social will win 🧵
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We're delighted to be hosting @richferro.com's NFL Playoffs custom feed in collaboration with @bsky.app today! This is a shining example of something only the open social web can do, and why open social will win 🧵
Didn’t realise @pfrazee.com also plays QB for the Seahawks
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Didn’t realise @pfrazee.com also plays QB for the Seahawks
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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I have been and continue to be, team Atmosphere. Also Atmosphere account.
strong feeling that folks should say "Atmosphere" w/o capitalizing the T
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I have been and continue to be, team Atmosphere. Also Atmosphere account.
My thoughts on the TikTok acquisition: 1/6
We’re entering a media plutocracy. The most powerful systems of information distribution are controlled by people deeply entangled with government. When that happens, censorship doesn’t arrive suddenly. It seeps in, slowly, until control feels normal.
We’re entering a media plutocracy. The most powerful systems of information distribution are controlled by people deeply entangled with government. When that happens, censorship doesn’t arrive suddenly. It seeps in, slowly, until control feels normal.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
My thoughts on the TikTok acquisition: 1/6
We’re entering a media plutocracy. The most powerful systems of information distribution are controlled by people deeply entangled with government. When that happens, censorship doesn’t arrive suddenly. It seeps in, slowly, until control feels normal.
We’re entering a media plutocracy. The most powerful systems of information distribution are controlled by people deeply entangled with government. When that happens, censorship doesn’t arrive suddenly. It seeps in, slowly, until control feels normal.
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TikTok is dead. Use Spark instead.
Spark is now in open beta.
Download here:
iOS: testflight.apple.com/join/uYpnjh37
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Download here:
iOS: testflight.apple.com/join/uYpnjh37
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
TikTok is dead. Use Spark instead.
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@rokhanna.bsky.social's office putting out a resolution that includes supporting creators owning their own data and social graphs.
H/t @tynanpurdy.com
H/t @tynanpurdy.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
@rokhanna.bsky.social's office putting out a resolution that includes supporting creators owning their own data and social graphs.
H/t @tynanpurdy.com
H/t @tynanpurdy.com
“My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda,” @anupamchander.bsky.social Alternatives built on open protocols are inherently more censorship resistant.
Breaking News: TikTok’s parent company said it sold a majority stake in the app’s U.S. operations to avoid a ban in the United States.
TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga
The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had sold a majority stake in TikTok’s U.S. operations to avoid a ban in the United States.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 AM
“My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda,” @anupamchander.bsky.social Alternatives built on open protocols are inherently more censorship resistant.