Flatlander
@flatlander.social
Official account for the Flatlander custom feed and labeling service. Developed and managed by @joelh.social.
Become a patron to keep the lights on at patreon.com/sk_flatlanders
Become a patron to keep the lights on at patreon.com/sk_flatlanders
Last but not least.... the feed is no longer built from scratch and hosted by @joelh.social . It is now powered by @graze.social ! If you want to see how it works, the feed and it's components are public and available to copy/remix over at graze.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last but not least.... the feed is no longer built from scratch and hosted by @joelh.social . It is now powered by @graze.social ! If you want to see how it works, the feed and it's components are public and available to copy/remix over at graze.social
You can now click on the "show more of this" or "show less of this" to tweak what content you see.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You can now click on the "show more of this" or "show less of this" to tweak what content you see.
Basic AI filtering is applied to posts that are included in the feed due to their content. There is a maximum threshold of negativity that will be filtered out from the feed.
This is not applied to people from here. We're allowed to complain.
This is not applied to people from here. We're allowed to complain.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Basic AI filtering is applied to posts that are included in the feed due to their content. There is a maximum threshold of negativity that will be filtered out from the feed.
This is not applied to people from here. We're allowed to complain.
This is not applied to people from here. We're allowed to complain.
The feed is not longer strictly chronological. Posts with likes, replies, and re-posts will be given a probability of appearing earlier in the timeline. Interactions from people subscribed to the feed are weighted higher than those from outside the feed.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The feed is not longer strictly chronological. Posts with likes, replies, and re-posts will be given a probability of appearing earlier in the timeline. Interactions from people subscribed to the feed are weighted higher than those from outside the feed.
In addition to people that follow the @flatlander.social account, posts of people that make mention of Saskatchewan in their profile bio will now have their content appear in the feed! You should be seeing posts from a much more diverse group of people now!
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In addition to people that follow the @flatlander.social account, posts of people that make mention of Saskatchewan in their profile bio will now have their content appear in the feed! You should be seeing posts from a much more diverse group of people now!
In summary, this platform will allow me to focus more on fine tuning the algorithm rather than trying to keep up with code fixes, etc. It's also much more cost effective (free?).
Check it out and let me know what you think!
Check it out and let me know what you think!
September 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In summary, this platform will allow me to focus more on fine tuning the algorithm rather than trying to keep up with code fixes, etc. It's also much more cost effective (free?).
Check it out and let me know what you think!
Check it out and let me know what you think!
In terms of content, it's very similar to what the current feed does, however it's also using user's profile text to determine if they are "flatlanders". It is also not strictly chronological, and it supports the "show more" and "show less" buttons.
September 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In terms of content, it's very similar to what the current feed does, however it's also using user's profile text to determine if they are "flatlanders". It is also not strictly chronological, and it supports the "show more" and "show less" buttons.
I don’t know how much this update will help with that, it’s a tough problem to solve. There are some other moderation tools I could implement though.
April 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I don’t know how much this update will help with that, it’s a tough problem to solve. There are some other moderation tools I could implement though.
The feed still has an issue where posts, usually political, will be spammed with numerous hashtags (like #skpoli) and therefor are indexed as Sask content when they are often more general, or even just spam. Not sure to how to best handle that yet 🤷
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The feed still has an issue where posts, usually political, will be spammed with numerous hashtags (like #skpoli) and therefor are indexed as Sask content when they are often more general, or even just spam. Not sure to how to best handle that yet 🤷
The list is here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The list is here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
You’re very welcome! It’s been really fun and I’m learning a lot. Having a migration of new users and seeing people make connections has been fantastic.
December 1, 2024 at 6:13 AM
You’re very welcome! It’s been really fun and I’m learning a lot. Having a migration of new users and seeing people make connections has been fantastic.