Nathan Cain
@nathancain.dev
DevOps Engineer specializing in Python | Alum of the University of Oklahoma | Boomer Sooner
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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may i present to you, my weekend project
typelex – An experimental TypeSpec syntax for Lexicon
An experimental TypeSpec syntax for AT Protocol Lexicons. Write Lexicons in a more readable syntax using TypeSpec.
typelex.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
may i present to you, my weekend project
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Even as @safety.bsky.app is staffing up - I would like to remind everyone that this is a *decentralized network*. We should not want the same level of *centralized enforcement* as others.
Yes bluesky moderation helps massively to control your experience, but it is not the only method on here.
Yes bluesky moderation helps massively to control your experience, but it is not the only method on here.
November 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Even as @safety.bsky.app is staffing up - I would like to remind everyone that this is a *decentralized network*. We should not want the same level of *centralized enforcement* as others.
Yes bluesky moderation helps massively to control your experience, but it is not the only method on here.
Yes bluesky moderation helps massively to control your experience, but it is not the only method on here.
@pfrazee.com I was looking at news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4208... and it looks to be just the PDS — what would be the complexity of truly running *all* of BlueSky/atproto on a offline/private network?
It all appears to be licensed MIT, just trying to gauge the feasibility of an internal instance.
It all appears to be licensed MIT, just trying to gauge the feasibility of an internal instance.
How to self-host all of Bluesky except the AppView (for now) | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:27 PM
@pfrazee.com I was looking at news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4208... and it looks to be just the PDS — what would be the complexity of truly running *all* of BlueSky/atproto on a offline/private network?
It all appears to be licensed MIT, just trying to gauge the feasibility of an internal instance.
It all appears to be licensed MIT, just trying to gauge the feasibility of an internal instance.
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Sooners involved in a premature land rush? Where have I seen this before?
That might be a record for most premature field storming ever. 28 seconds left still
November 24, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Sooners involved in a premature land rush? Where have I seen this before?
Been playing around with Astral’s uv tool, and I’m convinced that it should be an immediate install if you use Python at all. Blazing fast, replaces close to a dozen tools, integrates well into existing workflows. Highly recommend - it can even bootstrap Python itself for you if it isn’t downloaded.
September 9, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Been playing around with Astral’s uv tool, and I’m convinced that it should be an immediate install if you use Python at all. Blazing fast, replaces close to a dozen tools, integrates well into existing workflows. Highly recommend - it can even bootstrap Python itself for you if it isn’t downloaded.
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the internet archive lost its appeal in the hachette case. what a huge, devastating loss for all of us.
September 4, 2024 at 7:31 PM
the internet archive lost its appeal in the hachette case. what a huge, devastating loss for all of us.
@atproto.com following post seems to show a bug? Creating a link tied to a post where there isn’t one in the message text.
There is a a “… users. As …”, but there is a space before the dot.
There is a a “… users. As …”, but there is a space before the dot.
A large part of the reason is user base – which approximates the number of susceptible attack targets on a platform. Until recently, bsky had just half a million users. As users flood in, so will bots & spam that stress the system. Atproto has a great design, but it hasn’t been tested like X.
users.as
September 4, 2024 at 3:09 PM
@atproto.com following post seems to show a bug? Creating a link tied to a post where there isn’t one in the message text.
There is a a “… users. As …”, but there is a space before the dot.
There is a a “… users. As …”, but there is a space before the dot.
So many replies missing the motivation behind federated social media… to remove central control and not allow governments to infringe on speech - even objectionable speech
Crimes like these should be investigated - those calling for Telegram/X to be shutdown for “misinformation” have lost the plot
Crimes like these should be investigated - those calling for Telegram/X to be shutdown for “misinformation” have lost the plot
Morning Bluesky
South Korea has opened an investigation into Telegram for spreading deepfakes and leaking personal data.
South Korea has opened an investigation into Telegram for spreading deepfakes and leaking personal data.
September 4, 2024 at 1:53 AM
So many replies missing the motivation behind federated social media… to remove central control and not allow governments to infringe on speech - even objectionable speech
Crimes like these should be investigated - those calling for Telegram/X to be shutdown for “misinformation” have lost the plot
Crimes like these should be investigated - those calling for Telegram/X to be shutdown for “misinformation” have lost the plot
@atproto.com how do I extract my Private DID Recovery Key out of Bluesky? Figured it would be an easy export for safekeeping offline given the focus on account mobility, but I can’t find the option in the app.
September 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM
@atproto.com how do I extract my Private DID Recovery Key out of Bluesky? Figured it would be an easy export for safekeeping offline given the focus on account mobility, but I can’t find the option in the app.
Joined w/ interest in atproto as a dev. Initial notes:
- UI/UX is smooth & well designed
- Social graph is still in early stages
- Recommendations improved remarkably after a few follows/likes
- Apparent leftist slant in political content on the network
Curious to see growth after the Brazil wave.
- UI/UX is smooth & well designed
- Social graph is still in early stages
- Recommendations improved remarkably after a few follows/likes
- Apparent leftist slant in political content on the network
Curious to see growth after the Brazil wave.
September 3, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Joined w/ interest in atproto as a dev. Initial notes:
- UI/UX is smooth & well designed
- Social graph is still in early stages
- Recommendations improved remarkably after a few follows/likes
- Apparent leftist slant in political content on the network
Curious to see growth after the Brazil wave.
- UI/UX is smooth & well designed
- Social graph is still in early stages
- Recommendations improved remarkably after a few follows/likes
- Apparent leftist slant in political content on the network
Curious to see growth after the Brazil wave.