SkyFav
@skyfav.bsky.social
Finding the fun little corners of Bluesky. https://skyfav.net/
I took it down since no one used it, but yeah, this was a month ago.
I was also about 70% done with a dedicated Atproto based app that was all video. 🤷
I was also about 70% done with a dedicated Atproto based app that was all video. 🤷
All Videos feed is up: bsky.app/profile/skyf...
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
January 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I took it down since no one used it, but yeah, this was a month ago.
I was also about 70% done with a dedicated Atproto based app that was all video. 🤷
I was also about 70% done with a dedicated Atproto based app that was all video. 🤷
All Videos feed is up: bsky.app/profile/skyf...
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
December 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
All Videos feed is up: bsky.app/profile/skyf...
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
Bluesky does decent at flagging adult content, but yeah... it's not perfect. Be careful out there.
Been working on a video-only feed, and... Wow.
December 20, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Been working on a video-only feed, and... Wow.
Some progress.
Using the Bluesky "firehose", decoding the main CBOR payload is easy enough. Now I'm able to unpack the "blocks" as a CAR and then decode the CBOR in the blocks. All just in PHP.
The blocks payload isn't perfect, but I can at least see enough basic info for filtering.
Using the Bluesky "firehose", decoding the main CBOR payload is easy enough. Now I'm able to unpack the "blocks" as a CAR and then decode the CBOR in the blocks. All just in PHP.
The blocks payload isn't perfect, but I can at least see enough basic info for filtering.
December 19, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Some progress.
Using the Bluesky "firehose", decoding the main CBOR payload is easy enough. Now I'm able to unpack the "blocks" as a CAR and then decode the CBOR in the blocks. All just in PHP.
The blocks payload isn't perfect, but I can at least see enough basic info for filtering.
Using the Bluesky "firehose", decoding the main CBOR payload is easy enough. Now I'm able to unpack the "blocks" as a CAR and then decode the CBOR in the blocks. All just in PHP.
The blocks payload isn't perfect, but I can at least see enough basic info for filtering.
Trying to port the Bluesky CBOR decoding over to PHP. It's rough.
I've got the main payload working, but there's a "blocks" value that isn't decoding as easily.
I've got the main payload working, but there's a "blocks" value that isn't decoding as easily.
December 18, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Trying to port the Bluesky CBOR decoding over to PHP. It's rough.
I've got the main payload working, but there's a "blocks" value that isn't decoding as easily.
I've got the main payload working, but there's a "blocks" value that isn't decoding as easily.
I took the 'Rising Star' algo that I have on the front page of skyfav.net and created a custom feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Find some smaller/less followed accounts who have good posts!
Find some smaller/less followed accounts who have good posts!
Latest Posts - SkyFav.net
skyfav.net
December 17, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I took the 'Rising Star' algo that I have on the front page of skyfav.net and created a custom feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Find some smaller/less followed accounts who have good posts!
Find some smaller/less followed accounts who have good posts!
Just opened the site on mobile, and... the filtering header is not great. The posts look pretty good though!
When logged in, all the dashboard stuff is good too.
When logged in, all the dashboard stuff is good too.
December 16, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Just opened the site on mobile, and... the filtering header is not great. The posts look pretty good though!
When logged in, all the dashboard stuff is good too.
When logged in, all the dashboard stuff is good too.
And... if anyone is interested in how the 'legitimacy score' is calculated, here's a little flow chart...
December 16, 2024 at 3:32 AM
And... if anyone is interested in how the 'legitimacy score' is calculated, here's a little flow chart...
Small thing - the little dot shows their approximate 'legitimacy score'. green/yellow/red. Hover over it to see their actual score.
You have to be logged in to see it.
You have to be logged in to see it.
December 16, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Small thing - the little dot shows their approximate 'legitimacy score'. green/yellow/red. Hover over it to see their actual score.
You have to be logged in to see it.
You have to be logged in to see it.
Update:
* Fixed some things
* If logged in, you can now 'like' a post on the home page
* Can see and filter all your previous likes
* So what else can I add?
skyfav.net
* Fixed some things
* If logged in, you can now 'like' a post on the home page
* Can see and filter all your previous likes
* So what else can I add?
skyfav.net
Latest Posts - SkyFav.net
skyfav.net
December 16, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Update:
* Fixed some things
* If logged in, you can now 'like' a post on the home page
* Can see and filter all your previous likes
* So what else can I add?
skyfav.net
* Fixed some things
* If logged in, you can now 'like' a post on the home page
* Can see and filter all your previous likes
* So what else can I add?
skyfav.net
Big update today, with some broken things. Basically a brand new repository was deployed. cleaning up code and organizing.
I've been working on a "legitimacy" algorithm, and that's kinda cool. You know those accounts who have 1000 followers but follow 10k people? This flags them.
I've been working on a "legitimacy" algorithm, and that's kinda cool. You know those accounts who have 1000 followers but follow 10k people? This flags them.
December 15, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Big update today, with some broken things. Basically a brand new repository was deployed. cleaning up code and organizing.
I've been working on a "legitimacy" algorithm, and that's kinda cool. You know those accounts who have 1000 followers but follow 10k people? This flags them.
I've been working on a "legitimacy" algorithm, and that's kinda cool. You know those accounts who have 1000 followers but follow 10k people? This flags them.
One of the nice things about developing something in obscurity is - I can radically shift things up whenever I want.
After a couple of weeks, I realize the code has gotten messy. So I'm burning it down and building back up. I have a clearer picture now, so will be much nicer code-wise
After a couple of weeks, I realize the code has gotten messy. So I'm burning it down and building back up. I have a clearer picture now, so will be much nicer code-wise
December 10, 2024 at 4:56 PM
One of the nice things about developing something in obscurity is - I can radically shift things up whenever I want.
After a couple of weeks, I realize the code has gotten messy. So I'm burning it down and building back up. I have a clearer picture now, so will be much nicer code-wise
After a couple of weeks, I realize the code has gotten messy. So I'm burning it down and building back up. I have a clearer picture now, so will be much nicer code-wise
See if someone is potentially not "legit" in your followers. No action taking at the moment, just information.
December 9, 2024 at 1:48 PM
See if someone is potentially not "legit" in your followers. No action taking at the moment, just information.
Today's update:
* New dashboard page for logged in users.
* Show your followers and their "legitimacy score"... How sus they are.
Right now that score is only calculated twice a day, but will update so that any new login will trigger it.
* New dashboard page for logged in users.
* Show your followers and their "legitimacy score"... How sus they are.
Right now that score is only calculated twice a day, but will update so that any new login will trigger it.
December 9, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Today's update:
* New dashboard page for logged in users.
* Show your followers and their "legitimacy score"... How sus they are.
Right now that score is only calculated twice a day, but will update so that any new login will trigger it.
* New dashboard page for logged in users.
* Show your followers and their "legitimacy score"... How sus they are.
Right now that score is only calculated twice a day, but will update so that any new login will trigger it.
A thing Favstar had that I liked was filtering by number of stars. At the time, it was like 100 was a lot. I think the idea was that a post with 10 favs might be an interesting "gem".
Once I run more analysis, I'll find a comparable breakdown. Like 10k+, 1k - 10k, 500-1k, 10-500?
Once I run more analysis, I'll find a comparable breakdown. Like 10k+, 1k - 10k, 500-1k, 10-500?
December 8, 2024 at 7:43 PM
A thing Favstar had that I liked was filtering by number of stars. At the time, it was like 100 was a lot. I think the idea was that a post with 10 favs might be an interesting "gem".
Once I run more analysis, I'll find a comparable breakdown. Like 10k+, 1k - 10k, 500-1k, 10-500?
Once I run more analysis, I'll find a comparable breakdown. Like 10k+, 1k - 10k, 500-1k, 10-500?
Some behind the scenes updates tonight:
1. I tried to make Bluesky the main datasource, but that was way slow. So I'm storing things and dropping them over time. If you login, all your posts will be saved for analyzing... other posts will be 30 days.
2. Lots of code cleanup and organizing.
1. I tried to make Bluesky the main datasource, but that was way slow. So I'm storing things and dropping them over time. If you login, all your posts will be saved for analyzing... other posts will be 30 days.
2. Lots of code cleanup and organizing.
December 8, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Some behind the scenes updates tonight:
1. I tried to make Bluesky the main datasource, but that was way slow. So I'm storing things and dropping them over time. If you login, all your posts will be saved for analyzing... other posts will be 30 days.
2. Lots of code cleanup and organizing.
1. I tried to make Bluesky the main datasource, but that was way slow. So I'm storing things and dropping them over time. If you login, all your posts will be saved for analyzing... other posts will be 30 days.
2. Lots of code cleanup and organizing.
skyfav.net
Incremental updates:
1. Views are now asynchronous...
2. When viewing someone's list of posts, it may take a few seconds to generate, but only the first time.
3. You can now sort users' posts by engagement, likes, reposts, recent.
"engagement" is a rough calculation of likes/reposts.
Incremental updates:
1. Views are now asynchronous...
2. When viewing someone's list of posts, it may take a few seconds to generate, but only the first time.
3. You can now sort users' posts by engagement, likes, reposts, recent.
"engagement" is a rough calculation of likes/reposts.
SkyFav
skyfav.net
December 6, 2024 at 10:50 PM
skyfav.net
Incremental updates:
1. Views are now asynchronous...
2. When viewing someone's list of posts, it may take a few seconds to generate, but only the first time.
3. You can now sort users' posts by engagement, likes, reposts, recent.
"engagement" is a rough calculation of likes/reposts.
Incremental updates:
1. Views are now asynchronous...
2. When viewing someone's list of posts, it may take a few seconds to generate, but only the first time.
3. You can now sort users' posts by engagement, likes, reposts, recent.
"engagement" is a rough calculation of likes/reposts.
Small Update!
* Login
* After login, you can see your most popular posts
* Also, links to others' most popular posts
Stills needs to optimize some queries, so it can be a bit slow.
* Login
* After login, you can see your most popular posts
* Also, links to others' most popular posts
Stills needs to optimize some queries, so it can be a bit slow.
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Small Update!
* Login
* After login, you can see your most popular posts
* Also, links to others' most popular posts
Stills needs to optimize some queries, so it can be a bit slow.
* Login
* After login, you can see your most popular posts
* Also, links to others' most popular posts
Stills needs to optimize some queries, so it can be a bit slow.
Still working on some new features...
1. See your (or anyone's) top engagement posts
2. See your "hot" posts (engagement and recency algo)
3. See people who engage the most
I'm trying to balance interesting stats, but not cater to people just doing marketing.
1. See your (or anyone's) top engagement posts
2. See your "hot" posts (engagement and recency algo)
3. See people who engage the most
I'm trying to balance interesting stats, but not cater to people just doing marketing.
December 5, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Still working on some new features...
1. See your (or anyone's) top engagement posts
2. See your "hot" posts (engagement and recency algo)
3. See people who engage the most
I'm trying to balance interesting stats, but not cater to people just doing marketing.
1. See your (or anyone's) top engagement posts
2. See your "hot" posts (engagement and recency algo)
3. See people who engage the most
I'm trying to balance interesting stats, but not cater to people just doing marketing.
Also, still toying around with functionality. I don't want it to be just a Bluesky client or a Favstar clone. Is there something Bluesky does NOT have that would be fun? Something that would be super low on the Bluesky devs' todo list?
December 3, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Also, still toying around with functionality. I don't want it to be just a Bluesky client or a Favstar clone. Is there something Bluesky does NOT have that would be fun? Something that would be super low on the Bluesky devs' todo list?
Fixed some issues with the 'Relative Engagement' list (now called 'Rising Stars'), so images and quote posts should generally show. skyfav.net
Also, made that the default sorting, since that's the basic goal of the site... to highlight people with few followers.
Also, made that the default sorting, since that's the basic goal of the site... to highlight people with few followers.
SkyFav
skyfav.net
December 3, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Fixed some issues with the 'Relative Engagement' list (now called 'Rising Stars'), so images and quote posts should generally show. skyfav.net
Also, made that the default sorting, since that's the basic goal of the site... to highlight people with few followers.
Also, made that the default sorting, since that's the basic goal of the site... to highlight people with few followers.
Old school Twitter people may remember Favstar. I'm kind of hoping to, somewhat, replicate that.
Working on some kind of "trophy" system, and highlight lesser followed folk. Both on the skyfav site, and with a custom feed.
Working on some kind of "trophy" system, and highlight lesser followed folk. Both on the skyfav site, and with a custom feed.
December 3, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Old school Twitter people may remember Favstar. I'm kind of hoping to, somewhat, replicate that.
Working on some kind of "trophy" system, and highlight lesser followed folk. Both on the skyfav site, and with a custom feed.
Working on some kind of "trophy" system, and highlight lesser followed folk. Both on the skyfav site, and with a custom feed.
Alpha launch? skyfav.net?sort=relativ...
There's an option to view "relative engagement" (needs a new name) that prioritizes popular posts from people with fewer followers. While "hotness" is recency of post and likes/reposts.
There's an option to view "relative engagement" (needs a new name) that prioritizes popular posts from people with fewer followers. While "hotness" is recency of post and likes/reposts.
SkyFav
skyfav.net
December 2, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Alpha launch? skyfav.net?sort=relativ...
There's an option to view "relative engagement" (needs a new name) that prioritizes popular posts from people with fewer followers. While "hotness" is recency of post and likes/reposts.
There's an option to view "relative engagement" (needs a new name) that prioritizes popular posts from people with fewer followers. While "hotness" is recency of post and likes/reposts.