smol farm
@smol.farm
🦆 indie tech + creative studio
🎮 gaming site: @smol.quest
📰 substack: smol.news
💬 discord: discord.gg/yqwg9KQFMY
💜 patreon: patreon.com/smolfarm
🎮 gaming site: @smol.quest
📰 substack: smol.news
💬 discord: discord.gg/yqwg9KQFMY
💜 patreon: patreon.com/smolfarm
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Wrote about the playlist I compiled as a companion to my novella, Xorientation.
This includes a lot of little behind-the-scenes insights about the book, though I refrained from spoilers. If you haven't read it, it might give you a better idea of what you're in for!
smol.news/p/the-xorien...
This includes a lot of little behind-the-scenes insights about the book, though I refrained from spoilers. If you haven't read it, it might give you a better idea of what you're in for!
smol.news/p/the-xorien...
The Xorientation Playlist
Songs that helped inspire and shape the world of Xorientation.
smol.news
July 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wrote about the playlist I compiled as a companion to my novella, Xorientation.
This includes a lot of little behind-the-scenes insights about the book, though I refrained from spoilers. If you haven't read it, it might give you a better idea of what you're in for!
smol.news/p/the-xorien...
This includes a lot of little behind-the-scenes insights about the book, though I refrained from spoilers. If you haven't read it, it might give you a better idea of what you're in for!
smol.news/p/the-xorien...
New Patreon benefit for $5+/mo. subs
DRM-free copy of Averal, a replacement for Launchpad, which is being removed in macOS 26 Tahoe.
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates!
www.patreon.com/posts/134618...
DRM-free copy of Averal, a replacement for Launchpad, which is being removed in macOS 26 Tahoe.
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates!
www.patreon.com/posts/134618...
Averal for macOS | smol farm
Get more from smol farm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New Patreon benefit for $5+/mo. subs
DRM-free copy of Averal, a replacement for Launchpad, which is being removed in macOS 26 Tahoe.
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates!
www.patreon.com/posts/134618...
DRM-free copy of Averal, a replacement for Launchpad, which is being removed in macOS 26 Tahoe.
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates!
www.patreon.com/posts/134618...
New Patreon benefit for $10+/mo. subs
DRM-free copy of Domaineer, an app for tracking your domain names and when they need to be renewed. It can even generate a calendar for you!
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates.
www.patreon.com/posts/134617...
DRM-free copy of Domaineer, an app for tracking your domain names and when they need to be renewed. It can even generate a calendar for you!
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates.
www.patreon.com/posts/134617...
Domaineer for macOS | smol farm
Get more from smol farm on Patreon
www.patreon.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New Patreon benefit for $10+/mo. subs
DRM-free copy of Domaineer, an app for tracking your domain names and when they need to be renewed. It can even generate a calendar for you!
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates.
www.patreon.com/posts/134617...
DRM-free copy of Domaineer, an app for tracking your domain names and when they need to be renewed. It can even generate a calendar for you!
If you cancel the sub, you only lose access to future updates.
www.patreon.com/posts/134617...
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The Eggsweeper beta is now live!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
July 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Eggsweeper beta is now live!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
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Finally have this out, and I'll apply what I learned about ATProto OAuth to Skyrdle in the near future! 🫡
The Eggsweeper beta is now live!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
play.eggsweeper.com
- Daily challenge with 3 lives!
- Unlimited random games!
- Save your scores to your PDS!
- OAuth support!
July 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Finally have this out, and I'll apply what I learned about ATProto OAuth to Skyrdle in the near future! 🫡
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The ProtoPro Labeling Service is now live at @labeler.protopro.blue!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
July 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The ProtoPro Labeling Service is now live at @labeler.protopro.blue!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
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While the main ProtoPro app is still a ways away, here's something you can use on Bluesky now that will have special functionality later!
The ProtoPro Labeling Service is now live at @labeler.protopro.blue!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
Mark yourself as hiring or looking for work! Subscribe to the labeler and see others with these labels!
July 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
While the main ProtoPro app is still a ways away, here's something you can use on Bluesky now that will have special functionality later!
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If a better professional networking experience is at all appealing to you (and I know it won't be for some), follow this account.
LinkedIn is broken. All your data is trapped behind a walled garden, job applications never seem to go anywhere, and the whole site increasingly seems to be an ad to try to upsell you LinkedIn Premium.
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
July 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If a better professional networking experience is at all appealing to you (and I know it won't be for some), follow this account.
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LinkedIn is broken. All your data is trapped behind a walled garden, job applications never seem to go anywhere, and the whole site increasingly seems to be an ad to try to upsell you LinkedIn Premium.
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
July 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
LinkedIn is broken. All your data is trapped behind a walled garden, job applications never seem to go anywhere, and the whole site increasingly seems to be an ad to try to upsell you LinkedIn Premium.
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
We're here to help. For Pros on Proto to connect Pro to Pro!
New Patreon benefits:
$5/mo. tier - Joyt for macOS (menubar scratchpad)
$10/mo. tier - Axelytic for macOS (vehicle records tracker)
Both are DRM-free!
patreon.com/smolfarm
$5/mo. tier - Joyt for macOS (menubar scratchpad)
$10/mo. tier - Axelytic for macOS (vehicle records tracker)
Both are DRM-free!
patreon.com/smolfarm
June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
New Patreon benefits:
$5/mo. tier - Joyt for macOS (menubar scratchpad)
$10/mo. tier - Axelytic for macOS (vehicle records tracker)
Both are DRM-free!
patreon.com/smolfarm
$5/mo. tier - Joyt for macOS (menubar scratchpad)
$10/mo. tier - Axelytic for macOS (vehicle records tracker)
Both are DRM-free!
patreon.com/smolfarm
Introducing ProtoPeek for macOS, a tool for power users and devs to tinker with ATProto.
Browse and, if you authenticate, even edit raw PDS data. More features planned and coming soon!
App Store ($14.99): apps.apple.com/us/app/proto...
Patreon ($10+/mo.): patreon.com/smolfarm
Browse and, if you authenticate, even edit raw PDS data. More features planned and coming soon!
App Store ($14.99): apps.apple.com/us/app/proto...
Patreon ($10+/mo.): patreon.com/smolfarm
ProtoPeek
Building on AT Protocol, the technology powering Bluesky, comes with its own set of challenges. ProtoPeek enables you to more easily interact with PDS data, even authenticating with the PDS to edit, ...
apps.apple.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Introducing ProtoPeek for macOS, a tool for power users and devs to tinker with ATProto.
Browse and, if you authenticate, even edit raw PDS data. More features planned and coming soon!
App Store ($14.99): apps.apple.com/us/app/proto...
Patreon ($10+/mo.): patreon.com/smolfarm
Browse and, if you authenticate, even edit raw PDS data. More features planned and coming soon!
App Store ($14.99): apps.apple.com/us/app/proto...
Patreon ($10+/mo.): patreon.com/smolfarm
New Substack post about how ChatGPT isn't causing "brain damage" but we need to adapt to changing times to ensure that people continue to challenge themselves mentally.
smol.news/p/atrophy-ve...
smol.news/p/atrophy-ve...
Atrophy versus Damage
ChatGPT is not causing "brain damage," but that does not mean we do not have to rise to the technological moment.
smol.news
June 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
New Substack post about how ChatGPT isn't causing "brain damage" but we need to adapt to changing times to ensure that people continue to challenge themselves mentally.
smol.news/p/atrophy-ve...
smol.news/p/atrophy-ve...
Egg tier and above now has access to a DRM-free download of smolsky for macOS, our menubar app that makes it convenient to post to Bluesky quickly.
We just setup a Patreon! We always want to provide a lot for free, e.g. @skyrdle.com, that has no catches or ads.
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
Get more from smol farm on Patreon
indie creative studio
patreon.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Egg tier and above now has access to a DRM-free download of smolsky for macOS, our menubar app that makes it convenient to post to Bluesky quickly.
We have a new ATProto game in the works! Here's a tease. It might not be what you expect!
We're using this as a chance to do OAuth as well before we rebuild large parts of Skyrdle.
We're using this as a chance to do OAuth as well before we rebuild large parts of Skyrdle.
June 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We have a new ATProto game in the works! Here's a tease. It might not be what you expect!
We're using this as a chance to do OAuth as well before we rebuild large parts of Skyrdle.
We're using this as a chance to do OAuth as well before we rebuild large parts of Skyrdle.
We just setup a Patreon! We always want to provide a lot for free, e.g. @skyrdle.com, that has no catches or ads.
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
Get more from smol farm on Patreon
indie creative studio
patreon.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We just setup a Patreon! We always want to provide a lot for free, e.g. @skyrdle.com, that has no catches or ads.
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
However, setting up ongoing revenue to support our efforts is important.
For now, we offer one tier: the $5/mo. egg tier
The benefits will expand with time!
patreon.com/smolfarm
Joyt for macOS v1.1 released
The main thing this adds is iCloud syncing support, which may help if you have multiple Macs.
However, we also have some requests to be able to view Joyt notes on-the-go via a phone app, which this will make possible!
apps.apple.com/us/app/joyt/...
The main thing this adds is iCloud syncing support, which may help if you have multiple Macs.
However, we also have some requests to be able to view Joyt notes on-the-go via a phone app, which this will make possible!
apps.apple.com/us/app/joyt/...
Joyt
Easily keep track of quick notes in your menubar! Save them or share them if you need to move them elsewhere!
apps.apple.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Joyt for macOS v1.1 released
The main thing this adds is iCloud syncing support, which may help if you have multiple Macs.
However, we also have some requests to be able to view Joyt notes on-the-go via a phone app, which this will make possible!
apps.apple.com/us/app/joyt/...
The main thing this adds is iCloud syncing support, which may help if you have multiple Macs.
However, we also have some requests to be able to view Joyt notes on-the-go via a phone app, which this will make possible!
apps.apple.com/us/app/joyt/...
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Skyrdle now has a stats popup you can bring up when playing!
June 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Skyrdle now has a stats popup you can bring up when playing!
Now live on the App Store!
Just submitted smolsky for iPhone v1.0.2 for App Store review
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
June 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Now live on the App Store!
Just submitted smolsky for iPhone v1.0.2 for App Store review
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
June 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Just submitted smolsky for iPhone v1.0.2 for App Store review
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
This has the features that were added to the Mac version last week:
- support for custom PDSes
- support for 2FA
We hope you enjoy this distraction-free way to post!
New Substack post about the potential of ATProto and our recent efforts building atop it!
smol.news/p/building-o...
smol.news/p/building-o...
Building on ATProto
ATProto holds a lot of promise for breaking the hold corporations have on our social data.
smol.news
June 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New Substack post about the potential of ATProto and our recent efforts building atop it!
smol.news/p/building-o...
smol.news/p/building-o...
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We're making it so that you can edit your Linkat.blue data directly from within smol life. Just look for the new "Other Protocol Data" section in Settings.
Should be live in the next 15 minutes!
Should be live in the next 15 minutes!
June 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We're making it so that you can edit your Linkat.blue data directly from within smol life. Just look for the new "Other Protocol Data" section in Settings.
Should be live in the next 15 minutes!
Should be live in the next 15 minutes!
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You can now "install" apps or games in smol life. All this does is create a PDS record at:
life.smol.installed
However, that then signals to the client that you care about that AT Proto app and want to be able to access it easily!
life.smol.installed
However, that then signals to the client that you care about that AT Proto app and want to be able to access it easily!
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
You can now "install" apps or games in smol life. All this does is create a PDS record at:
life.smol.installed
However, that then signals to the client that you care about that AT Proto app and want to be able to access it easily!
life.smol.installed
However, that then signals to the client that you care about that AT Proto app and want to be able to access it easily!
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People have played hundreds of games of Skyrdle already, and we're not even a week old!
June 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
People have played hundreds of games of Skyrdle already, and we're not even a week old!
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New update! The main change is support for custom PDSes, along with some other refinements, such as the login screen looking nicer.
Still more to come like OAuth!
Still more to come like OAuth!
June 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New update! The main change is support for custom PDSes, along with some other refinements, such as the login screen looking nicer.
Still more to come like OAuth!
Still more to come like OAuth!
Submitted smolsky for macOS v1.0.2. Should be live soonish!
The only major change to this is that it determines your actual PDS URL, enabling support for PDSes not hosted by Bluesky.
The iOS version is still on v1.0.0, but it will get the features of both macOS updates very soon!
The only major change to this is that it determines your actual PDS URL, enabling support for PDSes not hosted by Bluesky.
The iOS version is still on v1.0.0, but it will get the features of both macOS updates very soon!
June 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Submitted smolsky for macOS v1.0.2. Should be live soonish!
The only major change to this is that it determines your actual PDS URL, enabling support for PDSes not hosted by Bluesky.
The iOS version is still on v1.0.0, but it will get the features of both macOS updates very soon!
The only major change to this is that it determines your actual PDS URL, enabling support for PDSes not hosted by Bluesky.
The iOS version is still on v1.0.0, but it will get the features of both macOS updates very soon!