Chris Messina

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😬 Man of the internet; generalist.
🆕 Come for the app updates stay for the snark.
🫡 Twitter sober since April '23.

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🥞Hot takes on #WWDC24, including Apple declaring [eventual] war on OpenAI, like it did on Facebook:

Thoughts on #WWDC24citizenagency.craft.me

News for nerds! ActivityPub 🤝🏻 ATProto Congrats @snarfed.org!

Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr.

#TrumpGuilty

Got my first Bluesky DM spam! But how do I delete it? It's in my inbox but I can't interact with it. Maybe @pfrazee.com knows... 🤔

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Let's clarify things since my mentions are turning into a dumpster fire. I'm responsible for designing T&S policies, systems, and processes that scale. One of those areas is spam, since as the network grows, so does disruptive spam. That's why you can't mass spam people in mentions or replies.

Saw this when departing the Pittsburgh airport. Do you think they know about us? blueskypit.com #BlueskyAndYou

Plotting and scheming with [email protected]. 😈

Oh?

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Ryan is a talented engineer doing important work in the #fediverse to bridge #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol. This is a big deal that brings us closer to the social web we all want.

When he built a bridge to connect #Bluesky to Mastodon and other ActivityPub-powered platforms, @snarfed.org ignited a new chapter for the #fediverse. The software engineer opens up to Mike McCue about his rollercoaster ride in the latest episode of Dot Social: about.flipboard.com/inside-flipb...

Building Bridges to the Fediverse, with Bridgy Fed’s Ryan Barrett - Flipboardabout.flipboard.com The software engineer's work to connect Bluesky to Mastodon and other platforms using the ActivityPub protocol ignited a firestorm.

RIP Post.news post.news/@/noam/2fJw4...

Huh. New from Hans Zimmer — The Tron Anthem, "A SONG FOR THE WEB3 GENERATION". www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRG...

Are you a @raycast.com user? You might like @ckris.bsky.social's new Almost Blue Sky theme. themes.ray.so?version=1&na...

Ok but also, Bluesky v 1.17.0 has some great improvements to hashtag support!

📢 App Version 1.76 is rolling out now (1/3) This release includes some bugfixes that have been bothering everybody. • iOS: We fixed the issue with the composer’s autocomplete inserting garbage into your posts. • Android: We fixed another issue that would cause the back button to stop working.

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🌟 WhiteWind TechTalk 🌟 We're thrilled to announce the launch of new article series: WhiteWind TechTalk! 🚀 In our very first edition, dive into the fascinating world of atproto - get to know the key players and their roles in an engaging overview. whtwnd.com/whtwnd.com/3... #atproto #atdev

Introduction to atproto 1: What is PDS？ What Features Does It Have？ | whtwnd.comwhtwnd.com

This is the first ad for Mastodon I've seen in the wild — on @techmeme.com. Baby's growing up! 🐘 When will Bluesky run ads?

An eclipse AND the Threads API? On the same day?! Praise be! developers.facebook.com/docs/threads

Threads API - Documentation - Meta for Developersdevelopers.facebook.com The Threads API enables businesses to create and publish content on a person’s behalf on Threads and to display those posts within an app solely to the person who created it.

Some number of Mastodon instances plan or are blocking Threads, but Threads also reserves the right to not federate with everyone. Here's its current policy: help.instagram.com/914046486923...

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For Tech Policy Press, Tim Bernard @timbernard.bsky.social sums up the findings of a set of reports on the dynamics driving the growth of the 'trust and safety' market. www.techpolicy.press/trust-safety...

Threads has entered the fediverse.

Threads has entered the fediverseengineering.fb.com Threads has entered the fediverse! As part of our beta experience, now available in a few countries, Threads users aged 18+ with public profiles can now choose to share their Threads posts to other…

Threads just demoed for the first time how opting in to Fediverse sharing will work at the #FediForum.

FediForum Demo: Threads in the Fediversewww.youtube.com Speed demo by Peter Cottle, @[email protected], at FediForum March 2024 https://fediforum.org/2024-03/

So. Much. FEDERATION! 😍 Let's jam on this at fediforum.org!

Big milestone! ✅ Federated domain handles ✅ Federated feed generators (algorithms) ✅ Federated relays (event firehose) ✅ Federated app views (API service) ✅ Federated data for self-hosters (PDS hosting) ✅ Federated moderation (labeling) 🚧 Federated data for large service providers (coming soon)

FediForumfediforum.org The unconference for the people who move the Fediverse forward

What question would you ask the CEO of perplexity.ai?

Perplexity Prowww.perplexity.ai Unlock the most powerful AI research assistant. Raise Perplexity to the next level with Pro Search, upgraded AI models, unlimited file upload, and API credits.

352-65 in favor of TikTok divestiture. Biden's right: "When we stand together, we can tackle any challenge". 🫠 www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/t...

Oh look, Bluesky's Ozone is trending on Product Hunt. 😁 /cc @pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team @jacob2161.bsky.social

Ozone - Collaborative moderation tool for Bluesky and atproto apps | Product Huntwww.producthunt.com Ozone allows a team of moderators or curators to collaboratively moderate content from the https://atproto.com/ which hosts Bluesky. It provides a unified interface to review reports, create labels, a...

My mind just blew out the back of my skull. Only took (2024-2007) 17 years for my original concept to be fully realized in code. I mean, there you have it, folks:

One simplified way of thinking about labelers is that they let anyone attach "hashtags" (labels) to any post or profile on the network. But only users who subscribe to a "hashtagging service" (labeling service) will get them, and client apps can do kind of anything with these "hashtags" (labels).

Smart move. Congrats @mozzius.dev! techcrunch.com/2024/03/12/b...

Bluesky scoops up the developer of popular third-party app, Graysky | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com Decentralized Twitter/X rival Bluesky is adding to its ranks by scooping up a member of its developer community. London-based software engineer Samuel

Google Slides got GIFs and Stickers before Bluesky. WTH.

X drops the "Trust" from their "Trust & Safety" team. Now it's just "Safety", which is a two point score in football when the offensive team is tackled, loses possession of the ball, or commits a foul in their own end zone. 🏈 x.com/safety/statu... ##DeadTwitter

Spotted this in a recent Superhuman webinar. Internally, they've added inline integrations to Airtable and Linear to the text selection UI. Seems like a perfect extension point for other email-focused Chrome extensions... any takers? #NewSuperhuman

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Exclusive: Twitter’s former head of trust and safety @yoyoel.com heads to Match Group to try to clean up the company’s giant portfolio of dating apps. Read our conversation here www.wired.com/story/yoel-r...

Twitter’s Former Trust and Safety Chief Is Trying to Clean Up Your Dating Appswww.wired.com Yoel Roth suffered targeted harassment after quitting as top content cop at Elon Musk’s Twitter. Now he’s head of trust and safety at dating giant Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, and more.