chrisb @boscolo.co · 21/09/2026A flavor of AT Protocol where the PDS is addressed using a native P2P protocol instead of HTTP 4475
chrisb @boscolo.co · 17/09/2026The anti-spam framing is from their proposed FAQ. Agree that it isn't an anti-spam feature in the "receiving undesired invitations" sense of the word. But, it is a deterrent for a spammer to register a large number of accounts for the purpose of spamming. Stopping the spam itself is much harder. 110
chrisb @boscolo.co · 14/09/2026Assume any personal data you hand over about yourself will eventually be published to the world. Even the stuff your government requires banks to collect. 020
chrisb @boscolo.co · 14/08/2026What if we just accepted that a top-level "decentralized namespace" doesn't follow the same rules as our centralized names? Is this too inconceivable for institutions like ICANN? 100
chrisb @boscolo.co · 10/07/2026I know this isn't @bsky.app's "fault", but it really doesn't matter, it means I'm out. 1️⃣ I'm not going to verify on principle 2️⃣ I'm not going to run a VPN What is the best ATProto client that doesn't have this nonsense? If I can't find one I guess no more AT Proto for me. 341
chrisb @boscolo.co · 08/07/2026While Europeans are all focused on the World Cup their gov is voting away privacy. fightchatcontrol.eu 110
chrisb @boscolo.co · 04/07/2026"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Happy 250 🇺🇸 042
chrisb @boscolo.co · 02/07/2026This meme is funny, but not accurate The top picture is CLEARLY NO FOUL, you just can't tell from that camera angle. If you look at the top image from a different camera angle, not where his studs make contact with the defender's calf, but above the number 10, you can see the letters: m e s s i 010
chrisb @boscolo.co · 18/04/2026That DNS dependency is look so hot right now! Who's up for fixing the root of trust with me? Rooted in a quantum resistant alg that uses cryptography (not humans and a database), and a P2P protocol for root NS lookups. 030
chrisb @boscolo.co · 18/04/2026In case you were wondering, this is the math for how a "free" cell plan costs $1.71 100
chrisb @boscolo.co · 16/04/2026anyone know who maintains the Bluesky counter? seems to be busted. cc: @jaz.sh 100
chrisb @boscolo.co · 10/04/2026I think this is my least favorite thing about Bluesky. Someone quotes a post which starts a thread. Later on the author of the original post deletes it. Now, I have this comment about a video that I no longer can access. 000
chrisb @boscolo.co · 08/04/2026Only Satoshi would not admit to being Satoshi We may never know, but if I had to put all my chips on one square, this is where I'd place them. 020
chrisb @boscolo.co · 23/03/2026hey chat do you agree with this recommendation? (spoiler alert, claude did the recommending) 010
chrisb @boscolo.co · 21/03/2026The lesson in this article is simple. Do not trust ANY company to protect your private communications. The protocol itself must ensure this, and must be geographically distributed so no one legal jurisdiction can override it. This is why we should push to adopt a standard for AT Protocol DMs. 133
chrisb @boscolo.co · 16/03/2026honestly, I don't think there is interest in acknowledging sybils because it exposes the fact that user counts promoted by the Bsky team are sus. As recently as March 9th, Jay said there are over 40 million users, even tho the other metrics indicate growth has been flat for over a year. 120
chrisb @boscolo.co · 14/03/2026One interesting thing about this screen shot is that the PDS hostname is a recognizable web site. This is key, because it means we can use Passkey to authenticate with the PDS (ie. OAuth Authorization Server) in a more human friendly way. It's 2026, time to 🗑️ the password dependency. 100
chrisb @boscolo.co · 13/03/2026Saw this on the other app, made me chuckle. Who needs Claude Code when Chipotle's support bot is free 38613
chrisb @boscolo.co · 03/03/2026How do I know Claude was trained with human data? I asked for advice on how to test some Passkey logic: 0161
chrisb @boscolo.co · 27/02/2026Fun little project to let Farcaster accounts morph into AT Protocol account. Farcaster accounts are onboarded into a PDS that only allows login via Farcaster signing keys, so no password. 0163
chrisb @boscolo.co · 26/02/2026What if Farcaster users could login to Bluesky with their Farcaster identity? 070
chrisb @boscolo.co · 23/02/2026When I view it on debug.hose.cam it shows as "active" but it's not showing up in the BSky app. cc: @alex.bsky.team 000
chrisb @boscolo.co · 21/01/2026"If we want a better society, we need better mass communication tools. We need mass communication tools that surface the best information and arguments and help people find points of agreement." farcaster.xyz/vitalik.eth/... 040
chrisb @boscolo.co · 15/01/2026If I were in charge of AT Protocol product experience, this is the onboarding i'd want. 0182
chrisb @boscolo.co · 14/01/2026These time limitations are unnecessary when installing an AT Protocol mobile app. It creates unneeded friction and anxiety for users. Real world example: Alaska Air app recently switched to OAuth. In line, I open the app to board, and instead of a QR, I see an auth prompt. Completely unnecessary. 100
chrisb @boscolo.co · 14/01/2026@flashes.blue I tried to use your mobile app, but was unable to login… Any tips? 320
chrisb @boscolo.co · 12/01/2026The same dude that deplatformed a sitting US president built a chat app that communicates over a mesh network of phones just in time for the overthrow of a regime that turned off the Internet to stop them. I'm not sure what to do with my tin foil hat... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitchat 020
chrisb @boscolo.co · 02/01/2026I also thought it was a little "off-brand" for Moxie to use Google for login. But, it's worth pointing out that that according to the description, confer_to uses end-to-end encryption with your Passkey-derived key being one of those ends, so evil Google can't see your content even if they try to. 010
chrisb @boscolo.co · 18/12/2025@ handle, ✅ Internet Handle, 🚫 The fact that AT needs a PDS and OAuth to login to an app makes the AT Handle the opposite of "an identity solution that actually works". Soon everyone will have a private key in their pocket, forcing these users to ask a web host for identity is Flintstone-era tech. 170
