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Danny Mathews

@dmathewwws.com
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I enjoy telling stories and building things. Lately, I've built a couple of podcast + comic apps. dmathewwws.com

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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/03/2026
(part 2) podcast creators can also include a tag for video in the rss feed for other podcast players who aren't taking a cut of it. Which we can push people towards. But tbh, based on what I've seen Apple, Spotify + YouTube make by 85-90% of all podcast listening.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/03/2026
to be fair to Apple, i think it is not unreasonable that they want some monetary incentive to maintain Apple Podcasts. Compared to Spotify + YouTube's model, where you have to upload your video on their servers (where they do ad insertion and take their cut), Apple's model is more creator friendly.
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DWebYVR @dwebyvr.org · 12/12/2025
Time for an end of year wrap up! 🎍🧧🎊 Featuring: 📈 Numbers 🗓️ Events 🤝 Connections 🥘 Food 💪 Calls to action! Thanks everyone for an exciting 2025. Come help us make 2026 even better! dwebyvr.org/year-end-2025/
dwebyvr.org
DWeb Vancouver Year end roundup — 2025
In its third year DWeb Vancouver (DWebYVR) has not only grown to reach a lot more folks in our region, but is also one of the most active nodes in the DWeb movement globally. Starting with just a han...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 02/12/2025
Hey, just submitted this to Hacker News if you'd like to give an upvote / comment! news.ycombinator.com/shownew (and search for WeChat for the article - sorry upvotes to direct links dont count on Hacker News)
news.ycombinator.com
New Show | Hacker News
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 25/11/2025
one idea is: I used the `did:key` method and bsky / atproto use `did:web` & `did:plc` methods. I could update the spec to use allow all did methods. I do think more did method and even verifiable creds are on the eventual roadmap.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 25/11/2025
Hey, I just launched an app called Antler. The app showcases how we can rebuilt WeChat Mini Apps, but using open web standards. dmathewwws.com/antler-an-ir...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 11/11/2025
My 2 takeaways were: - the type of event was a workshop (which is different than the tech meetup / hack days we normally put on) - so more friendly to regular people, not just techies - and we posted about the event in non tech spaces (like product slack groups etc)
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 11/11/2025
Hey, I was one of the organizers. I was really happy with the diversity at the event. To be honest it was more about it not being the regular tech crowd that shows up. Me and one of the organizers of @dwebyvr.org chatted about what we can learn and bring it back to our regular DWeb events.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 11/11/2025
My 2 takeaways were: - the type of event was a workshop (which is different than the tech meetup / hack days we normally put on) - so more friendly to regular people, not just techies - and we posted about the event in non tech spaces (like slack groups etc)
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Atmosphere Community @atmosphere.community · 16/10/2025
Announcing ATmosphereConf 2026, coming to Vancouver March 26th to 29th. We've got the full announcement and future news and updates on our new site news.atmosphereconf.org/3m3cwwz4mpk2j
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Announcing ATmosphereConf Vancouver 2026 - ATmosphereConf News
The next ATProto Community Conference is coming to Vancouver, Canada, in March 26th to 29th 2026
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 30/09/2025
We are having a tools for thought hack-day at @z-space.ca. Come by if you are care about tinkering with your own knowledge management workflow. Should be fun! luma.com/h2mjbhjf
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tools-for-thought Vancouver hack day · Luma
Hello everyone! It's been a while since our last tft meetup, so we thought we'd start up again with a project-focused hack day! Do you have a half-baked idea…
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 29/08/2025
All the comics on inkverse.co use that comic specification. ie) if you help comic creators publish their comics in a similar lexicon, I could write a script that takes them and converts it to the format that Inkverse can display. inkverse is open-source (github.com/taddyorg/ink...) @ekana.org
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Discover the best webtoons! - Inkverse Webtoons & Webcomics
Find great webtoons & webcomics, Read original stories from emerging creators, with new chapters updated daily. Download now to join our growing community of readers and artists.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 27/07/2025
Hey, I added a Proposal to allow exclusive episodes inside the RSS feed. Working Demo included. Thoughts? 
github.com/Podcastindex... @bmann.ca @chadkoh.com @scripting.com @james.crid.land @jasonhowell.bsky.social @justinjackson.ca @jonbuda.com @marcoarment.bsky.social #rss #podcasting
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Exclusive episodes on the RSS feed: <podcast:oauthEndpoints> · Podcastindex-org podcast-namespace · Discussion #726
Summary Currently an RSS feed is a public document and all enclosures links to audio or video files are publicly accessible as well. This proposal deals with how to have exclusive audio or video th...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 27/07/2025
I did make an open spec for webcomics: 3s-docs.org/comicseries All the comics on inkverse.co are self-hosted in this format. I wanted to incorporate it into inkverse, but tbh it felt like a major refactor to rearchitect everything to use PDS vs a self-hosted feed.
3s-docs.org
ComicSeries
Help build the next generation of media apps with the SSS (Schema Structured Syndication) protocol
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 18/07/2025
woah! great job on this 👌
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Taddy Ink @taddyink.com · 21/06/2025
🌈✨ HAPPY PRIDE ART CHALLENGE ✨🌈 Our Discord killed it this month's challenge. Let's start with this stellar pose from @marblemass.bsky.social Check out their webtoon: inkverse.co/comics/laven... #webtoon #webtooncavnas #artchallenge
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 03/04/2025
If you like DWeb / Open Standards and live around Vancouver, we got a Open Standards Science Fair coming up the last week of May. dwebyvr.org/dweb-science... Looking for people willing to present or attend.
dwebyvr.org
DWeb Science Fair - Call for Projects
Call for DWeb projects! Come join us at Internet Archive Canada adjacent to Web Summit Vancouver. We're hosting a DWeb Science Fair and want to showcase your project, protocol, or DWeb-supporting star...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 31/03/2025
Example: Podcast players have this with import / export all your podcast through OPML and it's awesome as a user.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 31/03/2025
I have a half-baked idea to encourage AtProtocol adoption. For apps that already exist, encourage the pattern of import and export using a lexicon. (It might be a lot of work rebuild the whole app to use ATProto but this could be an easier way to start)
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Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca · 26/03/2025
Talking about innovation, nothing beats the overall impact of open protocols and open source. The "old" standards like TCP/IP, SMTP, and HTTP are what truly unlocked the economic growth in today's tech industry. Facebook, Netflix, Spotify all depend on and profit from open standards to this day.
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Taddy Ink @taddyink.com · 05/02/2025
Super excited for our next Webtoon book club! We'll be reading Fragmented Dreams by @tateufel.bsky.social — an incredible story of family, fantasy, lost memories and new love. I LOVE this one!! Join us on March 11th, 4pm PST / 7pm EST discord.com/invite/XgAGt... #webtoon
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 02/02/2025
#lakers #mavs #nba
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 27/01/2025
Oh whoops. I missed that. Thanks!
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 27/01/2025
whats your podcast industry site? I would love to check it out.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 11/12/2024
Talked to my friend's 14 year kid. He asked his mom to set up a Wealthsimple for his allowance so he could invest in Vanguard. Smart kid. However, you know that famous story from the 1920s about the investor who was spooked when the guy shining his shoes gave him stock tips. This is mine.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 09/12/2024
Idea. I would imagine most people know the brand bluesky vs AT Proto. I wonder if the UX should be 'login w/ bluesky ' with a smaller option to login w/ another PDS below it. But I think get your idea. AT Proto is not just about BlueSky.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 07/12/2024
I wrote a viral (for me) post about how I would rebuild my app on AT Protocol. I think it gives a good overview of how it works as well. bsky.app/profile/dmat...
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Taddy Ink @taddyink.com · 05/12/2024
Readers scroll fast. Your thumbnail will determine whether your #webtoon gets clicks or not. So we created a guide on how to create the most eye-catching thumbnails! Read on for tips, or check out the blog post: buff.ly/4g0MO8L
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Get more webtoon readers by creating eye-catching thumbnails, banners, and covers!
With thousands of webcomics out there, getting webtoon readers can feel like a daunting task. And while a strong social media marketing plan certainly helps, first you should ensure that readers will ...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 05/12/2024
I meant it I wouldn't be able to replicate that experience on podyssey fyi
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 05/12/2024
In that case. The great user experience you get right now on bkuesky where a new user doesn't know what a PDS is goes away. (If they have to login with a provider on signup)
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 05/12/2024
In podyssey case sometimes people recommend an episode that no longer has a mp3 file attached (the RSS feed has removed the mp3 link), so you can see the recommendation but not listen to it.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
awesome! just followed so that I see the progress / launch :)
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
I feel like ideating on how lexicons can work between apps would be a fun exercise
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
Oh good point. I haven't heard that pitch before.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
I dont think I agree with the second part. ex) You could build a Login w/ Bluesky feature and get a lot of the network effect benefits without building the app on AT Protocol.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
thanks :) It's not my idea tho. I think its something BlueSky is trying to encourage based on this skeet from one of their devs.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
Good to know. Thanks.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
💯
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
ie) I'm concerned that bluesky is effectively moderating my app if I also use their Appview.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
Thanks. Appreciate the comments. I just wanted to clarify my concern for moderation ie) if bluesky bans someones PDS, and then I host their PDS so they can use my app, would bluesky also ban this PDS from their Appview, which I use (as they made their moderation decision for a reason)
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 04/12/2024
I've been thinking about rebuilding my app on the AT Protocol, so I did a deep dive into what that would look like: taddy.org/blog/indie-d... Would love to know if you have any comments or feedback.
taddy.org
Should I rebuild my app on BlueSky’s AT Protocol?
Six years ago, I built a podcast app called Podyssey . It’s like Goodreads but for podcasts ie) users recommend their favourite episodes on the app. However, I haven't updated the app in a couple of y...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 02/12/2024
The new season of Michael Lewis podcast is all about how the ban on sports gambling got overturned and how gambling has changed since then. Its really good.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 23/11/2024
*And you need to add a token you generate via OAuth to view the private posts.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 23/11/2024
Hey, wanted to share one idea on how to do private feeds. You could add OAuth details inside your PDS. This would give anyone the info to generate tokens to view your private content. ie) Your PDS is still public, it includes public + links to private posts. 3s-docs.org/hosting-prov...
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 15/11/2024
I use the S3 JS package for CloudFlare R2, it's the default recommendation. Made it really easy to switch as well.
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Danny Mathews @dmathewwws.com · 08/04/2024
Having a great time at Van Hack Day lu.ma/vancouver-ha...
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