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Michael Black

@michael.bsky.team
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Software Engineer Bluesky App Team "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should" 📍 Chicago, IL

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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 27/09/2026
If you bring a white monster to an interview, you're immediately hired. No questions asked.
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Snoop Dogg with White Monster Energy
Alt: Snoop Dogg with White Monster Energy
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 27/09/2026
Michelob Golden Light
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 25/09/2026
The best cheese curds are the ones that squeak against your teeth
A bag of cheese curds from Wisconsin
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 25/09/2026
Wendy's put out an emo album (with some great artists) and dare I say... it slaps
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Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot - EP by Wendy's | Spotify
Wendy's · EP · 2026 · 6 songs
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 23/09/2026
My favorite album from the 1800s, really ahead of its time
The Dethalbum by Dethklok, released in 1899 per Spotify
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 23/09/2026
I'm going to "AtmosphereConf 2027"!
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AtmosphereConf 2027
The third edition of the global gathering for the Atmosphere Community is taking place in Amsterdam, April 29th - May 2nd. This includes side-events and main conference days. Please RSVP with your interest, subscribe for updates at https://news.atmosphereconf.org, and watch us build out the website with lots of fun features https://atmosphereconf.org As well as in person, we'll also be streaming and have different ways to participate remotely. Atmosphere Conference is run by the community, for the community, as an annual global gathering to connect, share, celebrate, and learn from each other. We welcome newcomers and want to engage with new perspectives. It's a community home for builders, supporters, and participants in the atproto ecosystem. We maintain collective resources, seed projects, and convene our community to ensure every member has genuine voice in shaping the ecosystem's future. #atproto #atmosphereconf #atmosphereconf2027 #europe
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 20/09/2026
I just learned Goodreads is owned by Amazon. Womp. All the more reason to use @bookhive.buzz or @popfeed.social
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 16/09/2026
They can't stop you from ordering steak and a glass of water
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 15/09/2026
There's something special about a drip coffee machine that's been cranking through buckets of Folgers every day for years
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 13/09/2026
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Jesse Pinkman Cries: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
Alt: Jesse Pinkman Cries: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 11/09/2026
I lurked for too long, I need to pump these numbers up 🫣
it would cost $1.22 to download my bluesky data with X's new API pricing
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 11/09/2026
I'm glad I became literate so I could read The Way of Kings, what an awesome book
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 09/09/2026
Shout out to the Honeycrisp apple, developed by my alma mater the University of Minnesota
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 08/09/2026
Alright fine twist my arm, I'll buy a Switch 2 just so I can play Ocarina of Time
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 08/09/2026
I got added to a "dev/engineer/crypto/llm freaks" list - it feels good to be recognized 😎
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Poppy and Pigeon @poppypigeon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
First fall weekend vibes 🍁
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 05/09/2026
President Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer. Does that seem nuts to anyone else?
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 04/09/2026
Loyal to the crunchwrap supreme since 2005
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 04/09/2026
Tall enough to get asked by strangers if I play basketball, but not tall enough to be the tallest person on bluesky 😮‍💨
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 27/08/2026
It's giving radioactive terminal github.com/Swordfish90/...
screenshot of a terminal app, imitating an old cathode tube screen. background is black with green text
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 27/08/2026
Check out these scruffy pups
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 26/08/2026
I can always hear the FedEx guy coming because every day the dude is just blasting music and belting his heart out. I love it
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 25/08/2026
Just watched this entire movie on Bluesky, the movie app (fun movie, first time seeing it)
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 25/08/2026
I'm proud of the work we did on this! I learned a lot and had fun along the way We're also planning out some video quality improvements, so expect videos on bsky to continue to improve (timeline tbd)
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I was reading an author recently talking about how we don't appreciate the way that email isn't siloed. That is, you don't have to be in gmail to talk to someone else in gmail. The norm is so powerful, it'd be unthinkable to change it. All email is interoperable. Social media could've been this way.
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 23/08/2026
I've always wanted to go to Rhode Island for no particular reason. I should find a reason to go
35/50 states visited, lived in MN, IA, IL, NY, CA
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danielleyuhan @danielle.bsky.team · 20/08/2026
We're redesigning the notifications tab! 🔔 It's one of the most visited surfaces on the app, and a lot of you have told us it could be better. Here's a look at what we're exploring. 🧵
"All" tab that shows all your notifications in chronological order."Follows" tab that shows you a list of people who follow you, so you never miss a follow-back."Conversations" tab that allows you to view mentions, replies, and quotes all in one place. "Activity" tab that shows all the posts from accounts you've subscribed to.
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 20/08/2026
I'm stoked for atproto spaces, let's build some cool shit
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 20/08/2026
If you're interested in adding support for multipart video uploads to your client, like we just did, then check out Alex's guide! Feel free to reply with questions as well
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 19/08/2026
Recently discovered the tailnet name generator and I'm way more entertained than I should be
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 19/08/2026
It's not possible to fold a fitted sheet
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 16/08/2026
Char Dog at Fatso's Last Stand
chicago style hot dog
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 14/08/2026
Go Cubs Go
3 fighter jets flying over Wrigley Field in Chicago
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Jim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 14/08/2026
America’s best city, with a killer domain name to boot, is getting an atproto-powered community network.
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Jim Calabro ♟️ @calabro.io · 13/08/2026
Do you like fast network replay? How does ~40 million events per second strike you? Replay the whole network in like 10 minutes In the best case scenario, running the jetstream server and the client on your own very powerful machine, this is roughly the peak I've achieved so far
a sample jetstream client that counts events, going at about 40 million per second
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AT Protocol Developers @atproto.com · 13/08/2026
Today we’re launching Bluesky Protocol Services, a new brand and website for the infrastructure Bluesky operates. And Jetstream v2, the best way for developers to use atproto at scale, now with network replay. atproto.com/blog/introdu...
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Introducing Bluesky Protocol Services
A new home for the infrastructure Bluesky runs on the open network — including Jetstream v2 with network replay, a new Jetstream SDK, and a lex-based TypeScript SDK
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 13/08/2026
WARNING: video uploads might be too fast now. Proceed with caution.
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 12/08/2026
testing longer videos, this one is 8m42s (and took about 92s to upload)
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 10/08/2026
Welp, looks like my Anker dongle's HDMI port stopped working over the weekend. I primarily use a MacBook, anyone have recommendations on a new dongle?
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 07/08/2026
@retroman.bsky.social I noticed you were experiencing some video upload issues - I'll have a fix deployed soon
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 07/08/2026
For legal reasons, this song is not about me
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Rebecca Black · Michael. · Song · 2026
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 06/08/2026
live: 🇺🇸 born: 🇺🇸 parents: 🇺🇸🇺🇸 grandparents: 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 great grandparents: 🇦🇹🇭🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 been to: 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇵🇷🇨🇷🇨🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇱🇩🇪🇮🇳🇯🇵🇩🇴🇵🇹 Lots of roots in Minnesota and Wisconsin
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 05/08/2026
I finally beat @michaelblack.bsky.social, and all of our fellow Michael Blacks, in claiming a handle
@michaelblack cloudflare wallet handle
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The Verge @theverge.com · 03/08/2026
CEO Toni Schneider on protocols, community, and control. www.theverge.com/podcast/9743...
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Bluesky’s new CEO wants to grow it all
Bluesky is many different things in a trenchcoat.
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 29/07/2026
The combination of cold brew, Angine de Poitrine, and dev work feels like a fever dream
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Alex @alex.bsky.team · 28/07/2026
hey self-hosters! we’re planning to raise default PDS blob size limits to 300M soon to allow users to upload longer videos (up to ~10 minutes at 3mbit) by default. any thoughts?
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 26/07/2026
Big fan of "roasting" all of my code
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Michael Black @michael.bsky.team · 25/07/2026
This thread has me wanting to switch to a mechanical keyboard. I've been rocking Logitech MX Keys for years, which has worked great but is incredibly boring
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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 23/07/2026
there was a recent bug in the Bluesky app that caused some people's chat permission settings to switch to "No one" we already fixed the bug, but folks may want to double-check their settings to make sure they are set the way they want. go here: bsky.app/messages/set... look for these settings:
Screenshot of the chat notification settings in the Bluesky app.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 23/07/2026
This week, we’re introducing Quests, an interactive research and exploration tool for the Atmosphere. You can ask Attie to pull information about trending topics, identify influential accounts in a particular field, or create a personalized daily briefing.
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Introducing Quests
We're introducing Quests in Attie, an interactive research and exploration tool for the Atmosphere, as well as a redesign.
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