iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Can’t stop hearing the lyrics “time keeps on slipping into future” in “Fly like an eagle” by the Steve Miller band. There’s simply not enough time to do all the things I want to do. I blink and it’s another week…month…year!

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 20h

I'm looking forward to Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com's chat tomorrow in #PDX. Also see the first public demo of @nstar.social's privacy-centered social posting experience with close contacts that complements your interactions on the #ATProtocol. #PrivacyByDesign #LocalFirst #EndToEndEncryption

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 05/10/2026

Private <---> Public convo is a spectrum involving levels of trust. Our private convo shapes our public convo & vise-versa. Doesn't have to be one at the sacrifice of the other. Architectures & apps that embrace #PrivacyByDesign & #PrivacyByDefault can help us evolve our convo across the spectrum.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/10/2026

Glad Apple's addressing privacy infringement abuses in this AI era. Most don't understand the implications of giving apps or devices such access. Shame on companies exploiting users. We must demand better. Our devices. Our data. Hands Off! #PrivacyByDefault #StopTheTheft apple.news/AMiHmsB6mTY6...

apple.news

Apple wants to stop you from blindly trusting AI agents — Cult of Mac

Apple promises stricter Full Disk Access controls as AI agents gain access to Mac users’ sensitive files, messages and browsing history.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 01/10/2026

These companies are out of control. It’s time we rein them in and hold them accountable. Our hardware. Our data. Hands off. We should be able to install and configure them to prevent this #invasionOfPrivacy. Let’s start calling it what this is: #aiTheft #corporateGreed #privacyNOW

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 30/09/2026

Due massive identity theft by AI crime rings, governments around the world abandon antiquated national ids and assign every human a post-quantum signed did:plc identity restoring trust and order.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 30/09/2026

Parents start naming children with did:plc identifiers.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 24/09/2026

Heard about AT Protocol? Bluesky? Streamplace? Curious to learn more? Or, simply just want to meet like-minded folks (technical & non-technical) trying to make the Internet a better, safer place connecting people and communities? Consider joining us at October’s ATProto PDX meetup.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 24/09/2026

Agreed. However, there are a few open issues we were told would be resolved to make this a reality. Until then, people must include all nsids with aud=* or have opted for transition:generic. Also, until Bluesky clients embrace OAuth (and observe our issues), I don’t see much changing.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 24/09/2026

This is a HUGE reason why permission sets aren’t useful for decentralized Bsky appviews. We have multiple now. We don’t want to hard code audience in clients for every appview that comes about; therefore, the only solution is client metadata specifying every nsid with aud=*

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 22/09/2026

Good job! I did the same for my children (now young adults). We’d be in a better place if parents (1) understood the dangers of social media, (2) explained the dangers to their children, & (3) held social media companies accountable. Misinformation, deception & manipulation were always a feature.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you for sharing! Until this recent news, thought DO was going to be a reasonable alternative to the billionaire platform. What confidence do we have that UpCloud doesn’t or hasn’t gone to the darkside?

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 09/09/2026

😔 Ugh. Is there no end in sight to this madness!?! It's becoming exceedingly difficult to avoid these companies. How do consumers shop with their wallets when companies keep betraying them?

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 09/09/2026

“93% of time spent on Instagram is on content chosen editorially by Meta” People don’t understand how they’re being subtly manipulated by mega-corporations that span all national boundaries. Corporations nor a few people should ever have this kind of power. We must move quicker to decentralize!

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 07/09/2026

In some ways, the rush to AI feels reminiscent of the early 2000’s when corporations disbanded engineering teams, except senior architects, in favor of “cheap” offshore resources. CapEx budgets ballooned, timelines increased & output/quality decreased. OpEx decreased (less employees).

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 05/09/2026

In the Mu iOS beta app? I don't get prompted with the OAuth sign-in screen that specifies the access permissions (scopes) being requested.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/09/2026

When do you plan supporting OAuth sign-in?

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 01/09/2026

😔 Sad but true. Most can’t be bothered unless they are directly affected or their “tribe/community” goes elsewhere. They can’t see the correlation between the utility of a tool they use “for free” & the consequences politically & economically. There’s hope in the decentralized movement for balance.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 26/08/2026

“We seek to diffuse that power so widely that no single entity wields it ever again - both as a moral cause, as well as a push towards a more efficient, more competitive attention economy that works better for everyone.”

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 16/08/2026

Seems non-Bluesky accounts don’t work. Hopefully that’s temporary since it specifies this as an AT Protocol service. Would be great if there were plans for searching AT Protocol accounts too…useful for account lookup typeaheads etc.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 16/08/2026

Cool…Is this supposed to work for any AT Protocol account or only accounts with Bluesky profiles?

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/08/2026

Unfortunately, @casey.nstar.social & I won’t be able to make this month’s event due to the passing of my uncle. See every in September. And, maybe (finally) an announcement ahead of the meetup 😉!!!

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ATProto PDX @pdx.atproto.camp · 22/07/2026

📣📣📣 Next meetup is 8/4 6PM at @codetv.dev studio! @johnandersen777.bsky.social is going to kick us off with a conversation about social.computer, an app that allows ATProto accounts to request and provide compute resources + time for demos and discussions! RSVP here:

platform.openmeet.net

ATProto PDX: August Meetup

Tue, Aug 4, 6:00 PM PDT · CodeTV, 1551, Southeast Poplar Avenue, Ladd's Addition, Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97214, United States It's that time again - join you

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Will Garrison @vvill.dev · 17/07/2026

People are still talking about what to call the permissioned data protocol. It's not the Authenticated Transfer Protocol, it's the Authorized Transfer Protocol. We could call it the AT protocol, or atproto for short!

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 11/07/2026

It’s the same reason your local independent businesses have always been down ranked or non-existent from the start in search results! Big tech has never cared about the small guy/gal. We are worse for it!!

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 08/07/2026

Yep. It’s frustrating that “we” choose to stay on these closed mega-corporate platforms knowing that they are actively working against us and profiting immensely. It’s a difficult problem but urgently necessary to figure out. Each conversation plants the seed…

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 08/07/2026

Great seeing you in PDX this evening!

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 08/07/2026

You’ll need to try out the PDX Dönerland food cart when you’re back! Not only is their menu delicious, they’re close friends of mine. pdxdonerland.com

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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 06/07/2026

“Never before in human history has power over the flow of information been so concentrated in the hands of a few American billionaires.” Hear from @iame.li, Founder and CEO of @stream.place. Streamplace is one of the Open Social Award’s Honorable Mentions open web projects 🏆 newpublic.org/OSA

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 07/07/2026

There two things that would provide users a better experience: 1. Show all valid sessions 2. Show history of apps ever granted access Users should be able to revoke sessions and know the apps that they’ll lose access and/or data by deactivating/deleting their account.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 06/07/2026

Everything these days feels like one big scam on the American people by those in powerful positions to loot & deprive us of dignity and an honest living.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 05/07/2026

I think you are looking more for choosing feeds that are tailored for your preferences/region. I wouldn’t doubt several exist amongst the thousands available. @eurosky.social might be a resource to look at…there’s also @mu.social.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 05/07/2026

“AT Protocol and Bluesky…Not a perfect system — just one that doesn't trap you” Sums up why I and many are here creating people-centric products & solution. It’s an experiment to regain sovereignty over mega-monopolistic corporations.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/07/2026

It depends on the CMS implementation. Spent most of my career as an architect building out global enterprise content management and continuous publishing systems that managed access & entitlement across the full content lifecycle. Never changed the data's ID to grant/change permissions or channels.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/07/2026

Yeah…I think once it’s public, all the public features should be available on the original `at://` uri . Converting back to non-public would presumably be like a detachment.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/07/2026

Interesting…in this case, the permission boundary is a space dedicated to the particular video and all its related assets. It certainly offers line-of-sight to whom can see what at any given point in time. 🤔

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/07/2026

Got it. In your example, can only the video be made public? Or, does the entire space and its contents need to be made public. If the former, then I consider this meeting immutability and independent of access lifecycle changes.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 04/07/2026

Eli, I've spent my entire career building out large scale enterprise content management products and solutions dealing with access lifecycles transcending public and entitled data. You're spot on...the content identifier, the AT-URI, must be immutable and independent from permission context.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 03/07/2026

Eli makes an excellent point that a content's access lifecycle can and will change over time (eg. permissioned-to-public and vise-versa). A unified AT-URI that transcends changes in permission is critical to maintaining linkage and references (likes, replies, etc).

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 03/07/2026

No better time than a #bskyoutage to test your apps behavior 😀 ! Are there any alternative CDNs to provide failover?

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 03/07/2026

The PLC is an untapped resource that should provide the flexibility in the existing AT-URI scheme to define emerging capabilities. Granted, it needs some attention to lower the friction of adding services. But, that’s solvable.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 03/07/2026

Good points on both sides of this debate. Aren’t we already doing this to some extent with at:// and service proxying? What about adding support for “?service={serviceID}” to the AT-URI, then look up service in PLC. This could also address the one DID, one PDS limitation many are running into.

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Scott Handley @scott.nstar.social · 03/07/2026

Solid points that make reasonable sense architecturally.

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