Greg Scallan
@gregscallan.com
Dad, engineer, security dude. Over the top in all I do!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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➡️ My 2025 Open Social Web Prediction Score Card: before I try my hand at predictions for the Open Social Web in 2026, I try to do a sober look back at my 2025 predictions and how they did.
See what you think.
www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/20/m...
See what you think.
www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/20/m...
My 2025 Open Social Web Prediction Score Card
A year ago, I made some bold predictions about where the open social web was headed. Now that we’re at the end of 2025, it’s time for a sober (okay, maybe slightly amused) look at what I got right, wh...
www.timothychambers.net
December 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
➡️ My 2025 Open Social Web Prediction Score Card: before I try my hand at predictions for the Open Social Web in 2026, I try to do a sober look back at my 2025 predictions and how they did.
See what you think.
www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/20/m...
See what you think.
www.timothychambers.net/2025/12/20/m...
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Ah that's crazy, it's almost like Threads picked up the decentralization messaging when they launched so they could neutralize the Atmosphere
sources.news/p/whats-next...
sources.news/p/whats-next...
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ah that's crazy, it's almost like Threads picked up the decentralization messaging when they launched so they could neutralize the Atmosphere
sources.news/p/whats-next...
sources.news/p/whats-next...
A great read from Werner, right on the mark:
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
Tech predictions for 2026 and beyond
We’ve caught glimpses of a future that values autonomy, empathy, and individual expertise. Where interdisciplinary cooperation influences discovery and creation at an unrelenting pace. In the coming y...
allthingsdistributed.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A great read from Werner, right on the mark:
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
"... lowering the barrier for entry doesn’t eliminate the need for human expertise, it amplifies it. ... if you put garbage in, you get really convincing garbage out."
allthingsdistributed.com/2025/11/tech...
#surfeng
It would appear I am done (vibe) coding for today ... probably should have saved a copy of my work before asking #ai to modularize the file as it is currently only half done.
#vibe_coding
#vibe_coding
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It would appear I am done (vibe) coding for today ... probably should have saved a copy of my work before asking #ai to modularize the file as it is currently only half done.
#vibe_coding
#vibe_coding
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'Three black cats' by Maud Lewis (1903-1970), Canadian folk artist #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
'Three black cats' by Maud Lewis (1903-1970), Canadian folk artist #WomensArt #FridayFeeling
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Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Last night Trump directed the Pentagon to start testing nukes again. If that happens, it’ll be the first time the US has detonated a nuke in more than 30 years.
🔗 www.404media.co/trump-orders...
🔗 www.404media.co/trump-orders...
Trump Orders Nuclear Testing As Nuke Workers Go Unpaid
Everyone loses and nobody wins if America decides to resume nuclear testing after a 30 year moratorium.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Last night Trump directed the Pentagon to start testing nukes again. If that happens, it’ll be the first time the US has detonated a nuke in more than 30 years.
🔗 www.404media.co/trump-orders...
🔗 www.404media.co/trump-orders...
sweet!
From Freeman to Mazeroski: Every Walk-Off Home Run in World Series History
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
From Freeman to Mazeroski: Every Walk-Off Home Run in World Series History - MLB
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series, such a walk-off shot only intensifies those emotions.
www.rawchili.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
sweet!
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From Freeman to Mazeroski: Every Walk-Off Home Run in World Series History
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
From Freeman to Mazeroski: Every Walk-Off Home Run in World Series History - MLB
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series, such a walk-off shot only intensifies those emotions.
www.rawchili.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
From Freeman to Mazeroski: Every Walk-Off Home Run in World Series History
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/403837/
A walk-off home run is thrilling – and heartbreaking – by its very nature. In the World Series,…
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Sooo, I built an NBA feed on @surf.social that grabs posts from Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon… plus podcasts, YouTube clips, and RSS drops. All in one place. Strictly hoop.
And, if you wanna check it out, you can pin a version of it here on Bluesky.
I guess decentralized social is kinda cool 😎.
And, if you wanna check it out, you can pin a version of it here on Bluesky.
I guess decentralized social is kinda cool 😎.
April 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Sooo, I built an NBA feed on @surf.social that grabs posts from Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon… plus podcasts, YouTube clips, and RSS drops. All in one place. Strictly hoop.
And, if you wanna check it out, you can pin a version of it here on Bluesky.
I guess decentralized social is kinda cool 😎.
And, if you wanna check it out, you can pin a version of it here on Bluesky.
I guess decentralized social is kinda cool 😎.
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Really excited to roll out Bounce Beta 2 today! Now you can migrate your Mastodon account to any existing Bluesky, Blacksky, or any other ATProto account 🚀
And we're live! Starting today, you can use Bounce to migrate from Mastodon to an existing Bluesky, Blacksky, or any other ATProto account! Check it out: blog.anew.social/bounce-beta-...
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Really excited to roll out Bounce Beta 2 today! Now you can migrate your Mastodon account to any existing Bluesky, Blacksky, or any other ATProto account 🚀
@greglinktest1.gumby.social guess the tree
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@greglinktest1.gumby.social guess the tree
@greglinktest1.gumby.social hello world
October 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
@greglinktest1.gumby.social hello world
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As #Fediforum is tomorrow, and covers both #ATProto, #ActivtyPub and other open social web dev tech, good to remined all that I have the BlueSky feed for this live and updated: bsky.app/profile/did:... cc: @surf.social #surffeeds
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
As #Fediforum is tomorrow, and covers both #ATProto, #ActivtyPub and other open social web dev tech, good to remined all that I have the BlueSky feed for this live and updated: bsky.app/profile/did:... cc: @surf.social #surffeeds
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✊ Am happy to endorse this statement - along with many thought leaders from both #ATProto and #ActivityPub sides of the Open Social Web dev community… writings.thisismissem.social/statement…
Statement on discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol
Date: 6th September 2025
A community letter on the recent heated discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol, co-signed by the people working on or with the respective protocols.
This statement was originally published on the swicg/general repository after I had been granted approval to merge. Since then one community
writings.thisismissem.social
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
✊ Am happy to endorse this statement - along with many thought leaders from both #ATProto and #ActivityPub sides of the Open Social Web dev community… writings.thisismissem.social/statement…
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Hahahaha these daily SNL cast announcements
Spoiler: the only returning cast member for season 51 is Eddie Murphy
Spoiler: the only returning cast member for season 51 is Eddie Murphy
August 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hahahaha these daily SNL cast announcements
Spoiler: the only returning cast member for season 51 is Eddie Murphy
Spoiler: the only returning cast member for season 51 is Eddie Murphy
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Man, I hate SNL Cast Departure season. It’s like the anti-Christmas, Santa Lorna showing up and telling us he’s taking some of our favourite things away.
August 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Man, I hate SNL Cast Departure season. It’s like the anti-Christmas, Santa Lorna showing up and telling us he’s taking some of our favourite things away.
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…large public PDS in the style of Fedi instances aren’t much of a thing yet, although there are at least a few communities working on setting up one (e.g. Blacksky, Northsky, or Turtle Island). Blacksky specifically has opened up for migrations just last week and has now a few hundred real accounts.
My "Introduction to #ATProto" blog post that I've been working on for some time is ready 🙂 It goes through things like records, lexicons, DIDs, then PDS/AppView etc. and how it all works together. Let me know if anything is wrong!
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.
More parts later, with the Fedi comparisons & misconceptions etc.
Introduction to AT Protocol
Walkthrough of the various parts and concepts in Bluesky's AT Protocol (ATProto), the types of servers involved and how it all fits together
mackuba.eu
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
…large public PDS in the style of Fedi instances aren’t much of a thing yet, although there are at least a few communities working on setting up one (e.g. Blacksky, Northsky, or Turtle Island). Blacksky specifically has opened up for migrations just last week and has now a few hundred real accounts.