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Tynan Purdy
@tynanpurdy.com
Experience designer for the decentralized web

🍻 @atproto.boston
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👋🏻 Hey! ATLlien Boston transplant here.
Designer nerd technologist

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he did talk about robots. he also talked about protocols
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
does anyone know who made this and if they would be willing to atprotate?? I wanna save my scores to my repo
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Y'ALL THIS GAME IS SO GOOD I'M SO HYPE
#omgrobots #frc2026
2026 FIRST Robotics Competition REBUILT Presented by Haas Game Animation
YouTube video by FIRSTRoboticsCompetition
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 AM
ok this gets me thinking, one could disguise features as other features. Like a 'feedback' form in an app could actually just write an issue on the tangled repo for an oss app
dame.is dame @dame.is · 16h
i wanna be able to add an issue to a repo on @tangled.org without ever leaving the bluesky client

maybe i should add this to @anisota.net eventually, some other clients could as well
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Spark is now in open beta.
Download here:
iOS: testflight.apple.com/join/uYpnjh37
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
January 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Folks. Today I will not be talking about protocols. Instead, I will be talking about ROBOTS. ITS KICKOFF YO

www.firstinspires.org/programs/frc...
REBUILT Game & Season | FIRST Robotics Competition
Explore FIRST Robotics Competition game and season resources for 2026 REBUILT presented by Haas, including videos, kickoff details and challenge info.
www.firstinspires.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
@bskyusersnotgetit.bsky.social BUNGI thank you for your service. you have been superseded by @thelouvreof.bsky.social

🫡
January 10, 2026 at 3:06 AM
@paul.tapbots.com hey paul! hope things are going well. any updates on @phoenix.tapbots.com?
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Cross-platform atproto publication search tool? Hell yeahhhh nice @zzstoatzz.io this is great!

pub-search.waow.tech

Can even filter by platform and by tag 💯✨
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation
U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation
In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ben Ray Lujan, and Edward Markey have requested that Apple and Google remove X Corp's X and Grok apps from their app stores over recent incidents of "mass generation of nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children." X has come under fire over the past week amid reports of Grok's AI image generation capabilities being used to create images depicting women and children in bikinis or underwear. In response, X appears to have scaled back the ability for Grok to generate images in response to X posts by non-paying users, but The Verge notes that the tools remain available to paying subscribers and through the dedicated Grok tab in the X and in the standalone Grok app. The senators argue that the "harmful and likely illegal depictions" are in violation of Apple's and Google's app store terms and that the two companies must remove the apps until the policy violations are addressed.. . . Apple's terms of service bar apps from including "offensive" or "just plain creepy" content, which under any definition must include nonconsensually-generated sexualized images of children and women. Further, Apple's terms explicitly bar apps from including content that is "[o]vertly sexual or pornographic material" including material "intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings." Turning a blind eye to X's egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation practices. Indeed, not taking action would undermine your claims in public and in court that your app stores offer a safer user experience than letting users download apps directly to their phones. This principle has been core to your advocacy against legislative reforms to increase app store competition and your defenses to claims that your app stores abuse their market power through their payment systems.The senators request a written response to their letter by January 23.Tag: Grok This article, "U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
wait there are SO MANY I thought it was just gonna be browser
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
So many great options! @buttondown.com @ghost.org @leaflet.pub are a few. leavesubstack.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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It's really cool that people are now using Bluesky not only from servers they host themselves, but servers they *wrote* themselves (or someone else here did), adding features the standard one doesn't have ❤️

Like, I now have 2FA again on my PDS because @baileytownsend.dev just went and built it
Cirrus PDS now support passkey auth. It was a bit of a puzzle adding it to a tool where where the admin is all CLI, but I'm really pleased with the flow I came up with. Give it a go!

github.com/ascorbic/cir...

If you don't know what Cirrus is, it's a really easy way to host your own Bluesky data
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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The social web is safer because of @thisismissem.social

Her tireless dedication to trust and security protects us all, but this work requires resources.

We are seeking organizations to sponsor her ($500+/mo) to ensure this mission continues.

We need her ❤️

support.thisismissem.social#services
Support Emelia Smith (@thisismissem)
Fund her work on the Fediverse, improving trust & safety and other open-source contributions
support.thisismissem.social
November 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I think it's a safe bet to assume Twitter, the CSAM website, will be banned by multiple governments, so if for some reason the CSAM wasn't a reason to bail, that might kick you into gear 👍

Your precious "reach" etc.
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Hey #JamaicaPlain, we need your feedback! 🌳Join us next Thursday, January 15 at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual community meeting to review site analysis and next steps at Jefferson Playground.

📆Thursday, January 15 at 6:00 p.m.
🔗 boston.gov/jefferson-playground or find the link in our bio
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It happened!! Brand new account with the appropriate .gov domain handle 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

This is how you do it
Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I'll do you one better
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
scream it from the rooftops!!
we, as a society, need to go back to listening to listening to music by the album
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
just discovered mac-stats.com, a wonderful alternative to istat menus!
#oss #macapps
Stats - Monitor your Mac with ease
Stats - macOS system monitor in your menu bar
mac-stats.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
holy forking shirtballs
pierre.co is a website that has redefined my definition of a website
Pierre
Pierre Computer Company
pierre.co
January 7, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Tynan Purdy
Do this. It works.
I recommend submitting a complaint.
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 PM