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brian @bripie.me · 4h

I’m beginning to think that platform specific apps are a bad idea…

Long live the open web!

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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brian @bripie.me · 6h

So cool!

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brian @bripie.me · 6h

Bounce from Mastodon to ATProto! 🙌

A New Social @anew.social · 8h

Today, we announced our next Bounce Beta that lets you migrate your Mastodon profile into any existing ATProto account, whether you're on Bluesky or any other PDS provider!

We'll be going live with Bounce Beta 2 on October 20th.

Read more here:

Bounce from Mastodon to Bluesky

With our next Bounce Beta, you will be able to Bounce your Mastodon account to Bluesky!

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deletem.app @deletem.app · 8h

With deletem.app you can filter your posts by age, keywords or post type. Find posts older than an exact date or containing specific words. Use a Dry Run to preview. You decide what to delete. #Privacy

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brian @bripie.me · 10h

The mental roller coaster of thinking it’s Wednesday, convincing yourself it’s actually only Tuesday, but then realizing it is Wednesday.

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deletem.app @deletem.app · 10h

Hello world! Introducing deletem.app, a free tool to remove old Bluesky posts on your terms. Pick a date range and filter by keywords or post types (reposts and replies). Preview with a dry run. Export posts as a CSV. No tracking or data is stored. Try it at deletem.app! #Privacy

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brian @bripie.me · 10h

After stop starting this project out of fear or whatever, I figured heck it.

I’ve never made anything other than CLI tools, so be gentle 😅

Let me know what you think!

deletem.app @deletem.app · 10h

Hello world! Introducing deletem.app, a free tool to remove old Bluesky posts on your terms. Pick a date range and filter by keywords or post types (reposts and replies). Preview with a dry run. Export posts as a CSV. No tracking or data is stored. Try it at deletem.app! #Privacy

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brian @bripie.me · 1d

Tomorrow’s the day. I’m launching a Bluesky web app that lets you delete your post history. It has plenty of filtering options and was built mobile first, but looks great on desktop too.

It uses Bluesky OAuth, so you don’t have to deal with app tokens!

A glowing neon blue butterfly on a black background. The right wing pixelates into small squares, giving the effect of the butterfly dissolving into digital fragments.

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brian @bripie.me · 2d

Call screening has to be the best feature of iOS 26. I don’t get distracted by random spam calls and haven’t missed any ‘real’ calls yet.

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brian @bripie.me · 2d

“The new Taylor Swift album is bad because…”

A two-panel cartoon. In the first, one character silences another with a “shhh.” In the second, they say, “let people enjoy things.

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brian @bripie.me · 2d

It’s Monday, before you get too deep into work restart your browser and apply that update so it doesn’t nag all week.

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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brian @bripie.me · 5d

Man, the Daft Punk Fortnite musical experience hit me right in the feels. Sounds cheesy but it gave a sense of closure and I hope they never get rid of it.

brian @bripie.me · 5d

Vulnerable group?! 🙄

www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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brian @bripie.me · 5d

I think more people need to use the social aspect of Apple Music. I enjoy seeing what friends are currently listening to for recommendations or as a virtual water cooler of solidarity if we're listening to the same album.

If you're an Apple Music enjoyer:

music.apple.com/profile/bria...