But what's the killer app? A business puts what on a PDS? And then pays good money to a startup that has build what, that leverages this stuff on the PDS to do what?
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
But what's the killer app? A business puts what on a PDS? And then pays good money to a startup that has build what, that leverages this stuff on the PDS to do what?
It’s a good term. I was saying to someone the other day, if you've got a super decentralized messaging app, and it doesn't have read receipts, and you think that the super decentralized part offsets that, then forget about it, they're non-negotiable at this point. Could've just said table stakes.
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s a good term. I was saying to someone the other day, if you've got a super decentralized messaging app, and it doesn't have read receipts, and you think that the super decentralized part offsets that, then forget about it, they're non-negotiable at this point. Could've just said table stakes.
The web3 killer app never came. Or not yet anyway. And building an atproto app is like using a blockchain as a database, expect it's a humans-with-their-shoeboxes-of-stuff chain. You're sacrificing some performance to use this shoebox-chain as your database, what makes that good for business?
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The web3 killer app never came. Or not yet anyway. And building an atproto app is like using a blockchain as a database, expect it's a humans-with-their-shoeboxes-of-stuff chain. You're sacrificing some performance to use this shoebox-chain as your database, what makes that good for business?
I think for these things you also have to ask yourself what’s the best we can get without making the UX too janky? And this feels pretty close to the best we’ll get.
Could be wrong, would be nice to be wrong.
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I think for these things you also have to ask yourself what’s the best we can get without making the UX too janky? And this feels pretty close to the best we’ll get.
The name kinda sucks. I'd love it if they just rebranded it the Atmosphere Protocol. Then everyone would say it the same way and write it the same way.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The name kinda sucks. I'd love it if they just rebranded it the Atmosphere Protocol. Then everyone would say it the same way and write it the same way.
Which begs the question why not use another client, one that does everything exactly as you wish? There are many out there and chronological view w notifications for all is likely the default on most.
November 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Which begs the question why not use another client, one that does everything exactly as you wish? There are many out there and chronological view w notifications for all is likely the default on most.
We could ask bsky about hiding, but as long as there’s no outright hiding going on (which I suspect there’s not) then another client can notify you or order replies however.
November 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
We could ask bsky about hiding, but as long as there’s no outright hiding going on (which I suspect there’s not) then another client can notify you or order replies however.
Nothing in that Bluesky post about hiding replies, only reordering (prioritizing, down-ranking, etc.). As long as a client can see all replies and timestamps it can order them how it likes.
I'd be with you if this was about not surfacing certain replies at all, but not seeing that written anywhere.
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Nothing in that Bluesky post about hiding replies, only reordering (prioritizing, down-ranking, etc.). As long as a client can see all replies and timestamps it can order them how it likes.
I'd be with you if this was about not surfacing certain replies at all, but not seeing that written anywhere.
It would not be technically possible to enforce that on another client that wanted to present the replies chronologically. So a different client will fix it.
November 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
It would not be technically possible to enforce that on another client that wanted to present the replies chronologically. So a different client will fix it.
Vaguely remember someone on their team saying Blacksky handle and Blacksky infra are separate concerns, i.e. you can use the infra without the handle. I'll try and search the post.
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Vaguely remember someone on their team saying Blacksky handle and Blacksky infra are separate concerns, i.e. you can use the infra without the handle. I'll try and search the post.