Rayleigh Project 🦋
@rayleigh-project.bsky.social
Culminating Bluesky-related content, tools for users, tips, tricks, thoughts, and information for new users.
I'm not a professional—I just want to help out the community if I can. Follow if you want 💙
🚨 NOT AFFILIATED WITH BLUESKY OFFICIAL IN ANY WAY
I'm not a professional—I just want to help out the community if I can. Follow if you want 💙
🚨 NOT AFFILIATED WITH BLUESKY OFFICIAL IN ANY WAY
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Tips for a Bluer Sky; Comprehensive Edition ʚɞ
A follow up to my original post, with more detailed information. This guide is for OC artists to learn more about using bsky! For new and old users alike.
#oc #ocsky #ocart #OriginalCharacter #artistsupport
A follow up to my original post, with more detailed information. This guide is for OC artists to learn more about using bsky! For new and old users alike.
#oc #ocsky #ocart #OriginalCharacter #artistsupport
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📢 v1.114 is rolling out!
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
📢 v1.114 is rolling out!
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone.
This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.
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If you have Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, WebAIM's WAVE extensions can help review sites directly within the browser. Automated tests can't catch everything, but WAVE can still find many barriers and Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) errors.
wave.webaim.org/extension/
wave.webaim.org/extension/
WAVE Chrome, Firefox, and Edge Extensions
wave.webaim.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
If you have Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, WebAIM's WAVE extensions can help review sites directly within the browser. Automated tests can't catch everything, but WAVE can still find many barriers and Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) errors.
wave.webaim.org/extension/
wave.webaim.org/extension/
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Audio descriptions are necessary for making videos accessible. They narrate the crucial visual elements that would be necessary for understanding the plot without the ability to see the screen. They describe non-verbal cues like gestures, facial expressions, or eye contact.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Audio descriptions are necessary for making videos accessible. They narrate the crucial visual elements that would be necessary for understanding the plot without the ability to see the screen. They describe non-verbal cues like gestures, facial expressions, or eye contact.
#Threads is a meta (Facebook) platform, btw 👀
Meta continues to add Trump-aligned execs
Meta Appoints Former Trump Staffer as VP
Meta continues to appoint Trump-aligned Republicans to senior leadership roles.
www.socialmediatoday.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 AM
#Threads is a meta (Facebook) platform, btw 👀
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#Bluesky Tip: Always remember to include alt text in your image posts. Not only does it help make your content will be accessible to users, it also makes your posts easier to index for searches.
#digitalmarketing #analytics #monetize #engagement
#digitalmarketing #analytics #monetize #engagement
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
#Bluesky Tip: Always remember to include alt text in your image posts. Not only does it help make your content will be accessible to users, it also makes your posts easier to index for searches.
#digitalmarketing #analytics #monetize #engagement
#digitalmarketing #analytics #monetize #engagement
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bskycheck.com new feature alert!
Hover over any handle in the verified domains table to see a tooltip with the user's profile picture and display name.
Hope you like it! 😊
Hover over any handle in the verified domains table to see a tooltip with the user's profile picture and display name.
Hope you like it! 😊
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
bskycheck.com new feature alert!
Hover over any handle in the verified domains table to see a tooltip with the user's profile picture and display name.
Hope you like it! 😊
Hover over any handle in the verified domains table to see a tooltip with the user's profile picture and display name.
Hope you like it! 😊
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Alt text always depends on context. Imagine an icon of a computer printer. It could be used on a page of free icons. It could be on a school's computer lab site. Or it could be part of a button that allows you to print the current page. In each instance, the same icon would need different alt text.
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Alt text always depends on context. Imagine an icon of a computer printer. It could be used on a page of free icons. It could be on a school's computer lab site. Or it could be part of a button that allows you to print the current page. In each instance, the same icon would need different alt text.
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A nuanced and detailed explanation of: Twitter breeds shitty behaviour and is inherently toxic.
Choosing to build a platform there is risky, and even using Twitter is damaging for your mental/emotional health.
Stay safe out there <3
Choosing to build a platform there is risky, and even using Twitter is damaging for your mental/emotional health.
Stay safe out there <3
I beg of you, if you're a user on here who still has a Twitter account DO NOT look at that place. It isn't worth it. I just did and I can FEEL the mental drain.
Strangers interact with you on there as if they know you, they're absolutely happy to assume and criticise.
(1/20) | #UFOhoroscope
Strangers interact with you on there as if they know you, they're absolutely happy to assume and criticise.
(1/20) | #UFOhoroscope
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 AM
A nuanced and detailed explanation of: Twitter breeds shitty behaviour and is inherently toxic.
Choosing to build a platform there is risky, and even using Twitter is damaging for your mental/emotional health.
Stay safe out there <3
Choosing to build a platform there is risky, and even using Twitter is damaging for your mental/emotional health.
Stay safe out there <3
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You don't necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it's being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you're including the image and why.
January 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
You don't necessarily want to use the exact same alt text each time a specific image is used. Alt text must consider the context of the image and why it's being included on a site, post, article, etc. In other words, alt text depends on where you're including the image and why.
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With governments getting serious about moving away from X,
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
With governments getting serious about moving away from X,
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
I think it is time for a coordinated push towards business to drop X.
Use the contact form of any website mentioning only X/Twitter as their socials to let them know that X is not acceptable.
Who can write a good 1 liner to use? 👇
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If you pair light colors (yellow text on white background) or dark colors (dark blue text on black background), users will struggle to read your content. Understanding color contrast will help you better serve all users, especially those with low vision.
webaim.org/articles/con...
webaim.org/articles/con...
WebAIM: Contrast and Color Accessibility - Understanding WCAG 2 Contrast and Color Requirements
webaim.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 AM
If you pair light colors (yellow text on white background) or dark colors (dark blue text on black background), users will struggle to read your content. Understanding color contrast will help you better serve all users, especially those with low vision.
webaim.org/articles/con...
webaim.org/articles/con...
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A little update on the blue check verification trends ☑️
It is still very high. So far 100+ at half day
Beside the usual, remarkable are many users:
- From European Parliament
- Germany bunderstag (especially from the Grüne)
- Quite a few new UK MP
It is still very high. So far 100+ at half day
Beside the usual, remarkable are many users:
- From European Parliament
- Germany bunderstag (especially from the Grüne)
- Quite a few new UK MP
January 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A little update on the blue check verification trends ☑️
It is still very high. So far 100+ at half day
Beside the usual, remarkable are many users:
- From European Parliament
- Germany bunderstag (especially from the Grüne)
- Quite a few new UK MP
It is still very high. So far 100+ at half day
Beside the usual, remarkable are many users:
- From European Parliament
- Germany bunderstag (especially from the Grüne)
- Quite a few new UK MP
bsky.app
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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More troubles for X
X Faces Bans in Several Regions Over Grok-Produced Images
Grok is reportedly producing over 6.5k sexualized images every day.
www.socialmediatoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
More troubles for X
Interesting project! (But I can't vouch for the security of it. Though it is open source) 👇
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
From the SideProject community on Reddit: I built a tiny app that lets you post on X, Bluesky and Threads at once! 100% free and open source.
Explore this post and more from the SideProject community
share.google
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Don't forget transcripts for video and audio. These will help blind users and low-vision users, deaf and hard-of-hearing users, people with ADHD, people with audio-processing disorders, and beyond. Transcripts also benefit search engines, people in quiet spaces, and people in a hurry.
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Don't forget transcripts for video and audio. These will help blind users and low-vision users, deaf and hard-of-hearing users, people with ADHD, people with audio-processing disorders, and beyond. Transcripts also benefit search engines, people in quiet spaces, and people in a hurry.
Interesting project! (But I can't vouch for the security of it. Though it is open source) 👇
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
From the SideProject community on Reddit: I built a tiny app that lets you post on X, Bluesky and Threads at once! 100% free and open source.
Explore this post and more from the SideProject community
share.google
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Interesting project! (But I can't vouch for the security of it. Though it is open source) 👇
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
share.google/S0pMDCh1xJEz...
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Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
March 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.
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This doesn't discourage ppl to organize, it just provides information that should absolutely be considered when doing so
Its not about the fact that the Internet is forever, it's that this site is actively monitored by our fascist government and you oughta remember that while posting
Its not about the fact that the Internet is forever, it's that this site is actively monitored by our fascist government and you oughta remember that while posting
March 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This doesn't discourage ppl to organize, it just provides information that should absolutely be considered when doing so
Its not about the fact that the Internet is forever, it's that this site is actively monitored by our fascist government and you oughta remember that while posting
Its not about the fact that the Internet is forever, it's that this site is actively monitored by our fascist government and you oughta remember that while posting
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It is neither difficult nor expensive to archive virtually everything on Bluesky, and it is trivial for even a relatively inexperienced coder to surveil a large number of accounts and record everything they do and everyone they interact with. You are *fully* on the record here, always.
March 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It is neither difficult nor expensive to archive virtually everything on Bluesky, and it is trivial for even a relatively inexperienced coder to surveil a large number of accounts and record everything they do and everyone they interact with. You are *fully* on the record here, always.
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Probably good to point out with the design of ATProto and ActivityPub, it can be scooped up and archived by anyone. Not just the feds.
March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Probably good to point out with the design of ATProto and ActivityPub, it can be scooped up and archived by anyone. Not just the feds.
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Man, a lot of people are responding to this thread in a few stupid ways:
* “Everybody knows that!” No they don’t! Or they don’t think about it
* “I’m not gonna censor myself!” Okay? Great? I don’t give a shit; go phone the FBI directly
* You’re trying to scare people!” No? Information is not scary.
* “Everybody knows that!” No they don’t! Or they don’t think about it
* “I’m not gonna censor myself!” Okay? Great? I don’t give a shit; go phone the FBI directly
* You’re trying to scare people!” No? Information is not scary.
March 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Man, a lot of people are responding to this thread in a few stupid ways:
* “Everybody knows that!” No they don’t! Or they don’t think about it
* “I’m not gonna censor myself!” Okay? Great? I don’t give a shit; go phone the FBI directly
* You’re trying to scare people!” No? Information is not scary.
* “Everybody knows that!” No they don’t! Or they don’t think about it
* “I’m not gonna censor myself!” Okay? Great? I don’t give a shit; go phone the FBI directly
* You’re trying to scare people!” No? Information is not scary.