Tim Bray
@tbray.org
Web geek and environmentalist with a camera at the bottom left corner of Canada. He/him.
I’m mainly on Fedi, @cosocial.ca@timbray. On this account I mostly post #blueskyabove photos; for more, if you’re not on Fedi try @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I’m mainly on Fedi, @cosocial.ca@timbray. On this account I mostly post #blueskyabove photos; for more, if you’re not on Fedi try @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy
I like Bluesky and hope it finds a way to keep working on the problem and eventually show that the ATmasphere can decentralize in practice not just in theory. Just as the Fediverse already has.
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I like Bluesky and hope it finds a way to keep working on the problem and eventually show that the ATmasphere can decentralize in practice not just in theory. Just as the Fediverse already has.
as noted, am very dubious about VC investment in general and Bsky corp's investors in particular. Maybe there's a path to true decentralization… but right now in 2026, the Fediverse is de facto decentralized in a low-rent, VC-uninvestable, resilient way. Having said that…
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
as noted, am very dubious about VC investment in general and Bsky corp's investors in particular. Maybe there's a path to true decentralization… but right now in 2026, the Fediverse is de facto decentralized in a low-rent, VC-uninvestable, resilient way. Having said that…
I don't think the technology or the protocol is a big issue. We could make either AT or ActivityPub work at the required scale. My problem is that I don't think Bluesky or the ATProto ecosystem could survive if Bsky corp gets into trouble, and I have no notion of its business model and…
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I don't think the technology or the protocol is a big issue. We could make either AT or ActivityPub work at the required scale. My problem is that I don't think Bluesky or the ATProto ecosystem could survive if Bsky corp gets into trouble, and I have no notion of its business model and…
I thought the video was very clear and made some important points, in particular its conclusion, but there's no requirement that your take-away be the same as mine. If it's not for you it's not for you.
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I thought the video was very clear and made some important points, in particular its conclusion, but there's no requirement that your take-away be the same as mine. If it's not for you it's not for you.
Deeply-flawed-but-still-great stretches back in history from Lost through Herman Melville and Herodotus.
December 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Deeply-flawed-but-still-great stretches back in history from Lost through Herman Melville and Herodotus.
There are powerful older politicians who are gay? I'm shocked… shocked.
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
There are powerful older politicians who are gay? I'm shocked… shocked.
There is: fed.brid.gy
Bridgy Fed
Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.
fed.brid.gy
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There is: fed.brid.gy
“permanent” and “irrevocable” is just not correct. Which server was that, btw?
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“permanent” and “irrevocable” is just not correct. Which server was that, btw?
Ok, it was just a guess; the only thing I found in recent newsletters (which she said she'd been posting excerpts of) that might set off a moderation tripwire). Been wrong before, will be again.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ok, it was just a guess; the only thing I found in recent newsletters (which she said she'd been posting excerpts of) that might set off a moderation tripwire). Been wrong before, will be again.
(Now watch whether I vanish I not.)
(Oh, and go read that New York piece, it’s great.)
(Oh, and go read that New York piece, it’s great.)
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
(Now watch whether I vanish I not.)
(Oh, and go read that New York piece, it’s great.)
(Oh, and go read that New York piece, it’s great.)