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

🍻 @atproto.boston
🌐 https://tynanpurdy.com
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I'm on Germ DM // Signal @tynanpurdy.95
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I'll do you one better
My atproto activity heatmap, where activity sharply begins at the end of august and continues through the present (January)
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Omg yall have a mini shnauzer!! This is my boy Zuko
Zuko the mini schnauzer on his back in a leather armchair. He would like tummy rubs please.
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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📍 Emory University
Other · Atlanta;Decatur, Georgia, US
https://www.beaconbits.app/beacon/6ayddqghxhciedbaofoxkcbs/3mbfpisxn2k2y

Back for our longtime tradition of frisbee golf. Played 2…

w/ @nickpurdy.bsky.social @jacknicolaus.bsky.social @goodwillhinton.com @joshjackson.bsky.social

#BeaconBits
A bunch of silly men posing for a selfie on an Emory University lawn. Everyone is holding a frisbee.
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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see y'all next year!
📷 bubbel.blue
A bubble on a blue background containing a circular avatar of @tynanpurdy.com in the middle, then arranged around @tynanpurdy.com more circular avatars of people who @tynanpurdy.com interacts with. The size of the circlular avatars are getting smaller as you move around and outwards representing less and less interaction. Avatars in order from most interaction to least interaction include @natalie.sh, @quillmatiq.com, @dame.is, @sharpiepls.com, @baileytownsend.dev, @headers.social, @hilarybaumann.com, @ens0.me, @aka.dad, @rude1.blacksky.team, @hailey.at, @teonbrooks.com, @xan.lol, @byarielm.fyi, @juli.ee, @lrshedupodcast.bsky.social, @j4ck.xyz, @zeu.dev, @dane.is.extraordinarily.cool, @danabra.mov, @alexdln.com, @chaosgreml.in, @brookie.blog, @spavel.bsky.social, @surfdude29.ispost.ing, @bobbby.online, @skyrdle.com, @theverge.com, @ewancroft.uk, @basicappleguy.com, @ellioth.co, @hyl.st, @montoulieu.dev, @moja.blue, @ngerakines.me, @jim.bsky.social, @schlage.town, @mackuba.eu, @nickthesick.com, @404media.co, @renderg.host, @khanwinter.com, @teal.fm, @spacecowboy17.bsky.social, @ducky.ws, @aparker.io, @pixeline.be, @mariuskimmina.com, @gracekind.net, @ispyskies.bsky.social. A credit at the bottom right reads #bubbel Last Week - Top 50 @tynanpurdy.com's Interactions https://bubbel.blue
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I too only started tracking with @teal.fm at the tail end of the year. I also ended my spotify premium this year. I like this wrapped better.
@tynanpurdy.com's music listening recap for 2025. The top section shows a photo of three men sitting on grass. Below the photo, the text reads "2,274 minutes listened" in large white font. Underneath, two columns list "Artists" and "Tracks." Artists: Bad Suns - 109 plays U2 - 29 plays Run—D.M.C. - 26 plays Sufjan Stevens - 26 plays Saint Motel - 23 plays Tracks: Just Like Magic - Bad Suns Ready To Take Flight - Bad Suns Communicating - Bad Suns Why Am I Like This? - Bad Suns Madeline - Bad Suns At the bottom, it says "yearinmusic.teal.fm."
December 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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what can I say I'm an ideas guy. 2026 I want to up that code output and get it all on Tangled!
A "Wrapped" activity summary for Tynan Purdy (@tynanpurdy.com) generated at wrapped.atsky.app. The center of the image shows a grid of small colored blocks (green, contrast, blue), representing daily activity levels across the year. On the bottom of the grid, bar chart displays overall stats as a percentage of the total activities: * GitHub 9.4% * Tangled 0% * Bluesky 90.6% Then a legend with 3 small icons: a green GitHub (320), a contrast Tangled (1), a blue Bluesky (3097) Along the bottom, 3 color-coded sections with summary cards break down detailed stats for each platform. GitHub stats: * most active day Friday, * most active date June 11, 2025, * most active month June, * total activities 320, * longest streak 4 days, * maximum single-day activity 25. Tangled stats: * most active day Wednesday, * most active date November 12, 2025, * most active month November, * total activities 1, * longest streak 1 days, * maximum single-day activity 1. Bluesky stats: * most active day Tuesday, * most active date August 23, 2025, * most active month October, * total activities 3097, * longest streak 87 days, * maximum single-day activity 65. On the bottom, pink summary cards display overall stats: * most active day Wednesday, * most active date August 23, 2025, * most active month August, * total activities 3418, * longest streak 87 days, * maximum single-day activity 65. Then comparison charts section display overall activity distribution: A donut chart on the left shows activity breakdown with a legend listing: * GitHub (green): 9.36% * Tangled (contrast): 0.03% * Bluesky (blue): 90.61% On the right, three circular progress indicators show the same data
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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If you like the animated Macintosh screensaver, you can make it festive by getting Basic Apple Guy's holiday wallpaper pack and setting your wallpaper to a folder with all those images inside. Set it to shuffle and it will randomly pick one for each desktop, with different colors!
Mac Wallpaper settings screen. The wallpaper is set to a folder "Mac Sweaters" in Fill Screen mode. It is set to Shuffle randomly every 30 minutes. Show on all Spaces is toggled on.
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

ft @simonbs.dev and @basicappleguy.com
My Mac desktop with a Mac inspired holiday knit sweater background and string lights across the menu bar. Snow is falling down the screen.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Looks great!
PDSls progressive web app icon on iOS. There is adequate padding around the icon within the tile
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Mockup AT Protocol auth flow, use, and account management. Enable the import of RSS feeds from different collections such as @leaflet.pub subscriptions and starred @tangled.org repositories.
AT Protocol OAuth sign in page, altered to show NetNewsWire requesting authorization. NetNewsWire app, altered to have an "AT Protocol" section with a "Leaflet.pub" folder of feeds, all of which are Leaflet publications. NetNewsWire account settings window, focused on the "AT Protocol" account. There is a checkbox to mark the account "Active". Below is a series of checkboxes to "Enable collections", including "Leaflet publications" and "Tangled starred repositories".
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Mockup AT Protocol sign in flow
NetNewsWire account settings screen. The AT Protocol "@" icon has been added to the list of web accounts NetNewsWire settings screen with the new account chooser interface. AT Protocol has been added as an option under "Web". NetNewsWire web account sign in window, altered to appear as an AT Protocol login window. Sign in to your AT Protocol account. Don't have an AT Protocol account? Create one here. Handle: [placeholder] jcsalterego.bsky.social NetNewsWire will use your AT Protocol account to sync your feeds across your Mac and iOS devices.
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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in progress cookin
Two screenshots of the NetNewsWire Mac app with AT Protocol added to the list of Web accounts.
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Huh maybe I’ll talk about other stuff too next year
Word cloud of my most used words on Bluesky in 2025, provided by Anisota Harvest. atproto is the largest, followed by lots of words having to do with atproto.
December 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Here's one thought, nudge with other icons of atmosphere apps to hint that its the same handle as those other apps. That plus the handle typeahead fancy webcomponent and if you start typing your name you should find your handle quickly
Screenshot of a login screen with a handle input field and app icons.
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Am I in for it?
THERE IS NO ANTI MEMETICS DIVISION A NOVEL BY QNTM
November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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he is snoot
Schnauzer wearing a festive sweater, curled up on a heavy knit blanket, lit with green and red light. Stockings are hanging behind him on a plain off-white wall.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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I love bookmarklets but my only gripe with them was that they are hard to use in @zen-browser.app. Not anymore!
If you hit ⌘ ⇧ B, the bookmarks bar will 'show' and then you can get to it by hovering the top of the window! 🧑🏻‍🍳💋🤌🏻
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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The svg dimensions are v tiny, so even tho they are vector paths, it gets rendered with hella aliasing. @wesleyfinck.org how did you get the Semble pwa icon to look nice?
iOS Home Screen. The Tangled progressive web app is on the screen. Its icon is heavily pixelated
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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here's my take
Dolly the sheep drawn with an appropriate number of nodes. Go Bezier curves
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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@tangled.org how tf did you draw this sheep?? it has SO MANY NODES. I'm redrawing this for you and will donate it to the cause.
#atproto_design
Dolly the sheep SVG graphic in a vector editing software with approximately 500 nodes to draw what is a simple curve. Could be done with a handful of nodes.
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Go Jackets!!
#gtvsbc
Tynan and Alana in full Georgia Tech garb at the Boston College Alumni stadium. The football teams are practicing on the field ahead of the game.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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y'all COME ON this cannot be your primary call to action
I stg @soren.bsky.social came up with this
Two buttons: "Join Nostr" or "Watch a presentation"
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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New fav website!!! Here’s mine I’ll upload eventually
Tynan’s laptop covered in stickers from Atmosphere projects
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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this is a good sign
Screenshot of Canva Studio app workspace options with toggle switch for Canva AI tools tab.
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Haha yes Zuko takes breaks on walks if it’s too hot
Zuko, a small white and gray Schnauzer with a scruffy coat, lies relaxed on green grass under large shade trees. The dog wears a harness with a green leash attached and has its mouth open in a happy expression. The background shows a sunny park setting with mature trees and open grassy areas.
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM