folkerschamel (@folkerschamel@mastodon.social)
@mmasnick.bsky.social @Gargron @stinerman @ikuturso @glyph
Of course #mastadon is better positioned to wheather this mississippi law, because a) different #mastodon instances can decide differently (e.g. implementing some kind of age verification instead of blocking, giving users choices instead of #bluesky forcing down their decision to everyone's throat), and b) most instances are outside the us jurisdiction anyway and therefore don't have to worry about the mississippi law.
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folkerschamel (@folkerschamel@mastodon.social)
@mmasnick.bsky.social @Gargron @stinerman @ikuturso @glyph
Are there realistic signs that #atproto-based platforms which are really out of the control of #bluesky (*) are escaping small tech circles into the borader public?
Bringing up #atproto when someone points out that #bluesky is centralized sounds like this I-have-a-black-friend excuse to me.
(*) See also the thread https://mastodon.social/@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online/115087562308049890
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item (@item@libera.site)
#Bluesky #Statistics 2025-08-25
Number of federated users: 61 180
Number of webmentions: 17 945
Number of new federated users last day: 41
Number of new webmentions last day: 27
#Fediverse
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mastodonmigration (@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)
@mackuba @jakeyounglol @jaredwhite @folkerschamel
And while rambling along here, it does not seem like we should exempt the DID database from scrutiny. The entire premise is "what if #Bluesky becomes evil?" This is the formulation of the argument by Jay Graber. If that happens then the owner of the DID holds the keys to the castle. According to Kuba, they intend to transfer this resource to an independent "non-profit" (see https://mackuba.eu/2025/08/20/introduction-to-atproto/). What are they waiting for?
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kt2003 (@kt2003@www2.kt2003.info)
#BlueSky ではほとんど言及がなかったのでその点ではまだ旧Twitterよりかはましなのだろう。
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2025 (@2025@robpegoraro.com)
Weekly output: Sling Select, Alaska Airlines + Starlink, Mark Vena podcast, Verizon Family Line, Bluesky blocks Mississippi
I was going to spend part of Sunday night watching SpaceX’s 10th flight test of its giant, lately star-crossed Starship rocket–but the company scrubbbed the attempt “to allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems.” Given everything else I had on my to-do list, I can’t say I mind the delay.
8/19/2025: Sling Debuts Skinnier $20 ‘Sling Select’ Bundle of 11 Sports, Lifestyle Channels, PCMag
I had to mention Sling’s subscriber totals in this post, so I checked its parent firm’s EchoStar’s quarterly earnings filing and saw not only that number (1.785 million) but a warning about insufficient projected cash flow to pay the company’s upcoming expenses that “raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.”
8/20/2025: Alaska Airlines to Switch to Starlink Wi-Fi Starting in 2026, PCMag
My attempt to get some clarification from Alaska about planes equipped with old air-to-ground connectivity hit a bizarre snag: The airline’s mail servers failed to deliver my e-mails to its PR department, instead returning error messages reporting that “the remote server is misconfigured.” My PCMag colleague Michael Kan relayed my queries from his own account, and that worked.
8/21/2025: Ep 114 SmartTechCheck Podcast — Intel, smart glasses, AOL dial-up, new EV battery tech, Ford, Mark Vena
I found a recording of a dial-up modem connecting to AOL to play at the start of that segment of our conversation and also dug out an AOL disk from my home office’s collection of obsolete technology to show off as a prop.
8/22/2025: Verizon Tries to Reinvent the Home Phone Number With ‘Family Line’, PCMag
This wouldn’t have been much of a story without my asking Verizon if you can port an existing number over to this service–and Verizon’s publicist checking and informing me that you can’t.
8/23/2025: Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users Instead of Making Them Prove They’re Over 18, PCMag
I spent more time than I expected Saturday morning studying the Mississippi law requiring social platforms to verify the ages of new users, which has some confusing and vague parts. I’m not sure that this statute is quite as bad as Bluesky portrays it, but I am sure that Facebook and Instagram are in just as much trouble–which makes Meta’s silence on this issue look sketchy.
#ageVerification #AlaskaAirlines #AS #Bluesky #cordCutting #homePhone #landline #Mississippi #SlingSelect #SlingTV #SpaceX #Starlink #streamingTV #VerizonFamilyLine
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mythologymonday (@mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe)
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us for the theme: DOGS. Which myth feature dogs of any kind? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you tomorrow! 🐶
🎨Christine de Pizan at her writing desk with her dog. Book of Queens, 15th century
#mythology @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
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fediverse (@fediverse@app.wafrn.net)
so, I'm bridging this to my bluesky. And my bluesky now shows up here. Thing is, they still aren't connected. How can I fix this?
#bridgy #bluesky #tech-support
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
Here’s a quick little simple guide 📄🤩 to tiny island survival took me a while to make! But it’s done ✅ also the app 📲 has updated recently so i figure this will be helpful. 👍❤️ if you ever decide to play the game 🎮 #videogames #tipsandtricks #survival #fypage #information #bluesky #awesome #game
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CharAznable (@CharAznable@c.im)
#Bluesky
O Bluesky esta deletando as listas de bloqueios que os usuários criaram.
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post (@post@lemmy.zip)
How to launch an Rsky Relay (in case bsky.social goes down)
https://lemmy.zip/post/47094392
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BlueCircuitDragon (@BlueCircuitDragon@mas.to)
Statsig confirms #Bluesky is their client for A/B testing and other tests here:
https://statsig.com/customers/bluesky
I actually used Ublock to log and capture these scripts, myself. They've effectively taped #political messages to digital crack.
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