Boris

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Web tinkerer. Pooling capital and collaboration. What if we made things a little bit better? #Vancouver #cooking #restaurant #atproto I'm on Germ DM 🔑 [ger.mx/A04SXZYcNrBNCy...](https://ger.mx/A04SXZYcNrBNCygCupzIejDFcf3VR7MVDPRaojGxx0lr#did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43 ) 🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/bmann.ca ) from 🦋 [bmann.ca](https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca ), follow nostr:npub1pqr3g2gk3vsnrqk9kwfqqcxc6d5cwjr0hyc0nlzz9py5nf92vd9sn02sck to interact Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca Link: https://bmann.ca Link: https://ger.mx/A04SXZYcNrBNCygCupzIejDFcf3VR7MVDPRaojGxx0lr#did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43
A short thread in explaining why group DMs with media attachments aren’t in Bluesky-the-product. And, in fact, current 1:1 DMs aren’t part of the protocol. TLDR it’s a hard unsolved problem, different trade offs (including full centralization like we have now) make it easier. RE:
The 2026 #ATmosphereConf is aiming to be about 2x this year. If we hit 350-500, then year after 2027 will be roughly double and we need to start planning a year ahead to secure venues. And! Start planning your 2026 regional confs too! We’re growing and need to plan for it!
I’ve written up some notes on “video on demand” VOD aka video storage and playback. Wiki mode on, please add your own suggestions. Also important, external media support in the bsky client. So, for example, what’s the path to PeerTube or other embed playback. [Video on Demand (VOD) options ...]( )
“[open social] must be funded like infrastructure, not consumer apps. In fact, given the scale of hybrid threats, it should be funded from defense budgets, not innovation leftovers. The strategic layer of democracy is the information layer. And right now, it is outsourced.” @npub1vtht...k7hr [The joint statements coming ou...]( )