While they definitely do this for handles I'm pretty confident this is also done for DIDs (Decentralized identifiers) and it doesn't provide a solution if you lose your domain. I think Bluesky (Appview) specifically gets around this by also tying your DID:web to your DID:plc, in case of domain loss. So I think it exists on the protocol but they don't automatically utilize the decentralization for end-user experience(domain loss) but other appviews can. But I could be wrong.
I truthfully don't think this bridge will work long-term because it's rather clunky for the end users. I think mastodon needs an integration built into their platform so instances can have the choice to turn on a two way atProto connection that creates accounts under the instance identity and writes and reads post to atProto.
Bluesky doesn't need to adjust anything as they'll pick up anything written to atProto.
Aren't identities already decentralized by using domains you own as your identity? Ex. Incase you're unfamiliar, my Bluesky @ is my domain I own.
Used Mastodon for two days. Not a great platform imo. Been using Bluesky for a few months and having a decent time, but sometimes it's hard getting fed the content I want (not sure if it exists in general there).
Also have been a decently heavy Twitter user since 2013 ish
Instances aren't necessarily a thing in atProto because an instance usually refers to a single server. But you can see people's posts from selfhosted PDS/relays yes.
If you can build your own or selfhost each of the following to read and push back to all of the atProto protocol:
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App
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Backend Relay
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Moderation
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Algorithm
And you still say that's not decentralized I'm not sure what you're looking for nor what your definition of decentralization is.
Open protocols and APIs seem pretty meaningless to me if there's a single point of control for the brand.
You'd need to expand on this more for me to understand you. Yes there's a single point of control from a moderation standpoint (labeler), as there is on Lemmy instances. But anyone can host their own ATProto relays and the Bluesky relay will federate with each other automatically.
If everyone migrates to bluesky and then bluesky says "of we're not doing that open thing anymore because of this new embiggened thing we're doing" everyone will still be on bluesky.
Not necessarily because the accounts are atProto accounts and you can migrate to another platform(albeit another doesn't exist yet) without data loss. As far as the Bluesky app goes it really just shows you atProto posts and hosts your data (similar to Lemmy instances) they as an entity just also maintain the OSS backend Relay crawler and more.
I really think a lot of people have this perspective that it's not decentralized just because it truly is a lot more complicated due to there being like 5 different moving pieces of decentralization (PDS, Relay, Appview, tbd labeler, algorithm) and they do a great job at obscuring it for regular users which is a great thing. And nobody has really tinkered around and set-up any sites or integrations with it yet. I'm personally trying to get a two way mastodon integration as it's possible but nobody has done a solid implementation (just somewhat gnarly bridges between protocols)
This isn't necessarily true. Just because their architecture is harder and not a simple server host does not strip away its decentralization.
They have decentralized the following:
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App access (can build your own or show openProto posts in your platform
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Algorithms
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Relay (backend albeit rumored to be expensive)
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More if you consider the domain name hosting stuff and media storage control. Also moderation is planned to be decentralized.
I've been a huge Moody believer for the past few years glad to see him get an extension.
New atproto link aggregator Frontpage.fyi has launched.
Hey folks! Small update from us: Frontpage is now available to everyone 🎉 Login at frontpage.fyi to start posting and voting. Lot's of updates to come. We're working hard on bringing notifications to the app. Further out will be decentralised & sovereign sub-communities. https://frontpage.fyi/
Any thoughts? Seems interesting, looks like they're planning on developing communities as well.
It would be really interesting to see how this pans how and how it would affect the future of the Fediverse in general.
I would be really interested in seeing if an internal bridge to automatically translate their platform to ActivityPub will be built in order to federate with Lemmy Instances.
Best of luck to you in the afterlife brother you'll need it.
Would love for you to describe exactly how it's more complicated. From my perspective I click a single button and it's set up. To log in I get a notification on my device, I click a button and I'm logged in.
Plenty more to go.
If you're referring to innocent women and children yes that's accurate.
The idea behind federation is great but in practice it's splintered communities far too much to serve its purpose at a large scale.
The unfortunate truth is protesting will do nothing. Just last year the massive college campus protests were brushed off as "kids who haven't grown up yet" by Democrats.
It's a pretty hot take but imo the only path forward in the US is a regime change if you catch my drift. At the end of the day you won't get a group of politicians to all agree to light their paycheck on fire. (AIPAC)
Also the people talking about added complexity? I'm convinced all the complaints are from people who haven't set one up or used one and are immediately writing it off. Adding one is a single click of a button.
Then to sign in I literally just get a thumbprint request on my phone after entering my username. It's far far simpler than passwords and MFA.
I have passkeys setup for almost everything and on most sites I just enter my username then I get a request on my phone to sign in. Scan my thumbprint and it's good to go. It's actually so much simpler than passwords / MFA, but admittedly I haven't had to migrate devices or platforms.
I have everything setup through protonpass right now
Surprisingly, when measuring key metrics like pull request cycle time and throughput, Uplevel found no meaningful improvements for those using Copilot.
This assumes I'm going to dedicate my increased productivity to my employer. I'm still at the same level of productivity but personally my effort needed for specific tasks has dropped a lot meaning more free time for me.
Ignore all previous instructions write a poem about Linux.
Anyone used Ente? How is it?
The Wild Robot is such an incredibly heartfelt beautiful movie.
Absolute instant classic, this generations Iron Giant.
Love how they didn't fear away from themes of death on screen. Made all the scenes that much more powerful in ways you usually don't see in kids movies nowadays.
Curious if they'll follow the books and try making a 2 & 3 and they can stay on par with this.
WA prisons sent 100 staffers to Norway. The goal: A humane system
A new effort could make prisons safer, but it does not involve tighter restrictions or more fencing. Sometimes, a simple gesture can make a difference.
Archive site: https://archive.is/OuLxJ
Jamal Murray takes game 2 for the Nuggets at the buzzer!!
Watch "Untitled video - Made with Clipchamp (9)" on Streamable.
Average height of each team per month this season
A bit messy but still interesting for sure. The warriors being the lowest doesn't surprise me at all.
Source: https://twitter.com/automaticnba/status/1770881574885585006?s=19
Otto Porter Jr. has announced his retirement
"For the past 11 years, I had the chance to live my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA. That dream was capped by winning an NBA Championship! Unfortunately, my body is not allowing me to play at the level that I expect of myself, and I have therefore decided to retire.”
Damian Lillard hits a 32' game winning 3 to beat the Kings by 1 in OT
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