Anyone else feels like this will be abused for phishing and/or malware distribution?
It will be. We had the same issue with Matrix attachments.
got fixed by https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/mai... fwiw
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#162There should really be a name for this phenomenon; put basically anything on the internet, and sooner or later people will try to host arbitrary files on it.
Inner Platform effect
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#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have that code posted somewhere by chance? I would be interested in browsing through it!
Not right now, no. It's fairly simple (login to Bluesky, read RSS, save item IDs to a text file, post if there are any new feed items, close program then systemd timers run this every N minutes) + pretty specific to AEMET and their formats. If there is interest I guess I could spend some hours to make it a bit more generic and publish the source.
Cool yeah. I think the thing I was most interested in was interacting with Bluesky through rust. Is there a decent sdk for that?
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#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
> bsky.network Shortening your brand to 4 letters when your chosen TLD is the same length as your full brand name is such a weird choice.
I guess bsky.net and bluesky.net were taken. What’s weird is why ICANN allowed .network TLD at all when .net already existed, was shorter, and meant for that.
I can't be the only person who visited bluesky.com, assuming that was the thing everyone was talking about.
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#165I wasn't around for this specific era, but the way users of BlueSky are able to dive deep into technological waters reminds me of how people talk about learning HTML for the first time while using MySpace. Social media is a more saturated market now than before, but I wonder if we'll see a new generation of programmers sprout from BlueSky.
> 14-minute read
I see a dozen links I suspect are required reading to try out new ideas.
With HTTP/HTML you can show somebody who knows only the most basic Python, or any other PL, how to build a server from scratch in those 14 minutes.
I'm convinced we need hash-addressable communication protocols to redefine the relationship we have with the tech-giants, and stop them exploiting our communities.
I'm not convinced the ATProtocol has hit the mark well enough to kick start a revolution like HTTP did.
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#166The recent API changes in Strava reminded me of how limited our access is to the data stored on their platform. As a dominant player in the fitness space, they could gradually lock features behind a subscription wall. While this might raise privacy or safety concerns, could the AT Protocol be a suitable platform for storing GPX or FIT files?
I’d love a federated Strava replacement. Unfortunately I don’t believe that the AT Protocol supports private or limited visibility posts yet, which I think is a pretty key feature for Strava’s use case.
Once atproto has first party support for private records I'm definitely expecting a massive increase in interest. It would open so many doors and is probably the main thing holding back many potential use cases as of now.
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t have a well-considered answer, but a) I imagine being able to host a phishing site on an official domain from them using their SSL cert is problematic, and b) my gut says that as soon as you start hosting arbitrary files— e.g. zip files— and browser executable JavaScript with your domain in there, that’s a different level of possible content. I guess the question is whether or not the disposition of a social…
It’s not possible for me, a non Google employee to create a file that’s hosted on Google.com, or any Google domain and have it read in the browser as text/html, bypassing many a firewall, for example
Yes it is. Via sites.google.com or Google Docs.
These are abused all the time for phishing and malicious threat actors.
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#168unrelated probably, but it made me realize how I don't really see Hugo/Jekyll type websites anymore.
We use Github to Jekyll to host a few websites. Works awesome.
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#169I'm very hopeful for the possibility of using bluesky for blob data. A friend and I had considered looking into storing DOOM WADs on bluesky so that "map packs" could be shared in the same way posts are. Follow an account, a list, or a starter pack, and you could theoretically modify GZDoom or some other client to know how to search and view any WADs posted by those accounts. Like how the Steam Workshop works, except…
So, basically using Bluesky as an RSS feed for arbitrary data? Kind of?
RSS is already an RSS feed for arbitrary data. :D
I joke but RSS does work for his use case just as well minus the distributed/federated points.
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#170Someone implementing a file hosting service on top of Bluesky would explain a steep growth in user accounts. ;)
This video has nothing to do with Bluesky, but I think it provides a more likely explanation. Don't let the title fool you, it covers more than bots.