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A Look at Bluesky

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Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by spiderice »

devttyeu wrote: post #39
RobotToaster wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Judging by how they can apparently wipe all the data and remove people from the network on a whim, it doesn't seem very decentralised.

You can download and keep your data and keep a backup, it's all content-addressed (like git repos), and just upload to another instance Like moving from GitHub to GitLab. Each instance then has its own moderation policies, again, kind of like GitHub. But your identity is still your identity, and you can keep a copy of your data.

> You can download and keep your data and keep a backup

> and you can keep a copy of your data

Is this really a selling point / concern for anyone? I’ve never heard anyone express that the problem with tradition social media is that they can’t download and keep a backup of their data. Its about a central corporation being able to decide what is allowed to be said.

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by MarcusE1W »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #38
reflexco wrote: post #13

One thing I don't understand is how can Bluesky pretend to be more open than Twitter when it's been months and it's still an invite-only closed garden?

Well, it's still under a massive amount of development. Most basic features aren't there. Such as I can't change my email I used when I signed up. This is an issue for people since I typo'd it when I signed up. You can't change your password, you can create new app passwords. Since these are super basic features, it kinda shows how all the other stuff are. Realistically, I don't think it could handle a full enslaught…

If you have a code left, I would be interested valise.07.tub at icloud.com

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by gamegoblin »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #38
reflexco wrote: post #13

One thing I don't understand is how can Bluesky pretend to be more open than Twitter when it's been months and it's still an invite-only closed garden?

Well, it's still under a massive amount of development. Most basic features aren't there. Such as I can't change my email I used when I signed up. This is an issue for people since I typo'd it when I signed up. You can't change your password, you can create new app passwords. Since these are super basic features, it kinda shows how all the other stuff are. Realistically, I don't think it could handle a full enslaught…

Email in bio if anyone reads this, been on waitlist basically since launch

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by nathancahill »

Zetice wrote: post #9

I'm not sure what to make of this actual submission; > A problem with the system of having a domain as a username is that people can claim it who don’t have access to that username. That was a bug, and is not generally speaking, the case. You must have the ability to alter the DNS records for the domain you wish to claim. > However, that means interactions, such as user likes, blocks, follows, etc are all public. Wit…

Curious if it was (partially) written using ChatGPT. It definitely has that tone.

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by be_erik »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #38
reflexco wrote: post #13

One thing I don't understand is how can Bluesky pretend to be more open than Twitter when it's been months and it's still an invite-only closed garden?

Well, it's still under a massive amount of development. Most basic features aren't there. Such as I can't change my email I used when I signed up. This is an issue for people since I typo'd it when I signed up. You can't change your password, you can create new app passwords. Since these are super basic features, it kinda shows how all the other stuff are. Realistically, I don't think it could handle a full enslaught…

I’m looking for an invite too ebenoist AT gmail

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by throwaway290 »

ActivityPub suffers from many of the same issues around public likes and such, no?

There should be a decentralized social communication protocol that is more fit to reflect how people communicate: more ephemeral and less of a permanent record. I remember LitePub/Pleroma did some work in that direction, and it's mostly compatible with ActivityPub too I think

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by tambourine_man »

that_guy_iain wrote: post #65
tambourine_man wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I've got 3 invites and no one to invite. Hi :)

Need an email or something to send it to. Otherwise you could just lose it to someone else if I just paste the invite code here.

tambourine.man.hn at Google’s famous email service.

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by xii23 »

threeseed wrote: post #22

Meanwhile, Meta Threads is on track to launch shortly [1]. Which is based on an open-standard, interoperates with Mastodon and is from a company that has the battle scars to prove that they can operate a global service in a mature and a reasonable way. Given Jack Dorsey's support of the crazier positions of Elon Musk and RFK e.g. WiFi causes leaky brain it really does look like the best of a bad bunch. [1] https://ww…

>Given Jack Dorsey's support of the crazier positions of Elon Musk and RFK e.g. WiFi causes leaky brain it really does look like the best of a bad bunch.

yeah, I'm not sure why he's going all-in on a fringe candidate who's clearly never going to win

Re: A Look at Bluesky

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Post by madeofpalk »

voytec wrote: post #25

Launching federatable(?) protocol and platform as non-federated, centralized one doesn't spawn confidence in me. The limited registration policy appears to be fueling the desire and excitement by creating a sense of exclusivity that amplifies the demand and anticipation. Reminds me of South Park's "Cartmanland" episode[1]. There's also the fact that Bluesky is run by Jack, who founded and managed pre-Musk Twitter "1.…

I don’t think AT and Bluesky have “launched” limited invites are evident of that.

The fact that they haven’t broadly got other servers they’re federating with - they’re not ready - is why they’re limiting signups.

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