FR#157 – Social Software Distribution

Open social protocols are expanding beyond social media into the infrastructure developers use to build, distribute, and discover software. Three recent launches show what that looks like in practice.

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I humbly come to you to ask: do you know of any bloggers that write regularly about the #Fediverse, #ActivityPub, #ATproto, or anything of that nature? It feels like it’s harder and harder to find individual voices and perspectives. If you’re writing stuff, I’m interested in following you.

Once again, I humbly come to you to ask: do you know of any bloggers that write regularly about the #Fediverse, #ActivityPub, #ATproto, or anything of that nature?

As the network grows, it feels like it’s harder and harder to find individual voices and perspectives. If you’re writing stuff about the network, its evolution, the culture, and the people on it, I’m interested in following you.

Today I learned about #ATProto sidecar records. This way you can extend/annotate existing records. It's cool to see how seemingly small design decisions, like keys being unique per collection can have such an impact. trezy.com/blog/atproto...

ATProto Has a Profile Problem....
ATProto Has a Profile Problem. Lexicon Generics Could Help.

As the Atmosphere grows beyond Bluesky, assuming every user has a Bluesky profile won't hold up. A base profile sounds like the fix, but the UX gets weird fast. Lexicon generics — a pattern built from existing ATProto concepts — could make profile-type records discoverable and translatable across apps without flattening them into a single record.

Funny how building an ActivityPub plugin for #indiekit fully based on Fedify, migrating my Mastodon account to my own server @rick@rmendes.net and building my own UI to consume AP content from the #Fediverse made me use even more than before.

This post is simultaneously a blog post, an #ActivityPub object in the inbox of my followers and a syndicated post to Bluesky.

Next in line? getting inspired by #Wafrn and turn this indiekit/AP instance into my own #Bluesky Pds.

🔗 https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/03/12/a67cd

A Node on the Web

✎ Note 12 March 2026 Indiekit ActivityPub ATproto Funny how building an ActivityPub plugin for #indiekit fully based on Fedify, migrating my Mastodon account to my own server @rick@rmendes.net a...

A Node on the Web
Ja #atproto :n nerokkuus on, että PDS voi olla toimijan A pyörittämä (tai vaikka ihan oma pannu), ja sit AppView voi olla jonkun ihan muun, ja ne toimii keskenään ilosesti ristiin. #Blacksky :n porukoilla on jo erillinen toteutuskin noista keskeisistä pulikoista, ja kokemusta niiden pyörittämisestä

Blacksky Algorithms
Blacksky Algorithms

Scalable, decentralized infrastructure for community-governed social spaces. - Blacksky Algorithms

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#atdev #atproto we need more plain language communication between dev community and general user base. the average casual user does not understand really understand any of what is being built here, even the simplest explanations tend to be too high level for the lay person.
Curious.. is there a an #AtProto community in #India ?

Trying to better understand ATproto and Activitypub similarities and differences.

People here with recent reading/listening/watch tips?

#fediverse #eurosky #bluesky #activitypub #ATProto #Mastodon