Planned migration

 Hello again everyone.  After an unplanned break that came about mostly since there is no iOS app for blogger, I decided to post this snippet here. 

I just got back from Atmosphere Conf 2026 in Vancouver, and had a blast while I was there.  Saw some great talks and volunteered on the registration booth for a few shifts.  This has put the fediverse back into the front of my mind and it is time for this blog to migrate to the fediverse as well.  

There are some great options on AT Protocol, such as Leaflet, Pckt (Pocket), and offprint.  These three are working towards unified lexicons in the Atmosphere for long form publishing, see more here.

On top of this blog, I am exploring with the Cirrus single user PDS created by Matt Kane [github].  A small PDS for users that takes advantage of serverless infrastructure and Cloudflare workers, meaning a nearly free service for most people, with the advantage of owning their own data from end to end now.  I have been on the Bluesky image PDS through Digital Ocean for about a year now but if I can drop that bill from $8 to pennies, its an even better deal for me.  (I also just upgraded my personal server to a Hetzner auction server, so my costs there ballooned over the weekend, so I'm shaving every cent I can).

I look forward to seeing people on my new home once I am migrated. I'll post once more with my new site once I have it up and running.  Take care ya'll

Computer Architecture Assemble!

 My next class begins soon. I'll be studying the underlying architecture of the OS and Assembky language to interact with the processor. Can't wait to dive into a fully new area for me. 

I was glad I took a quarter off to realign myself with programming. I got some good practice in and have been keeping up with conversations in the local meetup groups I ha been attending. 

For personal projects, my flask apps continue as I go deeper into the book and documentation. 

Nobody knows nothing

 Following some discussion on Bluesky I came to the realization  that I don't know how the appview works in ATproto. It was described as alternatively an API server or a server layer to organize and backup repos. Neither really encapsulates what it is but it's a large piece of tech to learn. 

Co-Working Code

 I have been able to attend a few sessions of the Seattle ATmosphere working sessions that are being hosted by Seattle Community Network.  Its been a fun time getting to discuss the network and the needed sections with other engineers. 

I've moved my overall plan to hosting my own PDS/Relay/Appview so I can be nearly independent.  The appview will most likely be a soft fork of a webapp that I can hopefully help contribute too but host my own copy for security.  For the relay, I am looking at the rsky-relay (pronounced risky) that was made by Blacksky Algorithms for my relay as I think it will also best fit into the OSS model I can contribute too.  

With Tangled.sh and other appviews beginning to show more features and users I think we will see a good adoption of the ATProto within the tech community for the next few years.  

Ruts and Shovels

 I've been attending more co-work sessions recently as it really helps motivate me during everything *gestures broadly at world*

This also shows just how deep the rut I am currently in is.  I've been planning too much and not actually coding or building. So I've recommited to getting a fully fledged project out soon. I'm going to be concentrating on building out my flask webpage but shifting from Stardew mod tracking and instead build out a webpage about my favorite myths and crytids. Coming soon!