Gregory's ServerThe most compelling part of Bluesky and AT protocol.
I can use my own domain.
No server admin has control of my social media profile address. No need for an “@“. Just verify the DNS record and the handle is mine!
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@atomicpoet Agreed. Bluesky seems to have several cool features, it seems to run smooth etc. but I haven’t come across multiple instances yet. Many parts of the protocol (e.g. indexers where the algorithms are defined) are not shared publicly. @atomicpoet I read this initially as DNA verification and thought that is completely on brand for Jack Dorsey.  @atomicpoet Using a naked domain as an identity is cool only to those of us who own domain names. It's a pretty exclusionary feature for a social network, I'd go as far as saying a contributor to why Bluesky will NOT be popular. The coolest thing though? That you can(*) transfer your entire presence, history included. * if only there was a second server to transfer to. @Cassandra On Mastodon, you are @Cassandra. You are not cassandra.com. AT Protocol allows your domain name and username to be one and the same. @atomicpoet @Cassandra Through ActivityPub, only as a server, not as a username by itself. Through AT Ptotocol, maybe. I need to test it more.  @Cassandra@artisan.chat you can but you need to actually set up the software (Mastodon/Akkoma/Calckey/etc) on your server and maintain it yourself (unless you pay for managed hosting) |
Okay, but as cool as owning your own Bluesky handle via DNS verification is, I’m not convinced until I can use it on multiple servers that support AT protocol.