Internet Handle

kept by eddie nov 28, 25

The piece argues that domains should serve as universal internet handles, and AT Protocol-based apps like Bluesky already enable this.

A Social Filesystem — overreacted
The article argues that social media data should be stored as open files in a distributed filesystem, using the AT Protocol's records, lexicons, and DIDs to decouple data from apps.
also on Leaflet, Tangled, AT Protocol, Bluesky, #social-media, #open-source
A Social Filesystem
Hacker News commenters debate the AT Protocol's social filesystem metaphor, praising its elegance but criticizing overengineering and centralization risks.
also on AT Protocol, Bluesky, #internet-culture, #social-media, #open-source
Filesystems are having a moment
Filesystems are emerging as a key context layer for AI agents, offering portable, owned data and interoperability without coordination, though context files risk reducing agent task success if overburdened.
also on AT Protocol, #open-source, #developer-tools
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
Markdown, created by John Gruber in 2004 as a simple plain-text formatting tool for blogging, has become the ubiquitous standard for annotating everything from AI prompts to code repositories.
also on #web-history, #internet-culture, #open-source, #developer-tools
MSN
MSN is a Microsoft-owned web portal that provides news, email, and search services.
also on #web-history, #internet-culture