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Absolutely love this!

Chris McLeod has created a feed-only blog that, as the name suggests, you can only read in a feed reader. No permalinks, no archives, just an Atom feed.

I've long been intrigued by the idea of an ephemeral blog and this, by its very nature, is likely to be one. As Chris says:

By its nature, entries might also be somewhat ephemeral. If you subscribe after, say, Entry #100, then I cannot be sure a feed reader will import right the way back to the beginning.

Not only that, but he has ultimate control by deciding how many posts appear in the feed.

It will be a fun experiment to watch.

(Via Bix)

I'm trying to flesh out my Bluesky integration but can't seem to get replies to a post.

Sending a GET to com.atproto.repo.getRecord brings back the post details, e.g:

object(stdClass)#4 (3) {
  ["uri"]=>
  string(70) "at://did:plc:pn5qdowybxjewkcq6zzenvtq/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfimv33rdt2b"
  ["cid"]=>
  string(59) "bafyreib3igocz7bo6g6m755luxer5usgippetm5k3xohfgqvzjtq64cqpy"
  ["value"]=>
  object(stdClass)#6 (4) {
    ["text"]=>
    string(185) "I'm wondering about having an option on my blog that allows me to control which posts get sent here. Maybe a category I can choose. Not everything benefits from being cross posted. 🤔"
    ["$type"]=>
    string(18) "app.bsky.feed.post"
    ["langs"]=>
    array(1) {
      [0]=>
      string(2) "en"
    }
    ["createdAt"]=>
    string(24) "2023-12-01T15:49:18.627Z"
  }
}

There is a reply to that post but it is not indicated here. I found details of the app.bsky.feed.getPostThread endpoint but can't get that to work either.

Must be doing something wrong and not understanding it properly.

Like One a Month – Manu...

The internet is full of people having brilliant ideas!

Manu has come up with "One a month" — support others from just $1 per month:

The 1$ part means you can set it up and forget about it because it’s a low enough amount that won’t make too much of a difference for the majority of people who are considering supporting online creators.

Many are put off subscriptions and donations because the default amounts are high enough to really start mounting up if you want to support a number of folks. Dropping the minimum to just $1 (£1 here in the UK) means more people are likely to sign up.

I know I'm more likely to support more people with this kind of scheme. It all helps!

I set up my Buy me a coffee page a while back but just left it with the default amount. That has now changed.

I've added a "One a month" membership and also dropped the default one-off payment to £1. Membership doesn't provide anything except my heartfelt gratitude but maybe, in future, that could change.

I don't do any of this for a reward — unless you count meeting interesting people online — but any donations are always very gratefully received.