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xan.lol πŸ”ŒπŸ¦¬βš πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸˆβ€β¬› any prns I love skeeting πŸ’– join me on witchsky.app (from @jollywhoppers.com) 13 interests: adhd, software, indie web, cats, design, photos, zen, linux, a11y, digital independence, privacy, public transit, plant Based β€οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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my problems are more dealing with CORS and making sure a badge is always showing, even if a person's PDS or its favicon are weird

06.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Witchsky

i don't want to spend a week getting favicon fetching right for witchsky.app PDS badges 🫠

06.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

danklinux.com made that extremely easy for me! (also has a login screen/greeter replacement!) or I've heard great things about noctalia.dev

06.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

which is better for an 88x31 button regarding file size/compression: avif or webp? thinking about transparency, color, and animation

06.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

COMING SOONβ„’

06.03.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

woah i love your site

06.03.2026 08:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

REAL (how are you using it/how does it specifically improve your desktop experience over macos?)

06.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love him omg! ❣️

06.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Notes – 07:04 Fri 6 Mar 2026 Notes – 07:04 Fri 6 Mar 2026

Noted: 404 Media clickbait and email privacy

dbushell.com/notes/2026-0...

06.03.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you can vote on what blog posts you want to see the most! blog.xan.lol/2026/03/06/b...

06.03.2026 06:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

check out this blog I'm live editing: blog.xan.lol/@xan.lol/202...

06.03.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

on my substack 😡 just say blog

06.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"YOU CAN BLOW AT ANY MOMENT! THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!" ludwigs ethereal voice said

06.03.2026 05:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BUILD A HOUSE THEY SAID
BUILD A HOUSE THEY SAID YouTube video by supertf clips

maybe I should've watched the Jerk Offs... www.youtube.com/shorts/pgxsu...

06.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
RFC - Request for comments

I'm going to live blog what was my experience building my own PDS from scratch here if you want to join @xan.lol (who is already online, I have no idea how :)) and I :)

blog.sgo.to/2026/03/06/w...

06.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you wouldn't know my pronouns if they hit you in the face!

06.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me: there are a lot of people who are Spiritually Israeli
sibling: that's really bad!

06.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i wonder if any of my oomfs are Spiritually Israeli

06.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

there wouldn't be much witchsky without social-app tho

06.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

agreed omg that tall

06.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

social-app be like: click on button. wait a second. click on button. wait a second. click on button. wait a second. click on button. wait a second. the button's state finally changes. that person has a nice tummy πŸ‘

06.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's so ominous though... why would they follow *me*?

06.03.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@fabricatedtechnobabble.com are you doing the 6-7 gesture in your profile's avatar?

06.03.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

glad you're not dead

06.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Follows you text in rounded box just to the left of a handle and below the display name

Follows you text in rounded box just to the left of a handle and below the display name

the Follows you badge on bluesky profiles feels uncomfortable. (glad to not have that on witchsky.app. wish I could remove it on the bluesky app, but at least I can use ublock origin to do so online)

06.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

67

06.03.2026 01:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that CORs issue is also causing the PDS badge to hide on witchsky.app! I'll see if I can fix that

06.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But stay woke
People creepin'
They gon' find you
Gon' catch you sleepin' (oh)
Now stay woke
People creepin'
Now don't you close your eyes

06.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky Social PBC sorry for everything I said πŸ’” I still love you ❀️

05.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

update: they did not do that. also ^ this is actually what I do (never trust canary.witchsky.app to be stable - especially as it is quite bugged rn!)

05.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0