Christopher Jr Riley

github.comGitHub - MasterJ93/ATProtoKit at 0.34.0A straightforward solution for using the AT Protocol and Bluesky, written in Swift. - MasterJ93/ATProtoKit

20 Aug

My #Swiftlang #ATProto API library, ATProtoKit, has been updated to 0.34.0. This update finally adds beta support for OAuth. It’s been a long time coming. #atdev

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Bluesky’s green support button for profile links doesn’t include GitHub Sponsors. It sucks that it doesn’t count, but I suppose there’s nothing I can do about it… 😔

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More than 4 million people already use EFF’s free tracker-blocking extension to stop companies from spying on them online. Safari users can now install Privacy Badger and join them in the fight against online tracking. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgAnnouncing Privacy Badger for Safari on macOSExciting news for Safari users: Privacy Badger is now available on Safari for macOS! You’ll need Safari version 26.5 or higher to use it.Whether you want to protect yourself from data brokers or just

I've been considering switching over to pCloud from Sync. Everything is pretty much perfect, except for two things:

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Outside of those two, I think I will switch, unless Sync fixes their iOS app, their macOS app, and a couple of other grievances I have with them.

As for the macOS pCloud app, I'll probably create an app and maybe open source it as well (doubt anyone will use it, though). The main thing is they're not using the API Apple recommends for cloud services. Sync, Dropbox, and OneDrive use them; why is pCloud not using them?

I've been considering switching over to pCloud from Sync. Everything is pretty much perfect, except for two things:

1) the macOS app SUCKS. I don't know about the Windows version, but the macOS version is terrible. Their Swift package leaves a lot to be desired, too. And...

2) ... you pay for encryption separately. Which... *why*? Sync adds it by default. Even Dropbox doesn't make you pay extra for it. Why is it a separate charge? I mean, you can pay a lifetime fee for encryption, but I'd prefer it's there by default.

Unpopular opinion: Swift should be written in Swift. Like, 100% Swift. That would be nice.

It’s been a while since I’ve updated you on The ATProtoKit Project. I had to take a bit of a break. I lost a monthly sponsor and it put me in a sad mood. I understand why: 1) this economy makes it difficult to support others, and 2) (most importantly) I haven’t demonstrated enough value.

I need to re-double my efforts to gain more trust and produce more value enough to convince others to want to make a one-time and monthly donation to the project. I’m working towards that.

Right now, I’m focused on ATLexiconC and better OAuth permissions set support. The website is also officially in development as of today.

I… what? They’re going to update an app for a service that’s going to be killed off in a few months. Absolutely insane. 💀

github.comGitHub - NotProtonNot/NotProton: Steam Play for macOSSteam Play for macOS. Contribute to NotProtonNot/NotProton development by creating an account on GitHub.

I need to purchase CrossOver to test this out, but this is *extremely* cool! Making it so you can just press Play on a Windows game *using* the macOS version of Steam, *without* needing the Windows version? Thank you!

I want to contribute, but I don't know what they could benefit from my help. Besides, they appear to have all of their bases covered here. CodeWeavers should just make this built into CrossOver at this point.

Actually... I *could* help by trying to add support for other launchers (such as GOG, since there's a macOS version of that software). Not sure if they'd like that help.

Before you say anything: I KNOW.

I hate cancer. So bloody much. We need to get rid of it. All forms of cancer. Wipe it from existence. The only thing that should become extinct is cancer. Not any animal. Not any bug (though I have a list of bugs that should go away). Not any form of life. Cancer.

finance.biggo.comKakao Entertainment Shuts Down Tapas, the North American Webtoon Platform It Invested ₩1.1 Trillion In — Accelerating Business Integration — BigGo FinanceSouth Korea's Kakao Entertainment is shutting down Tapas, the North American webtoon platform it acquired in 2021 for approximately ₩1.1 trillion…

Tapas is apparently shutting down and ugh... I had a feeling that, eventually, these web comic services would slowly die out. The AT Protocol could have taken this opportunity to bring people in, but we're too late: by the time we're ready, others would have locked people in.

I expect WEBTOON to follow sooner or later, even though it's partially owned by Disney and a couple of other companies.

(This *really* needs to be a blog post; I'm not fully expressing myself properly and I should continue working on my website. That's not a contradiction, by the way: my website will have AT Protocol connectivity.)

Nobody seems to want to achieve said balance; everyone wants every nickel. I get that, but so long as we don't try to work things out, we will continue to lose the Internet we genuinely love, flaws and all.

There were genuine manhwa and web comics I enjoyed in that site and they'll be gone now. Genuinely gave them money, too, for support. I'm so frustrated at this... 🫩

I have a Mastodon account. It's in toot.community. Unfortunately, they announced they will be shutting down, and the way things are going, it appears to be money problems. You can't run a platform, or your own comic, on "hopes and dreams" forever. For many, that's not enough.

Of course, I'll *never* advocate for platforms trying to squeeze every dollar out of creators. That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is... there has to be a balance (like I say with literally EVERYTHING).

That means, if one platform dies, there are others in AT Protocol to take its place, and you *don't* lose your followers, likes, etc.: you just... move to the other platform and it's almost like things didn't get too disrupted.

The only problem is monetization: when platforms lose their "grip" on the consumers, monetization becomes nearly impossible to create. Some might be okay with that and say the Internet is just to create for the love of the game. Unfortunately, that doesn't put food on the table.

I know people will say "I don't want to be on another platform," and that's fine, but the unfortunate reality is that this is genuinely how the Internet works now. We can't really reverse it. That's why AT Protocol is *so damn important*: decentralized but still "feels" like a platform.

github.comRelease 5.0.0 · apple/swift-cryptoSwift Crypto 5.0 Release Notes Swift Crypto 5.0 aligns the cross-platform API surface with CryptoKit as shipped in Xcode 27 (CryptoKit-383.2.1), and takes the opportunity to streamline the package ...

21 Sept

I used the orange line in the TTC and… … the trains are no longer “snakes” like the ones at the yellow line. They’re back to the “attachment” style cars. Now I can’t walk from one end of the train to the other. Boooo! 😔

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17 Sept

Updates to swift-crypto that offer an expanded cross-platform feature set for apps relying on cryptography: github.com/apple/swift-...

17 Sept

My favourite part about Autumn: the leaves change colour. My least favourite part about Autumn: ... now you have to clean up their mess.

I'm listening...

(Why is the title not appearing? It's called "Was the Big Bang a segfault?")

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15 Sept

Swift 6.4 is out! 🎉 This release brings deeper interoperability, stronger platform support, and easier everyday code. www.swift.org/blog/swift-6... Highlights in this thread 🧵

14 Sept

Still thinking about that time a moth got stuck in a cobweb and the spider failed to successfully wrap the web around said moth. Four. Damn. Times. You had ONE job. (Look at me: I'm angry at a spider. 🤣)

14 Sept

(That moth is probably loooong dead now. But it was a trooper! 🫡)

12 Sept

Okay: next week, I’m going to get ATCommonTools rebuilt. I need to separate the code from the “common” and “common-web” packages into more libraries: there’s literally no point in having unnecessary code being compiled with the rest of the package.

12 Sept

I’d like to make it where it barely takes up much RAM, CPU usage, and storage. And I’d like for it to be able to compile in Embedded Swift (it’d be interesting to see a Swift-built PDS running on an IoT device).

11 Sept

Screw it: Christopher Nolan. Hideo Kojima. Making a film and game together. Make it happen.

10 Sept

I'll be honest, I haven't done much in terms of working anything for the past few days. I had other projects for one thing, but also, I suppose I didn't really want to see much of the code from my primary projects for a while after dealing with everything.

10 Sept

Sorry for not working on ATProtoKit and the rest of the family everyday. I strive to always get something completed every single day, but sometimes I fall short and I take too long (and even then, I still end up with bugs, which shouldn't be tolerated since I'm reading and re-reading all my code).