words, photos, decentralized social networks. founder @write.as, developer @ writefreelyhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.workshttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3mj3tv5k62k23Sooo I might be launching a new publishing platform soon -- at least as an experiment. It's basically what I'd build if I was starting @write.as in 2026 instead of 2015. (And well, if Write.as didn't already exist.)09 Apr 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3tv5k62k23https://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3miu3hssjwk2jI saw something a while ago that was some "ATproto operating system" but lost it inside 800 browser tabs 🫣 Anyone know the name of it?06 Apr 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu3hssjwk2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3merj7iorpc2tTrying out Leaflet! https://baerworks.leaflet.pub/3merj7ez24s2t13 Feb 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3merj7iorpc2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lvc3levjds2pOn my way to #FediCon in Vancouver! Excited to see friends both old and new in person. If you'll be there, let me know -- I'd love to make sure we meet up.31 Jul 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc3levjds2phttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lsfkkpnkgc2npraying to my ultra-sentient AI god while on the phone with my AI therapist doing couples therapy with my AI girlfriend about how my AI ceo laid me off to replace me with AI. been a tough week, y'all25 Jun 2025 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsfkkpnkgc2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3logsts2bqs2fHi again 👋 I'm back, getting caught up and back to work on @write.as & #WriteFreely. More updates soon!05 May 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3logsts2bqs2fhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lkvfngojyk2athe future is just us sitting by while a bunch of bros with no taste whatsoever post AI-generated bullshit and chant, "it's getting so good, so fast"21 Mar 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvfngojyk2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3ljijxbpxps2ian Instagram reel that's basically a still image just telling you to read a caption is the most cursed social media format03 Mar 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljijxbpxps2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lc4wkpvl4224Honestly bring back timed programming and put it in streaming services. Curate channels and let me pick one. Sometimes I just wanna watch *something* without thinking too hard about it.30 Nov 2024 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4wkpvl4224https://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lbn26qnnfc2hVerrry interesting 🤔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn26qnnfc2hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3lbanz3za2k2kI'd like to experiment with adding ATproto support alongside ActivityPub in @write.as, but where do I start? Assuming all blog posts would be hosted in our PDS, and we'd provide identity so people can have e.g. @myblog.write.as18 Nov 2024 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbanz3za2k2khttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3l6uz6lz3is2oBeen spending most of my time on Masto and (ugh) Threads. But maybe time to revisit bsky19 Oct 2024 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3l6uz6lz3is2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3l66liwctia2nReally excited to bring paid long-form writing to the fediverse with @write.as and sub.club! Really cool possibilities here, and it works so well across the social web. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2024 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3l66liwctia2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/baer.works/post/3k4rayrz23a2sHow is AI art as bad as NFT art was. Did we learn nothing from the technological revolution that was web3?12 Aug 2023 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:va336t27i4jg33z6wzuhmfvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3k4rayrz23a2s