bryan newbold (⛱️ sabbatical mode)

@bnewbold.net

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oscilloscopes, cycling, snow, big cities, wiki. I like speculating about found objects. protocol engineer @bsky.app (on 2026 summer sabbatical). formerly archive.org elsewhere: bnewbold.net / @bnewbold@social.coop

boisterous pickup truck with many american flags, sparklers, and a minion on top
dan sitting in a chair, indicating at a paper note board he is holding, with a bunch of "at://" URI strings with different syntax
textured snow in foreground, blue skies behind
beer garden shed with many folks watching basketball
cocktail in coupe with foam
anime screenshot of computer systems having a bad time
hand full of hail
sticker of a fursona in a hot dog bun
port harbor with a ship, and big ass volcano behind
Cherry blossom tree from below
blooming cherry blossom tree with building behind
Maria in stage with lea intro slide behind
slide describing PLC threat model
plate with many types of fake meat
dril post about not liking human names for rats, then ezra posting below with many rat names and photos
screenshot from linked wikipedia article of a "christmas pudding"
a series of lexicon names which spell out the poem "This Is Just to Say" by william carlos williams
template comic from "get your war on", but there are no characters or dialog
set of fiber optic delay line spools, which look like cylinders
the creepy lead dev from "DEVS"
screenshot of ASCII globe, with just a small dot on NZ
chart showing firehose event rate, going from around 500/sec to over 1100/sec
github PR comments jonathanyeong: For my knowledge, why does the endpoint contain bad-example? fatfingers23: That's fig lol. XRPC's need a nsid to be complete and they used their domain for it
Why isn’t UpScrolled a decentralized platform? Because it doesn’t work for what we’re trying to build. UpScrolled isn’t decentralized (yet) because today’s open protocols (e.g., ActivityPub, AT Protocol) don’t reliably deliver what we need for a mainstream, video-forward app: fast global discovery, stable search/ranking, and smooth media. In practice, these stacks still lean on centralized indexing to work well, so we’re shipping the experience that works now—not a theory. We keep things open and simple with lightweight, common-sense protections—spam/bot filtering, straightforward reporting, and consistent deletes when people remove their own content. We’re building interoperable by design (clean exports, stable APIs) and will add optional bridges to open protocols as they mature, so you can reach more people without sacrificing speed or simplicity.
graph of relay event bandwidth, showing high rates for last 8 hours
diagram of a person throwing the angstrom A symbol in the trash
snowy train platform with train doors open, at night
wet train tracks with sprinklers
table of food in traditional Japanese tatami room
box of food with many items
"the could loaded their shotguns with the steel buck shots apiece. lets kill some rats said miss luoisiana"
summary stats about posting; active 326/365 days, and longest absence was 2 days
boris on stage with slide describing flushes app
cocktails being prepared: red on bottom, cloudy white on top
john connor from "terminator" as a kid
list of options including "hide reply for everyone"
happy dolphin meme image
photo of dunkin coffee and a donut
white flowers with pink centers
water fountain with concert and crowd behind
bumbershoot stage, space needle behind
fresh-faced Apsley Cherry-Garrard setting out on Terra Nova expedition winter egg hunting side-quest
screenshot of feed prefs page
photo of printout of the quoted post
screenshot of github file listing which includes NEWBOLD.md
beer, cow, mountains
looking down from mountain, with snow, clouds, and a spire
golden dry fields with trees
indoor food market
old spanish square, bluesky behind
coffee machine with computer attached. many wires. via https://www.dougmacdowell.com/coffeematic-pc.html
wood paneled elevator-like closets
OP giving a talk, with a slide showing "a blockchain: consensus history" vs "each user's PDS: user-controlled history"
first person view riding a bike on a gravel road, with green trees and grass
clip of starship rising out of the ocean from sci-fi film
street sign promoting magic e gathering / final fantasy cross over
photo from a viewpoint with two wooded gorges joining, and a snowy volcano on the horizon
small alter to david lynch, with a photo, candles, and deep red curtains
wide bike path, with water and trees in background, blue cloudy sky. there is a grassy slope with blue flowers