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New comment by NiallBunting in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On?"

NiallBunting — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:42:04 +0000

I tried to get a promo code for android (twice - on WiFi and data) both times I got that "this code has expired".

New comment by NiallBunting in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On?"

NiallBunting — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:59:52 +0000

I've been working on a in-browser PDS (personal data server) for the ATProtocol.

It runs as a chrome extension and stores all the browser locally. A server is needed for some of the public connections. Early days but interesting:

https://localpds.at

https://tangled.org/niallbunting.com/localpds/

New comment by NiallBunting in "At Protocol: Building the Social Internet"

NiallBunting — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:05:02 +0000

Yeah, apps wouldn't be able to only listen to the firehose.

There are some proposals for private files. However, I'm outside the AtProto world so not sure what exactly the suggested implementations are. I just hope they give enough control.

I think the technology could potentially be used for way more than microblogging. I would love to use webapps that store the data on my devices and share it with specific people. The data and access under my control.

[1]: https://dholms.leaflet.pub/3mhj6bcqats2o

New comment by NiallBunting in "At Protocol: Building the Social Internet"

NiallBunting — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:33:31 +0000

I think it would be interesting if the file servers had read/write/list/delete permissions on files. For both groups and users.

It would mean the public stuff could see your files but private projects could exist. Eg. Maybe I don't want my At Protocol version of Figma making all my drawings public. If they could be shared in a group (anyone in a list in that folder or whatever).

Maybe this is coming, but would interest me way more about using applications on the atmosphere.

New comment by NiallBunting in "How to record and retrieve anything you've ever had to look up twice"

NiallBunting — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:09:46 +0000

Another thing I do for software projects is use the exact same make template [1].

I also try to add any other commands to it as they come up. So much easier to run 'make install' whenever I pull a project than have to remember the commands.

Even if I can't always add the process I will use a bunch of echo's to bring me through the steps.

1. https://niallbunting.com/commake/

New comment by NiallBunting in "Google calls Drive data loss "fixed," locks forum threads saying otherwise"

NiallBunting — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:10:17 +0000

I'm currently battling their support. Tried opening a Play account to publish an app to the app store but missed an email to verify my identity. Now the link in the email no longer works because "Google couldn't verify your identity" as I've had "too many tries" and my account is restricted meaning I can't publish the app.

Support just repeats the same things back that I've had too many tries and my account is restricted and I can't get a refund.

It's woeful how bad the support is to get such a simple thing sorted out. Don't miss that email if setting up a developer play account!

(If anyone can fix this my developer play account ID is: 7827257533299144892)