Well..
Most of my UI is in a hidden state at the moment, but that is only because I have cracked the code using OAuth Login, bye-bye pesky App Passwords!! Now, a list of more things to repair. 🧑🏽💻
Saving everything for now, tomorrow is a big day for more progress. 🥱💤
#ATProtoMedia #Skydrops
Calling all musical artists! 📀🎶
I’m working on the discovery engine for skydrops.app, and need live audio to test with, not just any video w/audio.
Planning to post music/audio clips to your Bluesky profile soon? Let me know! I want to ensure 'every drop is heard' correctly in the Skydrops feed. 🎛️🔊
Going to be adding a few things, and moving a few things around on the Profile Screen view. 🧑🏽💻📀
Since I've been working out how profiles look overall, here is some progress I have made so far. Currently tweaking a few things app-wide, to get Skydrops looking how I've envisioned.
Not yet, unfortunately. It was giving me a headache on that front, so I started working on how the app should look, and operate. Working with app passwords for now, til I can get OAuth to give me a break. 🧑🏽💻
As the sole architect, I'm beyond excited to build a space that respects the audio. Pressing play soon!
— Vin
#ATProto #BuildInPublic #DevLog #AudioTech #Bluesky #Skydrops
The new ecosystem:
🎙️ Users and the people you follow are "Artists".
🤝 The people who follow you are your "Supporters".
🤍 When a drop hits right, you show it "Love".
Here’s the core mechanic: A "drop" is actually an MP4 file styled seamlessly as an MP3. You get a sleek, high-fidelity audio player by default, but you always have the power to toggle on the video whenever you want the full visual experience. 🎧📺
Sound check! 🎛️ I’m hitting the reset button today to formally introduce the true vision for Skydrops.app. We are stepping into a Spotify-meets-YouTube Music vibe, built natively on the AT Protocol. It’s a dedicated video-to-audio experience where sound takes center stage. 🧵👇
Currently it exists only in concept, but it is one of my next steps!
It’s an organic timer—as the audio progresses, the 'soil' at the bottom of the screen saturates, filling from left to left to show you exactly how much of the 'rainfall' has been absorbed. You aren't just watching a slider; you're watching the Meadow drink the audio. 💧🏞️
In Skydrops, we don’t use a traditional progress bar. Instead, the audio you’re listening to is like rain falling onto the Meadow. As the clip plays from start to finish, that bar at the very bottom tracks the Water Saturation.
✊ The Ruby Core
Safety is next. We install the Acoustic Roughness triggers (30Hz-150Hz).
If the NPU hears panic or screams, the interface shifts to Deep Ruby. 🚨
Plus: The Tyrant Registry and Red Zone mapping logic to protect users in high-conflict areas without GPS tracking. 🗺️
✨ Helia Wakes Up
Then, the AI gets her soul. We implement the Prism Engine.
She will learn to distinguish "Hate" from "Reclaimed Speech" using the Lavender Ledger. 🏳️🌈
The Whisper UI comes online—the "Soft Intercept" that nudges you on tone before you post. 🤫
🧵 3/6
⚡️ Breaking the Feed
Next: The Walkie-Talkie. 📟
We are building the PTT (Push-to-Talk) logic. A direct, low-latency line to your "Close Mutuals."
This bypasses the public Cloud entirely. "Sister Mode" off. Real-time coordination for your crew.
🧵 2/6
🚧 The Block:
We are logged in with no way to save. The audio hits the AT Protocol and bounces back.
It expects an .mp4 container. We are sending .wav souls.
The result? A silent upload error. The data exists, but the sky won't accept it yet. 🔇
Looks amazing!! ❤️🔥⛈️🤟🏽
🏗️ Current Flight Plan:
• Identity: Secure ATProto OAuth login.
• Storage: Leveraging Cloudflare R2 Silos for decentralized-ready audio hosting.
• Frontend: Exploring a Svelte-based web interface to get the signal live as fast as possible.
🌪️ Standard Storms: Permanent Lo-Fi/High-Fi storage for the moments you want to keep forever.
🌦️ Dynamic Storage Durations:
Your audio shouldn't just sit in a digital landfill. We’re implementing tiered lifecycles:
⚡ Isolated Storms (High-Fi): Ephemeral 24-hour lifespan. Cloudflare R2 Lifecycle Rules handle the cleanup so the "air" stays fresh and costs stay low.
