Eric Vicenti

Eric Vicenti

@eric.vicenti.net

Building a decentralized publishing network with built-in collaboration and trust @seed.hyper.media

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Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

DID is a great concept ("Decentralized Identifiers") But its a shame that the most common DID (the one used by Bluesky) is did:plc. And the PLC is centralized Ironic that the most popular decentralized identifier is centralized.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

You see my handle here is "@eric.vicenti.net" So you'd think: oh this is a sovereign identity! Then you inspect it and see that, nah, that domain is just pointing to Bluesky's identity server (PLC) SAD!

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

I believe that Language is humanity's first technology. The LLM is a revolution but it’s only the first half- it is probabilistic and uncertain. To address the other half: we need to develop a universal formal language!

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Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

This is not a probabilistic language model, this is the formal counterpart. Before the advent of the LLM, this wouldn’t be possible to develop. And it won’t succeed without widespread community adoption- but I can dare to dream.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

I believe that Language is humanity's first technology. The LLM is a revolution but it’s only the first half- it is probabilistic and uncertain. To address the other half: we need to develop a universal formal language!

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Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

It is possible to encode and embrace the ambiguity and clarity that different languages provide- providing tools to pack and unpack literary devices. Language is messy and beautiful, and you can almost always use more words to properly share cultural context across boundaries.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

We need language tools that capture the diversity of dialects, jargons, community references, and inside jokes. From private language to broadcasted concepts- our tooling can support this.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

I believe that Language is humanity's first technology. The LLM is a revolution but it’s only the first half- it is probabilistic and uncertain. To address the other half: we need to develop a universal formal language!

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

A formal language would unlock solid and unambiguous translation between human languages. And would enable universal access to programming languages.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

We could dismantle the barrier between cultures, and allow humanity to unlock the raw power of their computers- without technical knowledge. So much human knowledge is inaccessible without the right language: science, medical practices, legalese, vague diplomacy.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

This feels like disinformation to me. Bluesky uses did:plc which is highly centralized I’d love to be proven wrong, because the world desperately needs a decentralized identity system I’m really hoping that Bluesky sees the light and allows users to actually own their keys

chrisb@boscolo.co

When a platform for social engagement grows large enough, the identity used on that platform becomes a standard for global communication. Telephone network gave us phone numbers. Internet v1 gave us email addresses. Bluesky (AT Protocol) gives Decentralized Identities (DID) 🧵

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

We built a decentralized publishing app with a UX that is so good, its not immediately obvious that our server is optional. Do we add friction to the UI that helps users realize this? Or should we address this in our communication/marketing strategy?

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Ricardo J. Méndez
@ricardo.bsky.social

The ongoing misunderstanding about Bluesky's architecture allowing for decentralization meaning it is unstoppable has me thinking a lot about mutualism. numergent.com/2025-04/Unst...

numergent.comUnstoppability depends on mutual aidIf you want a system to be censorship resistant, it means that it needs to be able to route around attempts to silence you. For that to happen you need others to help relay your requests and data, or
Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

We're lucky to have such great foundations as IPFS+libp2p! This greatly accelerated the development of our decentralized publishing system

Seed Hypermedia@seed.hyper.media

Seed Hypermedia builds upon the powerful foundations of @ipfs.tech for immutable data storage and auto-archiving And of course @libp2p.bsky.social powers our networking to enable direct publishing between users on the network (as well as servers)

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Gabo
@gabo.bsky.social

We’re starting our community call in just 20 minutes! @seed.hyper.media Don’t miss this chance to check out our latest proofs of concept—from embedded comments and parallel pages to deeply linked citations & backlinks Jump in and share your ideas, see you in Discord! discord.gg/kWp4wT9V?eve...

discord.ggJoin the Seed Hypermedia Discord Server!Check out the Seed Hypermedia community on Discord - hang out with 288 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

Exciting to see growth in ATproto and I’m sorry if this comes off as rude… How is this “unbannable”? It is centralized just like bluesky, and it’s not open source(??) Apps are only distributed with Apple and Google, not yet globally released Seems easy to ban. Already banned, if you are in Europe

Skylight Social@skylight.social

🎉 150,000+ USERS!! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who's supported us as we build this unbannable TikTok! There's still so much more we want to build— your support makes it possible. You all are the best 🥰 Join: skylight.social Follow Skylight Squad: @reedharmeyer.bsky.social @buildwithtori.com

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

I'll be first to admit that the @seed.hyper.media protocol is poorly formalized and documented Although we'd love to improve docs and stability of the Hypermedia protocol, this has been a strategic choice Our focus is on building a great product that everyone can use, and the protocol will follow!

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

The same goes for our marketing. Our published content is not as polished or developed as it should be, because we have been focusing on building a reliable and useful app for publishing on the open web But, we have been working on improving this! So stay tuned

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

The web community needs to renew our focus on building decentralized trust, community preservation, and accessibility of publishing for non-technical people This is why I love working on @seed.hyper.media every day Our product is open in every way, and you are all invited to join the cause!

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Misha
@mkrl.xyz

Replying to @mkrl.xyz

Tired of soulless AI chatbots? So are we. That’s why we’re redefining conversations with ethically sourced responses, free-range training data, and fair wages. No scripts, no artificial sympathy—just authentic, thoughtful interactions. Try talking to something different.

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dietrich
@burrito.space

relieving and gratifying to see this ship in all three engines after kicking off the effort years ago. @igalia.com stepped into an area new to them and did an incredible job getting all the parties aligned and keeping things moving amidst major differences, and sticking it out until the very end.

IntentToShip@intenttoship.dev

Blink: Intent to Ship: Ed25519 in Web Cryptography

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Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

Building a startup is like piloting a plane with no landing gear and insufficient fuel. So it’s always fun when a passenger (user) climbs into the cockpit and starts telling us that our standard operating procedures and flight controls are all wrong.

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

hey bsky. I would be happy to move here from the bird app but I want to see content from both networks and I want to post in both networks should I build a client that supports both bsky and bird app?

Eric Vicenti
@eric.vicenti.net

Is there a way to cross-post between here and Twitter? Is there a way to sync contacts? How about a client that allows us to consume twitter content? We need bridges to the legacy social ecosystem!

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