A Post Alumni guide to bluesky - Backstage

https://backstage.taurean.work/posters-guide-to-bsky#Set+your+username+to+name.posts.cv

￼Obi wan saying he feels a great disturbance in the force. As if a million voices suddenly called out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

A photo of the sandwich “wraps” in question. The underside of the wrap is being lifted to show that one side is glossy.

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Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tft77e5qkblxtneeib4lp3zk/feed/posts-only

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He/Him ✦ bsky user #320 ✦ 🇵🇷

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taurean (@taurean.posts.cv)

https://bsky.app/profile/taurean.posts.cv

A receipt for read.cv paid on January 16th, 2025.

posters-guide-to-bsky - tbl

https://taurean.bryant.land/posters-guide-to-bsky

the posts logo and bluesky logo separated by a right arrow

https://taurean.bryant.land/A+Post+Alumni+guide+to+bluesky

This form is to get added to a dedicated feed of post-posts.cv peeps. The only way to get added to this feed as a poster is this form or DMing me on Bluesky. Anyone can follow the feed.

Posts.cv alumni feed

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2025-calendars - tbl

https://taurean.bryant.land/2025-calendars

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some parting thoughts from my time on posts.cv

10 Things I learned while on Posts

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Emergency Posts.cv meetup

https://savvycal.com/p/taurean/emergency-posts-meetup

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A call for a posts successor - tbl

https://taurean.bryant.land/A+call+for+a+posts+successor

a screenshot of a read-only bluesky feed, styled to look like Posts.cv. There is a Posts.cv Alumni and Posts.cv (Posts Only) set of tabs instead of the usual Highlights, Following, Everyone.

The image is a screenshot of a "create a new account" page. The text reads: "Create a new account. This unique passphrase is what you will use to sign in. this cannot be recovered or changed. make sure you keep a backup."

Below that is a green card with the heading "secret passphrase". There is a button in the top right of the card to cycle new passphrase. at the bottom of the card is a button to copy the generated passphrase to your clipboard. Below that card there is a checkbox that reads "I have backed up my secret passphrase". Below that is a bright green button that says "create account" next to a subtle gray button that says "sign in instead".

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a teary-eyed hulk hogan with pink test above his head that reads "I'm burnt out brother"

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Virtual Design meetup - January 30th, 11:30am to 12:45pm PST. whereby.com/tw-meetup

Re: bsky feed, good news and bad news.

bad: I'm noticing it takes a while before posts show and sometimes they never do.

good: I'm testing a fix that feels *significantly* faster.

better: also testing a root-posts only and a trending feed. 

stay tuned 👀

!! Reminder !! : If you want your bluesky username to be [username].posts.cv, you only have a few hours left to do it.

here's a guide on how to do it: 

https://backstage.taurean.work/posters-guide-to-bsky#Set+your+username+to+name.posts.cv

Pro tip:

We still have a little time left with readcv

Go update your portfolios BEFORE you export your site!!

FFS, I bought what I thought were tortillas but in fact “wraps” that look/feel like paper. Foot long sandwiches are so 2024. In 2025 we’re making A4 sandwiches.

One of the things that gets overlooked is just how great the Read newsletter was, a mix of great content and updates from the community itself. Hopefully @pedropeguerojr and I will be able to capture a fraction of that magic. 

https://3-3.fyi

Pssst. A lot of your favorite people are over here 🤫

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tft77e5qkblxtneeib4lp3zk/feed/posts-only

Starting in 10min: https://taurean.bryant.land/emergency-meetup

*through loud sobbing* I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taureanbryant/

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Thanks everyone was able to make it, we had a great time. If you attended and happened to take notes, feel free to DM me because my notes are… sparse lol. Also, I'll share a lil survey thing soon (here and on the notes page) to help me plan the next one.

🎻🥹

https://bsky.app/profile/taurean.posts.cv

Huge bummer but these things happen. Would it be useful to yall if I made a Bluesky feed comprised of posts people?

everyone’s asking for posts.cv alternatives but what about read.cv alternatives??

i dont wanna go back to having linkedin on my personal site…

something that I overlooked, the feed on read.cv of everyones projects is *such* a cool place to see new inspiring work. Losing that sucks in a way that is independent from profiles/posts too.

fyi read.cv and posts.cv are safely archived on mobbin

Another quick reminder as people trickle in, there's a dedicated feed on Bluesky for posts users. We're at over 100 people now. Find out how to join (and more) here: https://taurean.bryant.land/posters-guide-to-bsky

If you're new to Bluesky or hesitant to join, here's a getting started guide, just for you Posts people.

https://taurean.bryant.land/A+Post+Alumni+guide+to+bluesky

The last time I was this emotional, Club Penguin was shutting down.

If there's enough responses here, I'll make a dedicated bluesky feed of people who used to post here, add your bsky username: https://forms.gle/LpGfQ8bLW7ww9oZ56

(though annoyingly, the feed is down right now) we're now at 40 people on the bsky feed. It wont be the same as here but I'm glad I'll be able to continue to see updates from so many of yall.

Some of yall shared how you organize your personal calendars a couple months back. I finally got around to cleaning mine up for the new year: https://taurean.bryant.land/2025-calendars

we're starting now, come join us for the next hour (joining late or only for a bit is cool too!) https://whereby.com/tw-meetup

It's a huge bummer to see this place shut down but hot take: I'm actually really grateful to the team here for letting us end on a high note. Thanks to @andy, @mehdi, and @shen! 

Some parting thoughts: https://link.taurean.work/bye-posts

The export functionality that got added to leave read.cv is so nice that it makes me want to stay here more. Make it make sense

NYC MEET IS HAPPENING. 

FEBRUARY 22ND @ 3PM. 

DEETS + RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/IOSRbvTZcnGdLgc4GW6M

SEE Y'ALL THERE 🫡

get your votes in for scheduling another virtual Posts meetup. I'll be closing the poll on Friday morning (PST):

https://savvycal.com/p/taurean/emergency-posts-meetup

I Misunderstood and canceled supporting read.cv too soon so I lost the badge right before this goes read only. 🎻😭

On February 28th, I’m going to release a clone of Posts.cv that’s write-only instead.

@briamazing got me some waterproof headphones for my birthday so this was my POV at the pool yesterday. (well… you'll have to use your imagination)

Caught up on everyone who's added themselves to the list so far now, keep it coming/share it around: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3P2rex3qe0Dq7iVObjIS93ewUjLnB6zYc-EimZhstKJj5qA/viewform?usp=dialog

I've got a lot of thoughts on what comes next after posts. If you're considering building a successor or you're interested in joining one, hopefully this is valuable to you: https://taurean.bryant.land/A+call+for+a+posts+successor

We're at 23 people added to the posts bsky feed now, keep 'em coming: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3P2rex3qe0Dq7iVObjIS93ewUjLnB6zYc-EimZhstKJj5qA/viewform?usp=dialog

@jameslyons is _cooking_ right now. That's a Bluesky feed, meaning you sign in with your Bluesky account, styled to look like Posts.cv and showing content from Posts.cv people. ❤️

Just because I never remember to share work, here's a weird sign up flow I worked on recently. Account creation doesn't include picking a username, providing an email, or even setting your own password so working out what that experience is like was really interesting.

I didn’t want to overdo it but there’s enough Posts people here now where I *could* do a few more feeds, like:

🗣️ posts only (no replies, and by extension no outsider posts)
📸 images only from posts people
🎥 video only from posts people
💫 MAYBE a highlights feed?

How do I file a bug report? I think posting stopped working.

pro tip: if you wind up using your @name.posts.cv domain on bluesky, you gotta give it a couple of hours to update the record before it actually goes through. So if ur getting in error on the bluesky side, go for a walk and it'll prob work when you get back

The next Posts.cv Virtual Meetup:

January 30th, 11:30am to 12:45pm PST.

we've done a few of these and it's closer to a casual hang than a Professional Networking Event™. Cameras and Mics are optional, no RSVP necessary. 

https://taurean.bryant.land/emergency-meetup

These next 37 days are gonna be rough. Posts in its civil war era.

Yall ever let a recipe get away from you so bad that you don’t know what you’re making anymore?

Bluesky Posts people, I need naming suggestions:

I have one feed that is *just* posts from yall, not your replies or quotes. this means the feed is just Posts people but also quieter.

The second feed is posts, replies, quotes, etc. More lively and still focused on yall but…🧵

Alright, one more yall. Please vote for what times work for you and feel free to select a bunch. I'll close the poll and announce the meeting date on Friday along with a new agenda. 

https://savvycal.com/p/taurean/emergency-posts-meetup

I plan on hosting another virtual meetup, I’ll share more details hopefully next week.

I just registered posts.club, where I will be listing ongoing initiatives to keep the community here going beyond posts.cv's shutdown on February 28th.

If there's anything you'd like to see added there, please let me know!