Eli Mallon

https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/iame.li

(it spells "i am eli")

Trying to solve video for everybody forever at @stream.place, I livestream dev almost every day

Seattle via Minnesota, he/him

🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/iame.li ) from 🦋 [iame.li](https://bsky.app/profile/iame.li ), follow Bridgy Fed for Bluesky (npub1pqr…2sck) to interact

Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/iame.li
Link: https://iame.li

Public Key

npub1tgqcz4uw6uy3axh33rcaf5zl46nc5ncmeqp9zyyw37fe5fesz2psrm20nv

NIP-05 Address

[email protected]

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs95qvp278dwzg7ntcc3uw56p06afu2fudusqj3zz8glyu6yucp9qcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsc3avm9

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1tgqcz4uw6uy3axh33rcaf5zl46nc5ncmeqp9zyyw37fe5fesz2psrm20nv

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Last Notes

2026-06-16 14:58:34 UTC

Say what you like about social media bans but I would have had a great time peddling black-market social media as a teenager. All passing out VPN logins over lunch and whatnot, setting up secret message boards

2026-04-30 18:06:02 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Let's get the flo-bit overlay going here and then VOD about it #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li )

2026-04-22 17:20:15 UTC

TIL MP4 files have their own epoch and it's Jan 1, 1904?!?!
(Don't worry Streamplace/MUXL just sets both these values to zero, we wouldn't expose you to this madness)
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreibyvhfhdbvauyztgpbzyaapaoi5ecqd7hifmtisrsmnqzejg2t4m4

2026-04-18 16:52:57 UTC

Clarifying: I feel like we just invented email addresses. And they’re tricky, I get it. But I’m pushing back on “wtf is the @ symbol even, nobody knows what ‘inbox’ or ‘smtp’ is, stop making it hard for normies”
Instead of making atproto invisible, what if we made it worth the learning curve?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/post/3mjpd33e3wc22
#note1krm…sqsy

2026-04-17 16:15:31 UTC

If your goal is to make atproto accessible to non-technical users I implore you to stop calling them “normies”

2026-04-17 03:13:29 UTC

happy to discover that the only _really_ mission-critical thing that Streamplace relied on the Bluesky API for was handle resolution and profile records. easily fixed and then it was smoooooth sailing today on the waves of wss://relay.fire.hose.cam

2026-04-16 20:26:37 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Bluesky outage so all the cool kids are hanging out on Streamplace #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li )

2026-04-16 19:36:35 UTC

Streamplace chat working better again thanks to [relay.fire.hose.cam](https://relay.fire.hose.cam ). In @bad-example.com we trust!
https://relay.fire.hose.cam

2026-04-13 18:36:26 UTC

Didn't think you'd be able to do a VOD speedrun, did you? [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:lrphxvv25aibthe7xoc2eeyy ) proved you all wrong [vod.atverkackt.de/leaderboard](https://vod.atverkackt.de/leaderboard )
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreihqnfd6mp7kp7puogauzh5qg7wvdbk3a4z4ehdd57pi76q2535tqe

2026-04-13 05:09:48 UTC

Heading to bed, will add the last VOD JAM entries to the list when I get up. See you all tomorrow for the closing ceremony!
[VOD JAM Conclusion!!!](https://atmo.rsvp/p/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/e/3mjayv64wokh4 )

2026-04-10 02:42:44 UTC

stonks
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreifm5kedo6v74h4kblrmzj7mcufhiagpfzz4mm6zorznk4imkde7e4

2026-04-01 19:30:40 UTC

@npub1epk…php9 asked for this feature and I like it: every atproto app should support AT-URIs as top level routes, @pds.ls-style. Makes it super easy to integrate. So this would be an argument for e.g.:
`https://bsky.app/at://did:plc:rbvrr34edl5ddpuwcubjiost/app.bsky.feed.post/3micfxauzu22c`
[Support top-level AT-URI resol...](https://github.com/streamplace/streamplace/issues/1012 )

2026-04-01 17:51:07 UTC

How are all you jammers backlinking all of the talks to have @-mentions of the speakers??? Literally idk how you're making the data line up

2026-03-30 00:58:13 UTC

New Streamplace monetization strategy: gimmie all your money or the VODs get it
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreif7yggptunm563mawvyrzuoixcdtqhx5eqep54z5wlikp4gjzwclm

2026-03-22 19:08:35 UTC

People keep telling me I need to downplay atproto, that it needs to become "invisible", and I think that's great! I get to go tell potential investors that there won't be as many barriers to us dumping this decentralized bullshit at the first sign of profitability. Nobody cares, right?

2026-02-27 02:14:38 UTC

oh my god we're all going to have a bunch of tedious meetings about BUCKET GOVERNANCE aren't we

2026-02-26 20:13:41 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Taking a look at @npub1he4…h38v's BOOTLEG OF STREAMPLACE!
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-02-26T20%3A13%3A41.794Z )

2026-02-25 17:16:49 UTC

I’m out picking up breakfast but we’ll read this on stream when I’m back, maybe 10:30?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ragtjsm2j2vknwkz3zp4oxrd/post/3mfp6jtkr5s2b
#note130z…ljrh

2026-02-17 18:30:41 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Popfeed! Doing atproto journalism with @npub1ayw…kf99
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-02-17T18%3A30%3A41.219Z )

2026-02-17 18:10:42 UTC

Going live in a bit to take a look at [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:i6k6scfcdaup4e2va33nkprb ) with @npub1ayw…kf99! [stream.place/iame.li](https://stream.place/iame.li )
[@iame.li's livestream on Strea...](https://stream.place/iame.li )

2026-02-12 20:53:19 UTC

Yay Germ! One very cool thing about this: it appears to be rendering on my profile with nothing more than a com.germnetwork.declaration record. First non-app.bsky lexicon to render on the first-party Bluesky app?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4yvwfwxfz5sney4twepuzdu7/post/3meoq4egk7a2l

2026-02-01 15:42:49 UTC

reminder: it's not that For You runs on "a gaming PC" — lots of stuff runs on GPU servers these days, that's whatever
For You runs on [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:3guzzweuqraryl3rdkimjamk )'s gaming PC _that is also used to play games_ 🤯
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3guzzweuqraryl3rdkimjamk/post/3mdsnkgdppk2a

2026-01-28 20:45:39 UTC

If it’s public, it should probably be in atproto records
The one I learned about recently from @npub1ysa…v64y and [@[email protected]](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:uvuzsptk4b22b63xowm62chr ): there are companies that believe they sell proprietary access to sports statistics! That’s hilarious. Sue me for having [com.mlb.baseball.run](https://com.mlb.baseball.run ) records
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe/post/3mdj2tysj2z26
#note1ma0…ukhm

2026-01-26 00:03:44 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li virtual atproto hang
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-01-26T00%3A03%3A44.230Z )

2026-01-22 22:16:07 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li PRs PRs PRs PRs PRs #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-01-22T22%3A16%3A07.102Z )

2026-01-21 19:18:14 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li ATPROTO READ-ALONG STARTING NOW!
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-01-21T19%3A18%3A14.502Z )

2026-01-21 16:31:48 UTC

ATProto/ActivityPub rivalry notwithstanding, omfg if I were Mastodon today I'd be so angry at this
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ofrbh253gwicbkc5nktqepol/post/3mcwmznjhvs2y
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreiczxv7w62jhbvkidnmss7piwk5habdg2p2qq3ccjfiw2qlfgpuppe
#note1pdj…304p

2026-01-20 21:28:13 UTC

It’s weird that owning the domain for a lexicon has exactly one practical implication: you get to decide what the permission sets are
Technically you also get to define the canonical lexicon schema but all of that stuff can be ignored by apps except for permission sets

2026-01-19 19:48:44 UTC

ATPROTO READ-ALONG ON STREAM THIS WEDNESDAY! 11AM PST!
This time we'll be reading @npub1up3…czka's A Social Filesystem. Drop other links here of things we should read through!
RSVP:
[ATPROTO READ-ALONG!](https://smokesignal.events/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/3mcsftv4i4c25 )

2026-01-15 23:50:59 UTC

Streamplace mentioned in social-app! We take the W no matter what else happened today [github.com/bluesky-soci...](https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/blob/1d4263078d937dd447dbfe638effb48dccc3faf3/src/components/live/utils.ts#L50 )
[github.com/bluesky-social...](https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/blob/1d4263078d937dd447dbfe638effb48dccc3faf3/src/components/live/utils.ts#L50 )

2026-01-13 21:04:21 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Germ Product Tuesdays: This time on Streamplace!
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2026-01-13T21%3A04%3A21.494Z )

2026-01-12 17:22:02 UTC

Maybe I’m so far to one side on this follow stuff ‘cause I’m always thinking about livestreaming? Surely there’s no scenario where you’re like…
I LOVE this user’s livestreams on App A, send me a push notification every time they stream
Oh gross they’re live on App B, don’t show me that shit 🤮

2026-01-09 00:31:03 UTC

I have never used Tailwind or Tailscale and every time I see a post about one I assume it's the other one

2025-12-26 20:31:21 UTC

The fact that most atproto people use Signal and most crypto people use Telegram tells you pretty much everything you need to know

2025-12-15 20:18:51 UTC

Is there a decent non-Bluesky account creation frontend out there? I've got some people that want to join atproto but not Bluesky and telling them to go through the Bluesky flow but then enter `selfhosted.social` or whatever is confusing

2025-12-11 18:00:35 UTC

omfg they said it couldn't be done. @npub10vh…kvt5 has done it:
[tictactoe.firehose.games](https://tictactoe.firehose.games/ )
https://iameli.com/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreigjzpw2oqzoebjrcgf3y7sldzjjqgiuiqwzvvl6quzh5xvepfa3d4

2025-12-02 01:11:18 UTC

How much would it cost to broadcast an atproto relay unencrypted 24/7 from a satellite? Say, 5 Mbps of CBOR

2025-11-15 18:06:01 UTC

Wait the 2FA implementation isn't part of the PDS? And now people are running a sidecar just for 2FA???
I warned you about microservices bro!!! I told you dog
"atproto is so easy to self-host just copy paste these 12910873 entries in docker-compose and make a caddyfile"
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ofrbh253gwicbkc5nktqepol/post/3m5oqkevcys2e
#note13hu…6436

2025-11-07 22:21:01 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li BACK HOME! Finishing archival then 100000 other things #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2025-11-07T22%3A21%3A01.263Z )

2025-11-05 22:30:33 UTC

One surprising area where there’s not atproto consensus: pronouncing it “@ proto” is the most natural thing in the world and I don’t think I could make myself say “Ayy Tee Protocol” even if I wanted to
This is what IETF standardization is for right?

2025-11-05 14:27:42 UTC

Anyone need anything else added to internet standards while I’m here?
https://iame.li/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreiepy7xtjetpptszgobgj3yfnheskomcs4lcvrmrj5kspijco3ugzm

2025-09-29 18:44:26 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li 11 million goroutines, a new record! Let's uh fix that #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2025-09-29T18%3A44%3A26.313Z )

2025-09-25 18:19:11 UTC

"We don't talk about politics at work"
Imagine dedicating your life to something and not even daring to dream that your work could have a political impact
Looking deep into the innermost part of your soul and there's giant glowing letters there spelling out "B2B SaaS"

2025-09-24 20:05:54 UTC

Looool “2z” has always been enough to pick it out of a list
did:plc:[2] [z] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]
[?] [?] [?] [g] [?] [?] [?] [?]
3 out of 24 chars correct
Time: 36s
Attempts: 1
[@didcaptcha.com](https://bsky.app/profile/didcaptcha.com ) - How well do you know your DID? [didcaptcha.com](https://didcaptcha.com/ )
[DID CAPTCHA](https://didcaptcha.com/ )

2025-09-23 20:16:29 UTC

Starting our look at @npub1r89…kwp7's private data leaflets now!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/post/3lzjpw6qfss2t
#note1urr…cfx3

2025-09-23 20:06:20 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Let's Read Paul's ATProto private data stuff! Then Streamplace dev #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2025-09-23T20%3A06%3A20.438Z )

2025-09-23 03:32:30 UTC

Just submitted Streamplace for inclusion in the "Services" list on OBS, which will help us out a ton with automatic configuration. Please don't spam the thread with comments or anything, but a 👍 to let them know that you want it is appreciated! [github.com/obsproject/o...](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/12642 )
[rtmp-services: Add Streamplace...](https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/pull/12642 )

2025-09-12 23:06:26 UTC

10 streams, 50 viewers across them, you all are the best 😊
https://iame.li/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreidp4pkx27ja7rgcs3gapkzo255hlp62xel6gy36aksiq7wlnn7oz4

2025-09-02 23:23:02 UTC

New blog post on how Streamplace indexes ATProto, with my take on some PDS additions we could make to improve the ecosystem!
[How Streamplace Works: The Ind...](https://blog.stream.place/3lxvb4fadzc2k )

2025-08-29 20:07:23 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li Knocking out some BUGS I think #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2025-08-29T20%3A07%3A23.377Z )

2025-08-28 18:58:50 UTC

🔴 LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li IROH DEEP DIVE. I'm a Rust boy now? #coding
[@iame.li is 🔴LIVE on stream.pl...](https://stream.place/iame.li?did=did%3Aplc%3A2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&time=2025-08-28T18%3A58%3A50.592Z )

2025-08-28 17:46:57 UTC

I want a NAS but every time I dive into it I get scared off. Synology evil, most other vendors have mediocre OSses. TrueNAS Scale looks good but there's like zero hardware support unless you DIY or buy their expensive first-party stuff. Anyone have something that they love?

2025-08-09 23:08:49 UTC

New blog post! How Streamplace Works: No Microservices.
If you wanna run your own Streamplace, you can download one single file that has everything. You're welcome. Here's how we do that:
[How Streamplace Works: No Micr...](https://blog.stream.place/3lvyv4tkh622f )

2025-08-07 21:14:30 UTC

only 1.6 million new users a month wow what a crisis. somebody call spiderman

2025-08-04 01:10:58 UTC

New blog post, explaining Streamplace's signing and segmentation flow! TLDR: You slice it up into one-second MP4 files and C2PA them.
[How Streamplace Works: Signing...](https://blog.stream.place/3lvjz5qno7k26 )

2025-07-26 02:39:04 UTC

Confession: I didn’t put this 100% together until today. But it’s totally right. We can’t require you to go somewhere else
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae/post/3lut7ogm7bk2r
https://iame.li/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2zmxikig2sj7gqaezl5gntae&cid=bafkreidsnigzixx7bcyuf2kcd6cv27qnsa5wwnjorhgbv4keihuij7izry
#note1ycq…f893

2025-07-25 23:36:21 UTC

First Streamplace architecture blog post! I wrote about Streamplace's embedded atproto PDS, why we decided to do it this way, and some thoughts about the "Static PDS" use case more generally.
[How Streamplace Works: Embedde...](https://streamplace.leaflet.pub/3lut7mgni5s2k )