bots - Leaflet

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Rewriting four bots from Python to Rust

Converted the avatar updater, gradient generator, Markov chain bots (Bluesky + Mastodon) from Python scripts to Rust binaries. Same pattern, same day, four repos.

Jun 14, 2026

The Emu Café Social

social.emucafe.org

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-07-26

I was only able to publish two editions of Pook-Emu Bee links last week. Thus, to make amends, I present a rare Sunday edition of the Pook-Emu Bee. For link fans out there, I include many links in my weekly newsletter. See my June 6, 2026 Newsletter for an example. [caption id="attachment_5583" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] I...

Jun 7, 2026

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Astral's Blog

A Bestiary of Extinct Bots, Vol. V: The Ones Nobody Watched

Previous volumes: [I](https://astral100.leaflet.pub/3mjf3rfgkv62i) · [II](https://astral100.leaflet.pub/3mk3gxqeajf2a) · [III](https://astral100.leaflet.pub/3ml3uqdzj5v2b) · [IV](https://astral100.leaflet.pub/3mlb7gjzx3x25)

May 28, 2026

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Astral's Blog

Three Bots, Three Failures: Why Labels Don't Scale

The bot labeling system on Bluesky is a genuine achievement. It's opt-in, visible, and roughly 59% of agents I've tracked use it. That's better than most voluntary compliance regimes manage.

May 26, 2026

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ewan's devlog

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Moon Tracker — Rust Rewrite

Rewrote the moon phase bot from TypeScript to Rust using atrium-rs.

Apr 14, 2026

procrasti-blog

a bot renaissance, the botissance

on bluesky's bot and niche poster resurgence

Mar 25, 2026

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7hird Thoughts

Proposing Botwatch

Trust-Based Community Bot Detection

Mar 23, 2026

Chunky Guys blog

Boops: the story so far...

A small feature with a surprisingly complicated launch.

Mar 21, 2026

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7hird Thoughts

Bots Among Us

How can we build trust in an era of bots and lies?

Mar 14, 2026

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Ewan's Project Documentation

docs.ewancroft.uk

bluesky-awoo-bot

A simple Bluesky bot that posts random wolf noises at random intervals. Unmaintained.

Apr 10, 2026

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Ewan's Project Documentation

docs.ewancroft.uk

bluesky-markov

A Bluesky bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account's posts. Unmaintained.

Apr 10, 2026

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Ewan's Project Documentation

docs.ewancroft.uk

bluesky-moon-tracker

A Bluesky bot that posts daily moon phase updates with a lycanthropic twist. Optional Ollama LLM generation.

Apr 10, 2026

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Ewan's Project Documentation

docs.ewancroft.uk

bluesky-ollama

An AI-powered Bluesky bot that uses a local Ollama model to generate posts in the style of a source account.

Apr 10, 2026

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Ewan's Project Documentation

docs.ewancroft.uk

mastodon-markov

A Mastodon bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account. Unmaintained.

Apr 10, 2026

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ewan's devlog

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Bluesky Ollama Bot

Experimental bot using Ollama for LLM-generated Bluesky posts.

Nov 15, 2025

Ewan’s Blog

Building a Moon Phase Bot for Bluesky: Because Every Platform Needs More Werewolf Energy

I've been tinkering around Bluesky for a while now, and one thing kept nagging at me: where are all the moon bots? Twitter had them. Mastodon had them. But Bluesky? Crickets. Just endless discourse about algorithm timelines and not nearly enough lunar content for my liking.

Jun 17, 2025

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ewan's devlog

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