Resident of Howard County, Maryland, USA. Occasional blogger. Staff writer for the Okazu yuri news and review site. Author of the book That Type of Girl: Notes on Takako Shimura's Sweet Blue Flowers. Digital self now hosted on Blacksky.https://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mlyypqmbqc2mI wrote about moving from Bluesky to @blackskyweb.xyz, and why. https://frankhecker.com/2026/05/16/from-bluesky-to-blacksky/16 May 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyypqmbqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mlvvtfxdgk2mThis has to be the funniest thing I've seen on X, ever. Read it for yourself, I'm not going to spoil it. (Alt text provided, of course.)15 May 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvvtfxdgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mlu2iph4ik2bThis is a really excellent post on the background and promise of @subvert.fm from a musician’s perspective. Recommended if you’re curious about the service. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu2iph4ik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mlo4bzhpu22mI just made two purchases on the newly-launched @subvert.fm site: Two albums by @zoekeating.com (modern classical, found by looking for launch posts by musicians), two albums by Educated Owls (post rock by DC-area musician, found by trying stuff at random). What will you buy today?12 May 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4bzhpu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mlo2dmilhk2mToday Is the official launch of the new co-op music download service @subvert.fm. I'm a supporter-member (#1000) but you don't have to be a member to buy albums or tracks. 100% of the purchase price goes to musicians, but you can (and should!) add something extra to help keep the service running. 1/12 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo2dmilhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkmf2agma22wSeeing a post by @tesseralis.site reminded me of numerology in the works of the electronic duo @boardsofcanada.bsky.social. See for example https://www.hhv-mag.com/feature/on-numerology-in-boards-of-canadas-music/?lang=en and https://bocpages.org/wiki/Inferno#Trivia (latest album, out May 29!)29 Apr 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmf2agma22whttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkdqypptrs2oWent looking for an old CBS Morning News video, went to the CBS new website. 3 dozen ads and CBS/Paramount+ promos later, still no video. Went to YouTube, a minute later I was watching it. Network TV is so screwed.25 Apr 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdqypptrs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkdckqxd2e2qTwo more notes while I'm talking about Blacksky: First, it took less time for me to migrate from Bluesky hosting to Blacksky hosting than it did for me to write the thread about my move. It really is easy and painless if you follow the instructions: https://docs.blacksky.community/migrating-to-blacksky-pds-complete-guide 1/25 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdckqxd2e2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkbysj3hms2qNotice anything different? I'm no longer on Bluesky, I'm now on Blacksky (@blackskyweb.xyz). The technology underlying all this (gestures...) allows me to move my digital identity (@frankhecker.com) from one hosting service to another. I _was_ using Bluesky's service. Now I'm using Blacksky's. 1/25 Apr 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbysj3hms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkbzdjca3m2qIncidentally, notice what I didn't put in the prior thread? Stephen Hawking: "Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales." I didn't want to use the terms "AT protocol", "PDS", "relay", "app view", etc., lest each one halve the number of folks reading to the end.25 Apr 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbzdjca3m2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkbysj3hms2qNotice anything different? I'm no longer on Bluesky, I'm now on Blacksky (@blackskyweb.xyz). The technology underlying all this (gestures...) allows me to move my digital identity (@frankhecker.com) from one hosting service to another. I _was_ using Bluesky's service. Now I'm using Blacksky's. 1/25 Apr 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbysj3hms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mkbamis55s2xI'm going to "Atmosphere Team Office Hours April 24" (3:30 pm EDT). Looking to hear more about Blacksky's latest project, Acorn. https://atmo.rsvp/p/atproto.com/e/3mk6entv3wcqt24 Apr 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbamis55s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankhecker.com/post/3mjb3fujqmc23I'm seeing misinformation about Tokyopop "going public". Not true. They are offering people a chance to purchase non-voting Class B shares in a private company. To quote Tokyopop's SEC filing: "There is not now and may never be a public market for the Securities." See: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2111984/000187285626000100/tokyopopformca.pdf 1/12 Apr 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:77mn3ult3b72tpvtqqva6tat/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjb3fujqmc23