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ATProto Browser

Experimental browser for the Atmosphere

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The best database catalog there will ever be: `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`, no? With all the cataloging hype around Iceberg and open table formats, can't we just use an API endpoint to query our beloved Information Schema? :)

Apr 30, 2025, 12:00 PM

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