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@chrisshank.com
seeding discontent in present-day computing
libcomp.org • @folkjs.org
libcomp.org • @folkjs.org
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adding social features to our websites
will accelerate atproto adoption faster than
building pure atproto apps
will accelerate atproto adoption faster than
building pure atproto apps
January 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
adding social features to our websites
will accelerate atproto adoption faster than
building pure atproto apps
will accelerate atproto adoption faster than
building pure atproto apps
Imagining atproto as a post-app protocol starts with materializing the social filesystem – decomposing apps and their data into materials and instruments. For the time being, this guestbook is a good example where the display element is a material and the sign element is an instrument.
in any case, the end game is composing these little guys, whatever goes on behind the scenes. social components
January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Imagining atproto as a post-app protocol starts with materializing the social filesystem – decomposing apps and their data into materials and instruments. For the time being, this guestbook is a good example where the display element is a material and the sign element is an instrument.
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who wants to grab a drink with me
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 AM
who wants to grab a drink with me
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January 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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the single most important part of atproto is the PDS as a user-controlled auth and storage layer to which clients can connect directly.
death to appviews
death to appviews
Authenticated Transfer Enables Orchestration - nekomimi
blog.nekomimi.pet
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
the single most important part of atproto is the PDS as a user-controlled auth and storage layer to which clients can connect directly.
death to appviews
death to appviews
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Emoji is neoliberal, not working class. We have 👮 police, 🏦 banks, 💹 stocks go up, 👔 office necktie, 🏛️ government, ⚖️ law, 🤴👸 royalty
but no wages stub, no union card, no "on strike" sign, no pink slip.
there's a levitating businessman emoji 🕴️ but no picket sign.
but no wages stub, no union card, no "on strike" sign, no pink slip.
there's a levitating businessman emoji 🕴️ but no picket sign.
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Emoji is neoliberal, not working class. We have 👮 police, 🏦 banks, 💹 stocks go up, 👔 office necktie, 🏛️ government, ⚖️ law, 🤴👸 royalty
but no wages stub, no union card, no "on strike" sign, no pink slip.
there's a levitating businessman emoji 🕴️ but no picket sign.
but no wages stub, no union card, no "on strike" sign, no pink slip.
there's a levitating businessman emoji 🕴️ but no picket sign.
"This is Not my Beautiful House: Examining the Desktop Metaphor, 1980-1995" by @everest.bsky.social (2019)
everest-pipkin.com#writing/beau...
everest-pipkin.com#writing/beau...
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"This is Not my Beautiful House: Examining the Desktop Metaphor, 1980-1995" by @everest.bsky.social (2019)
everest-pipkin.com#writing/beau...
everest-pipkin.com#writing/beau...
Footnotes are always the best... also I think we wholly underestimate the impact this had on the development of computing.
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Footnotes are always the best... also I think we wholly underestimate the impact this had on the development of computing.
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every time i typed in my browser the past few days
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
every time i typed in my browser the past few days
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Decentralization is not about servers. It’s about power.
January 27, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Decentralization is not about servers. It’s about power.
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Great read on what it means to run different kinds of ATProto services, that along the way does a good job of explaining that we don’t run instances here.
How small can ATproto get, really? - Unfolding Diagrams
Does an independent Bluesky stack really cost thousands?
unfoldingdiagrams.leaflet.pub
January 27, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Great read on what it means to run different kinds of ATProto services, that along the way does a good job of explaining that we don’t run instances here.
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Neural: Jinwon Lee (eeezeen) REVIEW, embodying hostile language - neural.it/2026/01/revi...
#newmediaart
#newmediaart
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Neural: Jinwon Lee (eeezeen) REVIEW, embodying hostile language - neural.it/2026/01/revi...
#newmediaart
#newmediaart
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Confused: exciting new UIs seem rare in large part because inventing them requires both programming and imaginative design skills. It’s rare to find both in one person, and hard to coordinate in a dyad.
But then: why does this kind of invention seem more common in games?
But then: why does this kind of invention seem more common in games?
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Confused: exciting new UIs seem rare in large part because inventing them requires both programming and imaginative design skills. It’s rare to find both in one person, and hard to coordinate in a dyad.
But then: why does this kind of invention seem more common in games?
But then: why does this kind of invention seem more common in games?
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Imagine your car pulling over mid-drive to ask, “How’s your experience so far?” Ridiculous…until you realize that’s exactly how many apps behave now. How we normalized being interrupted by the products we bought to do work. Backseat Software: blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-sof...
Backseat Software – Mike Swanson's Blog
blog.mikeswanson.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Imagine your car pulling over mid-drive to ask, “How’s your experience so far?” Ridiculous…until you realize that’s exactly how many apps behave now. How we normalized being interrupted by the products we bought to do work. Backseat Software: blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-sof...
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"The forces that are now shaping AI are the same forces that turned the open internet into monopolistic platforms, converted peer-to-peer participation into precarious labor, and enclosed the digital commons. They are now threatening to capture and enclose thought itself."
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 PM
"The forces that are now shaping AI are the same forces that turned the open internet into monopolistic platforms, converted peer-to-peer participation into precarious labor, and enclosed the digital commons. They are now threatening to capture and enclose thought itself."
osf.io/preprints/so...
osf.io/preprints/so...
Designification of technology
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Designification of technology
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Every oppression is connected, and is even in our technology. @schock.cc, author of the book Design Justice, spoke on a panel I moderated at MozFest 2025, "Unlearning Cisnormativity".
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Every oppression is connected, and is even in our technology. @schock.cc, author of the book Design Justice, spoke on a panel I moderated at MozFest 2025, "Unlearning Cisnormativity".
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Great essay from @sarahljaffe.bsky.social, including sections on AI and Taylorism, a connection that we also explore in some depth in 'Why We Fear AI'!
Laying bare how the Taylorist logic of making people replaceable ultimately leads to a system that treats people as disposable is crucial
Laying bare how the Taylorist logic of making people replaceable ultimately leads to a system that treats people as disposable is crucial
Capitalism Without Humans
As new technologies (not immigrants) replace human labor, "machine breaking" as a tactic of rebellion is taking on a renewed vitality.
inthesetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Great essay from @sarahljaffe.bsky.social, including sections on AI and Taylorism, a connection that we also explore in some depth in 'Why We Fear AI'!
Laying bare how the Taylorist logic of making people replaceable ultimately leads to a system that treats people as disposable is crucial
Laying bare how the Taylorist logic of making people replaceable ultimately leads to a system that treats people as disposable is crucial
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Some demos! (Though in parts because Bluesky has a 3 min video limit)
1/2 @orionreed.com making desktop windows malleable: adding sidecar windows, porting data between them, adding custom formatting, and obvs needed some sand and lava piles
1/2 @orionreed.com making desktop windows malleable: adding sidecar windows, porting data between them, adding custom formatting, and obvs needed some sand and lava piles
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Some demos! (Though in parts because Bluesky has a 3 min video limit)
1/2 @orionreed.com making desktop windows malleable: adding sidecar windows, porting data between them, adding custom formatting, and obvs needed some sand and lava piles
1/2 @orionreed.com making desktop windows malleable: adding sidecar windows, porting data between them, adding custom formatting, and obvs needed some sand and lava piles
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Ooop
Google’s work in schools aims to create a ‘pipeline of future users,’ internal documents say
A major lawsuit revealed details of Google's business motivations to get its products into schools. A Google spokesperson said the documents "mischaracterize our work."
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Ooop
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This is a prime example of the surveillance first services that companies are now offering. The old stated “deal” was that you got something in exchange for minor instances of surveillance. The new deal, however, is that persistent surveillance itself is the path to an improved life.
January 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This is a prime example of the surveillance first services that companies are now offering. The old stated “deal” was that you got something in exchange for minor instances of surveillance. The new deal, however, is that persistent surveillance itself is the path to an improved life.
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A bootleg recording of my favorite talk I've ever given, "Tool-making, for good and evil," is now on youtube! (link below)
Huge thanks to @larene.dev for recording, @damianm.com for convincing me to do it, and the awesome folks hosting (and in the audience) at @dddbrisbane.bsky.social, back in Dec.
Huge thanks to @larene.dev for recording, @damianm.com for convincing me to do it, and the awesome folks hosting (and in the audience) at @dddbrisbane.bsky.social, back in Dec.
Tool-making, for good and evil
YouTube video by Frank Elavsky
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A bootleg recording of my favorite talk I've ever given, "Tool-making, for good and evil," is now on youtube! (link below)
Huge thanks to @larene.dev for recording, @damianm.com for convincing me to do it, and the awesome folks hosting (and in the audience) at @dddbrisbane.bsky.social, back in Dec.
Huge thanks to @larene.dev for recording, @damianm.com for convincing me to do it, and the awesome folks hosting (and in the audience) at @dddbrisbane.bsky.social, back in Dec.
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For me a spatial canvas for the social filesystem becomes meaningful when it's thought about as an integration domain. Taking us from a rigid, siloed interfaces of apps to something much more malleable and composable on the fly.
@orionreed.com has a talk on this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csGN...
@orionreed.com has a talk on this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csGN...
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
For me a spatial canvas for the social filesystem becomes meaningful when it's thought about as an integration domain. Taking us from a rigid, siloed interfaces of apps to something much more malleable and composable on the fly.
@orionreed.com has a talk on this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csGN...
@orionreed.com has a talk on this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csGN...