Andrey Sitnik
@en.sitnik.ru
The creator of PostCSS. I write about Barcelona, Local-First, kinky events, languages, and crazy facts from Wikipedia.
https://sitnik.ru
Russian: @ru.sitnik.ru
Ex-life: https://twitter.com/andreysitnik https://twitter.com/sitnikcode
https://sitnik.ru
Russian: @ru.sitnik.ru
Ex-life: https://twitter.com/andreysitnik https://twitter.com/sitnikcode
The researches @sammy.bsky.social and @clockwerks.bsky.social from @newpublic.org who think about how to design healthy digital public spaces, gave a talk about building a social network for local neighborhood communities.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The researches @sammy.bsky.social and @clockwerks.bsky.social from @newpublic.org who think about how to design healthy digital public spaces, gave a talk about building a social network for local neighborhood communities.
There was a talk by Olivia Tai, a human-AI relational researcher.
The tech world is shifting from the “attention economy” to the “intimacy economy”, trying to solve the loneliness problem that the attention economy itself created.
oliviatai.com
The tech world is shifting from the “attention economy” to the “intimacy economy”, trying to solve the loneliness problem that the attention economy itself created.
oliviatai.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There was a talk by Olivia Tai, a human-AI relational researcher.
The tech world is shifting from the “attention economy” to the “intimacy economy”, trying to solve the loneliness problem that the attention economy itself created.
oliviatai.com
The tech world is shifting from the “attention economy” to the “intimacy economy”, trying to solve the loneliness problem that the attention economy itself created.
oliviatai.com
There was a talk by @imaginaries.bsky.social a Catalan researcher on hype: the mechanisms behind it and how to deconstruct it, to see technology and the social process as separate things.
They even have a whole Hype Studies Lab dedicated to this.
hypestudies.org
They even have a whole Hype Studies Lab dedicated to this.
hypestudies.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There was a talk by @imaginaries.bsky.social a Catalan researcher on hype: the mechanisms behind it and how to deconstruct it, to see technology and the social process as separate things.
They even have a whole Hype Studies Lab dedicated to this.
hypestudies.org
They even have a whole Hype Studies Lab dedicated to this.
hypestudies.org
My favorite talk at MozFest was about 15MapRato (now @xnet-x.net), a dozen hackers, led by a theater director, managed to get 65 bankers and politicians jailed.
They collected anonymous evidence in a WikiLeaks-style tool and later proved it in court.
es-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/15MpaRa...
They collected anonymous evidence in a WikiLeaks-style tool and later proved it in court.
es-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/15MpaRa...
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My favorite talk at MozFest was about 15MapRato (now @xnet-x.net), a dozen hackers, led by a theater director, managed to get 65 bankers and politicians jailed.
They collected anonymous evidence in a WikiLeaks-style tool and later proved it in court.
es-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/15MpaRa...
They collected anonymous evidence in a WikiLeaks-style tool and later proved it in court.
es-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/15MpaRa...
Mozilla Festival took place in Barcelona, and I really loved it.
It’s a conference about how we can all fix the Internet with Wikipedia, Tor, EFF, lawyers, and activists.
Compared to boring tech conferences, it was a real breath of fresh air. Highly recommend.
It’s a conference about how we can all fix the Internet with Wikipedia, Tor, EFF, lawyers, and activists.
Compared to boring tech conferences, it was a real breath of fresh air. Highly recommend.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Mozilla Festival took place in Barcelona, and I really loved it.
It’s a conference about how we can all fix the Internet with Wikipedia, Tor, EFF, lawyers, and activists.
Compared to boring tech conferences, it was a real breath of fresh air. Highly recommend.
It’s a conference about how we can all fix the Internet with Wikipedia, Tor, EFF, lawyers, and activists.
Compared to boring tech conferences, it was a real breath of fresh air. Highly recommend.
You can play Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for free this weekend (or grab it with a nice discount).
Highly recommend it. It’s my favorite game of the year.
www.deepsilver.com/gb/games/kin...
Highly recommend it. It’s my favorite game of the year.
www.deepsilver.com/gb/games/kin...
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You can play Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 for free this weekend (or grab it with a nice discount).
Highly recommend it. It’s my favorite game of the year.
www.deepsilver.com/gb/games/kin...
Highly recommend it. It’s my favorite game of the year.
www.deepsilver.com/gb/games/kin...
People don’t just get things wrong when they believe fake news, some do it on purpose.
They stick to claims that are easy to disprove because it makes them feel powerful, independent, and connected to their group.
theconversation.com/winning-with...
They stick to claims that are easy to disprove because it makes them feel powerful, independent, and connected to their group.
theconversation.com/winning-with...
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
People don’t just get things wrong when they believe fake news, some do it on purpose.
They stick to claims that are easy to disprove because it makes them feel powerful, independent, and connected to their group.
theconversation.com/winning-with...
They stick to claims that are easy to disprove because it makes them feel powerful, independent, and connected to their group.
theconversation.com/winning-with...
Good review of the culture and conspiracy theories behind AI psychosis
www.lesswrong.com/posts/6ZnznC...
www.lesswrong.com/posts/6ZnznC...
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Good review of the culture and conspiracy theories behind AI psychosis
www.lesswrong.com/posts/6ZnznC...
www.lesswrong.com/posts/6ZnznC...
In our culture, there’s a “women are wonderful” effect, a bias where women are assumed by default to have more positive traits.
But the effect decreases as gender equality rises, and it’s men who start being viewed more positively.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-a...
But the effect decreases as gender equality rises, and it’s men who start being viewed more positively.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-a...
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In our culture, there’s a “women are wonderful” effect, a bias where women are assumed by default to have more positive traits.
But the effect decreases as gender equality rises, and it’s men who start being viewed more positively.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-a...
But the effect decreases as gender equality rises, and it’s men who start being viewed more positively.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-a...
It’s amazing how most wooden toy train sets share a common track standard. You can mix tracks and cars from IKEA, Brio, or even Chinese brands.
Funny, considering how people can’t agree on a single standard in far more important things.
Funny, considering how people can’t agree on a single standard in far more important things.
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It’s amazing how most wooden toy train sets share a common track standard. You can mix tracks and cars from IKEA, Brio, or even Chinese brands.
Funny, considering how people can’t agree on a single standard in far more important things.
Funny, considering how people can’t agree on a single standard in far more important things.
We had our first Barcelona dads’ chat meetup.
Start one in your city too!
Start one in your city too!
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We had our first Barcelona dads’ chat meetup.
Start one in your city too!
Start one in your city too!
I switched to the Zed Mono font (aka Lilex by Mikhael Khrustik, based on IBM Plex Mono) in both Zed and my terminal.
lilex.myrt.co
Combined with Zed’s excellent font rendering, it looks really nice.
lilex.myrt.co
Combined with Zed’s excellent font rendering, it looks really nice.
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I switched to the Zed Mono font (aka Lilex by Mikhael Khrustik, based on IBM Plex Mono) in both Zed and my terminal.
lilex.myrt.co
Combined with Zed’s excellent font rendering, it looks really nice.
lilex.myrt.co
Combined with Zed’s excellent font rendering, it looks really nice.
> It bears reminding that “sideload” is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”
Important post from F-Droid why new Android apps rules is so bad.
f-droid.org/en/2025/10/2...
Important post from F-Droid why new Android apps rules is so bad.
f-droid.org/en/2025/10/2...
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
> It bears reminding that “sideload” is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”
Important post from F-Droid why new Android apps rules is so bad.
f-droid.org/en/2025/10/2...
Important post from F-Droid why new Android apps rules is so bad.
f-droid.org/en/2025/10/2...
And this harfbuzz was developed by an immigrant from Iran—the name of the library, حرفباز, means “open type” in Farsi.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarfBuzz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarfBuzz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_...
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
And this harfbuzz was developed by an immigrant from Iran—the name of the library, حرفباز, means “open type” in Farsi.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarfBuzz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarfBuzz
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_...
In Russian podcast by @nikitonsky I found out that the entire modern text rendering stack relies on a library called harfbuzz, which, in turn, relies on literally one person.
It only has 5K stars (in case you think stars reflect importance).
github.com/harfbuzz/har...
It only has 5K stars (in case you think stars reflect importance).
github.com/harfbuzz/har...
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In Russian podcast by @nikitonsky I found out that the entire modern text rendering stack relies on a library called harfbuzz, which, in turn, relies on literally one person.
It only has 5K stars (in case you think stars reflect importance).
github.com/harfbuzz/har...
It only has 5K stars (in case you think stars reflect importance).
github.com/harfbuzz/har...
I created a chat group for fellow dads in Barcelona to share fun activities with kids and get together on weekends.
For the group profile picture, I asked an AI to generate an image of how I see fatherhood in Barcelona.
For the group profile picture, I asked an AI to generate an image of how I see fatherhood in Barcelona.
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I created a chat group for fellow dads in Barcelona to share fun activities with kids and get together on weekends.
For the group profile picture, I asked an AI to generate an image of how I see fatherhood in Barcelona.
For the group profile picture, I asked an AI to generate an image of how I see fatherhood in Barcelona.
Proud to be in this list of 22 open source projects receiving grants from the CEO of Vercel.
It’s great that he also brought attention to these projects.
I’m especially glad to see @e18e.dev there. They’re systematically speeding up the Node.js ecosystem for years.
rauchg-oss-grants.vercel.app
It’s great that he also brought attention to these projects.
I’m especially glad to see @e18e.dev there. They’re systematically speeding up the Node.js ecosystem for years.
rauchg-oss-grants.vercel.app
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Proud to be in this list of 22 open source projects receiving grants from the CEO of Vercel.
It’s great that he also brought attention to these projects.
I’m especially glad to see @e18e.dev there. They’re systematically speeding up the Node.js ecosystem for years.
rauchg-oss-grants.vercel.app
It’s great that he also brought attention to these projects.
I’m especially glad to see @e18e.dev there. They’re systematically speeding up the Node.js ecosystem for years.
rauchg-oss-grants.vercel.app
If you’re interesting in Russia history, I can recommend Vertinskiy TV show, which I just ended and liked a lot.
This famous singer from Russian Empire had a unique life with running away from revolution. It resonates so much with today’s realities of Russian immigration.
This famous singer from Russian Empire had a unique life with running away from revolution. It resonates so much with today’s realities of Russian immigration.
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you’re interesting in Russia history, I can recommend Vertinskiy TV show, which I just ended and liked a lot.
This famous singer from Russian Empire had a unique life with running away from revolution. It resonates so much with today’s realities of Russian immigration.
This famous singer from Russian Empire had a unique life with running away from revolution. It resonates so much with today’s realities of Russian immigration.
In Germany, there’s Boys’ Day, a day when schoolboys get to try jobs where men are still underrepresented, helping to broaden their paths beyond stereotypes and “men’s”/“women’s” restrictions.
And it really does change attitudes. We need more of this.
www.boys-day.de
And it really does change attitudes. We need more of this.
www.boys-day.de
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
In Germany, there’s Boys’ Day, a day when schoolboys get to try jobs where men are still underrepresented, helping to broaden their paths beyond stereotypes and “men’s”/“women’s” restrictions.
And it really does change attitudes. We need more of this.
www.boys-day.de
And it really does change attitudes. We need more of this.
www.boys-day.de
The sci-fi novel Quarantine by Greg Egan contains many interesting ideas.
I know this author from Permutation City, where the concept of mind uploading was first explored in depth.
And in Quarantine, he was already thinking about something like a "copy clan" (though from the quantum theory).
I know this author from Permutation City, where the concept of mind uploading was first explored in depth.
And in Quarantine, he was already thinking about something like a "copy clan" (though from the quantum theory).
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The sci-fi novel Quarantine by Greg Egan contains many interesting ideas.
I know this author from Permutation City, where the concept of mind uploading was first explored in depth.
And in Quarantine, he was already thinking about something like a "copy clan" (though from the quantum theory).
I know this author from Permutation City, where the concept of mind uploading was first explored in depth.
And in Quarantine, he was already thinking about something like a "copy clan" (though from the quantum theory).
In Barcelona, they built an open source city website’s engine to let residents take part in political discussions.
And now, it is used not only in Barcelona but also in New York, Helsinki, the French Senate, Japan, and many other places.
decidim.org/usedby/
And now, it is used not only in Barcelona but also in New York, Helsinki, the French Senate, Japan, and many other places.
decidim.org/usedby/
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In Barcelona, they built an open source city website’s engine to let residents take part in political discussions.
And now, it is used not only in Barcelona but also in New York, Helsinki, the French Senate, Japan, and many other places.
decidim.org/usedby/
And now, it is used not only in Barcelona but also in New York, Helsinki, the French Senate, Japan, and many other places.
decidim.org/usedby/
Cool writing system for the experimental language Toki Poka.
The language has only 128 words, each can have its own glyph, later combined into blocks like in Mayan or Korean.
And the author even made a custom font for it! Fonts are real programs.
clockwise3411.github.io/lipu-sona-pi...
The language has only 128 words, each can have its own glyph, later combined into blocks like in Mayan or Korean.
And the author even made a custom font for it! Fonts are real programs.
clockwise3411.github.io/lipu-sona-pi...
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Cool writing system for the experimental language Toki Poka.
The language has only 128 words, each can have its own glyph, later combined into blocks like in Mayan or Korean.
And the author even made a custom font for it! Fonts are real programs.
clockwise3411.github.io/lipu-sona-pi...
The language has only 128 words, each can have its own glyph, later combined into blocks like in Mayan or Korean.
And the author even made a custom font for it! Fonts are real programs.
clockwise3411.github.io/lipu-sona-pi...
An example of healthcare in Europe (Spain).
I described my symptoms to a chatbot, uploaded a photo, and 20 minutes later got an electronic prescription for a prescription-only drug from a doctor (which cost only €2.60).
I described my symptoms to a chatbot, uploaded a photo, and 20 minutes later got an electronic prescription for a prescription-only drug from a doctor (which cost only €2.60).
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An example of healthcare in Europe (Spain).
I described my symptoms to a chatbot, uploaded a photo, and 20 minutes later got an electronic prescription for a prescription-only drug from a doctor (which cost only €2.60).
I described my symptoms to a chatbot, uploaded a photo, and 20 minutes later got an electronic prescription for a prescription-only drug from a doctor (which cost only €2.60).
Drones that pick apples from trees.
No, this video isn't from China, but from Europe, Catalonia.
www.segre.com/ca/agricultu...
No, this video isn't from China, but from Europe, Catalonia.
www.segre.com/ca/agricultu...
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Drones that pick apples from trees.
No, this video isn't from China, but from Europe, Catalonia.
www.segre.com/ca/agricultu...
No, this video isn't from China, but from Europe, Catalonia.
www.segre.com/ca/agricultu...
Wow, Toyokumo donated $2000 on my GitHub Sponsors page!
github.com/ai/
Thanks a lot! It is really important for me.
github.com/ai/
Thanks a lot! It is really important for me.
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wow, Toyokumo donated $2000 on my GitHub Sponsors page!
github.com/ai/
Thanks a lot! It is really important for me.
github.com/ai/
Thanks a lot! It is really important for me.