Identities, accounts and profiles
Profiles and specifically global profiles are a thing that atmosphere devs have discussed over and over again. We all agree that there is an issue here but people seem to disagree what to do about it. So I've come to settle this once and for all with the one true, correct opinion! ... err no of course not. But I figured I'd throw my perspective into the ring as I feel there are some things that the discussion has been missing.
Epistrons: Knowledge Artifacts for Hyperproblems
In my introductory post on hyperproblems, I ended with Common Source - open source plus people sharing - as the circulatory system for collective intelligence. I hadn't said what exactly was circulating, but if you look at the practice of science today, we have:
Sharing or not sharing social graph, why not both?
Keep your follows in sync across the apps you use
Facets as a Formatting Engine
Formatting is an important tool for emphasizing your point. We use it to highlight key parts of our work every day, including when developing services. One interesting example is Facets - a formatting approach in atproto.
Stepping Into The Car
So far, 2026 has been a peculiar year in many different ways. It seems to be the year where I'm starting to do things I had been avoiding for quite some time. It first started with swimming, and now driving.
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett, 2026)⭐⭐
2019's Ready Or Not was a gleefully nasty action/horror/comedy in which newlywed Grace (Samara Weaving) was ritually hunted in a game of hide & seek by her new husband's family. The final act twist was that the ritual was genuinely supernatural and their failure to kill Grace meant the entire bloodline exploded in a fountain of gore at the displeasure of 'Mr Le Bail', who was implied to be Satan Himself.
Avatars and more ATproto
Just added basic image uploading support, starting with blog avatars. These also go out across protocols, and seems to be working well! The change instantly shows up over ActivityPub, and it seems it takes a little bit for ATproto.
Let's see if comments and likes find their way back to my blog!?
AI Grandma Canceled After 7-Day Free Trial
SPOKANE, WA — Citing a lack of meaningful connection and overwhelming technical glitches, local grandson Mick Tillerman navigated layers of digital red tape to cancel his subscription to GrannyGPT, an online service that provides an AI-powered version of loved ones, mere minutes before his 7-day free trial expired.
Alternative Stadtführungen
Der Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger veröffentlichte einen Beitrag über den Doppelten Stadtplan, ein Angebot alternativer Stadtführungen durch Obdachlose das über die OASE läuft. Ein weiteres Angebot gibt es mit einer von einem ehemals Obdachlosen angebotenen Führung rund um den Neumarkt.
What we learned from RSL's 0-2 loss to Inter Miami
RSL wasn't good enough, but they were at the races for a long time.
Spoiler: Sind "Die Geister von La Spezia" SF?
Es kam immer wieder die Frage auf, ob "Die Geister von La Spezia" ein Fantasy- oder ein Science-Fiction-Roman ist. Benutzt Pat Magie oder Technik, um in die Erinnerung von Mary Shelley zu reisen? Macht es einen Unterschied? Ich persönlich bezeichne das Buch als schwarze Kriminalkomödie mit phantastischen Elementen – vor einem historischen Hintergrund.
Beyond Decentralization
Power asymmetries have consistently driven the pursuits of egalitarian ideals. Some of them had lasting consequences: Athenian democratic reforms, the Gracchi brother's land reforms in Ancient Rome, the Venetian republic, the Peasants revolt in the Middle Ages, and the French Revolution are just a few examples.[1]