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Computerphile is always a good watch. youtu.be/pYP0ynR8h-k?...
Major surf.social beta dropping today which introduces Starter Sets for the open social web. For example, combine "Tech Builders and Thinkers" with "Tech posts from My Bluesky Follows" to get a personalized tech feed that includes interesting people from Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc.
There's an app called Surf that lets you choose to entirely ignore politics, maybe take a nice respite.
The Flipboard team built it as a way to browse the decentralized world.
It's still in beta, but you might want to get on the waitlist. I really like the trending searches feed.
Seattle mayor when?
Love it when malicious compliance leads to harsh punishments that give consumers what they should've had all along β€οΈ
Seattle City Council is so unserious.
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Letβs hope others follow suit.
Introducing βLentilβ
Rainbow afternoon in Seattle.
I saw this last night and there are so many worse and scarier things happening but I don't think my brain is ever going to work again after seeing this. I think it's done.
@surf.social just keeps getting better. I love the recent updates. The Android experience is no longer janky. Thank you
Big Sky, Montana ποΈKodak Portra 400 #filmphotography #travelphotography #skiing #bigsky #montana
Badges!
Imagine "putting a lot of thought" into how you show off your tech, and the best you can do is "look at this artist who hates us whose work we're going to blatantly steal" instead of all the countless positive ways your technology could be used.
OpenAI is the worst version of what it could be.
A great discussion about consciousness:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000700593406
OK! We have now published all the videos from Day 1 and Day 2!
*hisses gently at some other uploads*
Here's the #ATmosphereConf playlist www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Likewise, @alex.mcroberts.me!
2. The way #atproto lowers barriers to developers of middle-tier solutions via lexicons/appviews is so powerful/unique. Account/data portability is just part of the magic!
I'm proud and excited to be part of a team working hard to bring #atproto benefits to a wider audience via @surf.social
2/2
#ATmosphereConf was the most informative and inspiring conference I've ever attended.
A couple of initial takeaways:
1. (obvious, but super-reinforced) The community is driven by deeply positive goals and empowered with hard-won lessons that apply to every community type and size imaginable.
1/2
"You can't scare people into using shit.. you give them cool things that make them love themselves"
@rudyfraser.com #ATmosphereconf
Enjoying this Surf feed by @sarahp.bsky.social to keep up on the excellent talks and goings on at the #atmosphereconf
Our lead engineers @jason.mischievous.org and @pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy are both there. Be sure to say!
ATmosphere Conference
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#SurfFeeds
@wang.socialβs message at #ATmosphereConf is that we went from bandwidth scarcity to attention scarcity is enlightening.
Optimism of the early web and the pessimism of the consolidating web. βSociety has come to reflect the dominant form of technologyβ. You might have a chance to alter the course of history if you work hard enough. @jay.bsky.teamβs talk at #atmosphereconf @bsky.app
Also
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
"The worst thing we did to users was making them learn how DNS works. I was explaining DNS to Flava Flav... that's not a kind thing to do." @pfrazee.com at #ATmosphereConf
"The company is a future adversary" @pfrazee.com #ATmosphereConf
You win, Corks & Curds.
Sharktopus lives!
Horrifying.