Gabe Cohen
@decentralgabe.xyz
Building the decentralized & verifiable internet @ https://world.org/
enjoying #iiw as usual. mostly good questions/reactions about what we're building at world. most disappointing, however, is those who flat out refuse to engage with us to overcome their misconceptions
April 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
enjoying #iiw as usual. mostly good questions/reactions about what we're building at world. most disappointing, however, is those who flat out refuse to engage with us to overcome their misconceptions
I listen to audiobooks and read physical books. It’s a completely different process of absorbing information.
There have been a number of studies that confirm you retain more through physical books than audio. I find this to be true as well, it’s much easier for me to become distracted with audio.
There have been a number of studies that confirm you retain more through physical books than audio. I find this to be true as well, it’s much easier for me to become distracted with audio.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 23, 2024 at 6:37 PM
I listen to audiobooks and read physical books. It’s a completely different process of absorbing information.
There have been a number of studies that confirm you retain more through physical books than audio. I find this to be true as well, it’s much easier for me to become distracted with audio.
There have been a number of studies that confirm you retain more through physical books than audio. I find this to be true as well, it’s much easier for me to become distracted with audio.
changing my last name to “Chovie” so my nieces and nephews refer to my wife as “Aunt Chovie”
November 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM
changing my last name to “Chovie” so my nieces and nephews refer to my wife as “Aunt Chovie”
“Decentralization is the result of a system that diffuses power throughout its structure, so that no node holds particular power at the center.”
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
November 23, 2024 at 1:26 AM
“Decentralization is the result of a system that diffuses power throughout its structure, so that no node holds particular power at the center.”
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
I may not be able to put off learning rust any longer
November 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I may not be able to put off learning rust any longer
Reposted by Gabe Cohen
I attended a meetup in Seattle and got to spend time with @bnewbold.net and @pfrazee.com from the Bluesky engineering team.
I walked away with an understanding of the role DIDs and PDSs play in the grand scheme of things, and why the most exciting work sits higher up the stack. I almost unretired.
I walked away with an understanding of the role DIDs and PDSs play in the grand scheme of things, and why the most exciting work sits higher up the stack. I almost unretired.
November 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
I attended a meetup in Seattle and got to spend time with @bnewbold.net and @pfrazee.com from the Bluesky engineering team.
I walked away with an understanding of the role DIDs and PDSs play in the grand scheme of things, and why the most exciting work sits higher up the stack. I almost unretired.
I walked away with an understanding of the role DIDs and PDSs play in the grand scheme of things, and why the most exciting work sits higher up the stack. I almost unretired.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #35,509!
October 5, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #35,509!
Decided to stop being a lazy fatass and it’s paying off!
May 10, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Decided to stop being a lazy fatass and it’s paying off!
after another day of terrible allergies and no motivation I’ve relinquished control to the depths of my couch once again
May 10, 2024 at 4:20 AM
after another day of terrible allergies and no motivation I’ve relinquished control to the depths of my couch once again
Choose your own bubble vs bubbles bad
Also: unmoderated spaces are a ridiculous idea. We created a shared network for competing moderated spaces to exist. Even if somebody wanted to make an unmoderated ATProto app, I guess they could? Good luck with the app stores and regulators and users, I guess.
Checks and balances, not anarchy
Checks and balances, not anarchy
May 9, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Choose your own bubble vs bubbles bad
Complete the sentence. Decentralization helped me ____
February 10, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Complete the sentence. Decentralization helped me ____
The truly decentralized PLC alternative
Our engineers created the dht specification to solve for the problems with blockchain (did:ion) methods. Still very new, but getting rapid uptake. Check it out if you haven’t. did-dht.com
February 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The truly decentralized PLC alternative
Lord give me the intelligence of those who light off fireworks in broad daylight
July 4, 2023 at 11:54 PM
Lord give me the intelligence of those who light off fireworks in broad daylight
What would anti social media look like? More engagement = less discoverable?
July 1, 2023 at 3:34 PM
What would anti social media look like? More engagement = less discoverable?
the “3 stars and up” button has to be the least clicked in history
June 6, 2023 at 5:05 PM
the “3 stars and up” button has to be the least clicked in history
what’s bluesky’s funding model and how is it sustained?
May 29, 2023 at 8:18 AM
what’s bluesky’s funding model and how is it sustained?
content moderation is an unbounded complex problem. no one will ever agree on the same rules & decisions.
better to allow everyone to curate their own rules & be their own arbiter. that’s decentralization
better to allow everyone to curate their own rules & be their own arbiter. that’s decentralization
May 28, 2023 at 12:26 AM
content moderation is an unbounded complex problem. no one will ever agree on the same rules & decisions.
better to allow everyone to curate their own rules & be their own arbiter. that’s decentralization
better to allow everyone to curate their own rules & be their own arbiter. that’s decentralization
What’s a pirate’s favorite type of code? QRRRRRRRR
May 28, 2023 at 12:12 AM
What’s a pirate’s favorite type of code? QRRRRRRRR
tired of ironing. ironing board
May 27, 2023 at 11:39 PM
tired of ironing. ironing board
Reposted by Gabe Cohen
airbag jeans gave me the body I’ve always wanted
May 18, 2023 at 4:14 PM
airbag jeans gave me the body I’ve always wanted
Listening to a guided meditation on 2x speed
May 18, 2023 at 3:44 AM
Listening to a guided meditation on 2x speed
thinking about creating a did:web tool. would be cool if you could host your own did:web and self sign messages here
May 17, 2023 at 6:36 PM
thinking about creating a did:web tool. would be cool if you could host your own did:web and self sign messages here