Christine Lemmer-Webber
@dustyweb.bsky.social
Co-author/co-editor of ActivityPub (what connects together the fediverse, including Mastodon, etc). Executive Director of the Spritely Institute. Lisp/scheme enthusiast, chaos transfem, sketcher of tiny creature drawings.
https://dustycloud.org
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The safest form of computing is still abstinence
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
The activitypub (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) folk are doing a lot of the work. A little, consistent funding could go a long way.
bsky.app/profile/dust...
bsky.app/profile/dust...
I gave probably the most well received talk I've ever given last week about building "Networks of Consent" and about moving computing towards greater agency and empowerment spui25.nl/programma/we...
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
December 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The activitypub (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub) folk are doing a lot of the work. A little, consistent funding could go a long way.
bsky.app/profile/dust...
bsky.app/profile/dust...
Absolutely wild "keyboard dock" setup for the MNT Pocket Reform by chaos.social/@grimmware
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely wild "keyboard dock" setup for the MNT Pocket Reform by chaos.social/@grimmware
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
This is OUTSTANDING! I'm so glad you acknowledged the political moment in such a direct way. It was such good encouragement right when I could use a lil. Bravo! 👏🏻
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is OUTSTANDING! I'm so glad you acknowledged the political moment in such a direct way. It was such good encouragement right when I could use a lil. Bravo! 👏🏻
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Such a phenomenal project! If yer not broke like me, give them money b/c we really need tools like Goblins and OCapN if we wanna live thru the death throes of capitalism.
For this #GivingTuesday I'm going to make the (biased) argument for why you might consider donating to @spritelyinst.bsky.social, especially if you care about a healthier future for the internet! spritely.institute/donate/
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Support Spritely! — Spritely Institute
spritely.institute
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Such a phenomenal project! If yer not broke like me, give them money b/c we really need tools like Goblins and OCapN if we wanna live thru the death throes of capitalism.
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
@spritelyinst.bsky.social, led by ActivityPub spec co-author @dustyweb.bsky.social, is building new foundations for the internet: safer, more decentralized and distributed, community-centric tech. spritely.institute/donate/
Support Spritely! — Spritely Institute
spritely.institute
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@spritelyinst.bsky.social, led by ActivityPub spec co-author @dustyweb.bsky.social, is building new foundations for the internet: safer, more decentralized and distributed, community-centric tech. spritely.institute/donate/
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
It's Giving Tuesday, where every nonprofit asks for your donations! I work for @spritelyinst.bsky.social where we develop software to re-decentralize the web and build healthy communities. Sounds cool, right? Let Christine explain why our work is so important:
For this #GivingTuesday I'm going to make the (biased) argument for why you might consider donating to @spritelyinst.bsky.social, especially if you care about a healthier future for the internet! spritely.institute/donate/
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Support Spritely! — Spritely Institute
spritely.institute
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It's Giving Tuesday, where every nonprofit asks for your donations! I work for @spritelyinst.bsky.social where we develop software to re-decentralize the web and build healthy communities. Sounds cool, right? Let Christine explain why our work is so important:
For this #GivingTuesday I'm going to make the (biased) argument for why you might consider donating to @spritelyinst.bsky.social, especially if you care about a healthier future for the internet! spritely.institute/donate/
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Support Spritely! — Spritely Institute
spritely.institute
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
For this #GivingTuesday I'm going to make the (biased) argument for why you might consider donating to @spritelyinst.bsky.social, especially if you care about a healthier future for the internet! spritely.institute/donate/
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Here's a little thread explaining more... 🧵
Everyone who does computer things knows KOSA would be a disaster and yet they keep trying
Y'all, we can't let this happen
Y'all, we can't let this happen
NOW: Congress is holding a hearing on 19(!) kids safety bills and several would age-gate/censor the internet, particularly for LGBTQ youth.
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Bad Internet Bill Theater 3000: Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online
YouTube video by Fight for the Future
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Everyone who does computer things knows KOSA would be a disaster and yet they keep trying
Y'all, we can't let this happen
Y'all, we can't let this happen
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
NOW: Congress is holding a hearing on 19(!) kids safety bills and several would age-gate/censor the internet, particularly for LGBTQ youth.
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Bad Internet Bill Theater 3000: Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online
YouTube video by Fight for the Future
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NOW: Congress is holding a hearing on 19(!) kids safety bills and several would age-gate/censor the internet, particularly for LGBTQ youth.
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Our policy counsel + members of our team are live-streaming analysis and reactions, join us here! www.youtube.com/live/GwAAPmN...
Really nice session w/ Jessica Tallon on planning out Sleepy Actors for Goblins, which is our hot-cache-persistence-and-wake-on-demand system for Goblins that's aimed for the next release codeberg.org/spritely/gob...
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Really nice session w/ Jessica Tallon on planning out Sleepy Actors for Goblins, which is our hot-cache-persistence-and-wake-on-demand system for Goblins that's aimed for the next release codeberg.org/spritely/gob...
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Oh, I *will* be using this as a reaction image for people in my mentions
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Oh, I *will* be using this as a reaction image for people in my mentions
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
1997 VHS • Glass Decorating Techniques 60 FPS : 1291s
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
1997 VHS • Glass Decorating Techniques 60 FPS : 1291s
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
that hole was not his. it was not made for him
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
that hole was not his. it was not made for him
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Lots of interesting ideas here from @dustyweb.bsky.social
"Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults. Why must we revise the default assumptions of the Web 2.0 era?" spui25.nl/programma/we...
"Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults. Why must we revise the default assumptions of the Web 2.0 era?" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Lots of interesting ideas here from @dustyweb.bsky.social
"Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults. Why must we revise the default assumptions of the Web 2.0 era?" spui25.nl/programma/we...
"Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults. Why must we revise the default assumptions of the Web 2.0 era?" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Around 12:30, best expression of this lesson that gets too oft ignored in protocol design:
We must not pretend we can prevent
what we cannot
End users can't give informed consent when a design's authors do this.
We must not pretend we can prevent
what we cannot
End users can't give informed consent when a design's authors do this.
I gave probably the most well received talk I've ever given last week about building "Networks of Consent" and about moving computing towards greater agency and empowerment spui25.nl/programma/we...
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Around 12:30, best expression of this lesson that gets too oft ignored in protocol design:
We must not pretend we can prevent
what we cannot
End users can't give informed consent when a design's authors do this.
We must not pretend we can prevent
what we cannot
End users can't give informed consent when a design's authors do this.
I gave probably the most well received talk I've ever given last week about building "Networks of Consent" and about moving computing towards greater agency and empowerment spui25.nl/programma/we...
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I gave probably the most well received talk I've ever given last week about building "Networks of Consent" and about moving computing towards greater agency and empowerment spui25.nl/programma/we...
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
And the recording is up already! Lovely event!
Local-first chat using CRDTs meets object capability security using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tech!
Composing capability security and conflict-free replicated data types spritely.institute/news/composi...
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Local-first chat using CRDTs meets object capability security using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tech!
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Composing capability security and conflict-free replicated data types spritely.institute/news/composi...
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Composing capability security and conflict-free replicated data types spritely.institute/news/composi...
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
Capability security AND local-first chat?! Two great tastes that taste great together! Plus try our tasty demo, live on the blogpost: Brassica Chat!
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
If you're in Amsterdam next week, our Executive Director @dustyweb.bsky.social is giving a keynote: "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If you're in Amsterdam next week, our Executive Director @dustyweb.bsky.social is giving a keynote: "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
Are you in Amsterdam? I'll be giving a keynote next week! "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Social Media: We Can Change the Defaults
Christine Lemmer-Webber, best known as co-author of ActivityPub, the decentralized social networking protocol, will speak about the crisis technologists face. Why must we revise the default assumption...
spui25.nl
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Are you in Amsterdam? I'll be giving a keynote next week! "We Can Change the Defaults: Building Networks of Consent and Spaces of Joy in the Ruins of Social Media" spui25.nl/programma/we...
Reposted by Christine Lemmer-Webber
Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
Hack & Craft! Our online coding and crafting event! In just half an hour! fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-cra...
I'll be doing some Blender artwork, and maybe working on installing a new trackball in my MNT Reform Classic! What will you be working on?
I'll be doing some Blender artwork, and maybe working on installing a new trackball in my MNT Reform Classic! What will you be working on?
Hack & Craft -- FOSS and Crafts
fossandcrafts.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hack & Craft! Our online coding and crafting event! In just half an hour! fossandcrafts.org/hack-and-cra...
I'll be doing some Blender artwork, and maybe working on installing a new trackball in my MNT Reform Classic! What will you be working on?
I'll be doing some Blender artwork, and maybe working on installing a new trackball in my MNT Reform Classic! What will you be working on?