Ink & Switch
@inkandswitch.com
An independent research lab exploring the future of tools for thought.
We envision a new computer that amplifies human intelligence. A system that helps you think more clearly, collaborate more effectively, and is available anywhere and anytime.
We envision a new computer that amplifies human intelligence. A system that helps you think more clearly, collaborate more effectively, and is available anywhere and anytime.
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Ink & Switch
@inkandswitch.com
· Jun 10
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can...
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Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
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@patternist.xyz and I are talking about @automerge.org and Keyhive at @fosdem.org 2026 in the @localfirst.bsky.social room 🎉 If you're attending FOSDEM, come say hi!
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...
Open Local First
For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...
openlocalfirst.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
@patternist.xyz and I are talking about @automerge.org and Keyhive at @fosdem.org 2026 in the @localfirst.bsky.social room 🎉 If you're attending FOSDEM, come say hi!
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...
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Most important first, there will be a drink/after party once the devroom will be over. We have booked a very nice café that will be waiting for us with warm food, beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. More details here: openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...
Come and meet us there :)
Come and meet us there :)
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Most important first, there will be a drink/after party once the devroom will be over. We have booked a very nice café that will be waiting for us with warm food, beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. More details here: openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...
Come and meet us there :)
Come and meet us there :)
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Hello #Local-First enthusiat, We have great news to share with you! @fosdem.org '26 wil be hosting a full devroom dedicated entirely to local first software. We have gathered the best lineup ever, all the major open source projects will be presenting! Come and join us, it is free! openlocalfirst.org
Open Local First
For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...
openlocalfirst.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hello #Local-First enthusiat, We have great news to share with you! @fosdem.org '26 wil be hosting a full devroom dedicated entirely to local first software. We have gathered the best lineup ever, all the major open source projects will be presenting! Come and join us, it is free! openlocalfirst.org
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FoC London returns in January! Come along :))
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
I'm excited to announce that we're bringing back the Future of Coding events in London, with the first happening in January.
@mimireyburn.bsky.social and @chee.party and I will keep these regular under the new and updated name: FEELING OF COMPUTING
luma.com/qe8iexzs
@mimireyburn.bsky.social and @chee.party and I will keep these regular under the new and updated name: FEELING OF COMPUTING
luma.com/qe8iexzs
Feeling of Computing London | January 2026 · Luma
Welcome to the 16th edition of the London Feeling of Computing meetup!
formerly known as Future of Coding
New year, new computer.
Can you imagine a world with…
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December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
FoC London returns in January! Come along :))
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
luma.com/qe8iexzs?tk=...
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Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very happy to announce I’ve officially joined as a researcher @inkandswitch.com to work on malleable software!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
I’ve also been doing lots of quiet work on @folkjs.org with @chrisshank.com and look forward to sharing more of that soon too!
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I'm leaving @tldraw.com to enter the world of contracting.
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm leaving @tldraw.com to enter the world of contracting.
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
From January, I'll be prototyping contributor tools at @wikipedia.org
My next availability is June!
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10 more days to submit your proposal to the #Local-First devroom at the upcoming @fosdem.org. Deadline is 5th of December.
If you are into #local-first applications, frameworks, libraries and want to show your work, sync protocol, #crdt, now is the moment to apply
openlocalfirst.org
please share!
If you are into #local-first applications, frameworks, libraries and want to show your work, sync protocol, #crdt, now is the moment to apply
openlocalfirst.org
please share!
FOSDEM Local First devroom - CfP open until early december
For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...
openlocalfirst.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
10 more days to submit your proposal to the #Local-First devroom at the upcoming @fosdem.org. Deadline is 5th of December.
If you are into #local-first applications, frameworks, libraries and want to show your work, sync protocol, #crdt, now is the moment to apply
openlocalfirst.org
please share!
If you are into #local-first applications, frameworks, libraries and want to show your work, sync protocol, #crdt, now is the moment to apply
openlocalfirst.org
please share!
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So glad I went to this! (you can see me in one of the photos!) Had an exciting talk with @lukeinth.bsky.social and Yan about Xenon.
Earlier today at the sync community day. Thanks @bmann.ca for arranging.
Lots of user agency focused discussions and demos.
Lots of user agency focused discussions and demos.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
So glad I went to this! (you can see me in one of the photos!) Had an exciting talk with @lukeinth.bsky.social and Yan about Xenon.
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absolute highlight of the week was the @inkandswitch.com meetup and talking to @wolkenmachine.bsky.social about his work on programmable ink, and catching a wild @expede.wtf and @pvh.ca too!
That team remains brilliant, radical, and decent in equal measures.
That team remains brilliant, radical, and decent in equal measures.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
absolute highlight of the week was the @inkandswitch.com meetup and talking to @wolkenmachine.bsky.social about his work on programmable ink, and catching a wild @expede.wtf and @pvh.ca too!
That team remains brilliant, radical, and decent in equal measures.
That team remains brilliant, radical, and decent in equal measures.
We’re hosting @syncconf.bsky.social Community Day and have an open space to drop in, hack, do demos, and connect with others working on sync and related systems.
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We’re hosting @syncconf.bsky.social Community Day and have an open space to drop in, hack, do demos, and connect with others working on sync and related systems.
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
Feel free to drop in during the day, we’ll do a few group discussions in the afternoon.
luma.com/l28n75qt
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Myself and @seaofclouds.com will be packing new @inkandswitch.com and @automerge.org stickers at @syncconf.bsky.social tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Myself and @seaofclouds.com will be packing new @inkandswitch.com and @automerge.org stickers at @syncconf.bsky.social tomorrow
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
And one more final lightning talk. @gregdetre.bsky.social is going to share his living articles prototype.
Thanks for joining us Greg!
P.S. yes, the event is pretty much full up.
Thanks for joining us Greg!
P.S. yes, the event is pretty much full up.
We've got two lightning talks confirmed for next weeks London event: Building new tools for Science
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
Ink & Switch London: Building new tools for Science · Luma
Ink & Switch's mission is to help computers become better tools for thought. We believe that the promise of computers as "intelligence amplifiers" or "bicycles…
luma.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
And one more final lightning talk. @gregdetre.bsky.social is going to share his living articles prototype.
Thanks for joining us Greg!
P.S. yes, the event is pretty much full up.
Thanks for joining us Greg!
P.S. yes, the event is pretty much full up.
We've got two lightning talks confirmed for next weeks London event: Building new tools for Science
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
Ink & Switch London: Building new tools for Science · Luma
Ink & Switch's mission is to help computers become better tools for thought. We believe that the promise of computers as "intelligence amplifiers" or "bicycles…
luma.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We've got two lightning talks confirmed for next weeks London event: Building new tools for Science
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
* Agnes Cameron will tell us about Malleable Knitting Software
* Adewale Oshineye will share GeistFabrik, a Python-based divergence engine for Obsidian vaults.
~10 spots left if you want to join
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🎟️Tickets!
Normal bird nearly sold out, get them now before they're gone: sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
Normal bird nearly sold out, get them now before they're gone: sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
Sync Conf 2025
Sync Conf is a boutique conference on the future of real-time, collaborative, agentic software development. Happening Nov 12, 2025 in SF.
sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🎟️Tickets!
Normal bird nearly sold out, get them now before they're gone: sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
Normal bird nearly sold out, get them now before they're gone: sync-conf-2025.eventbrite.com
See you in London, Nov 11th.
Room for a couple of lightning talks if you have something to share.
Room for a couple of lightning talks if you have something to share.
Ink & Switch is hosting another Social in London on Nov. 11th at the Alan Turing Institute. I'll share some early scientific work in Patchwork, & Marcel will give a peek at the Playbook programmable ink system. Also, lightning talks about "surprises in software".
RSVP here: luma.com/71g0lhgo
RSVP here: luma.com/71g0lhgo
Ink & Switch London: Building new tools for Science · Luma
Ink & Switch's mission is to help computers become better tools for thought. We believe that the promise of computers as "intelligence amplifiers" or "bicycles…
luma.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
See you in London, Nov 11th.
Room for a couple of lightning talks if you have something to share.
Room for a couple of lightning talks if you have something to share.
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Pre-conf and post-conf 🛰️ events!
Meetup the evening before (Nov 11) by
@expo.dev & Instant - luma.com/9ufhvv38
Community day after (Nov 13) organised by
@inkandswitch.com - luma.com/l28n75qt
Both already waitlist / invite only but there's priority slots for @syncconf.bsky.social attendees.
Meetup the evening before (Nov 11) by
@expo.dev & Instant - luma.com/9ufhvv38
Community day after (Nov 13) organised by
@inkandswitch.com - luma.com/l28n75qt
Both already waitlist / invite only but there's priority slots for @syncconf.bsky.social attendees.
Local-first mobile app meetup with Expo and InstantDB · Luma
Before SyncConf kicks off on November 12th, join a lot of the speakers and attendees at 752 Harrison for demos, drinks, and food hosted by Expo.dev and…
luma.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Pre-conf and post-conf 🛰️ events!
Meetup the evening before (Nov 11) by
@expo.dev & Instant - luma.com/9ufhvv38
Community day after (Nov 13) organised by
@inkandswitch.com - luma.com/l28n75qt
Both already waitlist / invite only but there's priority slots for @syncconf.bsky.social attendees.
Meetup the evening before (Nov 11) by
@expo.dev & Instant - luma.com/9ufhvv38
Community day after (Nov 13) organised by
@inkandswitch.com - luma.com/l28n75qt
Both already waitlist / invite only but there's priority slots for @syncconf.bsky.social attendees.
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Thanks to everyone that attended the community call today!
🍿 For those that couldn't make it, here's the recording featuring @patternist.xyz, @nikgraf.bsky.social, @daffl.xyz, @spiralganglion.com, and @seaofclouds.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOw...
🍿 For those that couldn't make it, here's the recording featuring @patternist.xyz, @nikgraf.bsky.social, @daffl.xyz, @spiralganglion.com, and @seaofclouds.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOw...
October 2025 Automerge Community Call
YouTube video by Automerge
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thanks to everyone that attended the community call today!
🍿 For those that couldn't make it, here's the recording featuring @patternist.xyz, @nikgraf.bsky.social, @daffl.xyz, @spiralganglion.com, and @seaofclouds.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOw...
🍿 For those that couldn't make it, here's the recording featuring @patternist.xyz, @nikgraf.bsky.social, @daffl.xyz, @spiralganglion.com, and @seaofclouds.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOw...
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We have a shiny new website courtesy of @spiralganglion.com and @seaofclouds.com 🙌
🚀 Check it out: automerge.org
🚀 Check it out: automerge.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We have a shiny new website courtesy of @spiralganglion.com and @seaofclouds.com 🙌
🚀 Check it out: automerge.org
🚀 Check it out: automerge.org
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So excited to share that I'm a Researcher-in-Residence @inkandswitch.com! I'll be hanging out with the amazing people there in my free time - can't wait to share what I've been working on 🥳
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
So excited to share that I'm a Researcher-in-Residence @inkandswitch.com! I'll be hanging out with the amazing people there in my free time - can't wait to share what I've been working on 🥳
It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
Godot IDE Engineer
Help build native, visual version control for collaborative game development in Godot
inkandswitch.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's that time again: ✨we’re hiring✨
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
We're looking for a @godotengine.org IDE Engineer to help us build the next generation of collaboration tools inside the engine itself! More detail here: inkandswitch.com/jobs/godot-ide-engineer
(Remote role 🌍🌎🌏)
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It's pretty cool that Ink & Switch is contributing to this big ARIA programme now. We get two big things out of it: funding (obviously) but also a community of fascinating creators and problems to connect with. I'm learning all about the UK power grid this week.
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme, new faces, and a splattering of ink lab notes
Peter, our lab director, will announce a major new initiative. You’ll hear about two researchers who have recently joined our staff. Finally, we’ve got a collection of lab notes about Programmable Ink...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It's pretty cool that Ink & Switch is contributing to this big ARIA programme now. We get two big things out of it: funding (obviously) but also a community of fascinating creators and problems to connect with. I'm learning all about the UK power grid this week.
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
www.inkandswitch.com/newsletter/d...
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✨🤝 Thanks to everyone that joined us this week for the Automerge Community Call! If you weren't able to make it, here's the recording, including talks by @patternist.xyz and @matheus23.com
🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV4...
📆 Call calendar: lu.ma/automerge
🍂 Next call is September 24!
🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV4...
📆 Call calendar: lu.ma/automerge
🍂 Next call is September 24!
August 2025 Automerge Community Call
YouTube video by Automerge
www.youtube.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
✨🤝 Thanks to everyone that joined us this week for the Automerge Community Call! If you weren't able to make it, here's the recording, including talks by @patternist.xyz and @matheus23.com
🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV4...
📆 Call calendar: lu.ma/automerge
🍂 Next call is September 24!
🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV4...
📆 Call calendar: lu.ma/automerge
🍂 Next call is September 24!
On August 27th, @expede.wtf is talking local first at the next @getdweb.net meetup, The State of the DWeb: P2P, Local-First & Where to go from here
Register to join the virtual presentation
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Register to join the virtual presentation
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DWeb Meetup—The State of the DWeb: P2P, Local-First & Where to go from here
Join us for a virtual meetup on the state of the decentralized web, through a specific lens of local-first and P2P approaches.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
On August 27th, @expede.wtf is talking local first at the next @getdweb.net meetup, The State of the DWeb: P2P, Local-First & Where to go from here
Register to join the virtual presentation
www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...
Register to join the virtual presentation
www.eventbrite.com/e/dweb-meetu...