Pieter Montoulieu
@montoulieu.dev
Senior Creative Technologist at Hovercraft Studio in Denver.
Specializing in spatial computing, ML, game dev, and web dev.
Currently building with React, Three.js, ATProto and Swift.
@aetheros.computer @beaconbits.app @skytube.video @nimbus.vision
Specializing in spatial computing, ML, game dev, and web dev.
Currently building with React, Three.js, ATProto and Swift.
@aetheros.computer @beaconbits.app @skytube.video @nimbus.vision
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Pieter Montoulieu
@montoulieu.dev
· Nov 29
I've had this idea for a while, but what if you built a desktop UI on top of atproto data... and what if that UI looked cyberpunk AF?
Here's a first look at Aether OS, a desktop-like interface with system and lexicon apps powered by your data.
Here's a first look at Aether OS, a desktop-like interface with system and lexicon apps powered by your data.
Huh, very strange. Saw it on /r/VisionPro
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Huh, very strange. Saw it on /r/VisionPro
Wasn't sure when this would happen, but glad to see Google has visionOS on their radar.
apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu...
apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu...
YouTube for visionOS App - App Store
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February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Wasn't sure when this would happen, but glad to see Google has visionOS on their radar.
apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu...
apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu...
Interesting, what are the downsides of keeping Cloudflare proxy enabled with Vercel?
I've always left it off, but looks like enabling it resulted in better caching for static files in this case.
I've always left it off, but looks like enabling it resulted in better caching for static files in this case.
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Interesting, what are the downsides of keeping Cloudflare proxy enabled with Vercel?
I've always left it off, but looks like enabling it resulted in better caching for static files in this case.
I've always left it off, but looks like enabling it resulted in better caching for static files in this case.
📍 Ala Moana Beach Park
⏳ Memory from Sep 28, 2025
Park · United States
★★★★★
Testing out memories.
Wishing I was back in Oahu
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3memogj2pak2r
#BeaconBits
⏳ Memory from Sep 28, 2025
Park · United States
★★★★★
Testing out memories.
Wishing I was back in Oahu
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3memogj2pak2r
#BeaconBits
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
📍 Ala Moana Beach Park
⏳ Memory from Sep 28, 2025
Park · United States
★★★★★
Testing out memories.
Wishing I was back in Oahu
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3memogj2pak2r
#BeaconBits
⏳ Memory from Sep 28, 2025
Park · United States
★★★★★
Testing out memories.
Wishing I was back in Oahu
https://beaconbits.app/beacon/e5zplwgiznavptdxhx5n2zlp/3memogj2pak2r
#BeaconBits
Aiming for a Nintendo approach for this next big update.
StreetPass on atproto anyone? 👀
StreetPass on atproto anyone? 👀
Happy to announce that we’re opening up the beta to everyone today.
Thanks to our initial users who have dropped over 250 beacons over the last couple of months!
This next phase will focus on strengthening our UX and adding new layers of gamification to the experience.
Hyped to show more soon. 📡
Thanks to our initial users who have dropped over 250 beacons over the last couple of months!
This next phase will focus on strengthening our UX and adding new layers of gamification to the experience.
Hyped to show more soon. 📡
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Aiming for a Nintendo approach for this next big update.
StreetPass on atproto anyone? 👀
StreetPass on atproto anyone? 👀
Heck yeah. It’s been powering a lot of the experiences we’ve built at Hovercraft over the last couple of years and I love using it for side projects.
Hope you dig it!
Hope you dig it!
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Heck yeah. It’s been powering a lot of the experiences we’ve built at Hovercraft over the last couple of years and I love using it for side projects.
Hope you dig it!
Hope you dig it!
Convex picks up these changes, updates dev/prod data and syncs to any connected clients using websockets.
This makes UI changes feel realtime as beacons get dropped, and it enables some really great caching across all our users for very little lift.
Highly suggest checking it out!
This makes UI changes feel realtime as beacons get dropped, and it enables some really great caching across all our users for very little lift.
Highly suggest checking it out!
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convex.dev
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Convex picks up these changes, updates dev/prod data and syncs to any connected clients using websockets.
This makes UI changes feel realtime as beacons get dropped, and it enables some really great caching across all our users for very little lift.
Highly suggest checking it out!
This makes UI changes feel realtime as beacons get dropped, and it enables some really great caching across all our users for very little lift.
Highly suggest checking it out!
Wanted to go a little more in depth on the subject after seeing @mmatt.net's post.
I've been using @convex.dev for the @beaconbits.app appview and can't recommend it enough.
To sync atproto data, I run a Tap instance in Warp Pipe that sends records to separate convex dev and prod DBs.
I've been using @convex.dev for the @beaconbits.app appview and can't recommend it enough.
To sync atproto data, I run a Tap instance in Warp Pipe that sends records to separate convex dev and prod DBs.
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Wanted to go a little more in depth on the subject after seeing @mmatt.net's post.
I've been using @convex.dev for the @beaconbits.app appview and can't recommend it enough.
To sync atproto data, I run a Tap instance in Warp Pipe that sends records to separate convex dev and prod DBs.
I've been using @convex.dev for the @beaconbits.app appview and can't recommend it enough.
To sync atproto data, I run a Tap instance in Warp Pipe that sends records to separate convex dev and prod DBs.
Yep, I’m using it for @beaconbits.app.
I have it synced to a tap instance, and it’s been such a nice experience for dev/prod.
I have it synced to a tap instance, and it’s been such a nice experience for dev/prod.
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Yep, I’m using it for @beaconbits.app.
I have it synced to a tap instance, and it’s been such a nice experience for dev/prod.
I have it synced to a tap instance, and it’s been such a nice experience for dev/prod.
Favorite band and favorite song off that album.
Will have this at my wedding someday.
Will have this at my wedding someday.
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Favorite band and favorite song off that album.
Will have this at my wedding someday.
Will have this at my wedding someday.
📍 Los Tarascos
Restaurant · Fort Collins, Colorado, US
★★★★☆
Pregaming tacos and margaritas before playing a show tonight
#BeaconBits
Restaurant · Fort Collins, Colorado, US
★★★★☆
Pregaming tacos and margaritas before playing a show tonight
#BeaconBits
Los Tarascos | Beacon Bits
Beacon dropped by @montoulieu.dev
www.beaconbits.app
February 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
📍 Los Tarascos
Restaurant · Fort Collins, Colorado, US
★★★★☆
Pregaming tacos and margaritas before playing a show tonight
#BeaconBits
Restaurant · Fort Collins, Colorado, US
★★★★☆
Pregaming tacos and margaritas before playing a show tonight
#BeaconBits
Discover feed is only a swipe away.
February 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Discover feed is only a swipe away.
So many awesome new visionOS 26 features in this latest update.
To the Vision Pro users on here, would love help testing this RC build before next week's launch. 🙏
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
To the Vision Pro users on here, would love help testing this RC build before next week's launch. 🙏
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
We've just launched a new RC build!
Please give this a try to help us squash any bugs before our app launch next week!
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
Here's what's new since our last build:
Please give this a try to help us squash any bugs before our app launch next week!
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
Here's what's new since our last build:
Join the Nimbus for visionOS beta
Available on iOS
testflight.apple.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
So many awesome new visionOS 26 features in this latest update.
To the Vision Pro users on here, would love help testing this RC build before next week's launch. 🙏
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
To the Vision Pro users on here, would love help testing this RC build before next week's launch. 🙏
testflight.apple.com/join/9KuqN4R2
Im cooking up some new features that will build off this for #ATmosphereConf in March.
Excited to show more over the next month, but get ready for something completely unexpected. 👀
Excited to show more over the next month, but get ready for something completely unexpected. 👀
Today we pushed some optimizations and new updates that allow you to create and manage custom venues on the map.
This works differently from "Use current location" for dropping beacons, and instead makes an atproto record for the venue on your PDS.
This works differently from "Use current location" for dropping beacons, and instead makes an atproto record for the venue on your PDS.
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Im cooking up some new features that will build off this for #ATmosphereConf in March.
Excited to show more over the next month, but get ready for something completely unexpected. 👀
Excited to show more over the next month, but get ready for something completely unexpected. 👀
It's been wild seeing these two monster level LLMs drop on the same day. Now I'm wondering when Google will respond?
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It's been wild seeing these two monster level LLMs drop on the same day. Now I'm wondering when Google will respond?
Pulled the trigger and updated the project from Unity 2022 to Unity 6.3.
Thought it would be a scary process, but other than a few outdated packages, everything just worked.
The extra GPU performance will come in clutch for this project since it runs in HDRP.
Thought it would be a scary process, but other than a few outdated packages, everything just worked.
The extra GPU performance will come in clutch for this project since it runs in HDRP.
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Pulled the trigger and updated the project from Unity 2022 to Unity 6.3.
Thought it would be a scary process, but other than a few outdated packages, everything just worked.
The extra GPU performance will come in clutch for this project since it runs in HDRP.
Thought it would be a scary process, but other than a few outdated packages, everything just worked.
The extra GPU performance will come in clutch for this project since it runs in HDRP.
Same. I swapped to this from Bartender for a while, but noticed it would eat up to 10GB of RAM at points.
Would love a working alternative.
Would love a working alternative.
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Same. I swapped to this from Bartender for a while, but noticed it would eat up to 10GB of RAM at points.
Would love a working alternative.
Would love a working alternative.
Reposted by Pieter Montoulieu
Hell yeah, will give this a try later today.
Thanks for whipping that up. 🤘
Thanks for whipping that up. 🤘
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Hell yeah, will give this a try later today.
Thanks for whipping that up. 🤘
Thanks for whipping that up. 🤘
Hopping back into Unity for some game updates on a client project I've maintained for years at Hovercraft.
Hyped to do a bit of gamedev over next few weeks. 👾
Hyped to do a bit of gamedev over next few weeks. 👾
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Hopping back into Unity for some game updates on a client project I've maintained for years at Hovercraft.
Hyped to do a bit of gamedev over next few weeks. 👾
Hyped to do a bit of gamedev over next few weeks. 👾
Amazing. Yeah dude, let’s chat. Would love to support these as well. Do you have a link to a blog that uses all of these blocks?
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Amazing. Yeah dude, let’s chat. Would love to support these as well. Do you have a link to a blog that uses all of these blocks?
Thanks, and yep!
It’s been a challenge, but I’ve found a way to render most of the major apps’ content, and fallback to web view when it fails.
It’s been a challenge, but I’ve found a way to render most of the major apps’ content, and fallback to web view when it fails.
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Thanks, and yep!
It’s been a challenge, but I’ve found a way to render most of the major apps’ content, and fallback to web view when it fails.
It’s been a challenge, but I’ve found a way to render most of the major apps’ content, and fallback to web view when it fails.
Reposted by Pieter Montoulieu
Here’s a better look at the iOS version of PubSub, my publication/subscription app that uses @standard.site lexicons for content.
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Here’s a better look at the iOS version of PubSub, my publication/subscription app that uses @standard.site lexicons for content.
Here’s a better look at the iOS version of PubSub, my publication/subscription app that uses @standard.site lexicons for content.
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Here’s a better look at the iOS version of PubSub, my publication/subscription app that uses @standard.site lexicons for content.
Place was packed last night.
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Place was packed last night.