Ronen Tamari
@ronentk.me
Researcher & entrepreneur | Building a collective sensemaking layer for research @cosmik.network | Stigmergic cognition | https://ronentk.me/ | Prev- Open Science Fellow @asterainstitute.bsky.social
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Ronen Tamari
@ronentk.me
· Aug 15
1/ 📢 @cosmik.network has been awarded $1M in grant funding by Open Philanthropy and @asterainstitute.bsky.social These generous grants will support our development of Semble - a social "micro-knowledge" network for researchers on Bluesky/ATProto. Think Are.na + Goodreads for research!
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*adding one more name to my list of incumbent walled garden creator platforms slapping janky social networks atop flimsy foundations to put out of their misery by building better alternatives on open protocols that give users more flexibility and control with a rich ecosystem of interoperable tools*
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
*adding one more name to my list of incumbent walled garden creator platforms slapping janky social networks atop flimsy foundations to put out of their misery by building better alternatives on open protocols that give users more flexibility and control with a rich ecosystem of interoperable tools*
Bonfire is crowdfunding - please consider contributing to this excellent team & project!
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Bonfire is crowdfunding - please consider contributing to this excellent team & project!
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
"The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty."
Wise and timely words engraved on the Boston Public Library
Wise and timely words engraved on the Boston Public Library
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"The Commonwealth requires the education of the people as the safeguard of order and liberty."
Wise and timely words engraved on the Boston Public Library
Wise and timely words engraved on the Boston Public Library
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The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.
protocol.ecologies.info
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
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"LLMs will be human-like" doesn't say which side moves more
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"LLMs will be human-like" doesn't say which side moves more
Such an intriguing idea @tynanpurdy.com , please do another leaflet pub just focusing on it 😁
(& awesome writeup of the @atproto.boston meetup!)
atboston.leaflet.pub/3m53kf7a2cs2...
(& awesome writeup of the @atproto.boston meetup!)
atboston.leaflet.pub/3m53kf7a2cs2...
Meetup 001 ⋅ 2025-11-06 - ATProto Boston Meetups
The first of many joyful gatherings
atboston.leaflet.pub
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Such an intriguing idea @tynanpurdy.com , please do another leaflet pub just focusing on it 😁
(& awesome writeup of the @atproto.boston meetup!)
atboston.leaflet.pub/3m53kf7a2cs2...
(& awesome writeup of the @atproto.boston meetup!)
atboston.leaflet.pub/3m53kf7a2cs2...
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First Boston regional ATProto meetup ✅
Meetup 001 ⋅ 2025-11-06
The first of many joyful gatherings
atboston.leaflet.pub
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First Boston regional ATProto meetup ✅
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Congrats to @ronentk.me and the rest of the team for such extraordinary progress building social for science!
Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Congrats to @ronentk.me and the rest of the team for such extraordinary progress building social for science!
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Woo hoo! You all get to start adding stuff to @cosmik.network’s Semble: a social bookmarking tool.
I’ve been using it for weeks, have it as a PWA on my phone, and it’s been great to just get the basics of saving links somewhere.
I’ve been using it for weeks, have it as a PWA on my phone, and it’s been great to just get the basics of saving links somewhere.
Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Woo hoo! You all get to start adding stuff to @cosmik.network’s Semble: a social bookmarking tool.
I’ve been using it for weeks, have it as a PWA on my phone, and it’s been great to just get the basics of saving links somewhere.
I’ve been using it for weeks, have it as a PWA on my phone, and it’s been great to just get the basics of saving links somewhere.
Nothing like IRL launch energy @wesleyfinck.org 😄
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Nothing like IRL launch energy @wesleyfinck.org 😄
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Semble alpha is ready! Give it a try and let us know what you think. Read more about setup and roadmap in the leaflet 🚀
Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Semble alpha is ready! Give it a try and let us know what you think. Read more about setup and roadmap in the leaflet 🚀
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We wrote a quick letter, on Substack, to Substack creators — a call for anyone similarly tired of publishing trending toward walled garden social platforms:
Join us on a more open network & publishing ecosystem!
Join us on a more open network & publishing ecosystem!
An open letter to Substack creators
Lab Notes 007: a note to those who find Substack useful, but use the platform reluctantly; an invitation to join us in publishing on a more open network.
lab.leaflet.pub
July 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We wrote a quick letter, on Substack, to Substack creators — a call for anyone similarly tired of publishing trending toward walled garden social platforms:
Join us on a more open network & publishing ecosystem!
Join us on a more open network & publishing ecosystem!
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Breakthrough 🤯 You're seeing
- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚
on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's
- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱
EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚
on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's
- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱
EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Breakthrough 🤯 You're seeing
- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚
on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's
- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱
EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚
on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's
- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱
EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
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I went to a great meet up last night focused on #atproto and its overlaps with #activitypub I learned a lot and came away appreciating its take on content ownership, identity management, and moderation @tynanpurdy.com @avni321.bsky.social @codewiz.org @eagraf.dev
@internet-in-a-box.bsky.social
@internet-in-a-box.bsky.social
ATProto Boston Meetup! · Luma
The first of its kind! Gather ye ATProto tinkerers, wonderers, and enthusiasts for a night of community and beer. Hosted by tynanpurdy.com and myself
(ATProto…
luma.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I went to a great meet up last night focused on #atproto and its overlaps with #activitypub I learned a lot and came away appreciating its take on content ownership, identity management, and moderation @tynanpurdy.com @avni321.bsky.social @codewiz.org @eagraf.dev
@internet-in-a-box.bsky.social
@internet-in-a-box.bsky.social
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Bonfire Social is a kind of social network construction kit that federated via ActivityPub and plans bridging via @anew.social
They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
Bonfire Social 1.0 is here, back the community‑funded roadmap
We're releasing Bonfire Social 1.0 and launching a crowdfund so communities drive what we build next. Back it, share it, and help move the social web from closed platforms to open networks.
bonfirenetworks.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bonfire Social is a kind of social network construction kit that federated via ActivityPub and plans bridging via @anew.social
They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
They’re doing a crowdfund bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...
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Chatted with an OG Internet guy at the @atproto.boston meetup today.
Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.
He said http and html.
Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.
He said http and html.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Chatted with an OG Internet guy at the @atproto.boston meetup today.
Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.
He said http and html.
Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.
He said http and html.
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Collaborative news curation as a service, demonstrating the value of social media based on protocols, not platforms and a “playbook for killing information voids.”
On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
About The Other Night...
How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.
graze.leaflet.pub
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Collaborative news curation as a service, demonstrating the value of social media based on protocols, not platforms and a “playbook for killing information voids.”
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On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
About The Other Night...
How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.
graze.leaflet.pub
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
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Great time at the @atproto.boston meetup. Great to chat with you @ronentk.me and @wesleyfinck.org! Lots to think about and build! Looking forward to playing with semble.so! Thank you for organizing @tynanpurdy.com!
Semble | A social knowledge network for researchers
Follow your peers' research trails. Surface and discover new connections. Built on ATProto so you own your data.
Semble.so
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Great time at the @atproto.boston meetup. Great to chat with you @ronentk.me and @wesleyfinck.org! Lots to think about and build! Looking forward to playing with semble.so! Thank you for organizing @tynanpurdy.com!
Strong agree! @bmann.ca is a mycelial mastermind and we're grateful to be working together
"This kind of thing doesn't just happen! It's because good, passionate people show up and put in work." @pfrazee.com is spot on. @bmann.ca did such an amazing job of bringing people together and facilitating action. Deep appreciation.
Overwhelming to hear about how much the AT community showed up today at IETF. I wish I could've been there.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Strong agree! @bmann.ca is a mycelial mastermind and we're grateful to be working together
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Strongly believe atproto could be the foundation of an *amazing* stack for education infrastructure
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Strongly believe atproto could be the foundation of an *amazing* stack for education infrastructure
Interesting workshop - March 19-20, 2026
datasociety.net/announcement...
datasociety.net/announcement...
The Craft of Science with AI: Evidence, Judgment, and Practice
We invite researchers and practitioners to join us in examining how scientific reasoning and imagination are being reconfigured as AI systems become a part of the everyday practice of science. Learn m...
datasociety.net
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Interesting workshop - March 19-20, 2026
datasociety.net/announcement...
datasociety.net/announcement...
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Overwhelming to hear about how much the AT community showed up today at IETF. I wish I could've been there.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Overwhelming to hear about how much the AT community showed up today at IETF. I wish I could've been there.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
I'm sure many people deserve special thanks, but I do want to highlight @bmann.ca for helping to get people there. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such a great group of people.
Do we have a term that is the opposite of "enshittification"? E.g., the pattern of ecosystems increasing in quality (and resilience to enshittifaction) as they grow
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Do we have a term that is the opposite of "enshittification"? E.g., the pattern of ecosystems increasing in quality (and resilience to enshittifaction) as they grow