"I did my year, I got my stock, my soul is crispy"
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"I did my year, I got my stock, my soul is crispy"
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I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
The Everything Account
I've been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a brief stint with a random service we found i...
www.augment.ink
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
When I'm reading a non-fiction book, I know it's a good one if I constantly feel the urge to post quotes from it.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
When I'm reading a non-fiction book, I know it's a good one if I constantly feel the urge to post quotes from it.
I miss the Fry's Electronics days
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I miss the Fry's Electronics days
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As part of preparing for #ATmosphereConf in Vancouver March 2026, we're republishing the videos from Seattle March 2025, along with transcripts.
@snarfed.org does a comparison of many indie web protocols, including ATprotocol.
@snarfed.org does a comparison of many indie web protocols, including ATprotocol.
Ryan Barrett: All Protocols Compared
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
atprotocommunity.leaflet.pub
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
As part of preparing for #ATmosphereConf in Vancouver March 2026, we're republishing the videos from Seattle March 2025, along with transcripts.
@snarfed.org does a comparison of many indie web protocols, including ATprotocol.
@snarfed.org does a comparison of many indie web protocols, including ATprotocol.
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You already know we love bridges, but did you know we love trains just as much?🚆
We'll be taking Amtrak from Emeryville -> Seattle -> Vancouver for the #ATmosphereConf, and we'll be jamming the whole way up!
Want to join us? Details below 👇🏼
We'll be taking Amtrak from Emeryville -> Seattle -> Vancouver for the #ATmosphereConf, and we'll be jamming the whole way up!
Want to join us? Details below 👇🏼
We have lots of activities that are being organized in and around #ATmosphereConf
Ryan @snarfed.org & Anuj @quillmatiq.com from @anew.social are coming to Vancouver by train, and invite others to join their train jam for hacking on ATProto projects.
Ryan @snarfed.org & Anuj @quillmatiq.com from @anew.social are coming to Vancouver by train, and invite others to join their train jam for hacking on ATProto projects.
ATmosphereConf Activities: Train Jam
Ryan & Anuj from A New Social are taking the train to Vancouver
news.atmosphereconf.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
You already know we love bridges, but did you know we love trains just as much?🚆
We'll be taking Amtrak from Emeryville -> Seattle -> Vancouver for the #ATmosphereConf, and we'll be jamming the whole way up!
Want to join us? Details below 👇🏼
We'll be taking Amtrak from Emeryville -> Seattle -> Vancouver for the #ATmosphereConf, and we'll be jamming the whole way up!
Want to join us? Details below 👇🏼
Art TVs are good technology.
I don't care if the hardware and software are mediocre. Every day, I find myself ensconced in a gallery in Delhi, or bamboozled by a 19th century trompe l'oiel, or mesmerized by surrealist photography. There's way more art in my life now. That's good tech.
I don't care if the hardware and software are mediocre. Every day, I find myself ensconced in a gallery in Delhi, or bamboozled by a 19th century trompe l'oiel, or mesmerized by surrealist photography. There's way more art in my life now. That's good tech.
snarfed.orgsnarfed.org
Art TVs are good technology. I’m not talking about the hardware, or the software, really. The panels are old, outdated, edge-lit. The interfaces aren’t much better: Tizen is somehow bot…
snarfed.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Art TVs are good technology.
I don't care if the hardware and software are mediocre. Every day, I find myself ensconced in a gallery in Delhi, or bamboozled by a 19th century trompe l'oiel, or mesmerized by surrealist photography. There's way more art in my life now. That's good tech.
I don't care if the hardware and software are mediocre. Every day, I find myself ensconced in a gallery in Delhi, or bamboozled by a 19th century trompe l'oiel, or mesmerized by surrealist photography. There's way more art in my life now. That's good tech.
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Forty years ago, 21 people gathered for the first meeting of what became the IETF. Today, nearly 8000 IETF participants from around the world collaborate in more than 100 working groups and every day billions of people use technologies developed in the IETF. https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-40/
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Forty years ago, 21 people gathered for the first meeting of what became the IETF. Today, nearly 8000 IETF participants from around the world collaborate in more than 100 working groups and every day billions of people use technologies developed in the IETF. https://www.ietf.org/blog/ietf-40/
It's hard to believe, but Bridgy is 14 years old today. I launched the first version of it way back in 2012. Happy birthday, little project buddy! 🎂🎈🎉
Bridgy up and running
I’ve just released Bridgy, a little side project I’ve been working on. Got a blog? Share your blog posts on social networks? Wish comments on those shared posts also showed up on your b…
snarfed.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It's hard to believe, but Bridgy is 14 years old today. I launched the first version of it way back in 2012. Happy birthday, little project buddy! 🎂🎈🎉
"Have you ever alphabetized your hard drive?"
Makers, by Cory Doctorow
craphound.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
"Have you ever alphabetized your hard drive?"
"You're absolutely right" 😕
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
"You're absolutely right" 😕
"This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin' it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don't give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that's all we wanted to do."
Woody Guthrie - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal #154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody caught singin' it without our permission, will be mighty good friends of ourn, cause we don't give a dern. Publish it. Write it. Sing it. Swing to it. Yodel it. We wrote it, that's all we wanted to do."
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There's a crew planning to take the train from California to Vancouver for #ATmosphereConf
See the thread on the forum for more info discourse.atprotocol.community/t/train-from... - thanks @snarfed.org for sharing your Train Jam plans!
See the thread on the forum for more info discourse.atprotocol.community/t/train-from... - thanks @snarfed.org for sharing your Train Jam plans!
January 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
There's a crew planning to take the train from California to Vancouver for #ATmosphereConf
See the thread on the forum for more info discourse.atprotocol.community/t/train-from... - thanks @snarfed.org for sharing your Train Jam plans!
See the thread on the forum for more info discourse.atprotocol.community/t/train-from... - thanks @snarfed.org for sharing your Train Jam plans!
is it complex, or is it complicated
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
is it complex, or is it complicated
Does a given word rhyme with itself?
Eg, does "kitten" rhyme with "kitten"?
Eg, does "kitten" rhyme with "kitten"?
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Does a given word rhyme with itself?
Eg, does "kitten" rhyme with "kitten"?
Eg, does "kitten" rhyme with "kitten"?
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me and @pfrazee.com trying to figure out how to fix the relay
December 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
me and @pfrazee.com trying to figure out how to fix the relay
Quick appreciation post for checklists.
I had to do a delicate migration in prod, so I did the SRE thing: step by step checklist, minimize the critical sections where things are down, lots of sanity checks, dry run first. (If I was really serious, I'd have found someone to watch over my shoulder.)
I had to do a delicate migration in prod, so I did the SRE thing: step by step checklist, minimize the critical sections where things are down, lots of sanity checks, dry run first. (If I was really serious, I'd have found someone to watch over my shoulder.)
December 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Quick appreciation post for checklists.
I had to do a delicate migration in prod, so I did the SRE thing: step by step checklist, minimize the critical sections where things are down, lots of sanity checks, dry run first. (If I was really serious, I'd have found someone to watch over my shoulder.)
I had to do a delicate migration in prod, so I did the SRE thing: step by step checklist, minimize the critical sections where things are down, lots of sanity checks, dry run first. (If I was really serious, I'd have found someone to watch over my shoulder.)
11 year old: "The best thing about Santa Claus is that I don't have to write him a thank you note!"
December 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
11 year old: "The best thing about Santa Claus is that I don't have to write him a thank you note!"