Paul Johnecheck
@7hird.dev
Developing Star Gambit (stargamb.it) and soon to be building on atproto.
What an excellent (though scary) analogy. Erin's analysis is spot on: so far we've only felt the first tremors from our collective failure to build a shared reality.
Let's build a firmer foundation.
Let's build a firmer foundation.
Happy holidays, Bluesky! I got you a megathrust earthquake, soil liquefaction, spine-tingling papers about the way our networks confound knowledge, and a PDF in a pear tree. It's my wrap on a year of trying to make sense of how we make sense of what's happening to us.
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
www.wrecka.ge/landslide-a-...
Landslide; a ghost story
On March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end o...
www.wrecka.ge
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What an excellent (though scary) analogy. Erin's analysis is spot on: so far we've only felt the first tremors from our collective failure to build a shared reality.
Let's build a firmer foundation.
Let's build a firmer foundation.
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
I'll be there! Can't wait to see Vancouver, I should have something cool cooked up by then.
Early bird tickets are now on sale for #ATmosphereConf, plus lots more details on early confirmed speakers, side events, and conference hotel
Early Bird Tickets and Speaker Announcement
Buy your tickets now to join us in Vancouver, March 2026
news.atmosphereconf.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'll be there! Can't wait to see Vancouver, I should have something cool cooked up by then.
Listening to the Silksong OST, damn @christopherlarkin.bsky.social is good. Like Hollow Knight before it, I am head over heels for Silksong's environments/vibes and the soundtrack is a HUGE part of that.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Listening to the Silksong OST, damn @christopherlarkin.bsky.social is good. Like Hollow Knight before it, I am head over heels for Silksong's environments/vibes and the soundtrack is a HUGE part of that.
Shoutout @dame.is, really wholesome to give some feedback and see improvements almost immediately. You set a high bar for the rest of us devs!
with all of the new visitors to anisota over the past 24 hours, i decided to invest some time today in making the tutorial better — i've added additional explainers to the tutorial and added a nice glowing highlight to bring attention to the relevant buttons/content the user should look at
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Shoutout @dame.is, really wholesome to give some feedback and see improvements almost immediately. You set a high bar for the rest of us devs!
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Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
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it looks like OAuth permission scopes are getting attention.
we know the stakes and urgency. we hoped to have this fully documented by now, and are very close. hold tight just a bit longer please
we know the stakes and urgency. we hoped to have this fully documented by now, and are very close. hold tight just a bit longer please
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
it looks like OAuth permission scopes are getting attention.
we know the stakes and urgency. we hoped to have this fully documented by now, and are very close. hold tight just a bit longer please
we know the stakes and urgency. we hoped to have this fully documented by now, and are very close. hold tight just a bit longer please
Just saw a license plate, "I SEL M". WILD way to advertise if so 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Just saw a license plate, "I SEL M". WILD way to advertise if so 🤣
Loving @stechlab-labels.bsky.social. The 'posted more than 50 times yesterday' label is remarkably well correlated with content I want off my feed. Anyone know of a good way to filter that with exceptions for news organizations and stuff?
#atproto #labels
#atproto #labels
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Loving @stechlab-labels.bsky.social. The 'posted more than 50 times yesterday' label is remarkably well correlated with content I want off my feed. Anyone know of a good way to filter that with exceptions for news organizations and stuff?
#atproto #labels
#atproto #labels
I'm just saying, if @graze.social was open source I'd be writing a PR instead
November 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I'm just saying, if @graze.social was open source I'd be writing a PR instead
Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao. Every month that his company, #binance, doesn't redeem the trump-coins it got from the #UAE makes millions for the Trump family. Why might Sheikh Tahnoon choose to park his $2B in Trump's bank account?
This is #corruption, plain and simple.
This is #corruption, plain and simple.
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao. Every month that his company, #binance, doesn't redeem the trump-coins it got from the #UAE makes millions for the Trump family. Why might Sheikh Tahnoon choose to park his $2B in Trump's bank account?
This is #corruption, plain and simple.
This is #corruption, plain and simple.
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imo this is one of the most important things that needed to exist for more folks to feel comfortable trying out non-Bluesky PDSes
huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
It's here! PDS MOOver now supports automated backups and restores that anyone can use! This also includes adversarial account migrations!
pdsmoover.com
pdsmoover.com
PDS MOOver: The Next Generation
PDS MOOver now supports automated backups and account recovery
retrobailey.leaflet.pub
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
imo this is one of the most important things that needed to exist for more folks to feel comfortable trying out non-Bluesky PDSes
huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
huge shoutout to Bailey for taking this one on
Finally on my own PDS! Thanks @baileytownsend.dev for pdsmoover.com, made it very to transfer over. Let's go #atproto!
buuut... I still need to give @bsky.app my password? I'd really rather that be OAuth. Anyone have a better frontend for me to try?
buuut... I still need to give @bsky.app my password? I'd really rather that be OAuth. Anyone have a better frontend for me to try?
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Finally on my own PDS! Thanks @baileytownsend.dev for pdsmoover.com, made it very to transfer over. Let's go #atproto!
buuut... I still need to give @bsky.app my password? I'd really rather that be OAuth. Anyone have a better frontend for me to try?
buuut... I still need to give @bsky.app my password? I'd really rather that be OAuth. Anyone have a better frontend for me to try?
Not what I meant when I asked for 3 chrome instances each taking up a third of my screen 🤣
October 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Not what I meant when I asked for 3 chrome instances each taking up a third of my screen 🤣
Camouflage gambit was too strong, had to nerf.
Shaders are cool, I just wish Flutter let me apply them on web natively.
#gamedev #shaders #scifi #boardgames #flutter
Shaders are cool, I just wish Flutter let me apply them on web natively.
#gamedev #shaders #scifi #boardgames #flutter
October 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Camouflage gambit was too strong, had to nerf.
Shaders are cool, I just wish Flutter let me apply them on web natively.
#gamedev #shaders #scifi #boardgames #flutter
Shaders are cool, I just wish Flutter let me apply them on web natively.
#gamedev #shaders #scifi #boardgames #flutter
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In some ways, this is the most powerful group in #Nepal right now. #Democracy could use a win. Wishing them the best.
#atproto ppl... are we really gonna let #discord outdo us like that?
#atproto ppl... are we really gonna let #discord outdo us like that?
September 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In some ways, this is the most powerful group in #Nepal right now. #Democracy could use a win. Wishing them the best.
#atproto ppl... are we really gonna let #discord outdo us like that?
#atproto ppl... are we really gonna let #discord outdo us like that?
#Silksong is too good, @teamcherry.bsky.social has outdone themselves. 10/10. EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE NASTY SURPRISE HOW DARE YOU I LITERALLY SCREAMED
September 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
#Silksong is too good, @teamcherry.bsky.social has outdone themselves. 10/10. EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE NASTY SURPRISE HOW DARE YOU I LITERALLY SCREAMED
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Senator Rand Paul directly and forthrightly takes on JD Vance:
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
September 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Senator Rand Paul directly and forthrightly takes on JD Vance:
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
"What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial."
July 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Well look at that. I've got a domain, a blog, a demo, and a sexy new did:web handle. Locally, things are looking up!
7hird.dev/posts/hello-...
#StarGambit #gamedev #blog #svelte #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #boardgames #boardgame
7hird.dev/posts/hello-...
#StarGambit #gamedev #blog #svelte #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #boardgames #boardgame
Hello World!
About me, also Star Gambit demo
7hird.dev
July 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Well look at that. I've got a domain, a blog, a demo, and a sexy new did:web handle. Locally, things are looking up!
7hird.dev/posts/hello-...
#StarGambit #gamedev #blog #svelte #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #boardgames #boardgame
7hird.dev/posts/hello-...
#StarGambit #gamedev #blog #svelte #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #boardgames #boardgame
This exactly.
My philosophy as a game designer: if it annoys me as a player, it doesn't belong in my game.
If your choice is between profits and UX, choose UX every time.
Ideally money comes later as appreciative players help spread your game. If not, well, at least what you made doesn't suck.
My philosophy as a game designer: if it annoys me as a player, it doesn't belong in my game.
If your choice is between profits and UX, choose UX every time.
Ideally money comes later as appreciative players help spread your game. If not, well, at least what you made doesn't suck.
The honest reason I don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots & pans
June 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This exactly.
My philosophy as a game designer: if it annoys me as a player, it doesn't belong in my game.
If your choice is between profits and UX, choose UX every time.
Ideally money comes later as appreciative players help spread your game. If not, well, at least what you made doesn't suck.
My philosophy as a game designer: if it annoys me as a player, it doesn't belong in my game.
If your choice is between profits and UX, choose UX every time.
Ideally money comes later as appreciative players help spread your game. If not, well, at least what you made doesn't suck.