Christine Lemmer-Webber
@dustyweb.bsky.social
Co-author/co-editor of ActivityPub (what connects together the fediverse, including Mastodon, etc). Executive Director of the Spritely Institute. Lisp/scheme enthusiast, chaos transfem, sketcher of tiny creature drawings.
https://dustycloud.org
https://dustycloud.org
Little gas mask'y alien I worked on at Hack & Craft. Only my second real sculpt effort in Blender really, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Little gas mask'y alien I worked on at Hack & Craft. Only my second real sculpt effort in Blender really, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out.
I am SO EXCITED to announce the new release of @spritelyinst.bsky.social Goblins 0.17.0 featuring MAJOR new improvements to our persistence system, including a lightning-fast storage backend called Bloblin! spritely.institute/news/spritel...
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I am SO EXCITED to announce the new release of @spritelyinst.bsky.social Goblins 0.17.0 featuring MAJOR new improvements to our persistence system, including a lightning-fast storage backend called Bloblin! spritely.institute/news/spritel...
Sketching some lil friens as a warm-up exercise
October 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sketching some lil friens as a warm-up exercise
Me, eternally
October 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me, eternally
Goblinville: A Spring Lisp Game Jam 2025 retrospective spritely.institute/news/goblinv...
This spring for the Lisp Game Jam we wanted to show off something realtime using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tools and protocol, so we built a browser-based walk-around-chat-and-plant-things game!
This spring for the Lisp Game Jam we wanted to show off something realtime using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tools and protocol, so we built a browser-based walk-around-chat-and-plant-things game!
June 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Goblinville: A Spring Lisp Game Jam 2025 retrospective spritely.institute/news/goblinv...
This spring for the Lisp Game Jam we wanted to show off something realtime using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tools and protocol, so we built a browser-based walk-around-chat-and-plant-things game!
This spring for the Lisp Game Jam we wanted to show off something realtime using @spritelyinst.bsky.social's tools and protocol, so we built a browser-based walk-around-chat-and-plant-things game!
It's been a bit since the @spritely campaign wrapped up, but we decided to post a retrospective, an update on campaign rewards, and some lovely quotes from donors! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
PLUS! I promised if we crossed the $90k line I'd do an animation and I KEPT MY PROMISE!
PLUS! I promised if we crossed the $90k line I'd do an animation and I KEPT MY PROMISE!
April 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's been a bit since the @spritely campaign wrapped up, but we decided to post a retrospective, an update on campaign rewards, and some lovely quotes from donors! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
PLUS! I promised if we crossed the $90k line I'd do an animation and I KEPT MY PROMISE!
PLUS! I promised if we crossed the $90k line I'd do an animation and I KEPT MY PROMISE!
Thank you! As I write this we have ONE HOUR LEFT of our campaign and we have raised OVER $85k!!!! spritely.institute/donate/
THANK YOU EVERYONE! And if you haven't supported @spritelyinst.bsky.social yet please do so! And thank you to those who have!
💜💜💜💜💜
THANK YOU EVERYONE! And if you haven't supported @spritelyinst.bsky.social yet please do so! And thank you to those who have!
💜💜💜💜💜
February 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you! As I write this we have ONE HOUR LEFT of our campaign and we have raised OVER $85k!!!! spritely.institute/donate/
THANK YOU EVERYONE! And if you haven't supported @spritelyinst.bsky.social yet please do so! And thank you to those who have!
💜💜💜💜💜
THANK YOU EVERYONE! And if you haven't supported @spritelyinst.bsky.social yet please do so! And thank you to those who have!
💜💜💜💜💜
And if that's not enough... if that's not enough! If the moral ask ALONE was not enough!
We show off our tech by making video games and if you donate at the silver, gold, or diamond levels YOU GET YOUR NAME IN OUR OPEN SOURCE VIDEO GAMES how cool is that? spritely.institute/donate/
We show off our tech by making video games and if you donate at the silver, gold, or diamond levels YOU GET YOUR NAME IN OUR OPEN SOURCE VIDEO GAMES how cool is that? spritely.institute/donate/
February 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
And if that's not enough... if that's not enough! If the moral ask ALONE was not enough!
We show off our tech by making video games and if you donate at the silver, gold, or diamond levels YOU GET YOUR NAME IN OUR OPEN SOURCE VIDEO GAMES how cool is that? spritely.institute/donate/
We show off our tech by making video games and if you donate at the silver, gold, or diamond levels YOU GET YOUR NAME IN OUR OPEN SOURCE VIDEO GAMES how cool is that? spritely.institute/donate/
With TWO HOURS TO GO left on Spritely's supporter drive I am gonna give a LIVE THREAD about why you should support @spritelyinst.bsky.social and why I am SO PROUD OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING HERE! spritely.institute/donate/
Let's gooooooo!!!! 🧵
Let's gooooooo!!!! 🧵
February 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
With TWO HOURS TO GO left on Spritely's supporter drive I am gonna give a LIVE THREAD about why you should support @spritelyinst.bsky.social and why I am SO PROUD OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING HERE! spritely.institute/donate/
Let's gooooooo!!!! 🧵
Let's gooooooo!!!! 🧵
Okay back from FOSDEM and OH SHIT 3 HOURS LEFT OF THE @SPRITELY SUPPORTER DRIVE spritely.institute/donate/
How high can we get it? Help support us in our work! Let's take back the net!
Thank youuuuuuu 💜
How high can we get it? Help support us in our work! Let's take back the net!
Thank youuuuuuu 💜
February 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Okay back from FOSDEM and OH SHIT 3 HOURS LEFT OF THE @SPRITELY SUPPORTER DRIVE spritely.institute/donate/
How high can we get it? Help support us in our work! Let's take back the net!
Thank youuuuuuu 💜
How high can we get it? Help support us in our work! Let's take back the net!
Thank youuuuuuu 💜
As foretold! Spritely Goblins 0.15.0 is OUT... Goblins in the browser!!! spritely.institute/news/spritel...
You can even try a real little running mini chatroom using Goblins and OCapN, right in the blogpost!
This has been SUCH a major effort from the whole Spritely team! Goblins + Hoot! Horray!
You can even try a real little running mini chatroom using Goblins and OCapN, right in the blogpost!
This has been SUCH a major effort from the whole Spritely team! Goblins + Hoot! Horray!
January 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As foretold! Spritely Goblins 0.15.0 is OUT... Goblins in the browser!!! spritely.institute/news/spritel...
You can even try a real little running mini chatroom using Goblins and OCapN, right in the blogpost!
This has been SUCH a major effort from the whole Spritely team! Goblins + Hoot! Horray!
You can even try a real little running mini chatroom using Goblins and OCapN, right in the blogpost!
This has been SUCH a major effort from the whole Spritely team! Goblins + Hoot! Horray!
Spritely Hoot v0.6.0 is OUT! spritely.institute/news/guile-h...
That's right, our Scheme-to-Webassembly compiler got a new release that's more exciting than ever!
(And could the Spritely Hoot and Goblins mascots hanging out be foreshadowing another announcement soon?? Hmmmm!!!)
That's right, our Scheme-to-Webassembly compiler got a new release that's more exciting than ever!
(And could the Spritely Hoot and Goblins mascots hanging out be foreshadowing another announcement soon?? Hmmmm!!!)
January 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Spritely Hoot v0.6.0 is OUT! spritely.institute/news/guile-h...
That's right, our Scheme-to-Webassembly compiler got a new release that's more exciting than ever!
(And could the Spritely Hoot and Goblins mascots hanging out be foreshadowing another announcement soon?? Hmmmm!!!)
That's right, our Scheme-to-Webassembly compiler got a new release that's more exciting than ever!
(And could the Spritely Hoot and Goblins mascots hanging out be foreshadowing another announcement soon?? Hmmmm!!!)
The DIY FOSS Cyborg dustycloud.org/blog/the-diy...
Yes, I met a DIY FOSS Cyborg who lives in Emacs and Guix full-time. And YOU TOO can live such a life, if you dare!
Yes, I met a DIY FOSS Cyborg who lives in Emacs and Guix full-time. And YOU TOO can live such a life, if you dare!
January 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The DIY FOSS Cyborg dustycloud.org/blog/the-diy...
Yes, I met a DIY FOSS Cyborg who lives in Emacs and Guix full-time. And YOU TOO can live such a life, if you dare!
Yes, I met a DIY FOSS Cyborg who lives in Emacs and Guix full-time. And YOU TOO can live such a life, if you dare!
I'm so happy that @spritelyinst.bsky.social made its $80k goal! Thank you everyone, really and truly 💜
We have three weeks left! So we've announced a new stretch goal! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
Goblins playground, live in the browser! Cirkoban, our Goblins+Hoot demo game, DELUXE edition!
We have three weeks left! So we've announced a new stretch goal! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
Goblins playground, live in the browser! Cirkoban, our Goblins+Hoot demo game, DELUXE edition!
January 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm so happy that @spritelyinst.bsky.social made its $80k goal! Thank you everyone, really and truly 💜
We have three weeks left! So we've announced a new stretch goal! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
Goblins playground, live in the browser! Cirkoban, our Goblins+Hoot demo game, DELUXE edition!
We have three weeks left! So we've announced a new stretch goal! spritely.institute/news/2024-20...
Goblins playground, live in the browser! Cirkoban, our Goblins+Hoot demo game, DELUXE edition!
OMG! @spritelyinst.bsky.social hit the main goal for its supporter drive! THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us so far! 💜 spritely.institute/donate/
We still have 3 weeks left! We'll be announcing a stretch goal soon! But most importantly...
THANK YOU everyone!!! 💜
We still have 3 weeks left! We'll be announcing a stretch goal soon! But most importantly...
THANK YOU everyone!!! 💜
January 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
OMG! @spritelyinst.bsky.social hit the main goal for its supporter drive! THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us so far! 💜 spritely.institute/donate/
We still have 3 weeks left! We'll be announcing a stretch goal soon! But most importantly...
THANK YOU everyone!!! 💜
We still have 3 weeks left! We'll be announcing a stretch goal soon! But most importantly...
THANK YOU everyone!!! 💜
People are asking me what I think of freeourfeeds.com but my main thought is why on earth would they choose an image that looks almost *exactly* like the old Diaspora* logo
January 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
People are asking me what I think of freeourfeeds.com but my main thought is why on earth would they choose an image that looks almost *exactly* like the old Diaspora* logo
Seriously you get to appear in video game credits for helping advance the future of the internet by supporting Spritely! spritely.institute/donate/
Advancing the internet! Appearing in video game credits! What a deal!
Advancing the internet! Appearing in video game credits! What a deal!
January 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Seriously you get to appear in video game credits for helping advance the future of the internet by supporting Spritely! spritely.institute/donate/
Advancing the internet! Appearing in video game credits! What a deal!
Advancing the internet! Appearing in video game credits! What a deal!
No fucking way labyrinth.zone/objects/e129...
Facebook is changing the pride flag themes to be "Candy Floss" instead of "Transgender" and "Golden Sunset" instead of "Nonbinary"
Fuck this fuck this fuck THIS
Facebook is changing the pride flag themes to be "Candy Floss" instead of "Transgender" and "Golden Sunset" instead of "Nonbinary"
Fuck this fuck this fuck THIS
January 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
No fucking way labyrinth.zone/objects/e129...
Facebook is changing the pride flag themes to be "Candy Floss" instead of "Transgender" and "Golden Sunset" instead of "Nonbinary"
Fuck this fuck this fuck THIS
Facebook is changing the pride flag themes to be "Candy Floss" instead of "Transgender" and "Golden Sunset" instead of "Nonbinary"
Fuck this fuck this fuck THIS
There he is, rabies guy, just hanging out
Cool, this is awesome, one of the scariest diseases to possibly contract and there's an epidemic of it in our town and you got him, you got the critter with it and you just moved him to the river
Awesome, thanks guys
Cool, this is awesome, one of the scariest diseases to possibly contract and there's an epidemic of it in our town and you got him, you got the critter with it and you just moved him to the river
Awesome, thanks guys
December 18, 2024 at 8:12 PM
There he is, rabies guy, just hanging out
Cool, this is awesome, one of the scariest diseases to possibly contract and there's an epidemic of it in our town and you got him, you got the critter with it and you just moved him to the river
Awesome, thanks guys
Cool, this is awesome, one of the scariest diseases to possibly contract and there's an epidemic of it in our town and you got him, you got the critter with it and you just moved him to the river
Awesome, thanks guys
But do they get rid of him? NO! The cops just took the rabid raccoon kicking and screaming and let him roll down the hill to hang out on the bank of the river by our house where he STILL IS
What the fuck?!
What the fuck?!
December 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
But do they get rid of him? NO! The cops just took the rabid raccoon kicking and screaming and let him roll down the hill to hang out on the bank of the river by our house where he STILL IS
What the fuck?!
What the fuck?!
They got the raccoon! I feel bad for the guy but they got him, rabies-epidemic-behind-our-house-over right?!
December 18, 2024 at 8:05 PM
They got the raccoon! I feel bad for the guy but they got him, rabies-epidemic-behind-our-house-over right?!
Okay UPDATES, the rabid raccoon turned out to be in the tree behind our house
The cops came to get the raccoon right, they're gonna get him with their pole and everything
Look! They've almost got him!
The cops came to get the raccoon right, they're gonna get him with their pole and everything
Look! They've almost got him!
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Okay UPDATES, the rabid raccoon turned out to be in the tree behind our house
The cops came to get the raccoon right, they're gonna get him with their pole and everything
Look! They've almost got him!
The cops came to get the raccoon right, they're gonna get him with their pole and everything
Look! They've almost got him!
Can we all agree that Horned Melons are the cutest creature-fruits
(CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ivar Leidus, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon#/...)
(CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ivar Leidus, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon#/...)
December 18, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Can we all agree that Horned Melons are the cutest creature-fruits
(CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ivar Leidus, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon#/...)
(CC BY-SA 4.0 by Ivar Leidus, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon#/...)
This was probably the thing I got the hardest pushback on from a team member of Bluesky, that it is not quadratic as we scale towards decentralization.
Truth be told, I don't have a degree in CS. Most of what I know I learned from studying independently and community resources. Was I wrong?
Truth be told, I don't have a degree in CS. Most of what I know I learned from studying independently and community resources. Was I wrong?
December 14, 2024 at 8:47 PM
This was probably the thing I got the hardest pushback on from a team member of Bluesky, that it is not quadratic as we scale towards decentralization.
Truth be told, I don't have a degree in CS. Most of what I know I learned from studying independently and community resources. Was I wrong?
Truth be told, I don't have a degree in CS. Most of what I know I learned from studying independently and community resources. Was I wrong?