Peter Held
@pheld517.bsky.social
Director of Engineering at Flipboard.
I'm excited to be working on Surf - a new Fediverse client (currently in beta) that supports Bluesky!
https://flipboard.social/@pheld
https://pixelfed.social/pheld
https://flipboard.com/@peterheld/
I'm excited to be working on Surf - a new Fediverse client (currently in beta) that supports Bluesky!
https://flipboard.social/@pheld
https://pixelfed.social/pheld
https://flipboard.com/@peterheld/
Computerphile is always a good watch. youtu.be/pYP0ynR8h-k?...
AI Sandbagging - Computerphile
Following the theme of AI research and safety, Aric Floyd talks about how some Large Language Models might follow the all too human trait of sandbagging - "lying" about their true capabilities. AI Sandbagging Paper: https://www.apolloresearch.ai/research/scheming-reasoning-evaluations Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com
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May 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Computerphile is always a good watch. youtu.be/pYP0ynR8h-k?...
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Major surf.social beta dropping today which introduces Starter Sets for the open social web. For example, combine "Tech Builders and Thinkers" with "Tech posts from My Bluesky Follows" to get a personalized tech feed that includes interesting people from Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc.
May 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Major surf.social beta dropping today which introduces Starter Sets for the open social web. For example, combine "Tech Builders and Thinkers" with "Tech posts from My Bluesky Follows" to get a personalized tech feed that includes interesting people from Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc.
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There's an app called Surf that lets you choose to entirely ignore politics, maybe take a nice respite.
The Flipboard team built it as a way to browse the decentralized world.
It's still in beta, but you might want to get on the waitlist. I really like the trending searches feed.
The Flipboard team built it as a way to browse the decentralized world.
It's still in beta, but you might want to get on the waitlist. I really like the trending searches feed.
Flipboard’s Surf app is a big new idea about the future of social
This might be the first great fediverse app.
www.theverge.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There's an app called Surf that lets you choose to entirely ignore politics, maybe take a nice respite.
The Flipboard team built it as a way to browse the decentralized world.
It's still in beta, but you might want to get on the waitlist. I really like the trending searches feed.
The Flipboard team built it as a way to browse the decentralized world.
It's still in beta, but you might want to get on the waitlist. I really like the trending searches feed.
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Seattle mayor when?
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
May 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Seattle mayor when?
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Love it when malicious compliance leads to harsh punishments that give consumers what they should've had all along ❤️
Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases
Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases
Through gritted teeth, no doubt.
buff.ly
May 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Love it when malicious compliance leads to harsh punishments that give consumers what they should've had all along ❤️
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Seattle City Council is so unserious.
NEW: Despite the fact that all appeals against Seattle's Comprehensive Plan have been dismissed, the city council is punting action on the most substantive zoning changes included in the plan - including neighborhood center upzones - until 2026.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/18/s...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/18/s...
Seattle Council Pushes Most Zoning Changes Into 2026, Citing Appeal Delays - The Urbanist
# Phase two of the One Seattle Plan had included additional housing density around existing commercial centers like Tangletown and Madrona, but now those changes won't be discussed until after this fa...
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April 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Seattle City Council is so unserious.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Introducing “Lentil”
April 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Introducing “Lentil”
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Rainbow afternoon in Seattle.
April 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Rainbow afternoon in Seattle.
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I saw this last night and there are so many worse and scarier things happening but I don't think my brain is ever going to work again after seeing this. I think it's done.
Welp, the Secretary of Education thinks that schools are going to start using "A1 teaching."
She said it twice - A1, not AI.
First, it's stupid, but also: how can one have existed over the past two years and not know AI? It's not some niche thing that no one talks about 🤷🏻♀️
She said it twice - A1, not AI.
First, it's stupid, but also: how can one have existed over the past two years and not know AI? It's not some niche thing that no one talks about 🤷🏻♀️
April 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I saw this last night and there are so many worse and scarier things happening but I don't think my brain is ever going to work again after seeing this. I think it's done.
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@surf.social just keeps getting better. I love the recent updates. The Android experience is no longer janky. Thank you
April 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@surf.social just keeps getting better. I love the recent updates. The Android experience is no longer janky. Thank you
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April 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Imagine "putting a lot of thought" into how you show off your tech, and the best you can do is "look at this artist who hates us whose work we're going to blatantly steal" instead of all the countless positive ways your technology could be used.
OpenAI is the worst version of what it could be.
OpenAI is the worst version of what it could be.
March 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Imagine "putting a lot of thought" into how you show off your tech, and the best you can do is "look at this artist who hates us whose work we're going to blatantly steal" instead of all the countless positive ways your technology could be used.
OpenAI is the worst version of what it could be.
OpenAI is the worst version of what it could be.
A great discussion about consciousness:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000700593406
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000700593406
Christof Koch on Consciousness and Integrated Information
I talk with neuroscientist Christof Koch about what consciousness is, and what it has to do with the brain.
podcasts.apple.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
A great discussion about consciousness:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000700593406
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739?i=1000700593406
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OK! We have now published all the videos from Day 1 and Day 2!
*hisses gently at some other uploads*
Here's the #ATmosphereConf playlist www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
*hisses gently at some other uploads*
Here's the #ATmosphereConf playlist www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025 - YouTube
Recorded talks from the ATmosphereConf Seattle conference held in March 2025 https://atprotocol.dev/atmosphereconf/ The ATmosphere Conference was a 2 day eve...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OK! We have now published all the videos from Day 1 and Day 2!
*hisses gently at some other uploads*
Here's the #ATmosphereConf playlist www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
*hisses gently at some other uploads*
Here's the #ATmosphereConf playlist www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#ATmosphereConf was the most informative and inspiring conference I've ever attended.
A couple of initial takeaways:
1. (obvious, but super-reinforced) The community is driven by deeply positive goals and empowered with hard-won lessons that apply to every community type and size imaginable.
1/2
A couple of initial takeaways:
1. (obvious, but super-reinforced) The community is driven by deeply positive goals and empowered with hard-won lessons that apply to every community type and size imaginable.
1/2
March 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
#ATmosphereConf was the most informative and inspiring conference I've ever attended.
A couple of initial takeaways:
1. (obvious, but super-reinforced) The community is driven by deeply positive goals and empowered with hard-won lessons that apply to every community type and size imaginable.
1/2
A couple of initial takeaways:
1. (obvious, but super-reinforced) The community is driven by deeply positive goals and empowered with hard-won lessons that apply to every community type and size imaginable.
1/2
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"You can't scare people into using shit.. you give them cool things that make them love themselves"
@rudyfraser.com #ATmosphereconf
@rudyfraser.com #ATmosphereconf
March 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"You can't scare people into using shit.. you give them cool things that make them love themselves"
@rudyfraser.com #ATmosphereconf
@rudyfraser.com #ATmosphereconf
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Enjoying this Surf feed by @sarahp.bsky.social to keep up on the excellent talks and goings on at the #atmosphereconf
Our lead engineers @jason.mischievous.org and @pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy are both there. Be sure to say!
ATmosphere Conference
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Our lead engineers @jason.mischievous.org and @pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy are both there. Be sure to say!
ATmosphere Conference
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
ATmosphere Conference by Sarah Perez 💙 on Surf
Surf - ATmosphere Conference
surf.social
March 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Enjoying this Surf feed by @sarahp.bsky.social to keep up on the excellent talks and goings on at the #atmosphereconf
Our lead engineers @jason.mischievous.org and @pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy are both there. Be sure to say!
ATmosphere Conference
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
Our lead engineers @jason.mischievous.org and @pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy are both there. Be sure to say!
ATmosphere Conference
surf.social/feed/surf%2F...
#SurfFeeds
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@wang.social’s message at #ATmosphereConf is that we went from bandwidth scarcity to attention scarcity is enlightening.
March 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
@wang.social’s message at #ATmosphereConf is that we went from bandwidth scarcity to attention scarcity is enlightening.
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Optimism of the early web and the pessimism of the consolidating web. “Society has come to reflect the dominant form of technology”. You might have a chance to alter the course of history if you work hard enough. @jay.bsky.team’s talk at #atmosphereconf @bsky.app
Also
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
Also
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
March 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Optimism of the early web and the pessimism of the consolidating web. “Society has come to reflect the dominant form of technology”. You might have a chance to alter the course of history if you work hard enough. @jay.bsky.team’s talk at #atmosphereconf @bsky.app
Also
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
Also
www.eff.org/cyberspace-i...
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"The worst thing we did to users was making them learn how DNS works. I was explaining DNS to Flava Flav... that's not a kind thing to do." @pfrazee.com at #ATmosphereConf
March 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"The worst thing we did to users was making them learn how DNS works. I was explaining DNS to Flava Flav... that's not a kind thing to do." @pfrazee.com at #ATmosphereConf
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"The company is a future adversary" @pfrazee.com #ATmosphereConf
March 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"The company is a future adversary" @pfrazee.com #ATmosphereConf