Anuj Ahooja
@quillmatiq.com
🗣️ People, Not Platforms
🌐 Building: @anew.social
✍🏼 Writing: augment.ink
📸🎧☕: @pixels.quillmatiq.com
🌐 Building: @anew.social
✍🏼 Writing: augment.ink
📸🎧☕: @pixels.quillmatiq.com
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Anuj Ahooja
@quillmatiq.com
· Nov 8
Bridges & The Last Network Effect
We don't have to enclose ourselves in walls of our own making or force users to understand the nuances of every platform and protocol. It's time to give people tools that empower them to make decision...
www.augment.ink
I wrote about the importance of tools that bring different platforms and protocols together and how I believe that's the future of an open social web owned by people, not platforms.
www.augment.ink/bridges-the-...
www.augment.ink/bridges-the-...
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threw together a lil web component to add this to any input. super easy progressive UX enhancement for your atproto app!
tangled.org/@jakelazarof...
tangled.org/@jakelazarof...
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
threw together a lil web component to add this to any input. super easy progressive UX enhancement for your atproto app!
tangled.org/@jakelazarof...
tangled.org/@jakelazarof...
If every app is an everything app, is any app actually doing everything for anyone?
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If every app is an everything app, is any app actually doing everything for anyone?
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I'm needing to figure out what the next year is going to hold for me, as this year has been incredibly tough and I've barely scraped by: with any luck finishing the FIRES grant will hopefully be enough money to pay myself for December & January.
I had applied for a job recently, but didn't get it.
I had applied for a job recently, but didn't get it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm needing to figure out what the next year is going to hold for me, as this year has been incredibly tough and I've barely scraped by: with any luck finishing the FIRES grant will hopefully be enough money to pay myself for December & January.
I had applied for a job recently, but didn't get it.
I had applied for a job recently, but didn't get it.
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"Patreon, too, has emphasized creator-to-fan relationships as an antidote to fickle social media algorithms that giveth and taketh away."
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon recently scooped up high-profile Substack writers.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Patreon, too, has emphasized creator-to-fan relationships as an antidote to fickle social media algorithms that giveth and taketh away."
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
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come listen to my super smart brother talk about trust & safety and elections!
📣 Event Happening This Friday!
Don't miss an opportunity to hear from Trust & Safety expert Nicholas Shen, currently leading T&S for Tools for Humanity, about the impact of technology on American democracy.
📅 Friday, 11/14 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time
▶️ RSVP here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Don't miss an opportunity to hear from Trust & Safety expert Nicholas Shen, currently leading T&S for Tools for Humanity, about the impact of technology on American democracy.
📅 Friday, 11/14 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time
▶️ RSVP here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
come listen to my super smart brother talk about trust & safety and elections!
Still too close to call, but LFG 🚀
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has taken a narrow lead in the Seattle mayor race.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Still too close to call, but LFG 🚀
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I'm so psyched about @bonfire.bonfire.cafe.ap.brid.gy's work on making the open social internet good for real communities by putting in the culture work right from the very beginning. I'm a scavenger and a pragmatist *and also* I think the way we do things matters.
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
Sparks fly up
Once you’ve seized the tools of political life to build communal power, it’s hard to forget what a hammer feels like in your hand.
www.wrecka.ge
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm so psyched about @bonfire.bonfire.cafe.ap.brid.gy's work on making the open social internet good for real communities by putting in the culture work right from the very beginning. I'm a scavenger and a pragmatist *and also* I think the way we do things matters.
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
FYI: Clair Obscur is on sale on Steam rn
Save 20% on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Steam
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies ...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
FYI: Clair Obscur is on sale on Steam rn
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Talked to Sir Tim Berners-Lee about the future of the web, AI, and how he feels about ~all this~ www.theverge.com/podcast/8145...
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
The inventor of the World Wide Web still believes in the internet as a force for good.
www.theverge.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Talked to Sir Tim Berners-Lee about the future of the web, AI, and how he feels about ~all this~ www.theverge.com/podcast/8145...
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Building for communities, not profits! 💪
Pumped about the launch of Bonfire, a new microblogging platform that is fully interoperable and modular so people can pick and choose the features that work best for their community.
bonfirenetworks.org
Pumped about the launch of Bonfire, a new microblogging platform that is fully interoperable and modular so people can pick and choose the features that work best for their community.
bonfirenetworks.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Building for communities, not profits! 💪
Pumped about the launch of Bonfire, a new microblogging platform that is fully interoperable and modular so people can pick and choose the features that work best for their community.
bonfirenetworks.org
Pumped about the launch of Bonfire, a new microblogging platform that is fully interoperable and modular so people can pick and choose the features that work best for their community.
bonfirenetworks.org
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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/...
"Patreon, too, has emphasized creator-to-fan relationships as an antidote to fickle social media algorithms that giveth and taketh away."
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon is adding tweet-like features and more recommended content
Patreon recently scooped up high-profile Substack writers.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Patreon, too, has emphasized creator-to-fan relationships as an antidote to fickle social media algorithms that giveth and taketh away."
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
If not on protocols, why protocol shaped?
Every time @reckless.bsky.social brings up the "Door Dash Problem" and CEOs say "we won't get commodified by AI chatbots because we solved the hard problems and they'll depend on us," all I hear is "shut up, this is going to solidify our monopoly."
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Every time @reckless.bsky.social brings up the "Door Dash Problem" and CEOs say "we won't get commodified by AI chatbots because we solved the hard problems and they'll depend on us," all I hear is "shut up, this is going to solidify our monopoly."
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My wife has been working 7 days a week for the last month, and her app is just two days away from launch. Based on their trajectory they’re a few thousand downloads away from ranking in the top 10 of the entire App Store. Can you do what I promise will be an enjoyable favor and preorder the game?
Spark: Puzzles for the Curious App - App Store
Download Spark: Puzzles for the Curious by The Mind Company on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Spark:…
apps.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My wife has been working 7 days a week for the last month, and her app is just two days away from launch. Based on their trajectory they’re a few thousand downloads away from ranking in the top 10 of the entire App Store. Can you do what I promise will be an enjoyable favor and preorder the game?
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Big update to Smoke Signal just dropped! We've redesigned event pages, added ATProtocol facets support, cryptographic RSVPs, private content controls, and AI agent integration.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Big update to Smoke Signal just dropped! We've redesigned event pages, added ATProtocol facets support, cryptographic RSVPs, private content controls, and AI agent integration.
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I’ve been developing something called the Human-Made License, a Creative Commons–style way to certify that creative work was made without genAI.
I’m looking for feedback from artists, designers, and writers before the public launch. DM me if you’d like to take a look at the first draft.
I’m looking for feedback from artists, designers, and writers before the public launch. DM me if you’d like to take a look at the first draft.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’ve been developing something called the Human-Made License, a Creative Commons–style way to certify that creative work was made without genAI.
I’m looking for feedback from artists, designers, and writers before the public launch. DM me if you’d like to take a look at the first draft.
I’m looking for feedback from artists, designers, and writers before the public launch. DM me if you’d like to take a look at the first draft.
Oh no, I caught up on the news
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Oh no, I caught up on the news
Why have I had Gnarly stuck in my head for two weeks straight?
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Why have I had Gnarly stuck in my head for two weeks straight?
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Best part about gym classes where it's hard to walk after is eating a feast that makes it even harder to walk
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Best part about gym classes where it's hard to walk after is eating a feast that makes it even harder to walk
Best part about gym classes where it's hard to walk after is eating a feast that makes it even harder to walk
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Best part about gym classes where it's hard to walk after is eating a feast that makes it even harder to walk
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Being rich is equivalent to being a celebrity. So as long as we keep celebrity worship central to our "entertainment" and "comfort", we won't see the end of them shaping public opinion or directives; despite our efforts.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Being rich is equivalent to being a celebrity. So as long as we keep celebrity worship central to our "entertainment" and "comfort", we won't see the end of them shaping public opinion or directives; despite our efforts.
Oh no, I really enjoyed Muay Thai
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Oh no, I really enjoyed Muay Thai
Version History is probably the best series @theverge.com has produced. So much fun going down memory lane every Sunday.
Amazon’s biggest fail: the Fire Phone | Version History
YouTube video by The Verge
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Version History is probably the best series @theverge.com has produced. So much fun going down memory lane every Sunday.
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Don't you dare bring me Hellman's
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Don't you dare bring me Hellman's
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excited to get this out the door. switch to blacksky.community in @getsky.app now
Sky․app 0.5.0 is out!
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
• Switch AppView to blacksky.community
• Minor fix for minimum window width
getsky.app or Check for Updates in app
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
excited to get this out the door. switch to blacksky.community in @getsky.app now