Diving into the idea of bridging different social networks and protocols like ATproto and ActivityPub to enhance the web. Looking back at my personal web journey, from Web 2.0 to now, emphasizing that building connections can strengthen online communities.

Most social networks use a single database with an app, storing usernames, posts, algorithms, moderation rules, and HTML within the same company. Building on top means relying on the vendor’s rate-limited API, which can change or disappear unexpectedly.

The AT Protocol (ATproto) divides the monolith into parts that different people can run, use different languages for, and swap out without…

I want to end by linking to one of my favorite recent articles about technology: "No one's coming. It's up to us." The overall message is that we can't just expect new tech to automatically improve the world. If we want a better future, we need to make conscious decisions about what kind of world we want, and contribute to work that moves us in that direction.

That's what I'm trying to do…

Octavia Butler published Parable of the Sower in 1993, but it is set in a version of America in 2024 with a dangerous demagogue at the helm of the country and community all but broken down. She was prophetic. The protagonist, Lauren Olamina, develops Earthseed – a philosophy that worships change as the only true constant force in the world. The adherents of Earthseed worship by paying deep…

Oooh this looks interesting. Wonder if I can do something to integrate with my site somehow. Would be very helpful, indeed.

Also, would be able to see if i could build full library app out of this (less social reading, more documentation of books owned and all).