On my way to the digital privacy retreat, I didn't have to show my boarding pass because they had a FACE SCANNER at the gate 😵‍💫

Very cool

Life imitates art.

Such a good piece from @rosael.bsky.social on the soul & spirit of the Philadelphia Cycling Classic comeback: rosaeltd.substack.com/p/philly-cyc...

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing fortune.com/2025/08/18/m... [The ones that succeed] “have seen revenues jump from zero to $20 million in a year. It’s because they pick one pain point, execute well, and partner smartly with companies who use their tools."

Approximately once a month, I have to tell someone that they should not be using a [Google] Form. A form is a power imbalance. It says the organizer's system is more important than the respondent's nuance (which is true sometimes!) (1/2)

Hey friends — a reminder that CID Congress #4 is coming up a week from right now! luma.com/sjohnvw9 Is there any cool IPFS, DASL, CID, etc. demo you'd like to share? Some crazy cool new idea you want to present? Let us know! It's a very chill and friendly community, don't be shy!

Excited for 3 days of thinking, sharing, and making together.

Based on today's daycare updates, the Eagles indoctrination starts YOUNG.

#Interop2026 has opened for proposals! This annual cross-vendor project to increase browser compatibility will take your suggestions through September 24. Learn more and speak up: www.igalia.com/2025/09/04/C...

Summer may be coming to an end (in this hemisphere) but CIDs are forever! Join us for an hour of beDASLing fun at CID Congress 4. lu.ma/sjohnvw9

Happy Friday, here's a frog sauna. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This kind of experience report + brainstorming is so valuable for OSS maintainers and @immber.bsky.social is very good at them.

IPFS has 49x more followers on X than Bluesky. But the same content gets 40% more engagement on Bluesky than X. Admittedly it's some pretty niche content with a particular overlap for the ATProto community, but still.

Come to the next content addressing cookout Sept 17 🍉

Is anyone building an ATProto-enabled product for school groups and minivan moms? Because that's what keeps people on Facebook and, along with that, reading & sharing misinformation.

Oh yeah — Ed25519 is now available in Chrome! Read what the ineffable @bumblefudge.com has to say about this wonderful piece of news. ipfsfoundation.org/ed25519-supp...

Maybe I used too much jargon. Grants for projects combining public safety nets + responsible AI, go get it!

About last week...

PBIF is awarding $5M in non-dilutive funding to AI-enabled solutions that help governments respond to recent federal policy changes and funding constraints in safety net programs. Submit by Aug 16th: www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org/summer-2025-...

Philly population: 1.55 million Why can't us?

Congrats on the beta launch @germnetwork.com!

Not on my bingo card: neighborhood granddad having coffee with his daughter and newborn grandchild overhears my conversation with a friend and interrupts. "So I was eavesdropping and it sounds like you guys might know something about the city. Is there like an API for the PPA?"

Towards a more open web 🦋

Has anyone met Jerry IRL or

Even if these weren't my friends I would be so stoked about this podcast. As it is, go listen, subscribe, and tell your friends 🔥🎉

Raising little kids in 2025 is equal parts hope and heartbreak. Every giggle, every burst of joy is clouded by a flash of acknowledgement that so many other children don't have a chance to run, dance, and laugh.

"Democracy isn’t perfect. It’s slow, it’s messy, it’s often staffed by people who don’t understand technology. But it’s also the only system that has consistently created the conditions for innovation to flourish." From @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/f...

We grumble about graybeards a lot but I'm on 2 community boards with actual graybeards & retirees. The oldest ones are the most future-thinking + bold. Reminds me of @audreyt.org saying youth + elderly are natural allies, because both have the long view. Anyway, John Lewis died 5 years ago today.

The methodical hedgehog! www.rte.ie/sport/cyclin...

Local & regional elected officials have been calling for donations -- I must be on a list going around. What is the maximum amount of chaotic good I can do in a 10-minute conversation? Please give me your best/worst ideas.

Is your idea a feature, product, or a platform? Only #3 survives & scales long-term, but you can't get there with lukewarm or half-baked features or products.

Tomorrow! UCAN is an authentication system that uses web tokens for granting access to resources, rather than relying on a central authority. Lots of overlap with IPFS projects (including @storacha.network) across web2-2.5-3, and we're excited to see the community calls resume.

Philly lost a gem. Thank you for your legacy, Latanya. Rest in your beautiful, gracious power. www.inquirer.com/obituaries/l...

I'm looking to get some small parts 3D printed: makerworld.com/en/models/19... Any local friends/businesses who do this? Or a good online printer?

Brad and Zohran called. They said y'all need to cross-endorse frequent service, reliability, rider safety, and free fares. DON'T RANK CARS.

Yesterday's CID Congress #3 was packed with great demos. Lots of good projects are converging to improve content addressing tooling for large files and datasets: metadata, range requests, streaming, data prep, conversion. #ipfs #atproto #cid

the berlin-to-prototype pipeline

We need to fund transit in generational cycles, not political ones. That means long term, stable funding so agencies can plan around knowing how much cash they have. Let's not cripple our agencies with only a few years of funding. We're investing for future generations not yet born.

From an actual women's athlete: - Our nat'l & intn'l level governing bodies USED to have fair standards: rigorous tests for high-level athletes, amateurs self-select. - I was happy to race trans women & grow the sport. - Even when they "took my spot" (no they didn't). - Don't let them divide us.

Comptrollers forever #iykyk

Is ranked choice voting the cure for male loneliness?

Yes, yes, and yes.

If you don't print your system diagram onto your shower curtain, do you even really love your work?

seems bad

It's going to be 104 in Philly next Tuesday. Imagine the Rail Park's Cut and Tunnel sections built out as cool, shady oases for hot summer days.

Check out this duckling family trying very hard to cross Broad & Pattison to reach FDR Park. This intersection needs a road diet stat! @5thsq.org

Timeline cleanse, solstice firefly edition.

This morning my 4yo asked me if grownups get sad. And, oh, buddy. I am so grateful that war is abstract for you.

I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future. But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.