my internet friendship with Yvonne is the reason i picked Seattle instead of Santa Clara when i took my last (ever!) full-time big tech job in 2024, post-layoff. I quit that job in 2025, the week of the first #atmosphereconf. Now i’m an independent at @opsops.com and @ecosystemaction.com 😭

oh my god

I’ll be in Portland, Oregon TUESDAY for a meetup. Who wants to say hi? Free most of the day after 10 AM.

Design for Real Life is a good book dfrlbook.com

“As soon as we break away, culture becomes what we’re doing.” — @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social have a feeling i’m going to sit with everything about these conversations for awhile youtu.be/4FcIlhriNog?...

“How am i fractal of the future that i really want to see come into being?” youtu.be/0Mi0miIN6tA?...

How sharp are you? Take the new quiz: emo band OR cognitive bias

ecosystem talk album cover?

Nory is someone i have been in conversation with around a number of things that have become other things over the past few years. Grateful for her thought-partnership around @ecosystemaction.com. Excited to see what might happen next 👀

Next week on Friday I'm doing my first ever office hours! If you have questions for this is your chance! atmo.rsvp/p/thisismiss...

Today is world autism day, I haven't had time to acknowledge it or share a bit about my journey. I was dx with Autism at the age of 33 (after being misdx with bipolar 2 at 25). My autism, coupled with ADHD, PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, and OCD, presented itself as BP2.

If you work with any kind of business or organization, you should probably leave this around where people can see it. Someone might pick it and flip through it. Might help. Couldn't hurt. www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-...

i think about learning to be in the world a lot youtu.be/zi5-90TnI3Y

i have listened to this song most days this year, and was just reminded that i've had kweku collins in my headphones for ten years now

Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by Buckminster Fuller caj.io/bookshelf/op...

anyone know anyone at inetradio, or internetwork?

Reframing “Frugal AI” with Timnit Gebru: AI Impact Summit 2026 @timnitgebru.blacksky.app @themaybe.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=gucZ...

every day i am reminded of my own internalized ways of thinking and doing things that are … well, like fumbling around for something, carelessly

@iame.li, you, @natalie.sh, and the team at @stream.place are all incredible, and i hope you get some sleep. we can wait for timestamped VODs. as excited as i am to share links to videos with people, you all did a monumental thing, and we are all grateful. Thank you for making #atmosphereconf live

is there a Linux-compatible laptop with good battery life, and future-proof support for ... stuff? i used to daily Debian or Ubuntu before i fell in love with @ia.net Writer and bought MacBook Pro. Haven't looked back because Mac software is so good. But i also miss playing with Linux desktop envs

which laptop do i cover in AT network stickers is the question

i am humbled and inspired by my trans friends and colleagues every day. happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️. it is an honor to be in community with you. sending love and appreciation, especially to my dear friend Ben

Happy Trans Day of Visibility. I've been fully me for the past decade, and four days ago was my 3rd anniversary of being on HRT.

i'm going to be looking at ways of getting more funding into the ecosystem, both for northsky and others, because it's existentially important if we want people to keep making cool shit and keep attracting users to the atmosphere. (and far too much money is tied up in bsky pbc)

trans rights btw

i am not ready for april fools day

I'm still digesting atmosphere conf [+ drafting + scheming etc] but one big takeaway: It was *great* to see the diversity of participants: ~scientists/academics ~journalists/media/publishing ~artists/musicians ~local communities Foundations to build real value for specific contexts & communities!

When you post on the internet, you are not a neutral party. You carry with you all the power, privilege, and positionality you have in the physical world. Your whiteness does not disappear on the internet. My Blackness does not disappear on the internet.

i personally want relational repair to be the name of the game at @ecosystemaction.com. excited to see how it evolves. More on this later this week

@paulradu.bsky.social Hey Paul, connect some time? I'd like to speak with you about AT network stuff and make some introductions. Cheers

so much work to do, but first, so much sleep to catch up on

I hope this becomes an even larger group next year, it’s much more than just a tech conference. You learn so much from discussions that are had in the hallways inbetween talks and get to know so many amazing people. It’s an amazing opportunity to be communal in-person.

i noticed the other day that nilay patel followed rudy and when it probably somewhat inevitably happens it will definitely be the best decoder episode of all time

#atmosphereconf 2026 was a treat. i’m orbiting Vancouver today before driving south to Seattle. say hi if you’d like to connect! 🙏🙏

Join us at 2:30 to discuss @ecosystemaction.com!!! Room 2311!! #AtmosphereConf

what’s refreshing about #atmosphereconf is how interdisciplinary the subjects and speakers are - it’s not all code but instead showcasing the roles of scientists, journalists and creators. the community is multi-faceted and have a shared interest in combatting misinformation and abuse.

Permissioned data is here, today, serving communities, creating space and agency. It just wasn’t done by the people you first think about. @blackskyweb.xyz and @transrights.northsky.social build against real, current need. #AtmosphereConf Great talk @kandake.africa

I hope for all of the attendees of #atmosphereconf who are building social and technical protocols that they one day have the transcendent experience that I'm having at @kandake.africa's talk. Watching brilliant people share amazing things built with primitives you helped create is pretty cool. 💜

Come join us at 2:30pm to discuss EAR (Ecosystem Action Research) at #AtmosphereConf in room 2311

@case.bsky.social Hey Case, I just noticed your talk, and am disappointed i missed it! I’ll have to watch when the recording drops. Would be interested in discussing @ecosystemaction.com with you, apropos of UX, etc.

Anywho, see yall at 1:30 remotely or in person #ATmosphereConf atmosphereconf.org/event/2E9XG1b

I hope today during my talk people interested in content moderation understand the importance of community trust and the true meaning of being proactive in trust & safety and not reactive. I stand on the fact that our moderation is one of the best I’ve seen across all platforms. Full stop.

Community is the only moat.

What may be the most heartening part of #AtmosphereConf, besides the community, is that it's a *technical* conference at which people present on politics, authoritarianism, epistemic challenges (in the opening keynote!). Because, for technologists, *that's* the job.

Be like kelp.

@kissane.myatproto.social at #atmosphereconf channeling the need expressed yesterday at #atscience to create quality stock content from the endless streams of flow content on the network, and name-checking @tylerjfisher.com's work, totally deserved (bsky.app/profile/math...).

#atmosphereconf #kelpfacts

Holy shit the full 2 Line opens today. It's finally happening.

So cool to see notes from an easel at the “What might we build together” workshop in the wild!!