Short dated entries, links, and microblog-style notes.
Kye Fox writes: “ActivityPub might be a transitional technology” - I mostly agree with his predictions.
But I think all the Open Social Protocols are toast unless we get multiple large orgs across multiple countries running instances.
And also move beyond micro-blogging by building Proto Apps.
I got an email from Daylight Computer today telling me I’m getting a partial refund now that they have retail pricing announced on their e-ink tablet.
Oh right! I bought into their founders round way back in 2022 and wrote a post about how they might run their developer ecosystem. Exciting!
My friends at 1RG in Toronto now have a public events calendar. Inspiring! I want to figure out what we can do at Z-Space.
I made a page here for my Budget Scenario Template — a Google Sheet for budget scenario planning and cashflow forecasting.
I’ve been using (and enjoying) Missive as my main company & personal email client, but it’s overkill for one person.
Recommendations for an email client that you like on iOS? I’ll make some notes here: Email Clients
New Public are running a remote Neighborhood Steward Fellowship, must be US based, $1000 honorarium, apply by May 20th:
“An eight-week program bringing together leaders of local-oriented online spaces to experiment with fun new practices and ideas”
Dan Romero on “partnering” with Farcaster:
How can I partner with “Farcaster”?
It’s a permissionless protocol. Build something people can use.
Feel free to send to me and if looks interesting, I’ll recast it.
That’s it.
From @vicvijayakumar on full stack:
”We’ve managed to convince new developers that JavaScript is the easiest language to build applications in, but also give them toolboxes that come almost empty.“
Hearing from multiple people that we have to teach new Canadian founders about reverse vesting again. But also “fix” startup company formation so that it’s cheaper / easier. Ownr is not the solution.
I had three inspiring Causal Islands calls today. Marking the date here that I’m very inspired and energized by the people who want to get involved with Causal Islands Berlin …and beyond.
Grist is an open source cloud spreadsheet. Not quite an Airtable clone, but similar capabilities. Some of the layout and linking makes it feel like Filemaker. The Grist Labs team behind it is also very inspiring.
The Subconscious team is announcing that they’re shutting down. The very short version from Gordon Brander “Today, if you want to amplify intelligence, you probably wouldn’t build a decentralized notes graph, you would go to work on personal AI.”
Having just gone through this with Fission, I feel for Gordon and cdata and the whole team. Thank you for striving, for your writings, and for the wonderful community you built in your Discord.
WebTransitions is a new non profit created by Dietrich Ayala:
“to enable experimentation and innovation on the web platform. It is a connector between those who want to see change on the web, and those who can help make it happen”
Self-hosting Guide to Alternatives: Notion covers AFFiNE, Outline, SiYuan, and AnyType.
I don’t think any of those listed are credible Notion alternatives.
We Need A Policy Agenda for Rural AI by Jasmine McNealy, Mozilla Foundation. Feels US-centric to me, covers broadband access, agtech. Related to some of my thoughts on Local AI.
Just spent a little bit of time with AFFiNE, a local first, open source all-in-one workspace with docs, canvas, and database aka “Notion replacement”.
I’m looking for something like this to adopt and recommend.
PeARS is “People’s Agent for Reciprocated Search”, an open source search system written in Python. Federated server plus local version to run from your desktop.
Turns out Teenage Engineering makes a mini-ITX computer case called the computer-1.
Any other suggestions for cool or customizable mini cases?
Pick advice that matches your goals.
Lots of people recommend Peter Thiel’s Zero to One. That’s wonderful if you’re aiming to build the next Facebook.
But if your focus is on creating a self-funded company prioritizing happiness and profits, that advice is incorrect.
Plus co-ops, collectives, and other emergent forms. We can build and own together.