You Know What, Meet Your Heroes
This is a brief reflection on my recent experience at Fediverse House in Austin, TX.
Game Design Retrospective: LinkedOut
I have a graveyard full of unfinished gamedev projects, and I thought it would be fun to talk about some of these efforts. Here's a job search simulator!
Something About The SWF Makes Me Feel Icky
An idiot (Sean Tilley) talks about his feelings regarding the new Social Web Foundation. He's probably wrong, and you should flame him.
Release: Sean Tilley v 34.0 "Spicy Walrus"
Sean Tilley version 34.0 is our most advanced release yet! Check out the latest developments, after a year of hard work.
My Hopes for We Distribute
For the past few years, I've been running a tech blog focused on the Fediverse. It's evolving into a bonfide news organization.
A Content-Fallback Mechanism for the Fediverse
What if we had a tried-and-true way to make unsupported activities look more native and less ugly? Could it help with interoperability?
Other Sides
Someone the other day asked me a question, to the effect of "Who are you when you're not online?", and it made me think about all the parts of myself that I don't talk about.
Economic Musings on Federated Networks
An uncomfortable reality of open source and free networks is that a lot of it is built by, and thrives on, nearly 100% free labor.
My Suicide Attempt
A lot of people fail to understand the motivations behind why suicidal ideation happens, why people self-harm, or why they make attempts. This is my personal reflection.
No, Hashtags Are Not Groups
On the surface, these two things seem really similar, but they're totally different.
I Survived the Server Dumpster Fire of 2022
Server blow up, fall down, go boom. Many people sad.
Towards a Greater Federated Architecture
A thought experiment, or perhaps a laundry list: what does a next-gen fediverse platform look like? How features might help the network move forward?