Fediverse
You Know What, Meet Your Heroes
This is a brief reflection on my recent experience at Fediverse House in Austin, TX.
Creative Work
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!
Fediverse
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.
Life Stuff
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.
Fediverse
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.
Fediverse
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?
Creative Work
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.
Fediverse
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.
Life Stuff
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.
Explainers
No, Hashtags Are Not Groups
On the surface, these two things seem really similar, but they're totally different.
Life Stuff
I Survived the Server Dumpster Fire of 2022
Server blow up, fall down, go boom. Many people sad.
Fediverse
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?