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"(AI) extraction is just one dimension of the problem. The other significant problem is the way that monopolistic AI systems flatten and colonise everything, from culture and languages to economies."

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"I've got an idea!" On pluralism and resisting deskilling A ramble around plural knowledges, data and AI, inspired by the wisdom from friends and colleagues in Nairobi and watching The Pitt. Plus! a random picture of an elephant

Taking slow media to a new level, I've just sent a new edition of my newsletter, only 364 days since the last one buttondown.com/justenoughin...

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caught your session @offline.arushibandi.com !

Your "internet of my dreams" vision really resonates ✨

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just sharing a sensemaking artefact from a few weeks ago...will be interesting to compare and contrast with the discussions and narratives emerging from @atmosphereconf.org these past few days.

#atproto #AtmosphereConf

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it's working!
(well, locally for now, but hey....)

#PermissionedData #atproto

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catching the live stream of @blaine.bsky.social discussing cheese, living systems and ecologies was an unexpected delightful start to my day and conclusion to the day @atmosphereconf.org

#AtmosphereConf

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Atmospheric Weather Report #2 - at://news March 8-13 2026

The second installment of the ATmospheric Weather Report is here. β˜€οΈ

at-news.leaflet.pub/3mgzuvb2ah22z

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FR#157 – Social Software Distribution Open social protocols are expanding beyond social media into the infrastructure developers use to build, distribute, and discover software. Three recent launches show what that looks like in practice.

this week's news is about how @tangled.org @npmx.dev and @alt.store are using open social networking protocols to build, distribute, and discover software, and how the most important part is not the code but the community building part

connectedplaces.online/reports/fr15...

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"The tyranny of the quantifiable"

....probably the most eloquently titled collection I've come across yet on @semble.so !

(and wasn't the least bit surprised to learn the phrase was sourced from a Rebecca Solnit article)

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good stuff Ethan - energised by what you've already described in some detail, the hints re: tackling some of the harder challenges, and especially the closing remarks around values-based motivations.

Look forward to the next episode!

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Check out my first blog! As the ATmosphere moves towards permissioned data, how do we make sure privacy is really preserved? Can we build a permissioned data app today? All that and more in the post πŸ‘€πŸ“…

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How to Make a PDS - Part 2 - Zicklag's Leaflets So you want to make a PDS? Or maybe you want to watch some poor fool try? In this series I might make a PDS, or not.

The week-end is over so I'm pressing ⏸️ on my custom PDS project for now. Here's part 2 of my dev journal.

I've learned a lot already and so far I feel like it might actually be worth finishing.

It's really cool to get a more intimate understanding of ATProtocol and it's implementation.

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Playing with Parlances - Permissioned Data & AT Protocol - AT-WayFinding

the "thing" I wrote yesterday is now here in a publication...

#atproto

at-wayfinding.leaflet.pub/3mgsx6o3trc27

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I will be joining online...hopefully you're session is being streamed? (and not too early in the day as I will still be πŸ›Œ down here in Australia!)

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The articles that people are bookmarking on @semble.so are high quality. It's quickly becoming my go to place to consume dev content

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Weather Report #1 Feb. 27 - Mar. 6 2026

The first at://news weather report is here, learn about what happened across the atmosphere this week and how we are exploring how to collectively-source future newsletters with your help!

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How to Make a PDS - Part 1 - Zicklag's Leaflets So you want to make a PDS? Or maybe you want to watch some poor fool try? In this series I might make a PDS, or not.

My week-end side-project: make a PDS, maybe.

So far I've skimmed the spec, and started playing with @rivet.gg.

I'll be using existing libraries wherever possible, so it's not like an independent reimplementation. I'm going more for a customizable repackaging of the reference PDS if possible.

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"Currently we're building pear: a permission-enforcing ATProtocol repository, tied to your ATProtocol identity through a service, as defined in the DID document (for now)."

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this is great Arushi πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

recently been pulling together the range of perspectives re: possible approaches to permissioned data, so really nice to now have something tangible to play with πŸ™‚

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a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking out the window . ALT: a man is sitting in the back seat of a car and looking out the window .
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if you feel the urge that would be great

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Hi Robin, anything you've previously posted/shared re: project "Kill PDF"?

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Slide titled "The Scientific ATmosphere" with subheading "Open, interoperable tools spanning the entire research lifecycle". 
Shows a 3x4 grid of 12 platforms, each with logo, name, brief description, and URL.

Top row: Bluesky (microblogging network), Curvenote (scientific writing and publishing), Chive (decentralised preprint archive), and Lanyards (researcher profiles).

Middle row: Hypgen Infinity (AI science platform), Layers (linguistic annotation), Margin (annotation layer), and Octosphere (publication syncing).

Bottom row: Semble (research trails), Seams (web annotation), Standard Site (publishing schemas), and Viewsift (discussion platform). 

At bottom, dark banner reading "The AT Protocol Foundation" with four pillars:
Identity (one researcher profile works across every platform), Activity (contributions compound across tools), Content (posts and works flow seamlessly across ecosystem), and Connections (professional networks persist in every tool researchers choose).

Slide titled "The Scientific ATmosphere" with subheading "Open, interoperable tools spanning the entire research lifecycle". Shows a 3x4 grid of 12 platforms, each with logo, name, brief description, and URL. Top row: Bluesky (microblogging network), Curvenote (scientific writing and publishing), Chive (decentralised preprint archive), and Lanyards (researcher profiles). Middle row: Hypgen Infinity (AI science platform), Layers (linguistic annotation), Margin (annotation layer), and Octosphere (publication syncing). Bottom row: Semble (research trails), Seams (web annotation), Standard Site (publishing schemas), and Viewsift (discussion platform). At bottom, dark banner reading "The AT Protocol Foundation" with four pillars: Identity (one researcher profile works across every platform), Activity (contributions compound across tools), Content (posts and works flow seamlessly across ecosystem), and Connections (professional networks persist in every tool researchers choose).

Drafting a pitch deck for Lanyards. It just hit me that #ATscience πŸ§ͺ in the #ATmosphere πŸŒ€ is very real now.

@atproto.science β†’ @curvenote.com @chive.pub @lanyards.app @hypgen.bsky.social @layers.pub @margin.at @andreasthinks.me @sealight.xyz @semble.so @standard.site @viewsift.com 😻

#ATproto πŸͺΏ

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Cosmik Updates: February 2026 February was a fun and a busy month, we launched some important new Semble features including collaborative collections, collection following and interoperability with Margin (an ATProto bookmarking a...

February updates for @cosmik.network & @semble.so !
Including @central.comind.network @funferall.bsky.social @uppy-hacker.bsky.social @tgoerke.bsky.social @o.simardcasanova.net @hacdias.com @bmann.ca @caleb.jasik.xyz @atproto.science

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I can save bookmarks with @margin.at, file them in collections created with @semble.so, and both bookmarks and collections are visible in Margin and in Semble

Oh, and if either Margin or Semble shut down, this wouldn't impact my data

All of this dark magic is only possible thanks to AT Proto

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I have a Private & Permissioned Data collection on @semble.so using the new β€œopen” feature that I added this link to - feel free to add relevant links of your own semble.so/profile/bman...

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implementing a links page w/ atproto (coded w/ Claude Sonnet 4.5) implementing a links page w/ atproto (coded w/ Claude Sonnet 4.5) - src-pages-links.astro

It uses #atproto link sharing docs @margin.at and @semble.so and grabs them via the official atproto js sdk, and rehosts them in a list on my site.

You can see the code here: gist.github.com/jasikpark/41...

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ATScience 2026 A full-day exploration of AT Protocol for science, education, and open knowledge. A side event to AtmosphereConf 2026 @ Vancouver, March 27, 2026

The agenda for #ATScience is up! Check out the speaker list and full schedule below πŸ‘‡

The range and quality of proposals we received really exceeded our expectations - thanks to everyone who submitted something!

March 27, Vancouver - can't wait to see you there ✨

Sessions include >

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For those that missed here's a Semble collection for links shared today: semble.so/profile/did:...

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