AT friends

Jake Simonds (jklb.social + mea.media) October 31, 2025
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Interviews (there will be 10)

AT friends #1: @schlage.town of @leaflet.pub (platform you're reading this on)

AT friends #2: @snarfed.org of Bridgy Fed (bot that lets you bridge account to the Fediverse)

AT friends #3: Tim Straub of Down the Rabbit Hole

AT friends #4 & #5: @gabboman.at.app.wafrn.net and @djara.dev of Wafrn (federated social media inspired by Tumblr, connects with Fediverse and Bluesky)

AT friends #6: ???

AT friends #7: ???

AT friends #8: ???

AT friends #9: ???

AT friends #10: ???

FAQ for potential guests (& curious readers)

What's the process for guests?

I will reach out and ask for 30 minutes of your time (can do a zoom call, or if you're near SF we could meet in person). I'll record audio on my phone & transcribe making light edits for readability. Within 24-48 hours of our chat I'll send you a link to an editable leaflet (works just like google docs, though no account needed) with a draft post.

You then have 24 hours to change/correct/add hyperlinks/remove anything. You can change ANYTHING, or even decide you don't like it and I won't publish.

I'll then message you when I press 'Publish'. Unless you tell me otherwise I'll tag you. I'll ask that you consider also sharing the post but no obligation.

I like having an image in each post so I'll ask if we can take a picture together or screenshot the zoom. If you'd prefer not to (or prefer to use an image you have of your avatar or whatever) that's fine too!

Why are you doing this?

IDK! I kinda see these blog posts as increasing the surface area of possible "ways in" for people to learn about cool stuff happening in/around AT Proto. If I'm reaching I think you're cool and I think what you're doing is cool! I want to highlight your work and I'm curious about the context you're coming from.

Y not a podcast :( ? 

I love podcasts! If this goes well maybe after I make 10 text-only I could do a podcast, but so far I'm sticking to text and enjoying the quasi-editorial process of having conversations that will turn into a static text blog post.

Do guests HAVE to have something to promote?

Not necessarily! In fact, I think it'd be super fun to chat with anyone particularly qualified to answer basic junior-developer-level questions about any of the following subjects: 

If you know the/a person who I should talk to one about these things, DM me their name!

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