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Universal AT Profile Converter Service

Draft specification of a service that could be used to solve the profile-interop issue we have in the Atmosphere.

Arbiter Progress Report 1

Lots of implementation progress & lots of discussion with the community.

Every App is an "Everything" App In the Atmosphere

Modeling Software With Quint

I believe having good abstractions is key to writing good code. But as a coder, I often write code in an effort to find those abstractions…

Learning To Write Software… Is Hard

But it's also good — Musings about the last year of Roomy development, and more.

The Arbiter - Group Management for Permissioned Spaces and Beyond

The permissioned data proposal has the concept of membership, but leaves it to the app to orchestrate it. The arbiter is our idea for a general-purpose, interoperable ATProto group membership service.

Making Roomy More ATProto-Native

We've said Roomy's server was like a PDS, but what if it actually was a PDS?

How to Make a PDS - Part 2

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.

How to Make a PDS - Part 1

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.

Self Hosting In Roomy

An ultra quick outline of what self-hosting Roomy looks like.

The Case For Universal Login and "Off-Protocol" Services

Which was the Dream?

Some anecdotes on how our experiences define our beliefs.

What We All Can't Do

Have you ever heard somebody say something like, "well, AI can't do this". It's a natural response, but at the same time, I think that it's kind of backward and the wrong way to think about it.

I'm Tired of Talking to Sleepwalking Geniuses

Have you ever had a dream where things seem to make sense until you wake up and realize how weird and senseless it all was? That's what these AI are doing, except they never wake up.

The Wisdom and Emotional Minds

Musings on the Wisdom and Emotional minds, and how AI is missing one.

Introducing The Leaf Protocol

An overview of the experimental Leaf Protocol for federated, local-first app development.

A Web of Data

Thoughts on making a "Web of Data" instead of a "Web of Pages", and how that might let us take a step away from the dominance of large, complicated browsers.

How to Federate?

Thoughts on the challenges and design of federated software.

The Reach of Respect

Why do we respect people? Where should we draw the line?

The Enemy Lies

Thoughts on lies, pride, respect, loneliness, love, and the truth.

Interaction Nets, Combinators, and Calculus

Explanation of interaction nets, combinators, and calculus, which are key components of HVM.

HOP: HVM Mini Language - Conclusion

Thoughts and conclusions on making a mini-language on HVM.

HOP: HVM Mini Language - Part 2

HVM and functional programming intro, starting with a tiny language parser, part 2.

HOP: HVM Mini Language - Part 1

HVM and functional programming intro, starting with a tiny language parser, part 1.

HGE - High Order Game Engine

Thoughts on making a game engine built on top of HVM.

HVM / What is Functional Programming?

HVM, the High Order Virtual Machine, is a new, blazing fast runtime for functional programming languages that seems to have some pretty incredible potential for the future.

Welcome to My Blog!

I've got some stuff I'm going to be experimenting and it was suggested that I document my findings, so I'll be putting my thoughts and experiments here.