If you’re seeing this, you’re here early. Thank you for trying things out. I’m building this in public and appreciate any and all feedback. With that, there are two main things I ask you to keep in mind.
Developer Experience Goals for Atproto Spaces - AT Protocol
A new series nailing down the moving parts of building on Spaces
12-mile Middle Earth Hexmap
I've been re-reading the Hobbit & Lord of The Rings this year, so naturally my latest cartographic hyperfixation was to make a map of Tolkien's paracosm. ...
Biidaasige Park expansion
The portion of Biidaasige Park west of Cherry Street opened this weekend. Had to see if for myself. It was great to see plenty of people walking and biking about to check it out. Here is a view of …
An appreciation for (technical) architecture
Posted on Saturday 28 Mar 2026. 995 words, 14 links. By Matt Webb.
Presently — Share the Moment, Then Let It Go
A camera-first app for sharing photos as 24-hour stories to the Atmosphere, without a feed getting in the way.
Ewan's Corner
A personal space where I share my thoughts on coding, technology, and life.
Where Does Community Live? - some responses - Connected Places
I agree that the architecture of a space matters, but I'm not sure the extent we agree as to how much a protocol really matters, versus what we build with them. Roundabout is built on atproto, and I'm quite happy with the decision. I think our architecture very strongly supports our communities.
toward a new aesthetic
Lately I’ve been thinking about what being online looks like. The actual look of it. The aesthetic. As I continue to think and write and talk about escaping...
Gap Week: March 20, 2026
Hey folks! I was traveling this week to give an invited talk at Western Michigan University, so I don’t have a blog post ready for you. That’ll also probably be the case for next week (…
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need
Bulletin Board: Pilots, Muse, and Slow Technology
Links and updates from New_ Public
Ambient Co-presence
Creating a subtle, peripheral, and synchronous sense of shared space and context on the web
Web Design in 4 minutes
Learn the basics of web design in 4 minutes with this interactive tutorial.
East Don Trail
I decided to check out the East Don Trail today. Rob Zaichkowski has already written about it extensively, so I wanted to check it out for myself. Starting at the entrance to the new trail which is…
