I'm knee-deep in migrating from Known to Ghost. It's a little harder than I'd like - I think I need to export into an interim format and then build something in Node to convert my HTML into Lexical JSON. But I'm getting there. It's kind of an emotional transition to move from something I wrote to something I didn't, but it's the right decision for me (and Ghost is awesome).
However you feel about AI, it's a big part of the modern software landscape.
@npub1qmg7...s6k5 is hiring a two-year AI engineering fellow in collaboration with @npub1wjuj...3s32.
We're not cheerleaders or naysayers; we want to explore ways that it might support the newsroom, while remaining anchored in real human problems and strongly adhering to our values, standards, and strict need for safety.
Still baffling to me how people asking for basic human rights and civil liberties are painted as far left. Theyβre normal asks and enjoyed in many other countries. The rhetoric is just designed to stop the conversation; itβs not a serious discussion.
One of the most important things we can be doing is imagining better futures and then describing them in detail. Design fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction, and - dare I say it - business fiction all matter and are a huge part of building the future.
I published my most in-depth post ever today. Itβs about funding the open social web platforms that have the potential to unseat democracy-eroding services like X. Iβd love your feedback.
I thought this interview with Jay Graber was pretty insightful. Ignore the dumb headline; I'm excited for what's next for the open social web. #Technology
Iβve written before about what Iβd do if I ran Bluesky or Mastodon. But what if I started from scratch? What would it look like to build a new open social platform - one that's private-by-default, human-centered, and sustainable from day one?
Hereβs the blueprint Iβd follow:
