Software, systems, and society. 💎 @ipfs.tech Fdn Director, Google Forms inventor, velodrome racer, safe streets advocate. Philly + everywhere.https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mwsyrs5rjs2lDASL governance gets a very DASL-esque update. It's written in plain language, it's short, and doesn't YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It). [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyrs5rjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mwsyam6nns23Chicagoland friends and beyond: Derek has been Doing The Work for over a decade. Can't wait for him to win this campaign and bring his experience, collaboration, and values to this office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyam6nns23https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mwqphcbkd223Really nice to see this! When we say "user-owned," most of the time individual users don't actually want to run their own infrastructure. But a group of researchers banding together to run infra BY and FOR users like themselves — maybe that's what user agency meant all along 🫶 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqphcbkd223https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mwbxemizzs2aSpeaking of yes energy, SEPTA's Accelerate plan is quite good! Ambitious but practical vision of what we could have with more than starvation funding, like 15-minute regional rail and more frequent buses. https://wwww.septa.org/news/accelerate/24 Sep 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbxemizzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mwbcwp77f22sAt this point I'm pretty sure Mamdani is an bot programmed to "CHOOSE THE MOST CREATIVE, HUMAN, AND EXPANSIVE RESPONSE TO EVERY MOMENT" Artist fills in missing subway tiles with art. City likes it, then asks artists to fill in missing signage tiles citywide. https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/nyc-artist-replaces-missing-subway-tile-with-chia-sprouts-art-here-s-how-mayor-zohran-mamdani-s-team-responded-101790230319232-amp.html24 Sep 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbcwp77f22shttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mumva6pouk2yI have an Ikea elf in my house. If an unopened Ikea package is lying around, the elf finds it and builds it when he wakes up at 6:30. Why did I wait so long to have kids?03 Sep 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumva6pouk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mukfso5kps2wGreat piece from Tayyib Smith on arts funding (applies to dinosaur museums too) https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/philadelphia-art-funding-failure-imagination/ https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/philadelphia-art-funding-failure-imagination/?fbclid=PAb21jcAUFNK9wZG9mAmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp0_e_K-QoHp89wrZvBBMOQ57Em2el6vazt5C79j0sZKIlj_JA65zGXsjeWTO_aem_yNkouMDOQ8XFpLC_HKCsYw02 Sep 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukfso5kps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mu5v6ucsi22pA corollary here is that you need a top-notch internal team to reap the (potentially massive) benefits. Government, in particular, loves to abdicate the highest-level tech planning and system design. That needs to change. https://aicoding.leaflet.pub/3mtu6c5wsvc2n?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&utm_content=did%3Aplc%3Afkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3%2F3mu5v6ucsi22p28 Aug 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5v6ucsi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mtwjtqosx224Just learned that Dolly Parton has died. What a gem of a storyteller, songwriter, and humanitarian.25 Aug 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwjtqosx224https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mto5t7d3lc26Darth Vader supports Flock cameras. Masterful performance at a San Diego City Council hearing. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcTxV-WFGYr/?igsi=MXY0MzQzcGxiMjUwcA==22 Aug 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto5t7d3lc26https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3msya3hn3c224These days I'm most excited about ATProto as an open layer for social and discovery. There's massive potential in what this fabric can turbocharge, beyond social media for its own sake.13 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msya3hn3c224https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3msjs3gh7322lThe last 10k of today's Tour de France Femmes stage 7 is extremely worth watching. WOW.08 Aug 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjs3gh7322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3msbh4qgigk2tI listed a cargo bike for sale at the beginning of the summer, thinking the timing would be right for people interested in warm weather adventures. Crickets, then 8 inbounds the past 2 weeks. Turns out everyone is shopping for new school commutes. Bikes are infrastructure.04 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbh4qgigk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3ms7di5xwt22tPhilly volunteers at double the national rate. I wrote about this phenomenon, programs that multiply that impact, and where volunteering falls short. (Started as a Leaflet draft, accepted as a guest commentary in the Citizen, and reposted back on Leaflet 🫶🏽) mosh.leaflet.pub/3ms5pw73kbk2t https://mosh.leaflet.pub/3ms5pw73kbk2t03 Aug 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7di5xwt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrzedb5cjc2oThis is wildly irresponsible. Even if there are legit uses (modeling flooding or wildfire devastation, maybe), they could drastically cut down on misinformation abuse by rendering in a lower-res illustration style. Also, watermark the hell out of it and host an image checker service. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzedb5cjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrxarajesk24Test post31 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxarajesk24https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrxapoxhrs24First impressions after 24 hours with the @blackskyweb.xyz Android app: 1. Visual design is pretty straightforward, but they've found ways to show a bit more content and less chrome. It's nice! 2. Loading and switching views is noticeably snappier. 3. A few bugs, likely related to federation.31 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxapoxhrs24https://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mruuj7ig722yGrow a bigger pie, don't fight over the slices. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruuj7ig722yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrunacz2e22yEveryone complaining about the new Washington Ave connector has never tried to get a 3 year old across 6 lanes of traffic and it shows.30 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrunacz2e22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrsqayqcns2pATProto builders, I've been having some really positive conversations with multiple funders who want to invest in the ecosystem. The tides are shifting, the interest is here. But, we need to talk. 👇29 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsqayqcns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrqu5recnc2bThis list of data center requirements is actually pretty solid and reasonable. At state or national levels, this would spur much-needed innovation. (w/ municipal it's too easy for a developer to just go next door while still selling to the same audience) https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/philly-suburb-sure-build-that-data-center-but-first-meet-our-43-demands/29 Jul 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqu5recnc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrqgchuwys2gThis is Philly's 5th Council District. What in the holy hell of gerrymanders?28 Jul 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqgchuwys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrpi4r3wr22eAre there any Bluesky clients that automatically strip location data + suggest alt text for images?28 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpi4r3wr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrnb57lxv22eIf you're tired of reading AI slop, read Emily Wilson's LRB review of The Odyssey. It is one of the most incisive, distinct pieces of writing I've come across in a long time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnb57lxv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mosh.bsky.social/post/3mrg4p4ap6s26Hot take of the day: with the ballooning of SUVs and dangerous driving, true cycle paths (even if fewer miles of them) will have a bigger impact than bike lanes. *personal opinion only24 Jul 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:fkasq7xtzrmlvz46c5trkrn3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg4p4ap6s26