Christopher Smothers
@crs.land
hi 👋 i'm chris and i'm running experiments to illuminate a world that lights us all up to live in site: https://crs.land support: https://crs.tips
set sail with us! we're charting a course to parts unknown. the waves of light and radio and electricity are our seas. the pages of One Piece are our map. what sort of voyage will you invite into the world? xnet.fyi/blog/a-great...
A Great Pirate Age for the Internet — xNet
What pirates (the real ones, and the ones in One Piece) can teach us about owning your data. An essay on freedom, self-governance, and why you are the cargo.
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How To Approach Authority Issues | with Alexa Kistler & Joe Hudson I'm getting so Art of Accomplishment pilled. I love how they relate to authority so authentically and present the possibility of it being more human and joyful #garden www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YEH...
How To Approach Authority Issues | with Alexa Kistler & Joe Hudson
YouTube video by Joe Hudson | Art of Accomplishment
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The Fear of Being Seen and the Strange Way Out This is really resonating with me..😅 Joe has really been rippling through my social scene and this is my first time finally tuning into what he has to say. He's so articulate talking about vulnerability #garden #body www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3p3...
The Fear of Being Seen and the Strange Way Out
YouTube video by Joe Hudson | Art of Accomplishment
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Malleable software This is another favorite from @inkandswitch.com. It encapsulates the ethos of where software is going. How now more than ever we can craft our software tools to the tasks at hand. My dream is seeing those tools interoperate more seamlessly. www.inkandswitch.com/essay/mallea...
Malleable software: Restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps
The original promise of personal computing was a new kind of clay. Instead, we got appliances: built far away, sealed, unchangeable. In this essay, we envision malleable software: tools that users can...
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this essay by @inkandswitch.com on local-first software has inspired me so much. it points at a technological promised land that @bsky.app and so many others are aiming at #garden #code www.inkandswitch.com/essay/local-...
Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
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Strolling under the Skin might be my favorite video on the internet. don't watch it if you're squeamish, but if you have a body and have ever wondered how it moves 😘 #garden #body #fascia www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW0l...
Strolling under the Skin
YouTube video by UKyOrtho
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my favorite paper Out of the Tar Pit distinguishes between accidental and essential complexity. such a good read! #garden #code curtclifton.net/papers/Mosel...
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how to unclench by @jmiller.bsky.social if you read just one long form post my vote is for this one #garden #yummy #fun #xrisk howtounclench.com
How to Unclench
A field guide to the strange, trainable skill of unclenching.
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another fantastic Rich Hickey talk Simple Made Easy #garden #code www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdO...
"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)
YouTube video by Strange Loop Conference
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my favorite conference talk Effective Programs by Rich Hickey #garden #code www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V1F...
Effective Programs - 10 Years of Clojure - Rich Hickey
YouTube video by ClojureTV
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