@danbri

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bio:I run https://Schema.org, work at Google Open Source Programs Office. Technologist, standards, open data. “He/him” but “them” where gender irrelevant is good 😷
location:London, UK, Europe
website (borked):https://danbri.org/
name:Dan Brickley
Show threaddanbriFeb 20
@sjn I’m trying to think of a non-frontational analogy, so let’s park electricity & metal for now. How would “made with plastic” or “sugar” look? Is current AI more like plastic, or sugar?
danbriFeb 20
Alex RussellFeb 20

First, you should read @mnot's most recent post:

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/20/open_systems.html

Then, let's discuss "permissionless innovation" and what he called recently "the power of 'no'":

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/13/no.html

A short thread thisaway... 👇

The Internet Isn’t Facebook: How Openness Changes Everything

Openness makes the Internet harder to govern — but also makes it resilient, innovative, and difficult to capture. Let's look at how the openness of the Internet both defines it and ensures its success.

Mark Nottingham
danbriFeb 20
rstevens 🐳💨✅Jul 14, 2023
Umberto Eco uses 50% less fuel and 30% less packaging than regular Umberto
danbriFeb 20
Saw your mention of https://www.yellowkitebooks.co.uk/titles/katarina-cermelj/the-elements-of-baking/9781399712903/ and my first thought was “I bet they’d like that nerdy gluten free baking book written by a chemist” ….who turns out to be the author of this book too! 🍞⚛️📈
The Elements of Baking

'As soon as I read The Elements of Baking, I knew it would have a permanent spot on my kitchen bookshelf.' Dorie Greenspan, New York Times bestselling author...

Hachette UK
Show threaddanbriFeb 17
@pietercolpaert the point of foaf was to bring linked rdf information into the web, not to be in someone’s slides 26 years later! The vocabulary was originally called “util:” for a reason. The larger question is where RDF sits in this new world…
Show threaddanbriFeb 17
@pietercolpaert @nichtich that was always the way
Show threaddanbriOct 11
@jesse would make a great shirt fabric design
danbriOct 11
Jesse VincentOct 10
wrote up my "How I'm using coding agents in October 2025" post.
https://blog.fsck.com/2025/10/09/superpowers/
Superpowers: How I'm using coding agents in October 2025

I used to write more

Show threaddanbriOct 11

@jesse ah this looks so good! I have some half-finished clauding tricks floating around, I’m inspired to have the computer tidy them up for me now :)

Found via https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/10/superpowers/

Superpowers: How I’m using coding agents in October 2025

A follow-up to Jesse Vincent's post about September, but this is a really significant piece in its own right. Jesse is one of the most creative users of coding agents …

Simon Willison’s Weblog
Show threaddanbriOct 4
@gklyne @m I don’t remember “web” being pitchforked in 2001. Maybe pets.com et al…