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Holy crap, Jack Conte's presentation at SXSW 2026 hits all the points that I, as a tech enthusiast with deep concerns as a frustrated creator in the age of AI, have been wrestling with. Incredible and insightful.

Highly relevant to #indieweb and #openweb from the human side of things, what we want to make and make possible.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Ue9-zkAz59A

A Conversation with Jack Conte

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DSri Seah (they/them)3d ago

Sebastian 4d ago

“A protocol does not need to encode governance explicitly in order to shape it; it shapes governance by determining which mechanisms are easy to build, which are hard, and which are effectively impossible within the constraints the architecture imposes.”

A good read by @laurenshof on @fediversereport

https://connectedplaces.online/the-purpose-of-protocols/

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #ATProto #OpenWeb #decentralization #DigitalGovernance #InternetProtocols

The Purpose of Protocols

Every open social protocol generates shared resources, but none has produced a governance framework adequate to those resources. So who fills that vacuum?

connectedplaces.online

DSri Seah (they/them)Mar 12

OMG how I loathe the MacOS Command-M and Command-H keyboard shortcuts. I periodically fat-finger these keys and harshes my calm because there's no undo.

I finally found an unexpected way to nuke them not through the system prefs or a utility that only works part of the time, but through Alfred! A workflow that intercepts the keys and does nothing is bliss. Mine plays a purr sound though.

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DSri Seah (they/them)Mar 12

@Tinrocket whyyyyyyy

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DSri Seah (they/them)Mar 11

@Tinrocket oww that pains my very soul to look at

DSri Seah (they/them)Mar 6

Christoph Lühr Mar 6

It might be a bit late, but for all of you who like to plan (and print) the year (like me), take a look at @dsri's productivity tools, especially the Compact Calendar - you can follow them on Mastodon, too! https://dsriseah.com/productivity-tools/
#productivity #calendar #paper

Productivity Tools | DSri Seah: Investigative Designer

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DSri Seah (they/them)Mar 2

@Tinrocket omg I imprinted on 2013 era Logitech K760 and K811 keyboards and am doomed to forever scour E-bay for replacements.

DSri Seah (they/them)Feb 26

Customizing Zulip CSS Dark Mode
https://dsriseah.com/journal/2026/0226/
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I have made a Dark Mode Zulip custom CSS file for the Zulip Desktop App that removes visual clutter and improves the contrast. You may find it a useful starting place for customizing your own Zulip CSS. [...]

Customizing Zulip CSS Dark Mode | DSri Seah: Investigative Designer

DSri Seah (they/them)Feb 23

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Tuomas Hämäläinen 🇺🇦Feb 23

@marioguzman As long as the UI is eLeVaTeD to be *on top of* my content, I consider the entire talking point of “elevating your content” complete bullshit.

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DSri Seah (they/them)Feb 20

@Tinrocket The effect is cool! The vibe I get from it is like that of a puzzle involving a oracle peering into your soul. I wonder if your testers would feel different without the avatar looking at them?

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