Chad Kohalyk
@chadkoh.com
Generous with Likes ❤️ 📸 🖊️ 📿 🙏 He/him 日本語 🙆♂️ THFC.
https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/about-me/
#japan #photography #buddhism #books #PublicInterestTechnologist
Also @protocolsforpublishers.com & @dwebyvr.org
PfP @kawaiirailroads.millie-may.net
https://micro.chadkohalyk.com/about-me/
#japan #photography #buddhism #books #PublicInterestTechnologist
Also @protocolsforpublishers.com & @dwebyvr.org
PfP @kawaiirailroads.millie-may.net
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Chad Kohalyk
@chadkoh.com
· Nov 11
Once all the Starter Packs are made, and we move on to *Advanced Packs*, someone will finally make a “Radical Politics, Open Source, Cooperatives, Governance nerds, Book reviewers, atproto Missionaries, Japan history, Photographer, Travel Writers, Rap fans, Dad Jokes Pack” and add me to it.
Looks like she recently joined Bsky! Give her a follow and all the props 👉 @emilysneddon.bsky.social
Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Looks like she recently joined Bsky! Give her a follow and all the props 👉 @emilysneddon.bsky.social
Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Fran Sans — a typeface inspired by San Francisco light rail displays — is gorgeous and this excellent article really shows you how deep a typography designer will go 👏👏👏
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
emilysneddon.com/fran-sans…
#typography #design
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Rachael @rachaelashe.com is finishing up #EastVanCultureCrawl and already prepping for her next Art & Craft Social.
Join her and bring a project to work on, Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-craft-...
Join her and bring a project to work on, Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-craft-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Rachael @rachaelashe.com is finishing up #EastVanCultureCrawl and already prepping for her next Art & Craft Social.
Join her and bring a project to work on, Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-craft-...
Join her and bring a project to work on, Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-craft-...
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There is an extended version of it
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There is an extended version of it
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Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not sure who made this, but probably the most accurate representation of the current state of tech to date
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Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
www.trenvista.net
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Finland uses “Russia-gauge” rails. They are going to move to European compatible rail gauge for their own resilience.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
This is what we should be thinking about for moving to open social away from American platforms: it should come with significant spending commitments & is absolutely necessary.
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There’s a new kind of Job to be Done in the Atmosphere. The people doing it are The Integrators.
www.noidea.dog/glue
We need technosocially attuned glue workers going around binding our disparate apps together into a seamlessly interoperable whole.
“Neurons that fire together, wire together.”
www.noidea.dog/glue
We need technosocially attuned glue workers going around binding our disparate apps together into a seamlessly interoperable whole.
“Neurons that fire together, wire together.”
4/ Want to integrate Semble with your personal bookmark managers (Raindrop, etc)? Now you can! We've published a lightweight PDS client purpose-built for working with Semble records. Check our docs to get started! docs.cosmik.network/semble/devel...
Getting Started with the Semble PDS Client | Semble Docs | Cosmik
docs.cosmik.network
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There’s a new kind of Job to be Done in the Atmosphere. The people doing it are The Integrators.
www.noidea.dog/glue
We need technosocially attuned glue workers going around binding our disparate apps together into a seamlessly interoperable whole.
“Neurons that fire together, wire together.”
www.noidea.dog/glue
We need technosocially attuned glue workers going around binding our disparate apps together into a seamlessly interoperable whole.
“Neurons that fire together, wire together.”
Going with the family to the annual Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl this afternoon. Kids are excited to see all the different kinds of artwork. I am inspired by admiring the level of craft and dedication.
culturecrawl.ca
#art #vancouver #culturecrawl
culturecrawl.ca
#art #vancouver #culturecrawl
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Going with the family to the annual Vancouver Eastside Culture Crawl this afternoon. Kids are excited to see all the different kinds of artwork. I am inspired by admiring the level of craft and dedication.
culturecrawl.ca
#art #vancouver #culturecrawl
culturecrawl.ca
#art #vancouver #culturecrawl
Hired out of uni to translate for a Japanese uni, the “team” they gave me to build the English website was a bunch of 3rd years they were paying with bookstore coupons. So I bought my first computer (age 24) and started learning HTML, and ended up building it all myself.
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hired out of uni to translate for a Japanese uni, the “team” they gave me to build the English website was a bunch of 3rd years they were paying with bookstore coupons. So I bought my first computer (age 24) and started learning HTML, and ended up building it all myself.
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THE WHITECAPS ARE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL-BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CLUB HISTORY! 🏔️
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
THE WHITECAPS ARE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL-BOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CLUB HISTORY! 🏔️
"“I put money down on all of us
On my people now, on what I love”"
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times ✊
youtu.be/MbJ72KO5k…
#rap #music
On my people now, on what I love”"
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times ✊
youtu.be/MbJ72KO5k…
#rap #music
Hanumankind - Run It Up ( Prod. By Kalmi ) | (Official Music Video)
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"“I put money down on all of us
On my people now, on what I love”"
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times ✊
youtu.be/MbJ72KO5k…
#rap #music
On my people now, on what I love”"
I have watched this video I don’t know how many times ✊
youtu.be/MbJ72KO5k…
#rap #music
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Milestone alert: We're celebrating our first anniversary today! In just one year, we went from an idea on a blog post to sending 8.6 *million* users 23.5 *billion* posts across thousands of feeds created by thousands of brilliant, creative people who are working together to create a better internet.
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Milestone alert: We're celebrating our first anniversary today! In just one year, we went from an idea on a blog post to sending 8.6 *million* users 23.5 *billion* posts across thousands of feeds created by thousands of brilliant, creative people who are working together to create a better internet.
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Here comes Rudy showing us a new ATProto app. Already found a use case for it. Thanks Rudy 🙌🏾
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Here comes Rudy showing us a new ATProto app. Already found a use case for it. Thanks Rudy 🙌🏾
Currently in this talk right now.
They are walking us through the new research they have done on "local" digital spaces.
They are walking us through the new research they have done on "local" digital spaces.
We’ve got one of the most in-depth surveys on how Americans connect with neighbors online — what works, what doesn't, what they want instead.
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
These are essential insights for anyone thinking about local communities.
Join us 11/20 when @taliastroud.bsky.social & @eli.bsky.social share the data
The Local Connection Crisis: New Data on What Communities Need · Zoom · Luma
Now we know what we've long suspected: People really use and rely on their local Facebook groups, Nextdoor neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats, but they…
luma.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Currently in this talk right now.
They are walking us through the new research they have done on "local" digital spaces.
They are walking us through the new research they have done on "local" digital spaces.
When I first found out about the podcast @ifbookspod.bsky.social this was the book I immediately looked for in the back catalog. So looking forward to this ep!
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I first found out about the podcast @ifbookspod.bsky.social this was the book I immediately looked for in the back catalog. So looking forward to this ep!
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Crowdstrike (Microsoft), AWS, Cloudflare failures:
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
"How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience" by Amreesh Phokeer @amreeshphokeer.bsky.social pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/how-con...
How Consolidation is Eroding Internet Resilience
Internet consolidation has shifted us toward an ecosystem where a handful of companies underpin much of the global digi…
pulse.internetsociety.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Crowdstrike (Microsoft), AWS, Cloudflare failures:
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
"These incidents are not random. They reflect a deeper, structural issue: Internet consolidation has reached a point where the failure of a single provider can destabilize significant parts of the global Web."
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After a morning of catching up on #EuroSky I am now in a call for #FolkTech
Digital Sovereignty and Agency from communities at the national and personal levels
luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
Digital Sovereignty and Agency from communities at the national and personal levels
luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
Folk Tech Connection Call · Zoom · Luma
Join us for our inaugural virtual call!
Folk Tech is a movement among people who want to develop apps for their community without depending on big tech…
luma.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
After a morning of catching up on #EuroSky I am now in a call for #FolkTech
Digital Sovereignty and Agency from communities at the national and personal levels
luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
Digital Sovereignty and Agency from communities at the national and personal levels
luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
Going to this for sure. MOA is amazing
“The West has always reduced Tibet to its image of Tibet, and imposed its yearning for spirituality and solace from the material world onto Tibet.” #TyeePresents #Sponsored
Learning to Unlearn about Tibet | The Tyee
In a new MOA exhibition, Tibetan Canadians express their cultures, identities and a sense of homeland.
thetyee.ca
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Going to this for sure. MOA is amazing
Excellent to have danah boyd on the same call as Cory. Lovely chat. So many analogies, “further complications”, and wry laughs per minute!
ICYMI: Join us tonight at 7pm ET for a special livestream edition of Peoples & Things featuring Cory Doctorow and special guest host @zephoria.bsky.social talking about Cory's new book, _Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It_.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjFv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjFv...
Cory Doctorow on Enshittification, with danah boyd and Lee Vinsel
YouTube video by Peoples & Things
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Excellent to have danah boyd on the same call as Cory. Lovely chat. So many analogies, “further complications”, and wry laughs per minute!
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I'm here at the #devconnect devconnect.org conference to record some podcasts for SustainOSS and to learn about design and let people know about
opensourcedesign.net and the community of open source designers.
Also to see if anyone wants to contribute to opendesign.guide
come say hey and chat!
opensourcedesign.net and the community of open source designers.
Also to see if anyone wants to contribute to opendesign.guide
come say hey and chat!
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm here at the #devconnect devconnect.org conference to record some podcasts for SustainOSS and to learn about design and let people know about
opensourcedesign.net and the community of open source designers.
Also to see if anyone wants to contribute to opendesign.guide
come say hey and chat!
opensourcedesign.net and the community of open source designers.
Also to see if anyone wants to contribute to opendesign.guide
come say hey and chat!
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A Canadian AI startup called Eh-I... is that anything?
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A Canadian AI startup called Eh-I... is that anything?
Wtaf 🙀
The cowerdance from academic instiutions stinks so bad www.2600.com/content/hope...
HOPE CONFERENCE BANNED BY ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | 2600
www.2600.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Wtaf 🙀