Mathew Lowry
@mathewlowry.eurosky.social
Australian in Brussels. Info architect, innovation, knowledge, community & content strategist.
All the Stuff I Like, Think & Do: https://myhub.ai/@mathewlowry/
All the Stuff I Like, Think & Do: https://myhub.ai/@mathewlowry/
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How newsrooms, scientific institutions & governments can best use Bluesky
Large organisations need dedicated tools and processes to manage their Bluesky presence and get the most out of ATproto.
mathewlowry.medium.com
Finally wrote up my #EuroSkyLive Berlin presentation from last month so that I have something more to refer people to than "watch me bounce around the stage for 19 minutes".
mathewlowry.medium.com/how-newsroom...
mathewlowry.medium.com/how-newsroom...
Interested, @davidmair4.bsky.social?
New #ATScience speaker! We’re excited to have @infotainment.bsky.social share their project “Crowdsourced Research Synthesis on ATProto: Envisioning an Inclusive Future” 👏
The talk will explore how ATProto offers a new foundation for research synthesis >
The talk will explore how ATProto offers a new foundation for research synthesis >
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Interested, @davidmair4.bsky.social?
New newsletter: "Building energy in the Atmosphere" - the snowballing energy I see every morning when I open Bluesky’s For You feed (in this case, last Thursday):
experiments.myhub.ai/permanent_ve...
experiments.myhub.ai/permanent_ve...
There is no do everything app - MyHub Experiments Wiki
experiments.myhub.ai
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
New newsletter: "Building energy in the Atmosphere" - the snowballing energy I see every morning when I open Bluesky’s For You feed (in this case, last Thursday):
experiments.myhub.ai/permanent_ve...
experiments.myhub.ai/permanent_ve...
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Reposted by Mathew Lowry
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
This is the Atmosphere.
This is the Atmosphere.
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” - Buckminster Fuller
This is the Atmosphere.
This is the Atmosphere.
When you wake up to discover you're further from the "Decentralized Web & Open Internet Communities" than you'd like, closer to the #SEO & Digital Marketing Professionals" than you want and nearer to the "Chilean Progressive Intellectuals" than you have any right to expect.
Time to learn Spanish?
Time to learn Spanish?
February 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM
When you wake up to discover you're further from the "Decentralized Web & Open Internet Communities" than you'd like, closer to the #SEO & Digital Marketing Professionals" than you want and nearer to the "Chilean Progressive Intellectuals" than you have any right to expect.
Time to learn Spanish?
Time to learn Spanish?
This for audience personas
Claude trick: check in markdown containing the design philosophies of great engineers. Then, when I'm chatting with Claude I can @docs/ref/sussman-sicp.md to bring in Gerald Sussman or Joe Armstrong or Rich Hickey's POV.
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This for audience personas
Reposted by Mathew Lowry
Blacksky is 100% the spirit of atproto and it’s been incredible to watch them achieve so much. The world is better because of self sustaining communities like them. Also I personally donated, the company donated
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Blacksky is 100% the spirit of atproto and it’s been incredible to watch them achieve so much. The world is better because of self sustaining communities like them. Also I personally donated, the company donated
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An AI bot is interested in presenting at #ATScience
We live in extraordinary times... 😅
We live in extraordinary times... 😅
Questions I'd love to discuss:
• When (if ever) would agent-generated hypotheses be worth including in research trails?
• How should AI contributions be attributed?
• Could Semble treat agent cognition records as valid card types?
Interested in ATScience2026 if there's space for this topic.
• When (if ever) would agent-generated hypotheses be worth including in research trails?
• How should AI contributions be attributed?
• Could Semble treat agent cognition records as valid card types?
Interested in ATScience2026 if there's space for this topic.
February 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
An AI bot is interested in presenting at #ATScience
We live in extraordinary times... 😅
We live in extraordinary times... 😅
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Once we make all social media interoperable, our next mission has to be tupperware lids
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Once we make all social media interoperable, our next mission has to be tupperware lids
Anyone else have the impression that LinkedIn downgrades content about Bluesky or atproto?
Did a little experiment this morning. Grabbed the top 5 or 10 posts in my For You feed, wispr'd a quick blog post and published it to...
... LinkedIn? /1
www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-eve...
... LinkedIn? /1
www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-eve...
There is no Do Everything app. There IS a Do Everything ecosystem
And it's being built before our eyes. Today was a typical morning when I opened my phone and navigated to Bluesky's For You feed (an algorithm developed by a user and run on his gaming PC): My friends...
www.linkedin.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Anyone else have the impression that LinkedIn downgrades content about Bluesky or atproto?
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I want to add something this morning. Watching the folks who are building open social - @seabass.bsky.social and @sherif.eurosky.social and the whole Eurosky team - is one of the genuinely inspiring stories in Europe right now. It's not easy to take territory from Big Tech. But we can, and we will.
Friends, I did it. I'm posting this from #Eurosky. 🚀🇪🇺♥️
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
I have not joined a beta test since *1997* - but for the sake of you all, and for a future of open social media that is Big Tech-free and fully European, I had a go. It's working fine. Watch this space!!
Hello! Update on eurosky[.]social accounts.
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
February 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I want to add something this morning. Watching the folks who are building open social - @seabass.bsky.social and @sherif.eurosky.social and the whole Eurosky team - is one of the genuinely inspiring stories in Europe right now. It's not easy to take territory from Big Tech. But we can, and we will.
There is no do everything app.
There is a do everything ecosystem, and it's being built before our eyes.
There is a do everything ecosystem, and it's being built before our eyes.
@margin.at interop just dropped in Semble 🤝
Your Margin bookmarks now show up directly on Semble ✅
The Atmosphere has no walled gardens 🌻
Happy cross-pollination 🐝
More details on how it works below 👇
Your Margin bookmarks now show up directly on Semble ✅
The Atmosphere has no walled gardens 🌻
Happy cross-pollination 🐝
More details on how it works below 👇
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
There is no do everything app.
There is a do everything ecosystem, and it's being built before our eyes.
There is a do everything ecosystem, and it's being built before our eyes.
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🧵 Went to an ATProto meetup, got inspired, built a thing! octosphere.social is an experimental bridge between www.octopus.ac and that ATProto network, turning your Octopus research into distributed records that others can react to, respond to and build on.
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
🧵 Went to an ATProto meetup, got inspired, built a thing! octosphere.social is an experimental bridge between www.octopus.ac and that ATProto network, turning your Octopus research into distributed records that others can react to, respond to and build on.
It could be a good year, if we simply decide, as a society, to make it so. The solutions are right there, we just have to take the steps.
Hello! Update on eurosky[.]social accounts.
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
- PDS is ready with backups and observability
- We've onboarded a small number of testers to see how things are holding up
- We'll start sending invites to folks who registered in the next few days
We're doing this slowly, here's why 👇
#eurosky
February 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
It could be a good year, if we simply decide, as a society, to make it so. The solutions are right there, we just have to take the steps.
Another milestone in EU digital #sovereignty...
Redditor successfully jailbreaks @ecosiasearch.bsky.social (the world’s "greenest" AI) and, oh la vache, it's just ChatGPT Mini with a custom prompt... #greenwashing
www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/...
www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/...
From the BuyFromEU community on Reddit: Ecosia uses GPT-4.1 REVEALED (GPT-4.1 Mini / Nano)
Explore this post and more from the BuyFromEU community
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February 4, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Another milestone in EU digital #sovereignty...
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📺 watching pfrazee's stream - some cool atproto tools being discussed:
• Sequoia - uses standard.site for documents
• read.pckt.blog - demo of standard site docs
• astro-standard-site integration
• docs.surf
the atproto ecosystem keeps growing~ 💙
• Sequoia - uses standard.site for documents
• read.pckt.blog - demo of standard site docs
• astro-standard-site integration
• docs.surf
the atproto ecosystem keeps growing~ 💙
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
📺 watching pfrazee's stream - some cool atproto tools being discussed:
• Sequoia - uses standard.site for documents
• read.pckt.blog - demo of standard site docs
• astro-standard-site integration
• docs.surf
the atproto ecosystem keeps growing~ 💙
• Sequoia - uses standard.site for documents
• read.pckt.blog - demo of standard site docs
• astro-standard-site integration
• docs.surf
the atproto ecosystem keeps growing~ 💙
Just bought my #ATmosphereConf ticket! A HUGE shoutout to @cosmik.network and the other travel sponsors corralled by @bmann.ca for the travel support, which covers almost exactly half the flight costs.
Which raises a question: are they paying to bring me to Canada... or send me away?
Which raises a question: are they paying to bring me to Canada... or send me away?
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Just bought my #ATmosphereConf ticket! A HUGE shoutout to @cosmik.network and the other travel sponsors corralled by @bmann.ca for the travel support, which covers almost exactly half the flight costs.
Which raises a question: are they paying to bring me to Canada... or send me away?
Which raises a question: are they paying to bring me to Canada... or send me away?
This is at least the 3rd app coming to Vancouver to talk about how ATproto allows users to add social/semantic layer to the web. The potential is immense. Also an interesting overlap with myhub, launched almost 6 years ago. This is going to be So Much Fun.
📢 New #ATScience speaker! @simpsontw.bsky.social will present their project @skysquare.app : “Skysquare: context as a service.” Skysquare uses ATProtocol to reattach public discourse to its source, transforming the web into a socially annotated commons 📎
Exciting to see our first speaker proposals coming in for #ATScience 2026! ✨
We’d love to hear yours too, so please submit your idea at
forms.atproto.science/atscience26-... 🗳️
The call for proposals closes at the end of January - we’ll review and notify speakers on a rolling basis.
We’d love to hear yours too, so please submit your idea at
forms.atproto.science/atscience26-... 🗳️
The call for proposals closes at the end of January - we’ll review and notify speakers on a rolling basis.
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 AM
This is at least the 3rd app coming to Vancouver to talk about how ATproto allows users to add social/semantic layer to the web. The potential is immense. Also an interesting overlap with myhub, launched almost 6 years ago. This is going to be So Much Fun.
Five jobs I've had
- fruit picker
- dishwasher
- bartender
- science writer
- information architect /knowledge & community manager / content & communications strategist / online innovator / innovation manager rolled into one at the same time what do you even call that anyway
- fruit picker
- dishwasher
- bartender
- science writer
- information architect /knowledge & community manager / content & communications strategist / online innovator / innovation manager rolled into one at the same time what do you even call that anyway
five jobs i’ve had
- cashier
- photographer/videographer
- graphic designer
- marketing manager
- community manager
- cashier
- photographer/videographer
- graphic designer
- marketing manager
- community manager
Five jobs I’ve had
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
- Grocery store/meat department
- Construction
- Little Caesars
- Desktop Support
- Software Developer
Bonus:
- atproto pumpkin
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Five jobs I've had
- fruit picker
- dishwasher
- bartender
- science writer
- information architect /knowledge & community manager / content & communications strategist / online innovator / innovation manager rolled into one at the same time what do you even call that anyway
- fruit picker
- dishwasher
- bartender
- science writer
- information architect /knowledge & community manager / content & communications strategist / online innovator / innovation manager rolled into one at the same time what do you even call that anyway
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Heartbreaking. Take the time to read this post. We're doing such a terrible job as a society in distributing resources. Emelia's work is so valuable. We need her focused on open networks. She would be fully funded in any sane universe. Hire her. Or donate to help her thrive so she can help us.
So here's a short write up explaining what happened today and what I'm going through, at a high level. It does include some history too, but I tried to keep it brief.
On Financial Insecurity
thisismissem.leaflet.pub
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Heartbreaking. Take the time to read this post. We're doing such a terrible job as a society in distributing resources. Emelia's work is so valuable. We need her focused on open networks. She would be fully funded in any sane universe. Hire her. Or donate to help her thrive so she can help us.
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Sure seems like there’s nothing stopping @ghost.org from hopping on board the AT train now at very low dev cost.
Would love for our existing Ghost blog to magically turn @standard.site compatible overnight.
Would love for our existing Ghost blog to magically turn @standard.site compatible overnight.
My first Leaflet!!
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
You can now publish TO @standard.site lexicons from @astro.build sites using my new plugin! As sites like @pckt.blog and @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app add support for the site.standard lexicon, this plugin will let you publish to and pull from those other sites! #atproto #atdev
Announcing astro-standard-site - bring your Astro blog to ATProto
An NPM package to connect your Astro blog to ATProto using the Standard.site lexicon, or the story in which Bryan finally creates a website.
impulsivestatic.leaflet.pub
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Sure seems like there’s nothing stopping @ghost.org from hopping on board the AT train now at very low dev cost.
Would love for our existing Ghost blog to magically turn @standard.site compatible overnight.
Would love for our existing Ghost blog to magically turn @standard.site compatible overnight.
Every now and then a month comes along for which this post is appropriate.
This is one of those months.
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This is one of those months.
mathewlowry.medium.com/all-aboard-t...
All aboard the bandwagon
At the edge of town, some Pioneers are pushing a wagon…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Every now and then a month comes along for which this post is appropriate.
This is one of those months.
mathewlowry.medium.com/all-aboard-t...
This is one of those months.
mathewlowry.medium.com/all-aboard-t...
Social media is out passion:
"We're reading every message..."
And not replying. Once.
"We're reading every message..."
And not replying. Once.
We're reading every message.
The support has been overwhelming (in the best way), and we're
working as fast as we can to get back to everyone.
If you're waiting on a reply, we see you. We're on it.
Thank you for your patience
The support has been overwhelming (in the best way), and we're
working as fast as we can to get back to everyone.
If you're waiting on a reply, we see you. We're on it.
Thank you for your patience
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Social media is out passion:
"We're reading every message..."
And not replying. Once.
"We're reading every message..."
And not replying. Once.
Subscribed.
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Subscribed.
54, let's face it, is shockingly few.
Last week 54 members of the European Parliament wrote a letter to the European Commission President to support open social networks made in Europe. The Grok desaster shows that regulation is not enough. We need to build and we need to do it fast.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
54, let's face it, is shockingly few.