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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 9d

the lexicons are in our open source repo here bsky.app/profile/wesl...

as for reinventing "collections" it feels weird to say we are "inventing" it since its a very lightweight "link" pointing between 2 records. The main challenge as I see it the UX around lexicon interop

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

collection lexicon: github.com/cosmik-netwo...
collection link lexicon: github.com/cosmik-netwo...

note the "collaborators" field in the collection lexicon, which for this approach means only the author of the record can add or remove collaborators.

github.com

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 12d

"Like with open source, open social is a compounding effort. Every mildly successful open social app lifts all open social apps. Every piece of shared infrastructure can benefit somebody else. At some point, open is bound to win."

dan @danabra.mov · 12d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 16d

are you familiar with Andy Matuschak's work? andymatuschak.org/hmwl/

How Might We Learn?

On an immersive future of learning

andymatuschak.org

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 16d

See thread here bsky.app/profile/wesl...

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 25d

We handle collections for semble with a “link” record that points from the collection record to the bookmark record, but this approach could be generalize. It would be very RDF triple like

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 19d

just joined the User Cooperative which has free membership. They are building a browser that distributes revenue to coop members.
www.usercooperative.com
www.usercooperative.com/surge-browser

Home | User Cooperative

Join the people's tech startup!

www.usercooperative.com

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 19d

We're also thinking about using archive/wayback machine to capture snapshots of a website at the time of bookmarking and using the changes to the website as part of the social sensemaking context that Semble can provide

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 20d

.org is a nice tld! tho .coop has got to be one of my favs

akshay oppiliappan @oppi.li · 20d

.org just feels legit yknow

Tangled @tangled.org · 20d

tangled.sh is now tangled.org!

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 21d

Looking forward to seeing those!

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 21d

this is mostly the brainchild of @bmann.ca but a very exciting direction and will be a cross project group effort

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 21d

very true. getting over the hump of paying for quality products is a great place to be. I'm honestly happy every time I make a search on kagi, it feels healthy in addition to being very high quality

Kagi HQ @kagi.com · 21d

A thoughtful review of Kagi and the reasons people stick with it long-term:

havn.blog/2024/05/31/m...

Black background with a large yellow quotation mark at the top. White text reads:
“For the last two years, I’ve used Kagi Search – and ever since, it’s been one of my absolute favourite tech products.”
“There are no ads, and no tracking. I’m in control of my search experience.”
At the bottom, quote attributed to: Erlend, havn.blog.

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

github.com/CondeNast/at... seems interesting and possibly relevant as we want to support web annotations at some point

GitHub - CondeNast/atjson: atjson is a living content format for annotating content

atjson is a living content format for annotating content - CondeNast/atjson

github.com

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

thx :)

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

😂😅

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

never heard of this before tei-c.org/Vault/Workgr...

TEI: sow06

tei-c.org

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

Some serious cooking with @bmann.ca & @ronent.bsky.social about Semble. Never thought I’d hear Boris say “my brain is mush” from too much #atproto talk. Excited to share out our roadmap for all of this.

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 22d

Lots more to share very soon as well

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

Coooool

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

As a language learner, I try to think about languages within a "fluency pyramid". The idea here would be to start with my least fluent language, then progressively translate into more fluent languages until the meaning of the text is understood.

A good browser extension helps a lot!

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

@kagi.com has a translate webapp + extension which is HUGE for language learners like myself. I can easily translate selected text or entire pages (yes, even my bsky feed) into any chosen target language. translate.kagi.com/extension

Kagi Translate Browser Extension

Translate any website instantly with the Kagi Translate browser extension. Available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.

translate.kagi.com

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

AND this is why making reviews visible (and obv user owned) is so useful

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

I always just have to ask them how sweet is it

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

Imagine a highly curated feed with no likes and no ads that optimally shows you content in a way that strengthens your attention, memory, and understanding of the world.

This is what a well-crafted spaced repetition flashcard deck is.

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

this actually makes me think of @andymatuschak.org and his recent essay andymatuschak.org/hmwl/

This is what the mnemonic medium and developing and sustaining a flashcard writing/review practice is about (as I see it).

Without attention regulation, there is no learning.

How Might We Learn?

On an immersive future of learning

andymatuschak.org

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

there's an important virtue here called "epistemic humility". why is it so hard to find ppl with it?

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 25d

consilienceproject.org/challenges-t...

Challenges to Making Sense of the 21st Century - The Consilience Project

consilienceproject.org

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Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

this actually makes me think of @andymatuschak.org and his recent essay andymatuschak.org/hmwl/

This is what the mnemonic medium and developing and sustaining a flashcard writing/review practice is about (as I see it).

Without attention regulation, there is no learning.

How Might We Learn?

On an immersive future of learning

andymatuschak.org

Wesley Finck @wesleyfinck.org · 24d

@pfrazee.com suggested a PDS access delegation approach for letting other accounts submit changes to a record in someone else's repository, which seems like a good approach for now for better collab functionality discourse.atprotocol.community/t/private-da...

Private Data Use Cases For Semble

On the collaborative use-cases, I wonder if there’s any merit to the idea of declaring API servers for editing records. Let’s assume you’ve successfully shared the private collection with the intende...

discourse.atprotocol.community

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