Hypha Worker Co-operative

Episode 22 was about a tech coop -- @hypha.coop. @makeworld.space and I discussed how the coop works, and a fascinating project he has been involved with to find ways of socially authenticating images and videos in the age of AI. www.buzzsprout.com/2396702/epis...

love is love ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜 have a good day today lesbians 😌

🗳 midterms.graze.social is @graze.social's most ambitious project to date. And as of today, it's live. Let's take a look at what the next 27 days will look like 🧵

@bad-example.com shows us STAR-lite format @atproto.to STAR 🌟 is MUCH smaller than CAR 🚗 Merkle DAGs mentioned! Cbor mentioned! Collaboration mentioned!

Game Devs!

@atmosphere.games is "the Miniclip of ATProto" - @vagabond.quest

Next demo @atproto.to @josiahwitt.com demos how @dxos.org is integrating atproto in their new Composer, including building the plugin registry on atproto dxos.org/composer/

TIL @leaflet.pub has canvas publishing! Thanks @awarm.space :) Taken at @atproto.to

@literaryarsonist.press from @hypha.coop presents on the SERIOUS topic of perceptual fingerprinting and reverse-image search across the atproto network at @atproto.to

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

Hello @protocolsforpublishers.com Toronto!!

this is a test (and a preview of our @protocolsforpublishers.com talk!)

We'll be facilitating these discussions, come join us!

Two weeks from today, we're having another atproto meetup in Toronto! Come on down! Featuring demos from @hypha.coop, @bad-example.com and others!

Last night @hypha.coop and 1RG Labs hosted the first @techcoops.ca social, gathering those who think better technology starts with democratic organizations. Tech Coops Canada is nurturing an ecosystem of tech co-ops in Canada that share resources and support each other. Keep up: techcoops.ca

Come see us present our latest work!

come chat with us at ATProto Toronto!

We're very excited to participate in PfP Toronto! See you soon!

Stood up a bsky reference PDS on my OVH Proxmox server and migrated accounts off the Hostinger VPS. Migrated my emo account @boris.pds.cosocial.ca to CoSocial pds that @gov.glados.computer and I are helping setup, with hosting on @hypha.coop.

Here's a preview of some upcoming work: reverse image search across the atmosphere, powered by perceptual hashing.

Really exciting provenance work from our friend @basilesimon.bsky.social (& co at starling lab) with Newsroom AI and the BBC!

Nectar is now verified on AT Store. This image search API uses perceptual hashing to help you find and track reposted images across the Atmosphere, perfect for researchers and app builders studying how content spreads. @hypha.coop

Our new season of Co-op Conversations returns on September 2! Our featured speaker will be Andi Argast of @hypha.coop. Her talk is titled, "AI as infrastructure, not ideology". You can register to this free online talk via the following link: usaskstudies.coop/news-and-eve...

What would happen if overnight we suddenly lost all access to American tech?

Did you know we have a new package that helps @atproto.com developers quickly add Atmosphere Waypoints to their apps? Let your users jump around the Atmosphere *their* way: "Open in @mu.social..." "Reply on @anisota.net..." "Inspect on @pds.ls..." Here it is on @npmx.dev: npmx.dev/package/@atu...

really cool work!

spores.garden is now verified on AT Store. Plant your ideas, explore interconnected gardens, and discover what others are cultivating in this beautiful social curation space. @hypha.coop

Episode 22 is about @hypha.coop -- a tech consultancy coop -- that is working on ways to verify images from conflict zones, among other projects. open.spotify.com/episode/5pb6...

Friend of Hypha, Zeke Williams, just released an important paper explaining how Big Tech's influence is driving irresponsible AI development, and charting a course towards alternative, more equitable, models of development. Check it out!

With Massachusetts set to decide on a number of high-stakes ballot questions this November, Hypha partnered with mapletestimony.org to give voters a forum to share their opinions. Read more about our engagement with MAPLE in our new case study

Very interesting new report from CanTrust Hosting Co-operative and @hypha.coop that asks the question whether Canadian co-operatives can build, own, and govern their own AI infrastructure is possible and feasible. Download the report here: cooperativeblueprint.ai/read-the-stu...

Something, a queer Toronto organization, was gearing up for the #Pride edition of its flagship event. Then the group's co-founders couldn’t access their Instagram account, which had nearly 10,000 followers. Their small business and personal accounts had been disabled. New @mobocks.bsky.social:

Better technology starts with democratic organizations. That's why we co-founded Tech Co-ops Canada, a new coalition promoting worker ownership in the tech industry. Join us!

New report: Can Canadian co-operatives build and own their own AI infrastructure? We looked at the technical, financial, and market feasibility and found a viable path forward. The Canadian Solidarity Stack is out now.

This is so cool!

The new episode of Future Mending Radio is about a worker coop in Toronto -- @hypha.coop -- that is implementing image verification technologies for journalists. www.buzzsprout.com/2396702/epis...

This is an extremely concerning development. Designing systems to be insecure makes everyone less secure, no matter who holds the keys to the backdoor.

May 14 You'll find me at://montréal meetup showing some of @hypha.coop's work. Venez voir ça!

CONGRATS!!

We did a massive investigation, made a zine, and then threw a sold-out party. What part of that doesn't make you want to support independent local media?! hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-ju...

this is off-the-cuff, but I've been pounding the table about it for a while--implementation is and remains the easy part. AI services are the easy part the hard part is *executive strategy* and I am not aware of anyone going even near consulting, etc. for that completely underserved segment

so you join bluesky, but ah these people are so annoying! good news , you can now access - grain.social - plyr.fm - beaconbits.app - atmo.rsvp all without ever looking at The Posts

Big day: Leaflet now supports EMAIL NEWSLETTERS 📧📬💌 Turn on ~Newsletter Mode~ and readers can subscribe with email as well as atproto! This is in alpha, and only available with Leaflet Pro. Help us test & reach out with any q's! Drop your email at lab.leaflet.pub — we'll send something soon :)

May Day reading. A comic on Argentine tech co-ops and the power of worker-led collaboration to build fairer technologies. Other Tech Worlds Are Possible, Vol. 2: digilabour.com.br/comic-book-o...

Happy to cover the 🍕 budget (and order more last minute 😆). It was a great crowd and people attended from all over the GTHA!

Thanks everyone for coming out! Really great to see how much interest and chat there was. Stay tuned for updates!

Good call @tedunderwood.com!  https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/

For non-Finnish speakers - "Bluesky has reportedly become the social network for science and research." We would add - the broader Atmosphere, not just Bluesky :) Either way - LFG

Our Pollen browser extension is now live on Chrome and Firefox! It's an experimental tool for adding "claims" to images on Bluesky (commentary, provenance, facts) directly attached to the image content itself. nectar.hypha.coop

looking forward to seeing you all (atpro)toronto folks next week!