Steven Vandevelde

luma.comDialog Community Call #1: How Tonk uses Dialog · LumaDialog is an embeddable database for local-first software: facts you own, synced through any storage, queried with Datalog. Dialog Community Calls are monthly…

I still don’t know what the best approach is regarding user friendliness. But personally I think all web pages should follow the system color, and the browser should provide a way to override it in case you do need it (I think @zen-browser.app allows this)

dietrich@burrito.space

i can only read @leaflet.pub posts during the day because their bright whiteness jumpscares me at night, so i've learned not to click (thanks embeds!) is that a setting people aren't using, or lack of support for system color scheme?

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gozala

@gozala.io

We'll be doing first dialog community call on October 27. If you have any interest in dialog please stop by luma.com/ony3ob91

openhaven.netConvergence Matrix — OpenHavenBrowse and filter the full convergence matrix of open tech tools. Sort by governance, capture risk, and more to surface capability overlaps across the landscape.

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Do we create a self-hostable service for content-addressed storage with UCAN auth now that Storacha is gone… Was thinking about durable objects + R2. Not sure about payments though. Maybe it should be an external layer on top? Every community server manages it themselves?

Unstream – support music artists directly

Go to your camera roll and search “boat” and post one that you like

Evelyn@kandake.africa

Go to your camera roll and search “boat” and post one that you like

@cdata.earth What’s Tonk doing to store the Dialog blocks in the “cloud”? Still S3/R2?

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@unstream.bsky.social

For people who stream everything: what would get you to buy music again? #musicsky

interop-rank.fxdx.devSteven Vandevelde's 2027 Web Platform Feature RankingTop picks: 1. JavaScript Temporal, 2. Customizable/stylable <select>, 3. Responsive iframes

Has anyone messed around with WebMCP? I can't for the life of me get it to work. Chromium dev tools says it registers the tools correctly. Pi can connect to the CDP, but there's no tools 🤷 I registered both `navigator.modelContext` and `document.modelContext`

Found it. Apparently Pi said it was connected, but it actually wasn't. Had to configure a different port. Are regular users supposed to use this?

That said, I'm messing around with this for Diffuse. This is the missing piece. Easier to use then the skill, doesn't require copy-pasting. I can just ask it to change a Diffuse feature or interface, or create an entire new one. Without any upstream changes to Diffuse itself, that feels amazing ✨

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Made another theme for Diffuse. This one's based on the iOS Albums app. Started with a llm vision interpreted foundation, doesn't look too bad! Good UI to browse through large collections.

Made another theme for Diffuse. This one's based on the iOS Albums app. Started with a llm vision interpreted foundation, doesn't look too bad! Good UI to browse through large collections.

sheets.works/data-viz/hol...

Doesn't use a design system though ...

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Marco Z

@ocramz.bsky.social

sheets.worksThe people holding up the internetFour billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.

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Chad Fowler

@chadfowler.com

aicoding.leaflet.pubThe Spec Can Come Later

16 Sept

Quite liking this setup ✨ Niri (compositor) + Noctalia (shell) + Vicinae (launcher) MacOS icons + cursor Adwaita Sans is quite good! Not gonna attempt to restyle window decorations anymore, there's always an application where it doesn't work.

Swapped Niri with Umbriel (from the same folks as Noctalia). Niri doesn't support HDR so had to switch. My only dislike is that Umbriel doesn't do mouse shortcuts on their own so I had to do an annoying workaround. Otherwise it looks to be just as good as Niri.

Tired of competing against, so many, people just to get an income. (yea, job hunting is not going great)

happonomy.orgHapponomy — Bouw mee aan een toekomst vol levenEen R&D centrum voor regeneratieve economie. Inzichten, tools en een netwerk om vanuit jouw plek het verschil te maken.

I want a future with UBI and cooperatives, but I don’t see what more steps I can take. I’m getting paid a little to work on a simulation tool for happonomy.org tho, grateful for that. It’ll simulate economies with alternative money systems. Joining a cooperative for tech work would be amazing.

Trying out @pi.dev. Not sure what to think about it. I’ve been using @zed.dev agents and that feels way more solid than Pi over ACP. I guess it’s not as good as using Pi directly in the terminal? I’m not a TUI person though.

I was thinking about doing a memory setup, so it learns automatically across conversations. But honestly not sure it’s worth the hassle over context saving into files checked into git or cloud storage (not considering multiplayer contexts).

tokono.maServices | tokono.maSteven Vandevelde's personal website 😶‍🌫️

Probably should've taken the proper time to make a decent résumé before I started filling out job applications. Better late than never I suppose. Also added a services page to my website in case you were wondering what I do. Could use more details, but at least there's a page now.

m.youtube.comYour Actions Ripple Further Than You ThinkYouTube video by Barry's Economics

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tokono.maA Malleable Diffuse | tokono.maSteven Vandevelde's personal website 😶‍🌫️

It's been a good while since I've written something, but here it is. I wrote a short piece on this malleable version of diffuse.sh that's in alpha. Why did I build this and how, but also, what can you actually do with this thing? How does it relate to Patchwork and Tonk? tokono.ma/essays/diffu...

tokono.maA Malleable Diffuse | tokono.maSteven Vandevelde's personal website 😶‍🌫️

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Henrique Dias

@hacdias.com

22 Sept

Worth a try: my job is winding down, so I'm looking for something new from January. Senior software engineer, TypeScript and Go. Digital identity now, building features end to end: libraries, APIs, dashboard. Before: Protocol Labs, on Kubo. Remote preferred, I'm in NL. Boosts appreciated.

hacdias.comHenrique DiasHenrique is a software engineer who is passionate about open source, digital identity, web technology, and user agency. In his free time, he enjoys staying active, programming, photography, and a tasty cup of coffee or tea.

tonk.networkSmall software travels wellTonk makes your small software live and ready to share right away.

21 Sept

@bumble.blue It finished! It did one-shot the thing, just took a while. Probably needs a few tweaks, like not syncing the settings with all members. Very cool that you can just have the data shared straight away with anyone. Great work! 👏 cc @cdata.earth @gozala.io Here's the share link:

21 Sept

I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but these timed tests aren't helping you guys.

19 Sept

@chillbobagginz.bsky.social Is this an old gif of yours, or is this your evil twin? (sorry, first time spotting a chillbo, or lookalike, gif in the wild)

Edmund עמוס זוהר S@spacecurves.bsky.social

18 Sept

If code is meant to be regenerated, how do you deal with styling?

14 Sept

I did end up creating one and after exactly one week my account already got suspended?! Now I have to verify using my gov id to get access back. What the actual fuck 😩 Probably should've set up 2FA or something I guess. Not sure if my account got taken over or if this is just LinkedIn being stupid?

Steven Vandevelde@tokono.ma

This job/contract search is such a pain. I might have to actually create a LinkedIn profile 😱

11 Sept

We got our first usable alpha version 🙌 diffuse.sh/4.0.0-alpha.3/ Silently cut the first alpha release not too long ago, but since made some big changes like: - Implemented the DASL MASL spec + `.tile` CAR files - Bi-directional data lenses - Audio engine rework

11 Sept

It's been a year and half since I started working on this, what a bumpy ride 🫠 I'll do a blog post soon to talk about you can actually do with this thing. The default UI got a long way to go, but hopefully it makes somewhat sense already (you can make your own dashboard if you don't like it).

11 Sept

Oh yeah, there's a JSR package too if you want to reuse the core components: jsr.io/@toko/diffuse Barely any docs yet tho, so good luck 😅

10 Sept

Just had a timed skill assessment test 💀 I think we can all agree that these are a bad thing, right? I can't function at all when there's a timer before my eyes. How the fuck am I supposed to write functioning React code in 3 minutes?! 15 years of frontend dev experience for this bs?

m.youtube.comPrince and the Revolution - Raspberry Beret (Official 4K Music Video)YouTube video by Prince

4 Sept

This has been stuck inside my head for two days now.

4 Sept

This job/contract search is such a pain. I might have to actually create a LinkedIn profile 😱

youtube.comIntroducing Patchwork-26YouTube video by Ink & Switch

Looks like what I've been building is quite similar to what the foundation of Patchwork-26 is. Lots of "tiny apps" (atomization of software, loosely coupled) + just the web. Local-first and where everything revolves around the content (data-first, can use preferred UI/view). Happy to see this! 🎉

Ink & Switch@inkandswitch.com

Today we're officially sharing the "Introducing Patchwork-26" video from Lab Day at this year's @localfirstconf.com We bring you the first look at Patchwork-26, the latest in our ongoing effort to realize Malleable Software, Universal Version Control, and Local-First Software.

The security and document aspects are interesting too, glad this got talked about. This is an area I keep stumbling through. Web bundles, arbitrary code exec... There's quite a few closely aligned efforts, do we need convergence here? Patchwork views sound a lot like @dasl.ing tiles.

I love how Patchwork is "don't make me think" regarding data versioning, storage and collaboration. Whereas I went "do whatever you want" (also, I don't have an entire team for this) Great work @inkandswitch.com team! Very cool tech and demos 👏️ Glad software is heading in this direction.

youtube.comIntroducing Patchwork-26YouTube video by Ink & Switch

Ink & Switch@inkandswitch.com

The composition of those "tiny apps" is totally different however. Patchwork opts for nesting/embedding views; whereas I have a combination of two classes of tiny apps: One user interface per tab with tabs being linked (using broadcast channels) and multiple toggleable scripts (apps without a view)

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Chad Kohalyk

@chadkoh.com

22 Aug

THREE CHORDS AND A DOMAIN NAME.

Jim Mitchell@jimmitchell.org

Announcing the new Indieweb is Punk Manifesto… We don’t need major platforms. We have the Web, keyboards, tools, and community. Pass it on. Staple it to a pole. Photocopy it. Put it on your own site. Link to it. Wear it. Oi! https://indiewebispunk.net/

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Gordon

@gordon.bsky.social

plaster community notes all over every surface imo. community notes for everything.

Grace@gracekind.net

X is still better than Bluesky at combating misinformation

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30 Aug

Regarding the personal apps thing, I think it’s cool that we can do this, but it only works to a certain degree. How do we make it easier for non-tech folks & how do we deal with complex subjects? I like what I came up with for diffuse.sh as a 1st exploration, but I do wonder about other solutions

31 Aug

What’s your favourite audio playback or browsing interface? (of all time) Desktop ———— Playback: Winamp 2 Browsing: Albums app (iPad app on MacOS) Phone ——— Playback: Music app iOS Browsing: ??? (honestly don’t know if I ever had a good experience here)