#calmtech — Public Fediverse posts

True: I tink #OpenSocialWeb apps could have a "river" metaphor in their UX like Current does for RSS, or like in Manton's Inkwell app, old posts could just fade off. This fits well with #Calmtech ideas of app design. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. In a world of infinite scroll and endless notification, the act of truly noticing something, of giving it the gift of your undivided presence, has become almost countercultural. The river metaphor isn't about… 🧵 1/3

True: I tink #OpenSocialWeb apps could have a "river" metaphor in their UX like Current does for RSS, or like in Manton's Inkwell app, old posts could just fade off. This fits well with #Calmtech ideas of app design. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. In a world of infinite scroll and endless notification, the act of truly noticing something, of giving it the gift of your undivided presence, has become almost countercultural. The river metaphor isn't about… 🧵 1/3

True: I tink #OpenSocialWeb apps could have a "river" metaphor in their UX like Current does for RSS, or like in Manton's Inkwell app, old posts could just fade off. This fits well with #Calmtech ideas of app design. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. In a world of infinite scroll and endless notification, the act of truly noticing something, of giving it the gift of your undivided presence, has become almost countercultural. The river metaphor isn't about… 🧵 1/3

True: I tink #OpenSocialWeb apps could have a "river" metaphor in their UX like Current does for RSS, or like in Manton's Inkwell app, old posts could just fade off. This fits well with #Calmtech ideas of app design. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. In a world of infinite scroll and endless notification, the act of truly noticing something, of giving it the gift of your undivided presence, has become almost countercultural. The river metaphor isn't about… 🧵 1/3

True: I tink #OpenSocialWeb apps could have a "river" metaphor in their UX like Current does for RSS, or like in Manton's Inkwell app, old posts could just fade off. This fits well with #Calmtech ideas of app design. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. In a world of infinite scroll and endless notification, the act of truly noticing something, of giving it the gift of your undivided presence, has become almost countercultural. The river metaphor isn't about… 🧵 1/3

Love it when I find users like this made a home on #Indiewebsocial

Discovered Terry's writing elsewhere and found his account and only then realied he was on the server myself and others founded.

@tg is very much worth a follow regarding #openweb #Indieweb #calmtech and more.

New It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hi Erlang), DDD for agents, tokens-as-econ (Anthropic = luxury tokens), Interface → Mediation Age, and calm tech over notif-hell. Also: fast fashion vs repair, Copernican model flips.

Listen and watch: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #Agents #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #CalmTech #Sociology #Design #Innovation

New It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hi Erlang), DDD for agents, tokens-as-econ (Anthropic = luxury tokens), Interface → Mediation Age, and calm tech over notif-hell. Also: fast fashion vs repair, Copernican model flips.

Listen and watch: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #Agents #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #CalmTech #Sociology #Design #Innovation

New It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hi Erlang), DDD for agents, tokens-as-econ (Anthropic = luxury tokens), Interface → Mediation Age, and calm tech over notif-hell. Also: fast fashion vs repair, Copernican model flips.

Listen and watch: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #Agents #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #CalmTech #Sociology #Design #Innovation

New It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hi Erlang), DDD for agents, tokens-as-econ (Anthropic = luxury tokens), Interface → Mediation Age, and calm tech over notif-hell. Also: fast fashion vs repair, Copernican model flips.

Listen and watch: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #Agents #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #CalmTech #Sociology #Design #Innovation

New It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hi Erlang), DDD for agents, tokens-as-econ (Anthropic = luxury tokens), Interface → Mediation Age, and calm tech over notif-hell. Also: fast fashion vs repair, Copernican model flips.

Listen and watch: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #Agents #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #CalmTech #Sociology #Design #Innovation

Nieuwe It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hoi Erlang), DDD voor agents, tokens‑economie (Anthropic = luxury tokens), van Interface→Mediation Age, en calm tech i.p.v. notificatie‑hel.

Luister, of kijk: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #Agents #CalmTech #Sociology #Design

Nieuwe It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hoi Erlang), DDD voor agents, tokens‑economie (Anthropic = luxury tokens), van Interface→Mediation Age, en calm tech i.p.v. notificatie‑hel.

Luister, of kijk: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #Agents #CalmTech #Sociology #Design

Nieuwe It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hoi Erlang), DDD voor agents, tokens‑economie (Anthropic = luxury tokens), van Interface→Mediation Age, en calm tech i.p.v. notificatie‑hel.

Luister, of kijk: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #Agents #CalmTech #Sociology #Design

Nieuwe It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hoi Erlang), DDD voor agents, tokens‑economie (Anthropic = luxury tokens), van Interface→Mediation Age, en calm tech i.p.v. notificatie‑hel.

Luister, of kijk: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #Agents #CalmTech #Sociology #Design

Nieuwe It’s Just a Model — Ep014: Against Gravity. Abbott’s System of Professions, Safety‑II > Safety‑I, error‑driven dev (hoi Erlang), DDD voor agents, tokens‑economie (Anthropic = luxury tokens), van Interface→Mediation Age, en calm tech i.p.v. notificatie‑hel.

Luister, of kijk: https://itsjustamodel.com/2026/05/015-its-just-a-model-license/

#podcast #AI #DDD #SafetyII #Erlang #Agents #CalmTech #Sociology #Design

Lately I’ve noticed I mostly scroll. Even when I like something, I rarely comment. It feels performative or pointless.

I started wondering what it would feel like if a message arrived to me alone for a while. No likes. No audience. Just something I carry briefly and pass on.

I built a small experiment around that idea.

I’m genuinely curious — does anyone else feel that disconnect when interacting on social platforms?

#socialmedia #smallweb #calmtech

Arrival, a sketch on what was mentioned before.

#SlowWeb #CalmTech #Illustration #Sketch #AnalogThinking

Arrival, a sketch on what was mentioned before.

#SlowWeb #CalmTech #Illustration #Sketch #AnalogThinking

Finally, signs of a real crackdown on dark-patterns. Banning kids from social and chat does nothing but allow platforms to continue exploiting Adults with dark-patterns. Its the dark-patterns that are the problem and what should actually be banned.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-preliminarily-finds-tiktoks-addictive-design-breach-digital-services-act

#calmtech #darkpattern #socialmedia #tiktok

I’m very happy with my new Onyx Boox Go 7, a b/w e-reader I got for myself.

I can just start it, drop some ebooks onto it, and be on the go. So simple, just what a good tool should be.

Optionally, I could create a Boox account for easier syncing or log into the PlayStore to install apps – but only if I want to!

I never owned an e-reader, so will have to see how I’ll use it. But so far it feels very comfortable to read with and I hope to get back into the habit.

#CalmTech

Evening at the lighthouse
Servers humming like a tide you trust.
Backups done, lights trimmed, no drama on the horizon.
Decentralisation isn’t noise, it’s cadence.
Slow systems. Clear ownership.
A light that stays on when the weather turns.
#HauntedLighthouse #SelfHosting #Fediverse #CalmTech

Evening at the lighthouse
Servers humming like a tide you trust.
Backups done, lights trimmed, no drama on the horizon.
Decentralisation isn’t noise, it’s cadence.
Slow systems. Clear ownership.
A light that stays on when the weather turns.
#HauntedLighthouse #SelfHosting #Fediverse #CalmTech

Evening at the lighthouse
Servers humming like a tide you trust.
Backups done, lights trimmed, no drama on the horizon.
Decentralisation isn’t noise, it’s cadence.
Slow systems. Clear ownership.
A light that stays on when the weather turns.
#HauntedLighthouse #SelfHosting #Fediverse #CalmTech

Evening at the lighthouse
Servers humming like a tide you trust.
Backups done, lights trimmed, no drama on the horizon.
Decentralisation isn’t noise, it’s cadence.
Slow systems. Clear ownership.
A light that stays on when the weather turns.
#HauntedLighthouse #SelfHosting #Fediverse #CalmTech

Evening at the lighthouse
Servers humming like a tide you trust.
Backups done, lights trimmed, no drama on the horizon.
Decentralisation isn’t noise, it’s cadence.
Slow systems. Clear ownership.
A light that stays on when the weather turns.
#HauntedLighthouse #SelfHosting #Fediverse #CalmTech

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That’s why I run a private Forgejo git.

Same git. Same workflows.
Different posture.

No feeds. No behavioural harvesting.
Just version control that does what it says on the tin.

Email is plumbing.
Git is posture.

#Forgejo #SelfHosting #PrivacyByDesign #CalmTech

Clear sky.
Fishing fleet riding a calm sea.
The beam turns, steady as ever.
No drama. No storm.
Just quiet infrastructure doing its job.
That’s the thing about lighthouses.
They don’t shout. They operate.

#HauntedLighthouse
#LighthouseLore
#SelfHosting
#Fediverse
#NightPhotography
#CalmTech

Clear sky.
Fishing fleet riding a calm sea.
The beam turns, steady as ever.
No drama. No storm.
Just quiet infrastructure doing its job.
That’s the thing about lighthouses.
They don’t shout. They operate.

#HauntedLighthouse
#LighthouseLore
#SelfHosting
#Fediverse
#NightPhotography
#CalmTech

Clear sky.
Fishing fleet riding a calm sea.
The beam turns, steady as ever.
No drama. No storm.
Just quiet infrastructure doing its job.
That’s the thing about lighthouses.
They don’t shout. They operate.

#HauntedLighthouse
#LighthouseLore
#SelfHosting
#Fediverse
#NightPhotography
#CalmTech

Clear sky.
Fishing fleet riding a calm sea.
The beam turns, steady as ever.
No drama. No storm.
Just quiet infrastructure doing its job.
That’s the thing about lighthouses.
They don’t shout. They operate.

#HauntedLighthouse
#LighthouseLore
#SelfHosting
#Fediverse
#NightPhotography
#CalmTech

Clear sky.
Fishing fleet riding a calm sea.
The beam turns, steady as ever.
No drama. No storm.
Just quiet infrastructure doing its job.
That’s the thing about lighthouses.
They don’t shout. They operate.

#HauntedLighthouse
#LighthouseLore
#SelfHosting
#Fediverse
#NightPhotography
#CalmTech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

I’m experimenting with something because feeds feel wrong to me.
I’m not sure if anyone else feels this way.”

#indiedev #SmallWeb #calmtech

I’m learning that reducing pressure sometimes means explaining things more, not less.

Wrote a small “how it works” and FAQ for a quiet note-passing app I’m building, mostly to make non-action feel okay.

https://driftya.com/about

#smallweb #calmtech

Evening light on stone and salt.
The beacon wakes, the sea keeps breathing, and for a moment the internet behaves itself.
Quiet tech. Steady light.
The Haunted Lighthouse.

#Lighthouse #CalmTech #DigitalStewardship #Fediverse #Mastodon #EveningLight #Coastal #SlowInternet #PrivacyFirst #HauntedLighthouse

Evening light on stone and salt.
The beacon wakes, the sea keeps breathing, and for a moment the internet behaves itself.
Quiet tech. Steady light.
The Haunted Lighthouse.

#Lighthouse #CalmTech #DigitalStewardship #Fediverse #Mastodon #EveningLight #Coastal #SlowInternet #PrivacyFirst #HauntedLighthouse

Evening light on stone and salt.
The beacon wakes, the sea keeps breathing, and for a moment the internet behaves itself.
Quiet tech. Steady light.
The Haunted Lighthouse.

#Lighthouse #CalmTech #DigitalStewardship #Fediverse #Mastodon #EveningLight #Coastal #SlowInternet #PrivacyFirst #HauntedLighthouse

Evening light on stone and salt.
The beacon wakes, the sea keeps breathing, and for a moment the internet behaves itself.
Quiet tech. Steady light.
The Haunted Lighthouse.

#Lighthouse #CalmTech #DigitalStewardship #Fediverse #Mastodon #EveningLight #Coastal #SlowInternet #PrivacyFirst #HauntedLighthouse

Evening light on stone and salt.
The beacon wakes, the sea keeps breathing, and for a moment the internet behaves itself.
Quiet tech. Steady light.
The Haunted Lighthouse.

#Lighthouse #CalmTech #DigitalStewardship #Fediverse #Mastodon #EveningLight #Coastal #SlowInternet #PrivacyFirst #HauntedLighthouse

I was reminded again by a post, that the Fediverse appears to be losing active users in recent months.

What could this actually mean though?

Personally what first comes to my mind are positive things:

- Less noise doing the rounds.
- More people are turning away from distraction.
- This is natural for a network that lacks people/algos pulling strings in the background to keep up engagement - there will be ups and downs.

#calmtech #fediverse

Morning at the Lighthouse.
Dogs still curled on the couches.
The Keeper makes his rounds.

Beyond the mist, strange anchors drag and cables sigh — but the light stays steady.

We keep watch.
🌫️⚓🕯️

Hashtags:
#LighthouseLore #MorningWatch #DigitalSeas #Fediverse #CalmTech