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Letting things build
This week I put together a reading list for my digital aura series. I recall starting to write around Thanksgiving — but when I looked back at my reading, I’d started reading for it months earlier. (No wonder it’s felt like such a big endeavor!)
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Reading List: AI and the Future of Human Autonomy
Open-source reading list from a discussion group hosted by the Liberty Fund

Reminder that I maintain a periodically-updated reading list of papers at the intersection of E2EE and Trust & Safety; suggestions welcome: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aYaDogBF6JegB…
Encryption + Trust & Safety reading list (updated 2026-05-20)
docs.google.comFinally had some time (to attempt) to catch up on reading the articles published on Offprint. Wanted to share a few that were fun reads First article is by @bunniesin.space. They’re exploring the world of atproto and reading their thoughts and confusion on @mu.social’s lex extension was a good read
Some thoughts on extending lexicons
amybunny.offprint.appMaybe we should do a joint call between semble, hardcover and maybe also @popfeed.social — I think there's some really neat data interop things we can do here for sure!
"... our desire and attention falls to certain things because of the way that we feel about the person, place, or thing that introduces it…

Capturing our Attention
www.sebastianwatzl.com
It's getting harder to focus every day

Almost anything you give sustained attention to will begin to loop on itself and bloom

Movements of the Mind: A Theory of Attention, Intention and Action

Everyone knows your location

See what you think
Reason Commons | Reason Commons — Issue Trees & Logical Thinking Process
What's the point of a note-taking app?

Note-Taking and Personal Knowledge Management — Unattributed
Logial Thinking Process (LTP) / Issue Tree App and Exploration - Issue Trees & Logical Thinking Process

Own the source. Compose with anything. - The Way of Markdown

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Dark mode toggles: two states are enough • Lea Verou

SVG Filters on Type

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

Your Grid Lanes will likely fail WCAG 2.4.3 - Manuel Matuzovic

Do Websites Need to Function Exactly the Same on Every Platform?
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott
Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better by Kim Scott
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security by Scott Galloway

Daemon

Anathem

Starship Troopers

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Gnomon

Stranger in a Strange Land