🌀 AtmosphereConf 2026 happenings

Rewilding the internet with ATProto

So far, many of the projects in the ATProtocol ecosystem have focused on bringing parity—making projects that replicate our existing tools and platforms, but with the affordances of the protocol instead. That's cool and we need to do that, but I think we can go much farther, and take this opportunity to challenge some of the biggest assumptions of what the modern internet is for, who builds it, and how we interact with it. This talk is in conversation with several of the talks from last year, and in I'll argue that we'll never get away from skeuomorphism until we've fundamentally changed the definition of what "the social internet" means in the first place.

Bluenotes: Community Notes for ATProto

I'll briefly demonstrate Bluenotes, a fork of the Bluesky with Community Notes. Then I'll discuss a proposed "Open Community Notes" standard and lexicon for Community Notes on ATProto, and discuss challenges such as preserving contributor anonymity and defending against manipulation.

Roomy and community organizing for system change

Roomy is a group messaging app that gives online communities tools for autonomous collaboration — designable spaces not just for chat, but for cultivating a web of shared understanding together. We show how cheap, user-controlled, interoperable data on ATProto can enable online communities to channel impassioned mobilizing into sustained organizing in the shadow of Big Tech's empire.

Groundings with my Siblings: Lessons Learned Building for Community

I had the privilege of discussing Blacksky and AT Protocol at several different college campuses, conference venues and other settings along with webinars and doing user research. I plan to share those learnings to help others build better products and how we particularly plan to incorporate those learnings from both a product and operations standpoint.

ATmosphereConf 2026

ATmosphereConf is the global atproto community conference. Join us in Vancouver, Canada, March 26th - 29th, 2026.

Landslide; a ghost story

On March 27, 1964, a converted liberty ship named the SS Chena brought a shipment of supplies to the port of Valdez, Alaska. Valdez, which I need you to know is pronounced “valDEEZ,” sits at the end of a fjord—a narrow inlet carved by a glacier.

ATmosphereConf 2026

ATmosphereConf is the global atproto community conference. Join us in Vancouver, Canada, March 26th - 29th, 2026.

Folk Tech Futures Workshop & Atmospheric Afterpartea · Luma

Join us for our next in-person Folk Tech event! What could the future look like in a world of open protocols and community-driven technology? What could we do…

Internet Archive Canada March Community Gathering · Luma

Another in a series of monthly after-work gatherings at Internet Archive Canada -- a mission-driven digital library for the web and beyond. Hosted by the…

Folk Tech Futures Workshop & Atmospheric Afterpartea · Luma

Join us for our next in-person Folk Tech event! What could the future look like in a world of open protocols and community-driven technology? What could we do…

AtmosphereConf Afterparty @ Junction

This is the official afterparty for Atmosphereconf 2026 We have two local DJs playing sets: - 7:30 - 8:30pm, DJ Casus B2B Earthware - 8:30pm - 9:30pm DJ Trancerights Thanks to @cloudflare.social for being our afterparty sponsor and helping fund some finger food and drinks. The space is private for conference attendees from 7:30pm to 9:30pm and then open to the public.