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Mathew Lowry's Hub | MyHub.AI
Tom MacWright has "been around long enough to have tried previous attempts to decentralize the web... lived through ... open source optimism and seen how it can get weird... this relatively new and energetic community gave me renewed hope... also made me wonder where this is all going."Atmosphereconf attendeees were "far more diverse across multip…
ben guo 🏇 on Twitter / X
i gave this talk last night at @southpkcommons about why the personal computing revolution never happened, and what we can do about it. pumped about the feedback afterwards: "it's giving early tumblr", "you guys are like punk apple", "i want more early internet mixtape vibes" pic.twitter.com/0Lwz3CaWBX— ben guo 🏇 (@0thernet) November 6, 2025
It’s Time to Save Silicon Valley From Itself
Big Tech has lost its way. At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Techdirt editor Mike Masnick and Common Tools CEO Alex Komoroske announced a manifesto designed to help the industry get back on track.
A New Vision for Consumer Hardware | Framework
Matt Webb
I have worked with some of the world’s largest firms on design-led product invention using new technology for over 20 years. I was MD of two London startup accelerators with R/GA Ventures, and co-founder and CEO of pioneering design studio BERG, where we shipped connected products and got work into the New York MoMA.
gordonbrander/dreams-prototype
Contribute to gordonbrander/dreams-prototype development by creating an account on GitHub.
The Virtual Reality of John Carmack
The Dallas video game genius behind “Doom” and “Quake” is back, this time in the nascent VR space. In this exclusive interview, he tells why.

Carl Benedikt Frey on Twitter / X
My latest in the @FT today. I make four points:1) Capitalism's great achievement was moving activity out of the household and into the market — turning domestic production into paid specialisation, creating jobs, and making output visible to the national accounts. AI-enabled… pic.twitter.com/YRl2u6fv5H— Carl Benedikt Frey (@carlbfrey) June 15, 2026

Idea Generation
The most common question prospective startup founders ask is how to get ideas for startups. The second most common question is if you have any ideas for their startup. But giving founders an idea...
» An Ion Storm!, Part 1: The Ascent to Gamer Paradise The Digital Antiquarian
At id, the company was rolling in millions of dollars and we just had walls. It was the whole Carmack idea of, “I don’t need anything on my walls, all I need is a table and a computer and a chair,” instead of, “Okay, we’ve got a lot of money, why not make a really bad-ass office?”
Ryan Singer on Twitter / X
A friend of mine needs software that is too high-stakes to vibe-code. I ended up giving him a primer on how to make progress on his idea before he hires a developer.Most of my friends on X are software devs, but I'm sharing this for anyone who's not. https://t.co/V1y2WagDnv— Ryan Singer (@rjs) September 25, 2026
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg on the next 10 years of Facebook
The Verge’s Casey Newton sat down with Facebook’s CEO to talk drones, AI, virtual reality, and building a bot to make him toast.
We collaborated with @timothychambers.net to provide a follow-up from his "Seven Deadly UX Sins for the #Fediverse" series. It's a way to reflect on how things have changed over the past six months, with clear ideas on where things are headed.
The Seven Deadly Fediverse UX Sins: A Redemption Report Card
wedistribute.orgA great talk from @jenson.org on why and how to move the desktop paradigm forward. I especially loved the prototypes/concepts; even if not perfectly refined it’s still nice to see someone put some stakes in the ground. (And FWIW I think they were all pretty solid!)
Scott Jenson
Thoroughly enjoyed speaking at #UbuntuSummit today. Thank you organizers! I spoke about the need for new foundational #UX improvements to the Desktop UX. Very lively audience! youtube.com/live/WvNgMEumSoA?t=17225s
Another creator workshop! All things monetization. Talking about @sprk.so and the Atmosphere with creators well versed with making a career in social media. sprk.so/post/did:plc:qed67d2sst5xqsbu…
Another creator workshop! All things monetization. Talking about @s... | Spark
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