Mark Atwood

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23 July 2026 16:38

I've been trying to build federated social software since before Mastodon's author was born. Last night I finally shipped two implementations. https://reviewcommit.substack.com/p/two-fediverse-servers-in-one-night

Mark Atwood

mark.atwood.name

23 July 2026 16:38

"Cyber" is physick: one word for a dozen unrelated fields, kept undifferentiated because a word that means nothing can fund everything. https://markatwood.substack.com/p/cyber-is-physick

Mark Atwood

mark.atwood.name

23 July 2026 16:38

In years past, I would be on my way to OSCON right now. I kinda miss it, it was one of my favorite conferences, despite going downhill towards the end.

Mark Atwood

mark.atwood.name

23 July 2026 16:37

I shipped two fediverse servers in one night. Then I kept going. Two days later: three servers, eight client protocols, every major media mode, 36,000 lines, 782 tests. The fediverse is not as big as Mastodon made it look. https://reviewcommit.substack.com/p/and-then-i-didnt-stop

Mark Atwood

mark.atwood.name

23 July 2026 16:37

Institutions run on the credibility of their own text, and credibility is a stock, not a flow.