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Alisha Barretto

@alishabarretto.bsky.social
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building LoRaWAN radio nodes & off-grid mesh networks // ex-design-to-code, foodtech & community SaaS // previously founded personalcare & homecare brand Basileia // travel, polir mon français // personal views alishabarretto.statichost.page

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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/15 AI Won't Replace You. But It Will Expose You. Thoughts on AI slop, human scores, and holding onto whatever makes your writing yours.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
its funny how people conveniently make up random numbers and show as metrics for proof of work, and still think people believe them…it’s a whole performative productivity theater
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It is ironic that communities built around “local-first, calm, human-scale software” often default to a closed-source telemetry-heavy chat app like Discord to talk about it. It is engineered for endless notifications, fragmented chat threads and digital burnout.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Two gen ago, survival required mutual reliance. Then paper currency let us skip the relationship to get the transaction. Wrote about how we shifted from organic community to transactional living, and why the future still belongs to non-monetized trust: alishabarretto.substack.com/p/you-could-...
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You Could Skip the Person
Why communities turned transactional once money made strangers enough
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Joshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 14/09/2026
You can also view the working paper on zenodo: zenodo.org/records/2275...
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The Shop That Closes at Five: Community Infrastructure Run by Agents for Human Efficacy
The Shop That Closes at Five addresses the discovery bottleneck in hyper-local commerce by introducing Clansurf, an offline-first infrastructure and governance framework for neighborhood economies. Sm...
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Broccoli and egg omelette is undefeated.
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Joshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 12/09/2026
Just published a working paper: The Shop That Closes at Five. ​It details Clansurf project that studies small, community-governed nodes connecting local value providers and patrons without internet, apps, middleman fees, or platform tax. ​Read it here: www.clansurf.com
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The shop that closes at five
Local providers are invisible to the people nearby. A working paper on Clansurf: offline, community-governed nodes that help neighbours find each other.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
found some really good yoghurt at the store. surprised how rich it is with no thickeners at all
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Don’t send me AI-generated marketing emails with zero soul.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Vibe coders will never replace engineers. Vibe coders will never replace engineers. Vibe coders will never replace engineers.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Shawarma + tea. The washer’s yelling. Peak adulthood.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
when life gives you passion fruit, make passion-ade
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
I think there were a lot of people when AI first emerged in 2022, gave it a try and found it didn't work that well and just assumed it was a scam because of the hype and haven't really given it another look. They thought that it wasn't inevitable and it'll go away when the bubble pops.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The AI bubble looks ready to burst. It was just used to kill jobs, keep people distracted, and destabilize the financial system.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“I vibe-coded something” is the modern equivalent of “I have a domain name.”
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ECE background, spent my career in IT, but I’ve been wanting to get back into hardware for a while now. Found this old photo from my internship working on a simple circuit design for a washing machine display.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
just prepared some chicken and the whole place smells like a warm hug.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
deleted my linkedin about two years ago…now contemplating whether to delete X??!! let’s see
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
why is there so much dependency on AI by low-IQ people who can’t even draft a basic email nor have a casual chat online without using any tool, this just sucks…
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
i am of the opinion that the ai bubble will burst this year…the “not so exciting”, “so called boring businesses” will be in high demand, everything that is needed for everyday life - food, clothing, shelter…it will go back to the basics…
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’d go to the farmers market almost every week with my mom when I was in school and I hated it. I never knew back then that I’d love it now. It’s just so therapeutic. You go by walking, carry your cute little tote bag, and enjoy the scenery while you walk. Just so much joy!
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ability to communicate clearly through writing will work even greater wonders today, making one truly stand out.
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
1/3 AI agents cannot make one productive. It’s the same as you can’t find water in an empty cup. There needs to be depth and understanding before even asking the LLM for suggestions, let alone making it do the whole task on its own.
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Joshua Poddoku @joshuapoddoku.com · 06/09/2026
"Agents can open 30 PRs a day. Humans can’t review them.” ​Launching Engineering Unscripted (Oct–Dec 2026) -- a talk series on the human-agentic shift. ​Topics: • Spec-Driven Dev • OSS in 2027 • The Review Queue ​Open call for founders, maintainers & builders. 📩 DM/email joshua@huyoworld.com
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Alisha Barretto @alishabarretto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hey everyone! I'm Alisha, a product designer who left her 9-5 to start a bodycare and homecare brand, Basileia. I'm now building FlowPlanned, a local-first digital planner. Looking forward to connecting with founders, product, and community people.
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