Reposted by John LutherAaron Lehr @aaronjlehr.bsky.social · 12/07/2026We all know that we pay into social security with every paycheck. Did you know that there’s a cap? Anyone who makes more than $185k stops paying the soc sec tax after they’ve contributed ~$11,500 for the year. Why are we voluntarily refusing additional revenue from those who can most afford to pay? 43810
John Luther @jluther.net · 19/06/2026Probes.dev has launched! If you're a small team or independent developer and need affordable web service monitoring, sign up for a free 14-day trial today.probes.devProbes — Uptime & Performance MonitoringWebsite and API uptime and performance monitoring for solo developers and small teams. DNS, TCP, TLS, and TTFB timing breakdowns to the millisecond. $1/site/month. Free trial, no credit card required. 001
Reposted by John LutherBlain Smith @blainsmith.com · 05/06/2026Email templates are all done for probes.dev - Sign-in links - Member invite links - Probe alerts - Trial ended - Probe auto-disabled Going into closed beta testing this weekend! #GoLang #HTTP #BuildInPublic #Monitoringprobes.devProbes — Uptime & Performance MonitoringWebsite and API uptime and performance monitoring for solo developers and small teams. DNS, TCP, TLS, and TTFB timing breakdowns to the millisecond. $1/site/month. Free trial, no credit card required. 192
Reposted by John LutherBlain Smith @blainsmith.com · 28/05/2026I got billing set up and working for probes.dev so we're getting close to public release! #HTTP #BuildInPublic 0103
John Luther @jluther.net · 27/05/2026Koyaanisqatsi is the better film. Powaqqatsi is the better soundtrack. Does anybody even remember Naqoyqatsi? 020
John Luther @jluther.net · 16/05/2026www.reuters.com/business/ene... "I struggle, like everybody else does, but I'm willing to sacrifice a little," Miller said. "That's been totally lost in this country, people's willingness to sacrifice." Joe Biden asked you to wear paper masks to prevent killing old people and you…oh, never mind.reuters.comTrump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree.Democrats are trying to cast Trump as the leader of an administration losing touch with an anxious public as the Iran war pushes the price of gas and other goods higher. These voters in rural Colorado... 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 15/05/2026I love a #podcast, but, as usual, there is much wisdom in what Nick Cave says. 000
Reposted by John LutherLimeleaf Worker Collective @limeleaf.coop · 15/05/2026Eight people have requested access to the Henhouse beta this week! We'd love to have ten by the end of the day, so if you want member-owned, independent, privacy-first web hosting, sign up today at nc.limeleaf.coop/apps/forms/s... #webhosting #coops #degooglenc.limeleaf.coop Limeleaf Worker Collective 254
John Luther @jluther.net · 13/05/2026When I worked at Google, we all got Pixels. ChromeOS was useless then, so I installed Linux instead. Incredible. It was fast, perfect keyboard, and the 240-DPI 3:2 display was a revelation (more laptops should be 3:2!). I stumbled across one today for 1/12th the original price. 😂 #linux #recycle 110
John Luther @jluther.net · 08/05/2026This is a brilliant idea and long overdue. "The OpenCourier protocol opens up opportunities for delivery workers to own the platforms that manage their livelihoods." platform.coop/blog/toward-...platform.coopToward Worker-owned Delivery Platforms with the OpenCourier Protocol | Platform Cooperativism ConsortiumThe OpenCourier protocol opens up opportunities for delivery workers to own the platforms that manage their livelihoods. We introduce the protocol, welcoming contributors and comments. 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 04/05/2026Heard for the first time today: “Find us on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.” Incredible how quickly they crushed Apple and Spotify in #podcasts. 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 01/05/2026Did you know that Maximum Fun is a worker-owned co-op? Hell yeah. In honor of #MayDay, throw them a few sheckles. #coops 010
John Luther @jluther.net · 30/04/2026Yay, Disperse!augment.inkIntroducing Disperse: A Share Sheet for the Atmosphere · augmentA blog by Anuj Ahooja 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 30/04/2026Co-ops: they aren't only for crunchy grocery stores and dairy farmers! In this episode, we talk about how to create (or convert) your tech startup as a co-op that is owned by the people who do the work. Give it a listen! 0151
John Luther @jluther.net · 28/04/2026#ATmosphere please make an app that creates easy-to-embed web forms that post responses to your PDS instead of a random startup's database. (Yes, I know PDS data is public, but permissioned data soon, yada yada...) I lack the coding skills to build this app, and I find coding with AI exhausting. 🙏 110
John Luther @jluther.net · 27/04/2026Maybe the most innovative rock band ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4pI...youtube.comMorphine - "Thursday" [Live 4/22/96]YouTube video by newbluehonda 000
Reposted by John LutherLimeleaf Worker Collective @limeleaf.coop · 27/04/2026🙏 to Stephen Giordano (interstitial.coop) and Ethan Winn (orban.coop) for joining us to record a podcast episode, "Why Your Tech Startup Should be a Worker Co-Op." Episode and link will drop here later this week. Previous episodes at limeleaf.coop/podcast #coops #startups #founders 031
Reposted by John LutherBoris @bmann.ca · 27/04/2026If you're an app maker or an infra builder: go apply for these awards! If you're a happy user, quote post the blog announcement below, and tag apps & infra that you think should apply! 1176
John Luther @jluther.net · 23/04/2026I want to make a numbered chart, a la the Sgt. Pepper's Wikipedia entry, identifying which Ivy League university each of these Very Smart People holds a degree from, but I have no artistic talent. And I am lazy. 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 23/04/2026TIL that if you enable Settings > General > Storage > Store in #iCloud on a #Mac, it magically frees up many GBs of local disk space. 😊 100
Reposted by John LutherBlain Smith @blainsmith.com · 19/04/2026Basic Auth is getting added to #Henhouse so you can password protect your static site. It will honor a `.htpasswd` file in the root of your site and eventually the dashboard UI will allow you to manage entries in it too. #StaticHosting #TechCoop 111
Reposted by John LutherJoe Basser @joebasser.com · 15/04/2026atmosphereaccount.comatmosphereaccount.comAtmosphere AccountThe last social account you'll ever need. One account for all your apps. 4333
John Luther @jluther.net · 16/04/2026Get ready for another round of "I love Bluesky but it's dying" folderol. 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 14/04/2026Called my local auto shop to schedule an inspection. Also asked them to look at the idle, seems to be slightly off. The guy said, “Uh, we don’t really get into motor stuff.” We used to be a great country. 100
John Luther @jluther.net · 11/04/2026youtu.be/6SXCJhqXubU?... 🤯youtu.beRory Sutherland's 2026 PredictionsYouTube video by The Drum 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 05/04/2026“data rates of up to 260 megabits per second down to Earth and 20 megabits per second back to Orion…transmitting 4K video alongside photographs, scientific data and voice communications.” 🤯 www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...scientificamerican.comHow Artemis II is beaming back stunning video from the moonA new laser system aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft is sending sharper video and more data back to Earth 000
Reposted by John Lutherpatak @patak.cat · 05/04/2026The long term success of an open network isn't determined by exponential or linear growth. People and connections come in waves. Each one brings new folks that stay to build on atproto, with code or words. The next stage will be marked by hundreds of waves, as websites become a web of social graphs. 6585
John Luther @jluther.net · 04/04/2026Happy that I am not online enough to know WTF an "anti-bedtime leftist" is. 120
John Luther @jluther.net · 03/04/2026Some words about my time at #atmosphereconf last weekend. limeleaf.coop/blog/atmosph...limeleaf.coopATmosphereConf 2026: Great Energy, But We Need to See the Money — Limeleaf Worker Collective 1216
John Luther @jluther.net · 30/03/2026I'm happy with my PDS host but wanted to learn more about self-hosting. Thanks to @mk.gg , I had @jluther.org up and running in 3 minutes with github.com/ascorbic/cir.... Super cool. #SelfHostinggithub.comGitHub - ascorbic/cirrus: A single-user ATProto PDS that runs on a Cloudflare WorkerA single-user ATProto PDS that runs on a Cloudflare Worker - ascorbic/cirrus 160
John Luther @jluther.net · 30/03/2026Until next time, Vancouver! Au revoir, Vancouver! Thank you to the #ATmosphereConf organizers and volunteers. What a show! 070
Reposted by John Lutherdietrich @burrito.space · 28/03/2026🚨 the ecosystem is delicate #atmosphereconf there's a LOT of enthusiasm + talent, but: - no magical investor monies - grant options are THIN - many first time founders - many don't want investment - few other options - scary macro env it's a collective challenge we can just pay for things? 317025
John Luther @jluther.net · 29/03/2026I haven't seen trousers that high-waisted since Curly Howard in “Nutty But Nice” 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 28/03/2026After the Atmospheric Publishing Discussion session yesterday at #atmosphereconf, I was even more excited about #atprotocol, which I didn't think was possible. 030
Reposted by John LutherSurf @surf.social · 27/03/2026"It doesn’t feel like a product roadmap. It feels more like a city filling in. Someone opens a coffee shop, someone else opens a bookstore across the street, and suddenly there’s a neighborhood." ❤️ #AtmosphereConf 13816
John Luther @jluther.net · 27/03/2026Haven't really traveled for work since 2022 (!). I see the vaguely ominous WiFi "captive portal" is still a thing. 000
John Luther @jluther.net · 27/03/2026After many miles flown, timezones crossed, hours laid over, and airport coffees consumed, I finally arrived in Vancouver late last night for #ATmosphereConf. Got some sleep and am ready to go! 070