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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

Overall, it was a fun and informative event, and I'm so happy I was able to attend it. Definitely going next year!

Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

Someone put up this tier list which anyone could come and change. Just standing there and watching people argue was a fun activity in itself.

A chart paper showing a tier list of programming languages and operating systems.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

And the booths! Oh, the energy was insane, and there were so many cool projects that I can't justly list them all down. The most crowded booths were those of @tangled.org, Frappe (frappe.io) and Ente (ente.com), but everyone else was building equally cool stuff.

ente.com

Ente Photos: Store and share your photos with absolute privacy

Ente Photos is the private, secure photo storage app with end-to-end encryption. Cross-platform, open source, and self-hostable. Start with 10GB free.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

My favourite talk was the one by Professor Mohit Tahiliani of NIT Karnataka, who shared his journey of creating a place where his students could learn, have fun and contribute meaningfully to the FOSS ecosystem.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

There were so many cool talks about how FOSS is at the centre of crucial initiatives like healthcare digitization, language preservation and consumer privacy. Additionally, there was some super useful advice by student community leaders about how to build a community of excellent FOSS citizens.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 29/09/2026

Finally got around to writing about my experience at #IndiaFOSS2026. Many thanks to @tangled.org for the tickets! It was delightful to see the sheer energy and curiosity among the crowd. And at the risk of sounding way older than I am, my hopes for Gen Z have skyrocketed after this event.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 07/09/2026

Ah shoot, sorry about that. I had the wrong settings. You should be able to message me now.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 07/09/2026

Yo @tangled.org just checking: will you be sending out the DMs soon? I haven't received a message yet. No rush, just want to confirm. Thanks again.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 03/09/2026

Aliasvault is pretty awesome too.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 01/09/2026

Yippee! Thanks a lot for doing this, and see you at the event! 🥳

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patak @patak.cat · 28/08/2026

why bother to read what you didn't care to write?

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 25/08/2026

Gleam for the win! Amazing project, even more amazing community. tangled.org/gleam.run/gl...

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gleam.run/gleam

⭐️ A friendly language for building type-safe, scalable systems!

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warpfork @warpfork.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Keyboard focus UX is **so** under-studied in recent decades. We've got places where interaction speed+accuracy actually matters -- store checkouts! -- using ancient UIs everywhere because *the keyboard actually works* and has affordances in pre-2000's software. Modern tech needs to re-learn this.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 14/08/2026

Who called it Vite+ and not Vitesuite?

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 10/08/2026

That certainly seems to be the zeitgeist. The urge to make "XYZ but ATProto" is stronger than the urge to chill out and make cool, fun stuff like the 90s.

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hayleigh @hayleigh.dev · 09/08/2026

why does every little atproto app being cooked up rn have to have a frontend Designed By Claude ™️ why are we so hyped about social data and an open internet and then turning to ai when its time to create and play

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 04/08/2026

Yup, been playing it for a couple days and it's super fun! 🏝️ Hashi - 2026-08-04 Solved in 00:58 Play at hashi.giacomocavalieri.me

hashi.giacomocavalieri.me

🏝️ Play Hashi

Play a new Hashi puzzle every day!

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Ky @ky.fyi · 02/08/2026

Hey friends. Still looking for work!

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 02/08/2026

Latter is what I picked. Seems equally sensible.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 02/08/2026

Why do I feel you following exactly 666 people is not a coincidence?

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 02/08/2026

My wife picked a dark green colour for her landscape architecture studio. I convinced her to call it Fangorn Green. (The other is Erebor Red.)

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 02/08/2026

Thank you for the explanation! 💛

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 01/08/2026

I see. So long-term storage of records happens in the PDS, but lightweight real-time events can bypass it entirely or use it for eventual consistency (depending on the functionality) which is where Iroh comes in? Am I understanding correctly?

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 01/08/2026

I can vaguely imagine why they'd make sense together but can't put a finger on a concrete use case yet. Could you elaborate? What would be a good example?

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 31/07/2026

Of course, thanks for all the great work. That said, I just found out Joan is no longer doing paid articles, so my suggestion is moot. 😅 Anyway, I've started writing a bit on Leaflet and it's been a great experience, so thank you!

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 31/07/2026

CC @joanwestenberg.com See if this makes sense for you alongside your existing Substack publication. As a regular reader, I find Leaflet much friendlier and more interoperable compared to Substack's walled garden approach. As a writer, you might find the lower platform fee more attractive. Win-win.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/07/2026

Tired of misleading cookie banners? The EU Commission has finally proposed a solution: set your privacy preferences in the browser once, and never see another banner. EFF joins a number of civil society organizations across Europe fighting to #KillTheCookieBanner killthecookiebanner.eu/

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Aurélien Mähl 🇪🇺 @apmaehl.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🦆🦊🎻 @duckduckgo.com , @mozilla.org Firefox and @vivaldi.com just published a joint letter to EU lawmakers on the Digital Omnibus: make privacy signals work for people, not against the products they already trust. 1/n

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 16/07/2026

My #atproto intro from @cascadiajs.com is posted!! Check it out for an entry-level overview to atproto, why it exists, and how to develop on it! And then share it with your friends! Who wants to see if we can get more views on it than @t3.gg 's talk? 😉

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 16/07/2026

> the native colour input which sucks in every browser Doesn't suck on Firefox + Ubuntu, because GNOME colour picker is awesome! 😎️

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 07/07/2026

This is what Cory Doctorow would call comcom. I forgot what it stands for (competitive compatibility?) but I know exactly what it means and it means this.

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R. Alex Anderson @ralexanderson.com · 05/07/2026

Just some noodling on fractals and looking deeply at things.

alexanderson.leaflet.pub

Reality is Fractal

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 03/07/2026

Thank you for everything you have done. Your recent work is what inspired me to start exploring the open social and finding new ways to build ethical tech by reinstating humanity into it, and you'll always have my deepest gratitude for that. Fare thee well in your new life!

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 03/07/2026

Wouldn't have stopped Meta even if they hadn't sunset it.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 27/06/2026

Following your account was one of my best decisions this year. Thank you for the absolutely fascinating posts.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 25/06/2026

1) Open this image up 2) Find the small, blue feature in the very middle Congratulations, you've spotted the Perseverance rover on Mars, photographed from orbit! 3) Trace the rover tracks as they wend their way across the surface

A complex landscape of buttes, hills, hummocks, and sand dunes, in tones of gold and teal. In the middle, a small, beetle-blue feature. Around it, faint parallel tracks.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 26/06/2026

Tricky situation. I'd add their name to credits and your contact link. If they see this and want to object, they can reach out and find out you're happy to comply. Still gray area though.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 26/06/2026

Oh. Maybe ask the dev? If they're not maintaining this, chances are they'll be okay with that.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 26/06/2026

Why would that be bad? People love a good retro.

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Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT NOW! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Dear Santa, This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 24/06/2026

"Pretty much everybody who’s from the 21st century, or anybody who’s a creative person, is pretty furious about AI. Anyone who’s not oblivious to culture is aware of that." Couldn't put it better myself tbh

anildash.com

How we’ll fight the platform war against Big AI - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 23/06/2026

The M82 Cigar Galaxy, imaged by JWST. The bright central part is the main disk of the galaxy; jets of gas emanate at 90 degrees to the disk. This version is 4,000 px across. You can access the full 155 mpx image in the next post.

Too many stars. Altogether WAY too many stars.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 24/06/2026

I forgot where I read this, but an alternative idiom is to feed two birds with one seed.

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Darshak Parikh @proseandconst.xyz · 24/06/2026

Ah, Android version is unmaintained. Thanks anyway.

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