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We worked with Throneless Tech to stress-test Bitpart, a secure comms platform for journalists & activists. Using Disaster Games and Personas Non Grata, we mapped risks across the human stack. Key takeaway: sustainability, governance & documentation are security.

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The PlowNYC tracker has now been activated.

Shows you how recently any street has been plowed. Check it out at nyc.gov/plownyc.

Thank you to the 1000s of @nycsanitation.bsky.social workers out there battling this blizzard.

Money for mutual resilience: Introducing Blacksky Cash Mutual aid has always been about more than money. But money, shared intentionally, can be a powerful expression of solidarity. This is us building toward that future.

“Mutual aid has always been about more than money. But money, shared intentionally, can be a powerful expression of solidarity. This is us building toward that future.“ Read about what’s coming with Blacksky Cash in our latest blog! blackskyweb.xyz/money-for-mu...

User Experience & Discovery Lab Our partners improve the user-experience design of internet freedom technologies.

Building tools in the OTF ecosystem? When conditions are risky, usability becomes essential. That’s why we support teams through the UXD Lab. Interested in having us as a thought partner? Reach out! 📩 otf-uxd@superbloom.design
www.opentech.fund/labs/uxd-lab/ #DigitalRights #OpenSource #CivicTech

Who wants 3D printed whistles to give out in their community?

Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.

I was so behind in posting #jobs to my mailing list that 84 of the links had expired!! I'm caught up now, but phew!

Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."

The Nostr Community Survey is now LIVE!

We’re gathering input from devs, builders, users & anyone curious about decentralised social networks.

Your feedback helps shape Nostr’s future, from ecosystem support to global community growth.

Take the survey now👇
survey.superbloom.design/878514

This #GivingTuesday, help us to keep changing who tech serves.

Your donation to Superbloom supports our fellowships, resources, and global design community.

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The Eterna puzzle interface displaying the three states of the RNA polymerase ribozyme using RibonanzaNet in state 1 and Eternafold in states 2 and 3.

A new 3-state Replicase challenge has been launched on Eterna and will only be open for two weeks before sequences are collected for experimental testing at the Das Lab. Will Eterna players be able to improve the catalytic activity of the RNA polymerase?

eternagame.org/labs/14183416

Attending #MozFest in Barcelona this week?

@georgiamoon.social will help facilitate Internet Exchange’s "Encryption and Feminism: Reimagining Child Safety Without Surveillance", happening today at 1:30 pm CET.

Secure your spot here and add it to your calendar: mzf.st/160

🚀 Up to €158K in funding for open-source software in the public interest!

The Prototype Fund backs solo devs & small teams (max 4 ppl) working on civic tech, infrastructure, or infosec.

🗓️ Apply by Nov 30, 2025
🔓 Must be open source
🌍 EU-based teams welcome

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📣 Thurs, Oct 2 @ 10am PT -> Let’s talk about UX design at our Knowledge Exchange!

We will be joined by Anh Lê of @superbloom.design, an org committed to changing who technology serves. No design experience required – just an interest in the topic!

Register to receive a Zoom link: bit.ly/4gDQvm2

Are you a researcher developing scientific software & interested in better incorporating UX into your development process? We’re hosting office hours as part of the STRUDEL science project!

Join us Wednesday, Sept 24 @ 10amPT/1pmET to ask any burning questions & get direct support on your projects.

Are you at #GlobalGathering25 in Portugal? Come find Abhishek Sharma or me to chat, catch up and see if there are things we can do together, @superbloom.design + you!

Water bottles have been my travel nemesis this year. I'm down 2 so far this year, and today the delay almost made me miss a flight 🤦🏼‍♀️.

I'm just trying to stay hydrated!

#Voting where I can:
- union
- local school council elections
- boards
- shareholders
- primaries

Remember you have lots of types of #power!

I'm seeing a lot of misuse of the phrase "common sense".

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Two busy weekends in a row... From #ATmosphereConf to #8JahrePrototypeFund

Love being around amazing #OpenSource projects, even on a Saturday 🤣

The Future of International Development Is Mutual Aid, Not Donor Aid Blair Glencorse of Accountability Lab and Malka Older of Global Voices discuss one solution to the U.S. dismantling of international aid infrastructure: Cooperative models, including mutual aid.

reading: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/the-fut... by @older.bsky.social and @blairglencorse.bsky.social

is ur child texting state secrets in a Signal chat?

ily - I Leaked Yemen (attack details)
smh - Secret Message Hahahaha
tbh - Talkin 'Bout Houthis
idk - I Doubt Korea (is in this signal chat)
gtg - Gonna Text Goldberg

Are there tools that help me check and migrate my other social media accounts to BlueSky?

I'm thinking about some content that keeps me engaged on different platforms, and wondering how to find what's here in a less manual way

Notes & cites are up for my #ATmosphereconf talk, thanks again to everyone who beamed my head in when I couldn't travel! I'm so bummed to miss the hallway track, but I'm around on here and working at www.wrecka.ge, let's talk <3

erinkissane.com/atconf

[An observation about bridging / something to consider is that it facilitates context collapse. Networks that started in/as separate spaces have different community expectations and, well, vibes. This isn't to say bridging is bad. It's a side-effect.]

“You can’t scare people in to using something, you need to attract them with joy.” @rudyfraser.com

Super great talk by the epic @rudyfraser.com about horseless carriages and skeuomorphisms in building new things. #ATmosphereconference

I stand by my refrain - solving this issue deserves a Nobel. So much global frustration felt on presenting and printing. Also printing.

What if you watched a full day really quickly.