Trevor Flowers 🌸🌸 @trevorfsmith@xoxo.zone

I work for a #WiderWeb, a near-future responsive web with:
🌸 3 display modes: flat, portal & immersive
🌸 3 control types: page, overlay & spatial
🌸 new inputs: wands, gestures & voice
🌸 more hugs, fewer thugs

Handy guide: https://trevor.smith.name/publish/exformation/10300/

I have started to daydream about the folks I've met through XOXO using the thing I'm creating to run their own talk shows. If it works half as well as my daydream then it will be 🌸💖🌸.

I'm thinking about making this wee lappie into a matrix node (matrix.org) with a riot.im web client, using ngrok to give it a stable public endpoint. I have Slack group fatigue (so many!) and am generally interested in federated networks. I worry that the docs say little to nothing about moderation of harassment and abuse, though.

I don't care what the calendar reads, it's officially Fall when I light the pilot light in the fireplace.

I'm at home tuned into W3C Immersive Web folks in Fukuoka polishing the WebXR spec while I code a new XR simulator for Transmutable Soundstage. The younger person I was when I first tuned into the idea of VR (~01985) is pretty thrilled with XR-related goings-ons in 02019.

I found instructions for stopping it from going to sleep when the lid closes so now I can tuck it away and treat it like a wee server with a ~10 hour battery backup. I have an SSD that I'm going to attach for bulk storage. Next I want to find/make a web-based photo library so that I can escape Google Photos.

The only slightly hacky bit was removing a screw to turn off write protection of the bios. It required just a screwdriver but for folks who aren't used to poking around inside electronics it could be a bit stressful.

I ended up with a Dell 11" Chromebook for ~$0 and had fun wiping all traces of ChromeOS and installing GalliumOS, a derivative of Ubuntu Linux for small lappies. It took a small amount of terminal work but required almost no knowledge as the directions were clear.

I still thrash around a bit with lifetime notations so I need to read more about them and look at more OSS Rust code to see how more experienced folks use them.

I'm to the point with Rust where I can reliably write code that runs tests and does what I expect. It's still probably bad code in terms of The Rust Way but I'm getting there.

I just received a first-hand report in a private channel from one of the union organizers who was just fired from Kickstarter. It sounds like clear union busting.
Some details here:
https://slate.com/technology/2019/09/kickstarter-union-organizing.html

Super interesting to see Apple add a relative spatial relationship detecting capability to the iPhone, especially in light of the leaked existence of "starboard" AR glasses. The handset and glasses will know each other's location opening up a lot of neat interaction patterns (wave the phone) and augmentation of the phone display itself.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-new-Apple-U1-chip-and-why-is-it-important/answer/Brian-Roemmele

Whoof, I'm still recovering from XOXO:
🌸 detoxing from coffee and eats
🌸 processing emotions
🌸 capturing ideas into notes
🌸 returning to quiet work
🌸 killing new germs

I haven't looked at the source but in principle I 💖 this cyberpunk CSS kit:
http://augmented-ui.com/

Going to work on the Monday after XOXO, high on Xs and Os.

I'm getting excited about going to XOXO for reals, not just in the tubes!

A nice snow-in is a good excuse to read about how big attention economy orgs are manipulating people.