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In a world of closed platforms, browser extensions are the rare exception that let users modify the apps that we use.

The tech behind peer-to-peer (P2P) social networks such as Secure Scuttlebutt enforces permanency. Absolute permanency isn’t what you want in a social network.

One Thing Well Bunch is a little macOS utility that sits in your Dock (or your Menu Bar). It doesn’t have any windows. When you right/ctrl-click the Dock icon (or click the menu item), it gives you a list of “Bunches” you can select from, each one launching a group of applications that you configure. Bunches are just easily-edited text files which can be configured to open apps, specific files in an app, and even web pages in your default browser. For the Power Users, It also allows advanced scripting, system commands, and integration via URL handler. Lid is an image dithering program t...

Twitter’s decentralized social network project takes a baby step forward Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The Bluesky team released a review of the decentralized web ecosystem and said it’s hoping to find a team lead in the coming months. The review follows Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussing Bluesky earlier this month, when he called it a “standard for the public conversation layer of the internet.” The review outlines a variety of known decentralized s...

Urbit’s primary governance model is a “self-governing digital republic” where “authority is proportional to property. 8 Galaxies, stars, and planets are conceived of as property to be purchased and in limited supply, and one’s power within Urbit is determined by what tier of ownership they occupy and how much they own. The republic is structured as a “three-chambered legislature balanced against itself,” where galaxies, stars, and planets constitute the three tiers. There is not much detail on how this government would operate, other than an interim constitution, which doesn’...