Archive - Aether

Setting the controls for the heart of the Sun

Launches are magical. They exist in this place where hopes, dreams and the real world meet, and then it can go exactly as good as or bad as you’d…

Jun 30, 2021 •

Your community in one place

Online communities have been around since the beginning of the internet. A family chat on Telegram, a work Slack, a Subreddit about questionable…

Jun 23, 2021 •

April 2021

The Death and Life of Great Online Cities

Last week (shh, yes last week) we were talking about how the only long-term viable mode of operation for an online community of sufficient size is one…

Apr 29, 2021 •

March 2021

The fair moderator

Controlling what people can and can’t see is an act of governance, and legitimate governance requires user control over it.

Mar 17, 2021 •

Source, use, and contributions

Our thoughts on software licenses and project sustainability.

Mar 2, 2021 •

February 2021

New day, new folks, new beginnings

Feb 10, 2021 •

Self-moderated communities and remote team collaboration

Welcome to Aether by me, Aether.

Feb 6, 2021 •

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