Navigating Liminal Space with Local-First Software

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Porto, Portugal ⌘ 351 PSA Okan Bilal Balcı Co-founder @True Laurel ⌘ May 2024

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE • • • • hi, I'm Okan Co-founder at True Laurel Building "0th" with local-first approach Apps for family & friends Data ownership & life with offline INTRO okanbilal.com

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE • • • What led to local-first software? Sync engines — Future of software? Building "0th" INTRO IN THIS TALK

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LO-FI* * local-first not low-fidelity

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LOCAL-FIRST* * inkandswitch.com

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing * The Mother of All Demos *

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Liminal Space MAINFRAME COMPUTING Centrally located data and process through device REAL-TIME COLLABORATION Douglas Engelbart debuted many of the concepts of modern, interactive computing CLOUD COMPUTING Every device accesses all its data and processing power from the internet "cloud". LOCAL-FIRST Own your data, in spite of the cloud

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LIMINAL SPACE * * Limen, means "threshold"

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LIMINAL SPACE Transitional zones where one is on the threshold between two states

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE INTRO IMAGE: 765 × 574

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE INTRO IMAGE: 765 × 574

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Internet seems to be steering, Increasingly ! • • • • • • • • Feed Algorithms Controlled Content Curation Echo Chambers The Battle for Attention Engagement (infinite scrolling, autoplay…) Persuasion Technologies Deceptive Design Practices Behavioral Influence Illustration by Ari Liloan

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE Value

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE VALUE PRIVACY • • • Launched July 2023 by Meta (own. Instagram) One of the Fastest Growing Apps Ever Data combining with Instagram taken to court by Turkey

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DO WE VALUE OUR IDENTITY

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Privacy Matters! • • • We are developing a software, controls the screen of the software. The software that controls us… We easily incorporate every new technology into our lives! In this data-intensive age, we must be conscious of what "privacy" and "data ownership" means for a society. Illustration by Seb Agresti

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE “It is up to us to decide what human means, and exactly how it is different from machine, and what tasks ought and ought not to be trusted to either species of symbol-processing system. But some decisions must be made soon, while the technology is still young. And the deciding must be shared by as many citizens as possible, not just the experts. ” Tools for Thought — Howard Rheingold

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE LOCAL* * localis, belonging to a place

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE ENGINE* * Ingenium, means "clever invention"

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE SYNC ENGINE

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE IPHONE

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE more than one device

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE icloud was local-firsT

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE FOR DEVELOPERS BENEFITS OF LOCAL-FIRST

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE No boundaries for the client

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE low-level apis

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY No network boundary Less code Data stays live →

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE SIMPLICITY

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE BENEFITS OF LOCAL-FIRST for users • • • • • Fast (No loading spinners…) Privacy by default Offline capable Longevity Interoperable

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE we are buIlding "oTh"

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE deeply value privacy and safety

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE personal time is essential

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE As clear as glass

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE MALLEABLE Capable of being altered or controlled by outside

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE Malleable software* * geoffreylitt.com

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User data User identifier User authentication User location Feed algorithm Central Server Distraction Ads Offline friendly Private Fastest Secure Sync OUR COMMITMENT User tracking BYOF* * Bring Your Own Feed Latency

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NAVIGATING LIMINAL SPACE WITH LOCAL-FIRST SOFTWARE BETA 0.1 ready in late fall 2024 🍂