Stream: boston

Topic: Hack Meetup: Building a Better Porchfest Map

Dave Hanft (Jan 16 2026 at 01:49):

I would propose "Hack Meetup: Building a Better Porchfest" to honor the source of the inspiration

Dave Hanft (Jan 16 2026 at 01:58):

"PorchREST" would be a great name if you built out an API. Just sayin haha

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:30):

The Bluesky folks in Boston are putting Porchfest on the "Atmosphere" (analogous to the Fediverse):

https://blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:pqerwmnouevyltxyoayhholf/post/3mlge5zvv2k2a

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:31):

They have events and maps built into the system I guess. Atmosphere is pretty nice but of course it's somewhat more centralized. They're in an interesting middle zone.

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:32):

I guess they already have "multi-events".

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:32):

Conferences etc

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:34):

It's so much easier to sell a company on making an integration. Bluesky has a bunch of users. Things are automatically compatible. It's pretty nice. It bothers me because I prefer the Fediverse :sweat_smile:.

Dan (May 09 2026 at 15:35):

There's also this unofficial Somerville Porchfest map:

https://www.porchfest.io/

Philip Durbin (May 09 2026 at 17:53):

There's also https://viewporchfest.com which I heard about at https://omny.fm/shows/wbz-newsradio-1030-news-audio/attending-somerville-porchfest-interactive-map-might-help-you-plan

It also says it's powered by Atmosphere.

They interview the creator about it. The transcript says "Tim Sakaroff" but I wonder that's a misspelling and if it's this guy: https://www.timsakharov.com

Dan (May 09 2026 at 18:50):

Huh.

Dan (May 09 2026 at 18:51):

Okay well that sort of covers our use case. Not sure the usability on the run is what I'd want.

Dan (May 09 2026 at 18:53):

Oh wow I think this is coincidentally a different Atmosphere.

Dan (May 09 2026 at 19:56):

Well I'm gonna use viewporchfest. I have an hour and change to kill before my Amtrak home :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Dave Hanft (May 09 2026 at 21:11):

Philip Durbin said:

There's also https://viewporchfest.com which I heard about at https://omny.fm/shows/wbz-newsradio-1030-news-audio/attending-somerville-porchfest-interactive-map-might-help-you-plan

It also says it's powered by Atmosphere.

They interview the creator about it. The transcript says "Tim Sakaroff" but I wonder that's a misspelling and if it's this guy: https://www.timsakharov.com

Well it seems like everyone and their sister is building porchfest apps now haha

Philip Durbin (May 11 2026 at 07:31):

Dan said:

Oh wow I think this is coincidentally a different Atmosphere.

A different one? I've never even heard of it.

Dan (May 11 2026 at 14:46):

Seems like it. There's the name (or nickname?) for the ecosystem around BlueSky, and there's what appears to be some sort of company making a platform for events (such as Porchfest here). I'd never heard of the latter either.

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