An absolutely wonderful speech at AtmosphereConf 2026 from Blaine Cook, who is developing Roundabout for New Public. No slides, almost nothing about technology ... but lots of cheese. The following distinction is essential to understand "what it means to build the sort of software we want to see in the world:Engineering trains you to specify desir…

New_ Public "is creating Roundabout... help ... you start a healthy online space... in rural and suburban towns, and city neighborhoods — areas with about 10,000-50,000 people."Features include:event calendarlocal guideshelps and recommendationsinformation and updatebusiness openingseducationparentinga newcomer's guide to town.An alternative to "N…