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My friend Johnny sent me this article a few months ago and it’s been living rent free in my head. Reading it is like experiencing aphasia. It’s the written version of that image with no discernible objects. It made me feel like I fell asleep and woke up in a techno-thriller movie. BBC BA AND BOOTS ISSUED WITH ULTIMATUM BY CYBER GANG CLOP. What?It’s not the BBC’s fault. British readers probably understood immediately what this meant. But the feeling of disorientation I had in the moment was so powerful that it was exciting. It’s a “Spy Kids ass story” in Johnny’s words.
Jan 9, 2024
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“NOTHING IS TRUE, EVERYTHING IS CONTENT.”
by Colin Broadmoor
Made me feel human again
May 3, 2024
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there is lowkey an unbelievable crisis in tech literacy atm, and working on the projects that i have over the last year has driven that home for me like nothing else. once upon a time, understanding how a computer worked was a precondition for using one. it isn’t anymore, and that is so unimaginably dangerous.
the total helplessness i’ve seen (some) people express in response to tech’s recent rightward turn has been deeply unmooring. i see people all the time who genuinely do not understand how the platforms and devices that *govern their entire lives* operate on a basic level. “the kids” didn’t become computer wizards - instead, the devices got good enough that they could abstract all of their actual functionality away from you.
the amount of power and control knowing even a little bit about digital technology can give you is immense. learn about http. learn about rss. learn about how servers operate. learn the absolute basics of programming. far dumber people than you are doing it every day in silicon valley, and they (and their bosses) are using those skills against you.
Jan 28, 2025
I read the headline without knowing what the article was about and went "yeah that sounds about right". Then I read the article and had the exact same reaction.
Sep 2, 2024
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I know this is very Mitt Romney saying his favorite meat is hot dog, but I like to throw around a ball. I turn my brain off and lay on the couch and toss it up and down. I bounce it against a wall. The best version is sitting around with a friend and having a catch while chatting. Any ball: Tennis ball, Pinky ball, stress ball, whatever. At the time of writing, I have a purple grocery store ball and two foam tennis balls in my arsenal. Foam tennis balls are good because when you inevitably hit the TV, it won’t fall over.
Jan 9, 2024
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Blue Jam is a radio programme (British term for “program”) that Chris Morris made after Brass Eye. It’s a surreal collage of ambient music, monologues, and two-person sketches. I listen to it on Spotify while I ride my bike but I think it should work on any vehicle.My favorite sketch is about these parents who are really casual about their child going missing. The man calls out to his wife “They found the body, love” and she goes, “Oh!” like it’s an interesting piece of trivia. Comedy is really funny when it's paraphrased, so hopefully that made you crack up.
Jan 9, 2024
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It makes people look like they’re in heaven. Here is my friend Johnny in heaven:
Jan 9, 2024