Olive Green
Olive Green
Claire L. Evans, Sheila Heti, Sonic Garbage and design experiments
Dear reader
I ran. Uno was on his kid's scooter. We were on our way to his kindergarten. Here in Athens, the sidewalks are used for trees, cars, and other obstacles impossible for wheeling, so we took the road, moving in the space between the parked and driving cars. Uno's smile was wide, and I forgot how unlikely this situation would have been one year ago when we hesitated to leave the pavement.
But we are no longer tourists. It is eighteen degrees celcius; tourists wear T-shirts, while we wear pullovers and overcoats. Uno enters the cafés like a regular, ordering his falafel before we see the menu, and replies in simple Greek. I'm no longer frustrated by the fluctuating farmer's market prices or the cars blocking the curbside ramps. Instead, I enjoy the flexibility of the road as a space where people walk their dogs, sell mandarins, and chase their sons.
Tourists
With care
Kristoffer
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https://sonicgarbage.greg.technology/
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Field notes
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Sheila Heti feels guilty when she talks with Alice, the chatbot she uses for procrastinating and writing books. But she defends the practice when asked by Claire L. Evans, one of my favourite technology writers. I loved their earnest conversation about the need for dialogue, erasing technology’s past, and software updates (Broadcast).
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I become mildly uncomfortable whenever I receive a voice note. So it is both relatable and fascinating to read Joann Plockova describe how she only speaks with her best friend through voice notes (Dirt).
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A poetic worksheet about URLs (IRL-URL).
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I would love it if 2024 would be the year we limit publishing internet manifestos/principles/compasses/ethos/visions/etc. We are reaching the threshold for relevant meta-conversation about the internet. It is like only watching the director’s cut; at some point, we should engage with the endless poetic destinations on the internet instead of rendering utopias. That said, here is a cute internet mood board (Notes).
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”I’ve built this little backyard to my website, because every website should have a garden, a backyard, a basement, or any other wild space (Fragment Scenario).”
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