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353 entries from "Germany"

Monday, November 25, 2024

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does it need to be said?

Does this need to be said? Right now? By me? If I can't yes all three, I don't say it.
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capoeira as language

Physical dialogue of questions, answers, statements, and rebuttals.
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dictionary breath

Put a big book on your stomach, then watch it go up and down; you might feel calmer.
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don't quit the game

If your video game character dies in the first 30 seconds, do you switch off your machine and walk away?
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farmer strength and computers

A farmer can't work so hard on Monday that he's sore on Tuesday, and neither can your computer.

Sunday, November 24, 2024

mocking your opposition without reducing their power is not a flex.

Saturday, November 23, 2024

[Bring some cookies to your neighbour for no reason other than they might need to smile today.]

[I didn't give her a tip or make her famous, just told her I loved her voice.]

[The point of leaving the flock to go after the lost sheep isn't to bring them back, but to let them know they're loved.]

Part of Carlos Whittaker: How to Human.

Monday, October 28, 2024

[Societies where everyone wants to be famous also fail to prove that being ordinary will make you feel respected adequate for basic dignity.]

Part of The News: A User's Manual.

Sunday, October 27, 2024

[If celebrities have become so as a response to emotional needs not being met during their formative years, a child wanting to become famous can be a useful gauge to how well the parenting is going]

Part of The News: A User's Manual.

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Erin Kissane leaving the internet

[Pretender technologies may only appear to be the next thing, without eventually changing anything, but they can function as a playspace to try possible futures.]

[If we want better networks, we must concretely understand what happened to us, and then use that knowledge to try new things deliberately, with painstaking attention to the human cost.]

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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where am I scrolling?

Watching myself scroll, on the web or on the street.
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am I scrolling?

Make your own choices — can't trust the timeline.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

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yes space, no space

Relating is like being ready to be wrong about everything you assume about them.
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grief in all change

Even if you're happy when life changes, you've still lost something.
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learning your compass

Sensing what draws you without thinking or weighing options helps you navigate.

Saturday, October 19, 2024

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tech with or without contact

Talking to people with little contact turns them into caricatures.
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no-ish yes, yes-ish no

Choosing to be somewhere you dislike might also feel good.
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people will be wrong

You know more about you than anyone else.
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shared yes

Why not live in the overlapping 'yes' between people?

Saturday, October 12, 2024

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year thirty-six

Everything we do matters.