OtherNetwork
OtherNetwork is a new type of cultural institution that connects independent art spaces worldwide.
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Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information
Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information:
Here are the Internet forums that are still alive and kicking and full of information and interesting people.
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"Hell isn’t other people. Hell is people trying to make a group decision. And decisions are fucking..."
“Hell isn’t other people. Hell is people trying to make a group decision. And decisions are fucking exhausting.”
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"The networks we use to communicate across fields and distances, to find our friends and learn from..."
“The networks we use to communicate across fields and distances, to find our friends and learn from people unlike ourselves—and to organize ourselves to respond to acute crises and long, grinding institutional failures—are the same networks that are making so many of us miserable and/or deranged.”
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The networks we use to communicate across fields and distances, to find our friends and learn from people unlike ourselves—and to organize ourselves to respond to acute crises and long, grinding institutional failures—are the same networks that are making so many of us miserable and/or deranged.
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Websites, Done Cheap “More convenient than a new hobby!”
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"Octopuses would also punch fish to keep the group moving. If the group is very still and everyone is..."
“Octopuses would also punch fish to keep the group moving. If the group is very still and everyone is around the octopus, it starts punching, but if the group is moving along the habitat, this means that they’re looking for prey, so the octopus is happy. It doesn’t punch anyone,” Sampaio said.”
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“Most fields have a problem with ‘ghost knowledge’, hard-won practical understanding that is mostly passed on verbally between practitioners and not written down anywhere public.”
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Not Built For This is a 6-part series from 99% Invisible. It explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.
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Flip through (YouTube) channels like the old days. /via bencrowder.net
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Photo by Asako Narahashi from her collection half awake and half asleep in the water. /via notes.husk.org
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“I like to describe my job in terms of “The Door Problem”. Are there doors in your game? Can the player open them? Can the player open every door in the game? Or are some doors for decoration? How does the player know the difference?”
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A new edition of Things to Click! This edition covers an 8-bit lens, community connection, research as fun, suburbs' as horror movies, and more - all jam-packed!
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American suburbs are full of ugly, empty, liminal spaces: spaces you are not meant to linger in or enjoy. They’re the creepy hallways of the built environment, and you can’t feel comfortable traversing them unless you’re zooming past them in a car.
American Suburbs Are a Horror Movie and We’re the Protagonists
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America’s 7-Elevens to become ‘Japanese style’: “Japan’s 7-Eleven locations – referred to as konbini – have a different vibe. There, they put a focus on “tantalizing food,” according to TODAY. Items found at Japanese 7-Eleven stores include onigiri (rice balls), fried chicken, sushi, egg sandwiches, fresh pastries, mochi and hot bar items”
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fireworks
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The internet isn’t for humans anymore. Bots use the internet more than we do; use shapes design.
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Another Friday, another lump of links for your clicking pleasure. In this issue: saving things, minor league baseball team names, and more.
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Across town:
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Summer starts
