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USER EXPERIENCE ISSUES IN BASE REALITY If we are living in a digital simulation, the first clue is not quantum weirdness, déjà vu, or the occasional pigeon that looks like … Continue reading
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Recovery narratives rely on good behaviour from time. This happened, then that happened, and eventually things improved. The story moves forward. The arc resolves. Everyone applauds politely and goes home … Continue reading
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THE SUPERHERO AS A GHOST OF MODERNITY (in which capes become spectral shrouds and continuity becomes a séance) Superheroes are the friendliest ghosts we’ve ever invented. They die constantly, but … Continue reading
Mind The Gaps – Phil Smith (Book Review)
One of the things I’ve always enjoyed about Phil Smith’s writing is the element of ‘the trickster’ that is ingrained into his work. There is an archness that is quite … Continue reading
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6. Nostalgia Is Not Memory Nostalgia is often mistaken for memory. This flatters nostalgia enormously. Memory is unstable, unreliable, and prone to decay. Nostalgia is selective, repetitive, and oddly resistant … Continue reading
The Big Empty – Unexpected Thoughts About the Universe.
Nature, it seems, is an obsessive recycler with a very small repertoire. If you were hoping for a universe of infinite, snowflake-like variety, I have some slightly disappointing news: the … Continue reading
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THE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN A LOOP (in which time becomes a washing machine cycle and refuses to let you out) There’s a particular flavour of modern despair that … Continue reading
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5. Notes From an Arrested Day Alexa tells me it’s morning. There is light poking through the edges of the blackout curtain. I suppose she is right, but this does … Continue reading
The Spiral: Six Attempts to Notice While the System Keeps Running 1
I. HOW DIGITAL ERRORS ECHO ANALOGUE HAUNTINGS (in which the machine coughs up its ghosts and pretends it meant to do that) There’s something charmingly pathetic about a digital error. … Continue reading
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The Problem with Recovery Narratives Recovery narratives rely on good behaviour from time. This happened, then that happened, and eventually things improved. The story moves forward. The arc resolves. Everyone … Continue reading
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