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Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jan 15

🕹 Technology Internet Social media Artificial Intelligence Gaming Digital Culture

Don't rely on corporations for preserving the past, support initiatives like the Internet Archive.
Wikipedia's attempts at being objective raise questions about the limits of human knowledge.
Our distraction by technology might not be all bad, it could be due to the engaging nature of the Internet.

゜。°。°。° You are a special snowflake! ゜。°。°。°

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 09 Dec 14

🎭️ Culture Internet Media Social media Entertainment Digital Culture

Vine creates new stars like YouTube did in the past but struggles for mainstream acceptance
No one likes voicemail because it lacks intimacy and nostalgia in our digital age
Pacific Standard's feature on Black Twitter reveals it's not as exotic as popularly portrayed

Inception-level crazy

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 05 Nov 14

🕹 Technology Internet Social media Digital Culture Online Content

Meet the 36 people who run Wikipedia - power rests in the hands of unpaid volunteers
"It's hard to be a disruptor and not be an asshole" - Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber, changed transportation and tech but has a controversial reputation
Everything on the Internet is a lie - beware of misinformation and hoaxes

Trolls gonna troll.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 27 Aug 14

🕹 Technology Social media Internet Art Online Communities Digital Culture

Reddit can have issues with racism and misogyny that go unaddressed by the platform.
Not all searches on the Internet yield results, as illustrated by a story about finding a lost family member.
Glitch art, involving corrupting data to create art, can produce visually stunning results.

What would Putin's drag name be?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 14

🎭️ Culture Digital Culture Pop culture Internet culture Media Criticism Social media

Apps are raising questions about how much they make us less human
The influence and impact of text messages in real life versus on TV
Exploring humor with Putin's drag name

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Jak Ritger: Behind the Production of COLLIDER

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22

🎨 Art & Illustration Visual art Digital Culture Art Community

The project COLLIDER was produced during an artist residency in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and evolved from a process developed earlier.
Digital spaces like discord, podcasts, and online communities played a crucial role in shaping the artist's practice and providing a supportive community.
The name "COLLIDER" reflects the artist's view of art as a catalyst for bringing people together to generate new ideas and political perspectives.