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Internet Media

Our lives are mediated through internet services and connected devices. What does that mean for how we think, work, and live? These posts include topics about the effects of internet-connected media and projects that alter my relationship to it.

A screenshot of the web application FreshRSS showing categories on the left-hand column and a list of starred articles on the right-hand column.

FreshRSS, favorite tech 2025

No matter how many times I re-learn that RSS is the answer to managing internet consumption, I'm always charmed by it.

 A Radioshack ad showing a President's Day sale with a Tandy computer, mobile cellular phone, Deluxe Portable CD player, and other electronics.

A new minimalism

I was excited by smartphones as one device to rule them all. In a few short years, I was miserable.

 A photo of the Light Phone 2 home screen shows a list of tools, including Phone, Notes, Directory, Alarm, and Settings.

Light Phone 2, my favorite tech thing of 2024

One device had the biggest impact on me this year, and mostly for what it doesn't do.

 A sticker with a U.S. flag that says 'I Posted' instead of saying 'I Voted'.

It's not my civic duty to be famous

A thread that emerged from the post-election analysis is about how much the election was influenced by, well, influencers.

 An old oil painting of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The heads of the horseman are covered up by the YouTube logo, U.S. coins, tampons, and a hammer and sickle symbol.

Internet brain

I followed a series of YouTube recommendations that lead me into literal hell. Unfortunately, I don't have the option to click away when these rabbit-holes seep into the real world.