These artists are making tiny ROMs that will probably outlive us all
Kai Krause on how short-lived software is relative to other art forms:
You can hum a tune you once liked, years later. You can read words or look a painting from 300 years ago and still appreciate its truth and beauty today, as if brand new. Software, by that comparison, is more like Soufflé: enjoy it now, today, for tomorrow it has already coll... See more
software—in all its expressive glory—is in charge.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
Up until 2008, there was a blockage, the present just wasn’t happening, until suddenly we had this trifecta: the Financial Crisis, Obama in power, and the rapid expansion of the internet. We were flooded with innovation while the economy was completely off the rails. This is the context that gave way to DIS Magazine and dump.fm, Marisa Olsen coinin... See more
Zora • DIS Takes the Wheel – ZORA ZINE
If we give them the room to breathe, creative works can live multiple lives. The works will stay online for years, decades even. It will make someone else’s work better, and potentially continue to create new value. Some creations are built for the moment, while some are built for a lifetime. But the secret is motivation. If a company decides one d
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