Calm Tech
Principle that technology should require the smallest possible amount of attention. Technology can communicate, but doesn't need to speak.
by Alara Orhon Ozseker and · updated 3mo ago
Calm Tech
Slow design
sari and added 1y ago
aron and added 10mo ago
Why @obsdmd is 100% user-supported and not backed by VC investors: 1. We want to stay small, we don't need to hire lots of people 2. We follow strict principles that we do not want compromise 3. Our users are happy to support us, we don't need VC money Obsidian will not exist… Show moreandrea and added 8mo ago
We don't necessarily need to constantly interact with people “around” us on the web. The sensation of being in the quiet companionship of someone else, like reading next to them in a cafe, is what we're missing. The sense of ambiently sharing space – of being co-present – while engaged in other activities is a staple of shared public spaces that we
... See morenote · by aron on Ambient Co-Presence
aron added 9mo ago
The Patronship — Woolgather
sari added 1y ago
I like the idea of offering a limited time/limited number of lifetime software memberships.
aron added 9mo ago
Slow Technology: Designing for Reflection
Designing technology that encourages reflection and mental rest, rather than just efficiency, is the focus of this paper. The concept of "slow technology" is introduced and examples are discussed.
by Lars Hallnäs
phoebe added 1y ago
Alara Orhon Ozseker and added 2y ago
Dolly Parton on why she’s only reachable through fax and doesn’t text: “I’m a low-tech girl in a high-tech world. I don’t want to talk to everybody that wants to talk to me. I don’t text because I don’t want to have to answer.”alex added 10mo ago