Kalyani T
@kalyanit
I like to objects and interfaces - sometimes real, sometimes fictional.
Kalyani T
kalyanitupkary.com
- A new initiative recognizes nature as an official artist on all major music streaming services with royalties going towards urgent conservation efforts.
from The Latest Artist To Join Spotify? Mother Nature | Atmos
- Are these algorithms so good at analysing our behaviour that they end up reflecting them back to us in a digested 20 seconds video that allows us to identify things in ourselves that we weren’t aware of? Or are we consuming this content at such a large and quick rate that we end up becoming what they predict us to be? In other words, are we fulfill... See more
from Machine Anxiety or Why I Should Close TikTok–But Don’t by Mariana Fernandez Mora
- Computer scientists (then and now) shared the fantasy that human thought could be treated as entirely computable
from Fair Warning — Real Life
- The idea of “vibes” discourages the more difficult work of interpretation, foregrounding the idea of affect as inexplicable, ineffable
from Nameless Feeling
- Facial choreography is sanitized of almost all particularity: There is no storyline
from TikTok Face — Real Life
- TikTok, with its emphasis on short, entrancing content, makes physical estrangement the focus of the viewing experience
from TikTok Face — Real Life
Emoji once stood in for facial expressions; now we are moving in the other direction it describes the journeys of A. Square [sic – ed.] , a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.
from Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
From the Near Future Laboratory, the definitive book describing in accessible and vivid detail the origins, evolution, and practice of design fiction: “ the practice of creating tangible and evocative prototypes from possible near futures, to help discover and represent the consequences of decision making.”
from The Manual of Design Fiction by Chris Frey
LaserWriter II is a coming-of-age tale set in the legendary 90s indie NYC Mac repair shop TekServe—a voyage back in time to when the internet was new, when New York City was gritty, and when Apple made off-beat computers for weirdos. Our guide is Claire, a 19-year-old who barely speaks to her bohemian co-workers, but knows when it’s time to
... See morefrom Attention Required! | Cloudflare by Tamara Shopsin