Shuya Gong
@ohmygong
Shuya Gong
Richard A. Bartle: The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace
mud.co.ukHaving 'potential' in your mind, feels better than failure in reality. This ego-cushion prevents millions from creating their life's work. Once you feel it- physically- that cushion becomes painful, like a tumor you have to remove. And you only get it out one way. By identifying not with goals, but with output. You should feel dead inside if you... See more
Quality software deserves your hard‑earned cash
Quality software from independent makers is like quality food from the farmer’s market. A jar of handmade organic jam is not the same as mass-produced corn syrup-laden jam from the supermarket.
Industrial fruit jam is filled with cheap... See more
We’ve lost gradients of intimacy, a concept from architecture, the ability to loiter and meander through a space, engaging when we want in varying levels of expression. We don’t have any peripheral vision on the internet. We have to be in one place or the other. Simultaneously, we’re never really in any place—we can always blame connection issues... See more
Spencer Chang • tiny internets: sidewalks, geocaching, and more · tiny internets
Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
Pete Davis • 4 highlights
amazon.com
The Multiplayer Internet needs a Gradient of Presence.
We can be: ...
Alone in Alone Spaces
Alone in Together Spaces
Together in Alone Spaces
Together in Together Spaces
but the presence is a... See more
I’d like to imagine a space where time is treated like we are gardens rather than machines - where time is attuned to our individual needs and given consistently, given softly, given with care.
Annika Hansteen-Izora • Time is Water
Shift From More to Less
Steven Lawson • inc.com
Terence Koh
Terence Koh is a Beijing-born Canadian artist who deals with spirituality, subculture, and sexuality through his durational performances, sculptures, installations, and digital media. For decades, Koh has been compiling photographs and texts into zines and custom books – formerly under the pseudonym ‘asianpunkboy’ and under his own name since 2004. When asked what motivates him to make zines in a digital age, he replied with a handwritten note: