Amber Case
Person on 4 sites
Cyborg anthropologist and UX designer; author of Calm Technology and co-founder of the geolocation startup Geoloqi.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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3 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Shiny futurist narratives may distort perceptions of how the future will actually be implemented. (opens korrents.com)
“While these fantasies might seem benign, I believe their narratives are corroding the way we develop the future by distorting our perceptions of how we think the future will actually be implemented.”
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Successful technologies tend to dissolve into the everyday and become unobtrusive. (opens korrents.com)
“Successful technologies dissolve into the everyday. They are convenient, like looking down and seeing an outlet next to your seat. It's not advertised. It's just there Electricity is invisible.”
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A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. (opens korrents.com)
“What's needed, I believe, is a new approach to forecasting the future that sits between the unsustainable techno-utopianism popular with Silicon Valley, and the dystopian imagery favored by pop culture.”
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Shiny futurist narratives may distort perceptions of how the future will actually be implemented. (opens korrents.com)
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11 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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JumpCut (opens rcmnd.app)
“My favorite app for Mac is JumpCut. JumpCut allows one to store up to 50 clipboard objects and access them with a tiny set of keyboard shortcuts. The interface is invisible until one needs it. It makes me feel like my…”
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Skitch (opens rcmnd.app)
“Skitch and Flickr are my power tools. Together, they form my external brain. I take screenshots with Skitch, edit them, mark them up and press the Share button to send them up to Flickr, where I then cite, categorize,…”
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Flickr (opens rcmnd.app)
“Skitch and Flickr are my power tools. Together, they form my external brain. I take screenshots with Skitch, edit them, mark them up and press the Share button to send them up to Flickr, where I then cite, categorize,…”
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JumpCut (opens rcmnd.app)