YouTube creator Syrmor uploads his VRChat encounters with random strangers, who open up about themselves and share intimate details of their lives while hidden behind their avatars. Some of the videos are incredible touching. Unfortunately, the latest upload is from two years ago, I can’t believe I haven’t come across this before. [via + via]| Valentina Tanni
I just fell into the Mallworld rabbit hole. Apparently thousands of people on Reddit, TikTok and other platforms are sharing their dream experiences and they claim to have visited the same place. Some are event drawing detailed maps of it. This place is Mallword and it is a sort of gigantic liminal space with shops,... Continue reading →| Valentina Tanni
The 6 Pound Phone Case is chunky, dense, and made of stainless steel. It’s designed to be inconvenient, and encourage less phone use.| Valentina Tanni
Lore is a search platform for people to research and discover internet obsessions. The founder is Zehra Naqvi and you can sing up for early access here. [via]| Valentina Tanni
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Manofdutch uses Minecraft to build landscapes and architecture inspired by Dutch Golden Age paintings. They are absolutely stunning. [via]| Valentina Tanni
“Faced with reality’s increasing obsoletion, from generative AI, to reality TV and faux authentic brands, POSTPOSTPOST (aka Al Hassan Elwan) applies Baudrillard’s 4 stages of Simulacra and dares to manifest what lies beyond, when meaning has all but collapsed”. [via]| Valentina Tanni
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“Visions of Heaven and Hell was a three-part documentary broadcast in the UK in 1994, which examined and extrapolated social changes brought about by new technologies, but also touched on wider themes of biotechnology, virtual reality, population density and pandemics.” Featuring (among others): William Gibson, Stephen Hawking, Douglas Adams, Bill Gates, Tilda Swinton, Nick Land. [via]| Valentina Tanni
Wplace (Paint the World) is a collaborative pixel art platform that serves as a spiritual successor to Reddit’s r/Place April Fools’ Day experiments. The Gaza strip is full of hearts. [via]| Valentina Tanni
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https://youtu.be/zpAeygE4d1A?si=H4cPxYJAaBdLvGZk In his short film| Valentina Tanni
You know that flattering, annoying tone of ChatGPT? Marco Cadioli made a video about it. It’s called “Macchine Adulatrici (Sycophantic Machine)”. The audio is composed of all the phrases the model used to “guide” the author during the creation of the video itself. If you ask me, this is definitely the romantic hit of summer... Continue reading →| Valentina Tanni
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This Tumblr blog hosts a crazy good selection of images pulled from Internet Archive (circa 1977 – 1997). [via]| Valentina Tanni