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Rosano

Rosano

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Secular churches for continuity

I tend to describe modern life as 'fragmented'. Lacking a 'canonical place' to create continuity from shared experiences, people rarely collide on a regular basis and end up separated from one another, despite wishing otherwise. Although there is an abundance of spaces, events, and communities, they

#025: icons with words • disaster relief • Alvin Lucier

Welcome to the twenty-fifth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Icons with words 2. Capoeira 3. Asides 4.

Why I added text to my 'pure icon' site after eight years

Since 2013, I was using a website design with no visible words—icons only; it was an obsession with The icon is a promise and the perspective of words being 'limited' in expressing things. Eventually I added text available only to screenreaders, and thought it was interesting to

#024: platform puzzle pieces • automatic associations interface • Tendril

Welcome to the twenty-fourth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Sasquatch in Orange Shoes for becoming a backer

Platform puzzle pieces for sustainable community

Thinking about how to integrate multiple systems while building community and sustainable income. This year, I started to prioritize community building, which led to the creation of the Ephemerata newsletter and The Café forum (see My mother's gift for some origins). Seeking a hub to house everything and

#023: evolution one • Fleeting Arrivals • Gimme Gimme

Welcome to the twenty-third edition of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I'm doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Charles E. Lerner and Deta for becoming

Evolution one

Since the first edition of Ephemerata, my intention was to share things that give a sense of my world and spur discussion, grouping them in a single digest to avoid overloading people with real-time messages. I still think there's value in sharing them (especially the music I find,

#022: dating apps • Brian Lovin's portfolio • So Good

Welcome to the twenty-second edition of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Dating apps 2. Brian Lovin’s portfolio 3.

Dating apps, take one

For most of my life, I have not been so open to the idea of using technology to find romantic relationships. Coming from a culturally conservative background, dating itself could only happen under very specific and limited circumstances. Moving past that, a lifetime of experience with computers and everything digital

#021: going fully web • BASU • emotional vocabulary

Welcome to the twenty-first edition of Ephemerata, a weekly-ish digest of ideas, learnings, links, and sounds. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Feathers Cloud for becoming a backer