To the vast majority of animal owners the installation of a microchip under your pets skin can represent a milestone moment of the early stage of...
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In the film her, released in 2013, Theodore falls in love with the AI in his phone. However, he cannot declare his love to the world...
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Introduction Any attempt to answer the question “what analog[ue] technologies […] are part of/at the roots of [(ALL)] digital technology” will, for certain, raise a number...
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I am once again back in my room, typing on my computer. As per usual, I have put on a record to listen to as I...
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Vinyl records and Polaroid cameras don’t remind me of the 70’s or the decades surrounding it. They remind me of the 2010s. Thanks to the hipster...
Continue reading...From the first cell phone to today
I’m sitting on my parents’ old couch at a family celebration. It’s a very funny, relaxed atmosphere when my mother gets up and announces promisingly that...
Continue reading...How Information Now Changes My Digital Practice
I remember when I was in elementary school, the teacher would always say ‘Just ask Google if you don’t know something.’ I tried entering a keyword...
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Digitization and Retribalization
When thinking of a topic to write about this week on digital media, my mind wandered immediately back to a book I read some time ago,...
Continue reading...A mobile game made me feel old
After I just finished reading some mandatory literature in the university library, I walked down to the cafeteria to eat my lunch. As I start eating...
Continue reading...My Digital Nostalgia
On our Christmas holiday we went to California with the whole family. My brother who is three years older than me saved up a lot of...
Continue reading...First Digital Memory: Online Chess
It’s funny how certain childhood memories stick with us, like vivid snapshots from a time when everything seemed bigger, slower, and full of mystery. One of...
Continue reading...The Chess-boom of 2021
This isn’t just a story about a boring old board game. This is a story about how a worldwide pandemic, a hit Netflix series, a scandal...
Continue reading...A digital journey to ‘Empresses in the Palace’
“Empresses in the Palace” (Chinese: Zhen Huan Zhuan) is a Chinese historical drama series adapted from the novel of the same name by the author Liu...
Continue reading...The Rise of Ridiculous Beauty Standards
The first thing most of us do right after waking up in the morning is to check our phone. Even if you don’t spend much time...
Continue reading...A Day in The Digital: To Watch or Not To Watch
Have you ever spent an absurd amount of time scrolling through Netflix or other streaming services looking for the perfect series or film to accompany your...
Continue reading...We are completely dependent on the digital world, which is terrifying
In this day and age it is hard to imagine a world without the digital (at least for me, someone who was born in 2004). When...
Continue reading...Reclaiming Presence: The Power of Disconnecting
In an era dominated by digital media and technology, our lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with screens. It’s nearly impossible to escape their pervasive presence. Even...
Continue reading...How YouTube brought me here
My first YouTube experience At the time of YouTube’s launch, I was four years of age. Though I most certainly did not use it at that...
Continue reading...The Perfect Point of View
On the 3rd of September, I was able for the very first time to attend the live show of Cornelius in Paradiso Amsterdam. Since I had...
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