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Simon Collison

Living with a conversational object

I feel awkward talking to machines, and I always will. My comfort zone ends at the ATM, or self-service checkout, where I’ll conclude…

Jun 18, 2018

Living with a conversational object

Jun 18, 2018

Data watching

The digital trail led me to an electricity substation near Walmart, and my first encounter with its globetrotting tenant. In documenting…

May 10, 2018

Data watching

May 10, 2018

Existing in four dimensions

The expansive views from the hard-won summit deserved my full attention, but cognitively I was elsewhere; present in multiple locations by…

Mar 8, 2018

Existing in four dimensions

Mar 8, 2018

Little goat of the air

There it was again: a mysterious humming vibrato piercing the silence, then gone. Whatever the source, it was close, and moving at high…

Dec 21, 2017

Little goat of the air

Dec 21, 2017

Junco’s, the tiniest pub in Newfoundland

How reality TV exposes nature’s life cycles, and why a whole province found delight in an unscripted anthropomorphic soap opera.

Nov 15, 2017

Junco’s, the tiniest pub in Newfoundland

Nov 15, 2017

Early connections to nature

As I began researching the ways digital tech helps us discover our world, I considered nature’s influence on my formative years and…

Oct 3, 2017

Early connections to nature

Oct 3, 2017

I’m writing again

Buoyed by experiential optimism, I want to highlight the ways digital technology can benefit well-being, and strengthen our connection to…

Sep 1, 2017

I’m writing again

Sep 1, 2017

Simon Collison

Simon Collison

I no longer post to this pointless dump. Please visit my personal website for ongoing content. https://colly.com @colly

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