Case
@case.bsky.social
Cyborg anthropologist studying humans and technology! Attention, UX and physical design.
Former MIT Media Lab, Harvard Berkman and Mozilla Fellow.
calmtech.institute // calmtech.com // cyborganthropology.com
Former MIT Media Lab, Harvard Berkman and Mozilla Fellow.
calmtech.institute // calmtech.com // cyborganthropology.com
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The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025
In 2025, our list of certified products include Alarm Clocks, Digital Signage, Picture Frames, Notebooks/Productivity, Mobile Phones and Home Audio
www.calmtech.institute
Calm Tech Institute is now a year old! We're excited to announce the products that won certification this year.
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment ploum.net/2025-12-15-c... "The main problem with reliable communication protocols? It is a mostly solved problem. Build simple websites, read RSS feeds, write emails. Use IRC and XMPP if you truly want real-time comms. Those are working and working great."
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How We Lost Communication to Entertainment ploum.net/2025-12-15-c... "The main problem with reliable communication protocols? It is a mostly solved problem. Build simple websites, read RSS feeds, write emails. Use IRC and XMPP if you truly want real-time comms. Those are working and working great."
AI Fatigue VS the Executive Echo Chamber
The backlash against "AI-in-everything" is rising. Only execs are surprised. productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/ai-fatigue...
The backlash against "AI-in-everything" is rising. Only execs are surprised. productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/ai-fatigue...
AI Fatigue VS the Executive Echo Chamber
The backlash against "AI-in-everything" is rising. Only execs are surprised.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
AI Fatigue VS the Executive Echo Chamber
The backlash against "AI-in-everything" is rising. Only execs are surprised. productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/ai-fatigue...
The backlash against "AI-in-everything" is rising. Only execs are surprised. productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/ai-fatigue...
Why is no one excited for details anymore?
medium.com/user-experie...
Although it’s impressive that Google’s team adds details, they don’t really think about making them contextually useful.
medium.com/user-experie...
Although it’s impressive that Google’s team adds details, they don’t really think about making them contextually useful.
Contrails and tiny text will probably kill us
Contrails’ potential—the totally unnoticed, yet the only small text worth reading, and why everyone missed it.
medium.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Why is no one excited for details anymore?
medium.com/user-experie...
Although it’s impressive that Google’s team adds details, they don’t really think about making them contextually useful.
medium.com/user-experie...
Although it’s impressive that Google’s team adds details, they don’t really think about making them contextually useful.
It's the end of 2025 and I've been slowly capturing the parts of the web that I like and ingesting them into Pikapods. My favorite app so far is readeck.org/en/ - it's a self-hosted bookmarking app and reader in one. No more ads or weird pop-overs. www.pikapods.com
PikaPods - Instant Open Source App Hosting
Run the finest Open Source web apps from $1.20/month, fully managed, no tracking, no ads, full privacy. Self-hosting was never this convenient.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It's the end of 2025 and I've been slowly capturing the parts of the web that I like and ingesting them into Pikapods. My favorite app so far is readeck.org/en/ - it's a self-hosted bookmarking app and reader in one. No more ads or weird pop-overs. www.pikapods.com
It doesn't go back any further... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
Category:30th-century BC works - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It doesn't go back any further... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...
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@case.bsky.social is Waiting for the Future to Load!
Which also happens to be a mini test of the @leaflet.pub thread viewer.
Which also happens to be a mini test of the @leaflet.pub thread viewer.
Case is Waiting for the Future to Load
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December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
@case.bsky.social is Waiting for the Future to Load!
Which also happens to be a mini test of the @leaflet.pub thread viewer.
Which also happens to be a mini test of the @leaflet.pub thread viewer.
December 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
No jobs for horses. alphorisms.medium.com/no-jobs-for-...
No Jobs for Horses
In the face of automation, the free market failed completely to provide horses jobs that paid a living wage. Why this happened is critical…
alphorisms.medium.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
No jobs for horses. alphorisms.medium.com/no-jobs-for-...
A growing movement of consumers are embracing popular products from the 90s and early 2000s. Here is a love letter to some products that we built beautifully and still work today.
caseorganic.medium.com/what-compani...
caseorganic.medium.com/what-compani...
What companies can learn from past products we love — and an alternative gift guide for retro tech
A growing movement of consumers are embracing popular products from the 90s and early 2000s. Amber Case investigates what makes them…
caseorganic.medium.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A growing movement of consumers are embracing popular products from the 90s and early 2000s. Here is a love letter to some products that we built beautifully and still work today.
caseorganic.medium.com/what-compani...
caseorganic.medium.com/what-compani...
Waiting for the Future to Load
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Waiting for the Future to Load
Reposted by Case
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really love @case.bsky.social's latest article
aiming to build "pass-through extensions of human capability" is a really wonderful goal
the emphasis on pass-through is 👌
really love @case.bsky.social's latest article
aiming to build "pass-through extensions of human capability" is a really wonderful goal
the emphasis on pass-through is 👌
The Ambient Revolution: Why Calm Technology Matters More in the Age of AI
Oct 29, 2025 • Ever wonder why some products feel familiar while others stress us out?
edges.ideo.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
edges.ideo.com/posts/the-am...
really love @case.bsky.social's latest article
aiming to build "pass-through extensions of human capability" is a really wonderful goal
the emphasis on pass-through is 👌
really love @case.bsky.social's latest article
aiming to build "pass-through extensions of human capability" is a really wonderful goal
the emphasis on pass-through is 👌
Calm Tech Institute is now a year old! We're excited to announce the products that won certification this year.
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025
In 2025, our list of certified products include Alarm Clocks, Digital Signage, Picture Frames, Notebooks/Productivity, Mobile Phones and Home Audio
www.calmtech.institute
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Calm Tech Institute is now a year old! We're excited to announce the products that won certification this year.
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025!
A Guide to Products That Are a Joy to Use!
www.calmtech.institute/post/the-com...
#calmtech #calmtechinstitute
I'll be in Vienna for a few days (29 and 30) Sept! If anyone is around there, please let me know! I'd love to meet up.
August 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I'll be in Vienna for a few days (29 and 30) Sept! If anyone is around there, please let me know! I'd love to meet up.
I don't do SXSW much anymore, but we're working on a panel about Calm Tech in the Age of AI. If you have a SXSW, we'd really love a vote! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I don't do SXSW much anymore, but we're working on a panel about Calm Tech in the Age of AI. If you have a SXSW, we'd really love a vote! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
🎨 What happens when we have more Chromebooks, but fewer paintbrushes in schools?
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
When Swiping Supplants Scissors: The Hidden Cost of Touchscreens — And How Designers Can Help…
The history of technology is full of innovators who got their start creating with their hands. Steve Jobs cites a calligraphy class at Reed
caseorganic.medium.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🎨 What happens when we have more Chromebooks, but fewer paintbrushes in schools?
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
A recent survey by Education Week found that 77 percent of educators reported young students having greater difficulties handling pencils, pens, and scissors.
caseorganic.medium.com/when-swiping...
What if we can't do anything anymore because the moment we try to do anything we're constantly fixing the things that are breaking?
June 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
What if we can't do anything anymore because the moment we try to do anything we're constantly fixing the things that are breaking?
The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
caseorganic.medium.com/the-invisibl...
caseorganic.medium.com/the-invisibl...
The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
I recently spent a few weeks running a conference for a community of researchers and writers in a historic chateau in the French…
caseorganic.medium.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better
caseorganic.medium.com/the-invisibl...
caseorganic.medium.com/the-invisibl...
I'm excited to announce the pilot launch of Calm Tech Pre-Certified™. For the first time, companies can work with Calm Tech Institute at the early design stage of future products to help ensure they're built with Calm Tech-approved design standards! www.calmtech.institute/post/introdu...
Introducing Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ for Products Under Development
Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ Logo, a program for tech products that respects human attention and time
www.calmtech.institute
June 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm excited to announce the pilot launch of Calm Tech Pre-Certified™. For the first time, companies can work with Calm Tech Institute at the early design stage of future products to help ensure they're built with Calm Tech-approved design standards! www.calmtech.institute/post/introdu...
"A bigger concern is that this light can change how drivers and pedestrians perceive their surroundings. That’s because different types of photoreceptors in the eyes are responsible for vision under different light conditions." www.scientificamerican.com/article/stre...
Streetlights Are Mysteriously Turning Purple. Here's Why
Newly purple streetlights might seem innocuous, but they could affect driver and pedestrian safety
www.scientificamerican.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"A bigger concern is that this light can change how drivers and pedestrians perceive their surroundings. That’s because different types of photoreceptors in the eyes are responsible for vision under different light conditions." www.scientificamerican.com/article/stre...
Giving a talk here at U Mass Amherst.
June 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Giving a talk here at U Mass Amherst.
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out! thehustle.co/news/this-gr...
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out
The advocacy effort promoting ‘calm’ tech that blends discreetly into our lives.
thehustle.co
June 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This group wants our gadgets to chill TF out! thehustle.co/news/this-gr...
My new horizon. It’s above a wetlands. Much easier to take calls here than on a video.
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My new horizon. It’s above a wetlands. Much easier to take calls here than on a video.
I wonder if there's a soundtrack that reduces the mind's propensity to click on emotionally-disregulating short form video content. endel.io might be in.
Endel - Focus, Relax and Sleep
Personalized soundscapes to help you focus, relax, and sleep. Backed by neuroscience.
endel.io
June 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I wonder if there's a soundtrack that reduces the mind's propensity to click on emotionally-disregulating short form video content. endel.io might be in.