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Nicolas Paries
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2w
What an honour to be a guest in this week's edition of my favourite newsletter!
@densediscovery.bsky.social is the only one I open and read in full every week.

Read the full issue → www.densediscovery.com/issues/409

He asked me to share five recommendations.

Here they are:
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Screenshot from the Guest section of the newsletter Dense Discovery. Five recommendations by low-carbon designer and developer Nicolas R. S. Paries. A piece of advice worth passing on Seeing calmness as a superpower. To quote Steph Ango, the CEO of Obsidian: “Calm people seem to be more helpful, they seem to see the situation more clearly. Being calm is a form of optimism and confidence that you can get good at. It’s worthwhile to exercise.” A video worth watching Johnny Harris attempts to visit all 26 Swiss cantons in under 24 hours (starting at the 20m mark) using only public transportation, revealing a train system precisely synchronised, like a Swiss watch. A perfect example of how public infrastructure, built with vision and care, can become a form of freedom in itself. A book worth reading A Short Stay in Hell is a psychological horror novella by Steven L. Peck that explores time, meaning, and what it means to be human when faced with an impossibly large universe. The horror doesn’t come from monsters, but from the realisation of scale, making it existentially dark and psychologically disturbing. That’s exactly why it’s a fascinating read.
Erik Kroes 👀
@erikkroes.bsky.social
2mo
"I noticed the frontpage of your website is over 400MB. Is it also available as a CD-ROM?"
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
5mo
"Progress"...
Two maps of Western Europe (Mostly Portugal, Spain, France) of night train network in 2009 and 2022. The one in 2009 includes many lines while the one in 2022 only has one line in France.
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
6mo
"Why John Smith is "positive and excited" about Oil.
The managing director says almost all their new business is coming from oil companies."
A screenshot from a newsletter. "Why Koto's Steph Hinds is so "positive and excited" about AI. The agency's managing director says almost all their new business is coming from AI companies."
Ben Schwarz
@benschwarz.bsky.social
8mo
Beautiful drum machine

www.musicalbeings.com
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
8mo
What is punk?
Punk today is imagining that the future will be good.

What is even more punk?
A kid movie imagining that the future will be good.
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
8mo
I’m not worried about AI.
I’m already a machine at work.

(Say it out loud three times before you start your day)
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
9mo
https://designbeyondbarriers.com

Nice Accessibility Guide made by Anton&Irene
Ketan Joshi
@ketanjoshi.co
1y
HEY friends, a new post for you!!

Microsoft finally dropped the 'moonshot' metaphor it's used for its climate goals since 2020.

What the hell happened? And how it is still managing to skew its climate story using accounting tricks?

Have a read!! -->>

ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/31/t...
a chart showing microsoft missing its emissions targets a chart showing the company's emissions rising fast the famous 'three wolf moon' graphic with a microsfot windows 98 logo on the moon microsoft's carbon removals delivered (almost nothing) vs contracted
Gavin Strange [Jamfactory]
@jamfactory.bsky.social
1y
I had an absolute blast designing the titles and festival identity for @beyondtellerrand.com! I digged deep into my love and early inspirations of web 1.0 / 00's design aesthetics. I channeled David Carson, DesignisKinky, k10k, Designers Republic and more to make a fun, visuallyOTT set of designs!
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
1y
Fascinating to see so many self-proclaimed "AI experts" when the tools and technology have been publicly available for less than 3 years.

Meanwhile, after more than 17 years of web design, I still have imposter syndrome.
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
1y
When someone warns you of a potential danger and they're right, as Tristan Harris was years ago about social media, and the same person starts warning you of another potential danger, like AI, it's wise to listen.

www.ted.com/talks/trista...
Matthew Archer
@matthewarcher.bsky.social
2y
today’s joker moment: the app store promoting earth day above an ad for temu
a screenshot of the apple app store home page. it features a large banner for earth day above an ad for the temu app.
Andy Bell
@bell.bz
2y
New on the blog bell.bz/im-getting-f...
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
2y
"Generative AI reminds me of single-use plastic: no one asked for it, everyone lives fine without it."
Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co
Meta has just started activating its slop machine within Whatsapp across Europe

Generative AI reminds me of single-use plastic in terms of how it's being rolled out: no one asked for it, everyone lives fine without it, but a company will manufacture demand for it through sheer brute, bloody force
Ask Meta Al or Search X Search your WhatsApp chats and contacts, or send a question to Meta Al. Learn more Create a 70s playlist Imagine a greenhouse Fashion histo Best outde Tips to roam a new city Inspire me to work out
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
2y
What if, instead of investing billions in AI, we built a European train network? Here is Starline, a vision by the think tank 21st Europe

Isn't that what we all need, rather than robots writing copy for LinkedIn?
Isn't this an truly exciting vision of our future?
A map of Europe with a vision for an european railway network named Starline with 5 main lines.
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
2y
Durable technology is such an important issue.

I still have my iPhone SE, which I bought in 2016.

I want to keep it forever.
I have no need for new features.
What I have is enough.
Chris Ferdinandi @cferdinandi.bsky.social
⚓️ New Article: Durable technology
Fons Mans
@fonsmans.com
2y
In a world of generic templates and AI-generated designs, visual design is a superpower.

With new tools, anyone can create. But when everyone uses the same tools, it’s vision and craft that make the difference.

The demand for work that feels distinct, thoughtful, and human has never been higher.
Nicolas Paries
@nicolasparies.com
2y
Great to see https://wetheknot.com that I've designed and built showcased on siteinspire 🤩
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