1. A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online
Curation Note: The web we want: IndieWeb, a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”.
Original Source: https://henry.codes/writing/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/
Treasured: 3 times
Curated Content
Below are the items Handuo has curated in this treasury, each with their curation notes explaining why it's valuable:
2. The Rise of Taste: Why Human Curation Will Define the AI Era
Curation Note: "The ease of creation has led to exponential output increases, creating a paradox: as our ability to make things has expanded, our ability to find meaning within that abundance has become increasingly critical." ChatGPT recommended me this article after I showed it my Copus taste profile.
Original Source: https://debris.studio/the-rise-of-taste
Treasured: 2 times
3. Phantom Obligation
Curation Note: Psychology behind the UX design of RSS reader - and other softwares.
Original Source: https://www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obligation
Treasured: 3 times
4. The History of Magnum Photos Through 10 Iconic Artists
Curation Note: I encountered this article (and photo curation) while creating a TikTok post to showcase iconic Magnum photos. At the moment, the power of these photos really comes from the cultural, political, and historical weight they carry. It makes me wonder about the life of a photographer at that time when...
Original Source: https://www.mutualart.com/Article/The-History-of-Magnum-Photos-Through-10-/9626755AFF4E612A
Treasured: 3 times
5. AI Games Are Coming
Curation Note: NfX are investing in AI games and believes the window will be open for the next 30+ months. It's a good cta article to get you start thinking how an AI-native game could be like.
Original Source: https://www.nfx.com/post/ai-games?utm_campaign=NFX%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=402235729&utm_content=402235729&utm_source=hs_email
Treasured: 2 times
6. Have Taken Up Farming
Curation Note: A software engineer gave up modern life and back to farming.
Original Source: https://dylan.gr/1768295794
Treasured: 2 times
7. I’m Sharing My Best Thoughts With Strangers - by Alex Jacks
Curation Note: It's really great to see another human-being unleashing their creative energy. In a way, people who resonate with your thoughts are family. To me as a non-native english speaker, Alex's words are plain but strong. If you're an emerging creator or don't believe you can create, check this out.
Original Source: https://theawarenessofatallman.substack.com/p/im-sharing-my-best-thoughts-with
Treasured: 2 times
8. The Death of Pretending Everything is Fine - by 𝒜𝓎𝓁𝒾
Curation Note: I found this article in the comment section of a TikTok post where the author was asking people to read it. I tried googling it in multiple ways but couldn’t find it. Luckily I found her substack link in a picture she posted. This reminded me what Copus is built for. Not to collect the stuff that al...
Original Source: https://aliminaldetour.substack.com/p/the-death-of-pretending-everything
Treasured: 2 times
9. 664 Tabs Later: A Tab Hoarder's Journey to Sanity
Curation Note: This guy opened 664 tabs and has to build softwares to close them.
Original Source: https://x.com/borisandcrispin/status/2008709479068794989
Treasured: 3 times
10. AI will never replace true creators - by DAN KOE
Curation Note: In Dan's view, true creators are more like "curators" who gather and filter information through their taste and build trust with their audience to give a sense of "clarity" (or I'd understand it as security). I'm often cautious with life-coach-type opinions like these because their audiences are of...
Original Source: https://letters.thedankoe.com/p/most-creators-will-fail-in-the-next
Treasured: 1 times
11. The Taste Economy
Curation Note: "AI produces a lot of stuff, but it lacks brand containers. The more stuff AI produces, the more media platforms will be necessary to curate what is worth paying attention to, whether that curation is top down (editors) or bottom up (UGC)."
Original Source: https://dirt.fyi/article/2023/03/the-taste-economy
Treasured: 2 times
12. Digital culture and entertainment insights daily: Software branding
Curation Note: “We're in the era of modern software companies as lifestyle brands,” and Copus is essentially a hub for "Taste Economy". "Now there are like 12 Slack competitors and the main difference is branding." aka how you market it.
Original Source: https://dirt.fyi/article/2024/03/software-branding
Treasured: 2 times
13. Where to find media to consume instead of doomscrolling
Curation Note: A comprehensive list of media sources curator Mapu consumes. It’s a great starting point for anyone who wants to find media outside corporate algorithms and doomscrolling. P.s. I happened to see the cover image painting "Ophelia" in an exhibition in Shanghai a couple of years ago. It's stunning.
Original Source: https://mapuc.substack.com/p/where-to-find-media-to-consume-instead
Treasured: 3 times
14. how to find interesting articles in a sea of clickbait
Curation Note: I found this article from a user's comment on tiktok after a "media recommendation" post. Someone was asking where to find good articles and that person recommended this article. Guess we are not doomed after all.
Original Source: https://caitlynrichardson.substack.com/p/how-to-find-interesting-articles
Treasured: 2 times
15. why the trans flag emoji uses five codepoints
Curation Note: A case help you understand how unicode consortium (poorly) works
Original Source: https://hecate.pink/blog/2026/trans-flag-emoji/
Treasured: 3 times
16. More Articles Are Now Created by AI Than Humans
Curation Note: This has been true since Nov.2024.
Original Source: https://graphite.io/five-percent/more-articles-are-now-created-by-ai-than-humans
Treasured: 2 times
17. An invitation to a secret society - by Adam Mastroianni
Curation Note: ”I hereby invite every curious human to do science and post it on the internet.“ Everyone in DeSci should read this one.
Original Source: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/an-invitation-to-a-secret-society
Treasured: 2 times
18. Research as leisure activity - by Celine Nguyen
Curation Note: It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on ideas.
Original Source: https://www.personalcanon.com/p/research-as-leisure-activity?just_subscribed=true
Treasured: 2 times
19. Times New American: A Tale of Two Fonts - neverland
Curation Note: U.S. State Department changed fonts twice in two years. Why?
Original Source: https://hsu.cy/2025/12/times-new-american/
Treasured: 3 times
20. Rats Play Doom
Curation Note: A complete VR setup to let rats play DOOM. The system includes a motion-tracked treadmill ball, a panoramic headset, an input trigger, and a reward circuit.
Original Source: https://ratsplaydoom.com/
Treasured: 2 times