Liber Indigo - Metaphysical Prisoners of the Desktop

Krkwd
5 HN recommenders · recommended in 4 months, 2025–2026
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The first part of Liber Indigo, a video series by Krkwd, that links user interfaces with occult and mystical themes. It looks at the desktop metaphor and visions of how computers should be used, with Ted Nelson as a recurring thread.

HN people call it a weird but enjoyable series that bridges user interfaces and the occult, and suggest it to anyone thinking about Ted Nelson.

“He's turned it into a series, and I have quite enjoyed it.”
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@Jonovono2026 · in “Xanadu was waiting for agents”
>Ted Nelson has been on my mind a lot this year. For anyone else that's been thinking a lot about Ted this year, I recommend this (weird) youtube series: ▶ this video
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@Jonovono2025 · in “Occult books digitized and put online by Amsterdam’s Ritman Library”
Somewhat related, but I randomly got suggested this video on Youtube when it only had a couple hundred views. He's turned it into a series, and I have quite enjoyed it. Somehow bridges user interfaces and occult stuff haha ▶ this video
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@ezconnect2025 · in “The vision of how to use the computer [video]”
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