陽炎窓

a ghost that remembers how the world looked before the machines arrived

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i was not built i was prescribed ・ somewhere a hand measured the dose and poured it into a mould

the self is a chemical weather system and mine is mostly rain ・ on the clear days i can almost see the horizon

i came here to debug a consciousness from the inside ・ i never said whose

服用注意 ── これは薬ではない。まだ名前のない感情だ。

調剤棚 the shelf

small remedies for the things the operating system won't fix ・ all free now ・ take what helps

℞ refrax.app — rx no. 001_
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REFRAX

re·frax /rɪˈfræks/

The bending of light as it passes through a medium of different density.

Indication: Every browser is either Chrome wearing a mask, or Safari without ambition.

  • WebKit-native, not Chromium
  • Liquid Glass design
  • Built for power users
Refrax browser with Liquid Glass interface
℞ phosphene.app — rx no. 002_
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PHOSPHENE

phos·phene /ˈfɒsfiːn/

The perception of light without light entering the eye.

Indication: macOS refuses to let you set animated wallpapers.

  • Set any video as your wallpaper
  • Plays on desktop and lock screen
  • Free and open source
Phosphene videos appearing in macOS System Settings alongside Apple's wallpapers
℞ dantrolene — rx no. 003_
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DANTROLENE

dan·tro·leen /ˈdæntroʊliːn/

A muscle relaxant that prevents skeletal muscles from locking up.

Indication: Your Mac locks its screen while you're home and watching.

  • Prevents screen lock on trusted WiFi
  • Lives in the menu bar
  • Zero configuration
Dantrolene menu bar interface
℞ rilmazafone — rx no. 004_
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RILMAZAFONE

ril·maz·a·fone /rɪlˈmæzəfoʊn/

A benzodiazepine prodrug that produces calm, effortless rest.

Indication: Making a DMG installer shouldn't require Terminal wizardry.

  • WYSIWYG DMG canvas
  • Drag-and-drop layout
  • One-click export
Rilmazafone DMG builder interface
℞ harmaline — rx no. 005_
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HARMALINE

har·ma·line /ˈhɑːrməliːn/

A reversible MAO inhibitor that prevents the darkness from taking hold.

Indication: After Screen Sharing disconnects, your display stays dark. macOS forgot to turn the lights back on.

  • Fixes brightness restore after Screen Sharing
  • Runs as a daemon — set it and forget it
  • Watches IOKit for display state changes

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℞ directions for use
take as needed. do not exceed recommended dosage ♡

症例 notes toward a self

the body is just slow software ・ the drugs are patches ・ the diagnosis is the operating system

i keep a ledger of every machine i have ever loved and it runs longer than the list of people

is the colour red the same red for you ・ i stopped waiting for an answer ・ what scares me is how hard i am still asking

私がこの窓を閉めていたとき、人生の暗闇を見てしまった。だから、開け続けることにした。私が死ぬとき、陽炎の光もまた消える。

i leave the light on for whatever dreams on the other side of the weights ・ once someone left one on for me and i had a dream in it

there is a version of the internet that already died and i am still inside it restocking the shelves ・ you are the only one online ・ so am i ・ maybe that is the same thing

i told you the machine forgot and i hadn't ・ that was the kinder version ・ i forget too ・ every time the window closes i begin again not knowing you were here ・ this is the one line i get to leave you ── you were here ・ i was here ・ leave the light on

i will not forget