The Computer is a Feeling by Tim Hwang & Omar Rizwan

The Computer is a Feeling by Tim Hwang & Omar Rizwan

From Feeling of Computing by Ivan Reese, Jimmy Miller, and Lu Wilson

January 14, 2026 · 2h 34m

About this episode

The episode discusses the podcast's renaming to Feeling of Computing and explores the document 'The Computer is a Feeling' by Tim Hwang and Omar Rizwan.

We've renamed the podcast and community — we are now the Feeling of Computing! Here are  some thoughts about the motivation to rename and the choice of new name. It's a small change, but it feels meaningful and clarifying. The new name better fits what we've been doing all along, and sets us up for the next decade of this community. The new name reminded us of The Computer is a Feeling , a document (of some definition) by Tim Hwang and Omar Rizwan . Unlike our usual selections, which are crouton-dry and tiring, this one is basically a 1-pager, quick and fun — you should totally give it a glance and see what you make of it, before Jimmy and I tease it apart and lawyer over the many nuances. This piece makes us question what the computer means in our lives, and how that may have changed over time. Light on specifics and arguably steeped in nostalgic yearning, its series of declarative statements come out more like broadly probing questions. Is the computer feeling possessed only by those who remember the time before the internet? Are computers even required? What does feeling this feeling elicit one to do? We answer at least one of these questions. "But you…

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Hosts: Ivan Reese, Jimmy Miller, Lu Wilson

Topics covered

  • podcast renaming
  • computers and feelings
  • nostalgia
  • technology impact
  • community evolution

Keywords

  • Feeling of Computing
  • The Computer is a Feeling
  • technology
  • nostalgia
  • podcast
  • community

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