“Holding pings” + - - - - - - + date: tuesday, april 14, 2026 time: 5:12 pm

Exploring a way to publish Pings. *** We started this exploration by asking: “What might a reflection-oriented publishing format look like?” Something that: 1. Appreciates the not-knowing we receive Pings with 2. Inspires reflection 3. Enables learning and connection So far, we’ve found browsing each other’s Pings to feel fluid and quiet. A next step: make more of these and discover what new questions come up. If this format speaks to you, we’re eager to hear how! Of course, if you’d like to try making one, please be in touch… Note: you can scroll these yourself at the link in bio. *** What you’re seeing here builds on @aportraitoftracy , “an experimental short doc in portrait mode” @ohnojoanne wrote and directed. *** Thank you, @saramakesamess for lending your hands (pictured). And thank you Emma who generously filmed me this morning at CoRo.

Transmission #3: Why Text?

What is the gray image with two waves? The primary image we have been using here, on pingpractice.org, and as the prototype iOS app icon depicts two subtle concentric ripples in a gray puddle that overlap slightly. We enjoy how it visually represents the practice of listening to pings and beginning to notice their overlaps in “Ping Practice.” This image is a still from IBM’s A Boy and His Atom: The World’s Smallest Movie. The film is viewable above and the still we use exists at the 37 second mark. Thanks to Perry Bleiberg for helping us track its origin! Finding this elemental physics reference has been grounding for us, as we’ve been considering “ping” as the “core atomic unit.”

[ AE-002 ] Ping Practice, @apossible 's second Applied Experiment, assumes wisdom surfaces in our senses and becomes coherent through reflection. 💙 This app is taking form in a moment where the power of reflection and journaling is known and how to integrate these practices into daily life remains a challenge. @pingpractice bridges this gap by drawing on our familiarity with cameras and reimagining them as tools for inner exploration. Explore the full project at link in bio / apossible.com / pingpractice.org Team Carolyn Li-Madeo @carolyn.lm Elliott Etzkorn Jeffrey Noh @jnoh Laurel Schwulst* @roombaghost Nicolas Ayoub Peter Pelberg* @ptpells * Project Lead Supported as part of APOSSIBLE Applied Experiments

[ AE-002 ] Ping Practice is like a camera roll for your thoughts 🎞️🧠 @APOSSIBLE ’s second Applied Experiment supported the development of this not-for-profit journaling method and app. Refined through years of experimentation and conversations, @pingpractice encourages you to "take pictures" of placeless thoughts so that you can more easily return to them later. Explore the full project at link in bio / apossible.com / pingpractice.org Team Carolyn Li-Madeo @carolyn.lm Elliott Etzkorn Jeffrey Noh @jnoh Laurel Schwulst* @roombaghost Nicolas Ayoub Peter Pelberg* @ptpells * Project Lead Supported as part of APOSSIBLE Applied Experiments

Transmission #2: What is Ping Practice? Link in bio for full text.

Transmissions #1: “What is a Ping”