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Falling in love with dumb phones and big wide sidewalks

Falling in love with dumb phones and big wide sidewalks

(trigger warning: brief discussion of school shooting) I made my phone dumber by design, so that I couldn't turn into a dummy at the hands of my smartphone. Now all it does is connect me to people I know, and an occasional song or camera or map. No

By lucy stephenson 15 Dec 2025
Greater Gainesville with Gusto

Greater Gainesville with Gusto

A weekly snack: 500 words on a good scene, plus a tip to help us (me) get out more, and a quip about building a Ceen as a privacy- and city-first company. Good Scene: the side of a country road, approaching Gainesville from Tampa. (Marginal cost = $9) It's

By lucy stephenson 08 Dec 2025
designing for fresh habits

designing for fresh habits

Ceen's designed for fresh habits that make us feel good. Because we all mix good and bad habits: * Yes! I made the bed! * No, I ate peanut butter from the jar while scrolling my phone, instead of architecting a snack. * Yes: when we're hanging out in

By lucy stephenson 20 Nov 2025
ceen: the events we want

ceen: the events we want

Ceen is about bringing us all back to basics: rolling with real people in real life, not scrolling around online. Here we answer some basic questions, and welcome your questions. <who> is ceen for and against? We're against the faceless attention economy and monetization of personal

By lucy stephenson 07 Nov 2025
Neighborhood hype maps

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Neighborhood hype maps

We're making maps to drive more nearby people to workouts, music, and culture scenes. We are a platform for impromptu real-life community. We are a complement to traditional physical and digital marketing, and a competitor for traditional event platforms or the digital rabbithole-vortexes that trap us on the

By lucy stephenson 24 Sep 2025
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