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A couple weeks ago I went through PDX airport security with my not-Real-ID-compliant driver's license, mostly out of curiosity. They asked me if I had another ID like a passport. When I said no, they sent me to some guy who did a chemical wipe test of my phone, before letting me continue.
I think the rationale is that any incremental improvement to security checks increases the difficulty for malicious actors, but it still feels like Maxwell Smart security

User-centered design is what made the iPhone take over the mobile world. But that was then. Now? Now I agree with what @… said.
Byzantine navigation. Confusing state. Gratuitous graphical flair. Designed for marketing, not for user experience.
Full circle. The iOS 26 is the new J2ME.
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https://pdx.social/@louie/114793614305262321

This is spot on.
> Maybe “apps should focus on content” is wrong.
I really hate the trend that the Play/Pause button is in the middle of the screen. Now, it fades away, BUT you can still press them! Hitting the middle of the screen pauses the video!
I hate it so much.
Just put a toolbar on the side, people. The video is less wide than the phone anyway. Give me buttons I can press.

What enables the grift of AI is the output routines that print "Here's what I found" rather than "This is a statistically-generated response to your input."
https://mstdn.ca/@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social/114541390873399798

“JK Galbraith’s observation that “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”“
Read “The meritocracy to eugenics pipeline“ by Cory Doctorow on Medium: https://…

The meritocracy to eugenics pipeline - Cory Doctorow - Medium
I’m on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel Picks and Shovels. Catch me in PDX at Barnes and Noble with BUNNIE HUANG on June 20. The last two stops are in London (Jul 1) and Manchester (Jul 2). It’s…