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ok who designed this form?
The field is `Unplanned Request` The only options are `X` and `x`.. which is... supposed to be `yes` and `smaller yes`? `less yes`? Or is `regular yes` and `EMPHATIC YES`
Tho x usually means NO. No and super no?
This.. kids.. is why UX is important.
#ux #uxdesign

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#Followerpower: looking for an @… with the #UX of #SnowLeopard

"refine dark mode design" on my website to-do list always ends up with "delete dark mode". Just don't like the look of it in the dark.
#UX #smallweb #personalwebsite

The crisis of software development comes from two contradictory rules:
- Up-front thinking is Waterfall; we must only learn by shipping
- There's no time for rework, so everything needs to be done right the first time
Bosses thought #AI could break this contradiction. But synthetic insights and vibe code don't actually enable faster discovery & delivery. They are a (poor) alternative to doing these things AT ALL.
#tech #softwareDevelopment #UX #UXDesign #llm

Awesome UX on Bluesky. 😏
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#UX #Bluesky #technology #socialMedia

A generation of PMs made a career out of copying ideas from other apps they've seen into their own app. Today, AI (which has seen every app) can do this 100x faster than any of them.
The only problem is that doing this was always pointless
This week's issue of the Product Picnic newsletter breaks down this problem and surfaces some tools for thinking in workflows (or just plain thinking) rather than worrying about atomic features.
#UX #Tech #SoftwareDevelopment

As apps go, if you think WhatsApp on Android is crap, wait until you see WhatsApp on Windows. 😒
#WhatsApp #technology #UX #quality

#Python #pip: so, we have a bunch of `--no-*` options. You can also enable them via a configuration file. Some of them need to be assigned `true` to be enabled, while others need to be assigned `false` instead 🤡.
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The idea of a "tech industry" has always relied on "computer" being a special kind of medium, akin to alchemy. And if tech demands to be king, AI hype has now elevated LLMs to a king of kings.
But the solipsism has hit a dead end. The only way forward is to recognize that computers are not special.
#tech #ai #llm #softwareDevelopment #UXDesign #UX

The narrative of AI "inevitability" hit a fever pitch in recent weeks. The announcements have the subtext of press releases: it's here, it's powerful. But what IS here, exactly?
For most of us, what's here is severely uninspiring: a system that is mainly good at proliferating "slop grenades." Less "super-intelligence," more "normal SaaS product."
Don't listen to the hype men. Look with your own eyes, and exercise *your own* agency.
#AI #LLM #tech #software #UX

Handoffs drool, meetings rule. To fully realize our design vision we MUST coordinate with other people, and therefore deliberately design our meetings to be effective. But instead we are ceding the influence that meetings give us, to focus on LLM-powered solipsism.
#tech #UXDesign #SoftwareDevelopment #AI #LLM #UX #design

Designers talk a big game about "empathy" for users. But empathy without respect is nothing more than pity.
And nowhere is the lack of respect more apparent than in how LLMs have been productized and adopted. The "human in the loop" excuse pushes consequences down onto scrupulous employees and ultimately onto the very users on whom we claim to be centered.
The consequences of disrespectful software are now becoming apparent across tech.
#UX #UXDesign #LLM #AI #tech

The job of management boils down to deciding where to invest company resources to maximize returns.
But saying yes to one thing means saying no to something else. Deciding what gets cut (and getting buy-in for those decisions) is hard! So instead they started agitating for "velocity" in a foolish belief that they would never have to prioritize one idea over another ever again.
#AI #LLM #tech #softwaredevelopment #UX #UXDesign

In 1999, we surfed the Web. Now we comb through it like a fantasy hero. Which posts are treasure, and which are deadly Mimics? What's real, and what's an impersonator trying to steal my attention?
Worse: reading all this bland AI monoculture text leads to us thinking bland AI monoculture thoughts.
#AI #llm #ux #uxdesign #tech #softwaredevelopment