Greg Smith
@grgsmth.bsky.social
UX Designer/Engineer
Design system nerd
Sometimes I draw things
Design system nerd
Sometimes I draw things
@hotdogsladies.bsky.social
“Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?”
The best of Bloom County references dropped so appropriately make me happy. 😃
“Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?”
The best of Bloom County references dropped so appropriately make me happy. 😃
July 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
@hotdogsladies.bsky.social
“Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?”
The best of Bloom County references dropped so appropriately make me happy. 😃
“Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts?”
The best of Bloom County references dropped so appropriately make me happy. 😃
June 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reposted by Greg Smith
One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.
April 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.
I imagine we’ll go through a phase where business leaders over-leverage AI in human centered design, see the negative results, and walk it back. Call me a skeptic, but I see a lot of bad decisions on the horizon in UX research.
smashingmagazine.com/2025/03/how-...
smashingmagazine.com/2025/03/how-...
How To Argue Against AI-First Research — Smashing Magazine
Companies have been turning their attention to “synthetic,” AI-driven user testing. However, as convenient as it might seem, it’s dangerous, expensive, and usually diminishes user value. Let’s take a ...
smashingmagazine.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I imagine we’ll go through a phase where business leaders over-leverage AI in human centered design, see the negative results, and walk it back. Call me a skeptic, but I see a lot of bad decisions on the horizon in UX research.
smashingmagazine.com/2025/03/how-...
smashingmagazine.com/2025/03/how-...
Reposted by Greg Smith
In case you missed it with everything else going on: yesterday Senate Republicans voted to bring back overdraft fees. Everything Republicans do is to make corporations and banks richer at your expense.
March 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In case you missed it with everything else going on: yesterday Senate Republicans voted to bring back overdraft fees. Everything Republicans do is to make corporations and banks richer at your expense.
Literally no one wants this bullshit. Except the small handful of antisocial weirdos who will profit from removing human interaction from our society.
i think these people are in the grip of a genuine delusion www.nbcchicago.com/news/busines...
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed ‘for most things'
Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates.
www.nbcchicago.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Literally no one wants this bullshit. Except the small handful of antisocial weirdos who will profit from removing human interaction from our society.
It took years to undo the pathetic excuse for a history education I got in public school. But that’s okay. As long as you’re willing to undo it, that’s what matters. No better time than the present.
Once you’re done reading that Schumer interview (Lord, what an idiot) you can read my latest newsletter. Actually, fuck, that’s not gonna cheer you up any. Might actually make you feel worse. Maybe just go get a donut. buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to hide a painting
This is from 2022, I think. 18×24. This week’s question comes to us anonymously: Has it always been this bad or is the bad stuff just more exposed now? A...
buttondown.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It took years to undo the pathetic excuse for a history education I got in public school. But that’s okay. As long as you’re willing to undo it, that’s what matters. No better time than the present.
Googling “how to crop-dust birdseed from a drone,” and “addresses of all the Tesla dealerships near me,” because someone had this idea and it’s brilliant.
March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Googling “how to crop-dust birdseed from a drone,” and “addresses of all the Tesla dealerships near me,” because someone had this idea and it’s brilliant.