Jackson Fox
@jacksonfox.bsky.social
Designer, all around web geek. UX and design leader at Viget. Fond of breakfast burritos.
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With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
I love a good nerdy usability blog post (thx Baymard)
tl;dr: Dropdowns kinda suck except in very limited and specific circumstances.
tl;dr: Dropdowns kinda suck except in very limited and specific circumstances.
January 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I love a good nerdy usability blog post (thx Baymard)
tl;dr: Dropdowns kinda suck except in very limited and specific circumstances.
tl;dr: Dropdowns kinda suck except in very limited and specific circumstances.
Reuters made a little game about Cozy Games (via NiemanLab)
Related, I don’t think I would have survived 2020 nearly as well without the Untitled Goose Game
Link: www.reuters.com/graphics/VID...
Related, I don’t think I would have survived 2020 nearly as well without the Untitled Goose Game
Link: www.reuters.com/graphics/VID...
Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety.
Explore a charming town, meet quirky villagers, and take in the cozy vibes!
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reuters made a little game about Cozy Games (via NiemanLab)
Related, I don’t think I would have survived 2020 nearly as well without the Untitled Goose Game
Link: www.reuters.com/graphics/VID...
Related, I don’t think I would have survived 2020 nearly as well without the Untitled Goose Game
Link: www.reuters.com/graphics/VID...
Learning about DeepSeek ... upstandingrobot.micro.blog/2025/01/28/l...
Upstanding Robot
upstandingrobot.micro.blog
January 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Learning about DeepSeek ... upstandingrobot.micro.blog/2025/01/28/l...
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I think the reason why the heart in a blender song still gets a lotta streams in 2024 is because everyone feels like their heart is in a blender
December 29, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I think the reason why the heart in a blender song still gets a lotta streams in 2024 is because everyone feels like their heart is in a blender