Jorge Arango
@jarango.bsky.social
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Our product semantics grow with new terminology, risking confusion and Jorge calls this "ontological debt." It's a strategic UX priority to manage this, as explained by Jorge Arango: https://jarango.com/2024/03/03/how-to-get-out-of-ontlogical-debt/
How to Get Out of Ontological Debt
Inconsistent product terminology leads to “ontological debt,” negatively affecting UX — but you can pay it down.
jarango.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Our product semantics grow with new terminology, risking confusion and Jorge calls this "ontological debt." It's a strategic UX priority to manage this, as explained by Jorge Arango: https://jarango.com/2024/03/03/how-to-get-out-of-ontlogical-debt/
How traditional structural principles can inform the design of AI-powered products and services.
The Moylan Arrow: IA Lessons for AI-Powered Experiences
How traditional structural principles can inform the design of AI-powered products and services.
jarango.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
How traditional structural principles can inform the design of AI-powered products and services.
I'm with Cal Newport here: “I’m hoping 2026 will be the year we stop caring about what people believe AI might do, and instead start reacting to its real, present capabilities.”
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calnewport.com/why-didnt-ai...
Why Didn’t AI “Join the Workforce” in 2025? - Cal Newport
Exactly one year ago, Sam Altman made a bold prediction: “We believe that, in 2025, we may see the first AI agents ‘join the workforce’ ... Read more
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January 5, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I'm with Cal Newport here: “I’m hoping 2026 will be the year we stop caring about what people believe AI might do, and instead start reacting to its real, present capabilities.”
calnewport.com/why-didnt-ai...
calnewport.com/why-didnt-ai...
Making myself accountable by declaring my focus for the year.
My Theme for 2026
Making myself accountable by declaring my focus for the year.
jarango.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Making myself accountable by declaring my focus for the year.
Happy New Year to you and yours! Here’s to new beginnings.
January 1, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Happy New Year to you and yours! Here’s to new beginnings.
Reflections on a book that has helped me align my efforts with my values.
Traction Heroes Ep. 26: The Highest Goal
Reflections on a book that has helped me align my efforts with my values.
jarango.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reflections on a book that has helped me align my efforts with my values.
Readings about responsibility to self and others at the end of this year-long course.
Humanities Crash Course Week 52: Growing Up
Readings about responsibility to self and others at the end of this year-long course.
jarango.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Readings about responsibility to self and others at the end of this year-long course.
Merry Christmas! I hope yours is filled with love. 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Merry Christmas! I hope yours is filled with love. 🎄
A classic science fiction novel has me reconsidering how I'm using LLMs for learning and thinking.
Humanities Crash Course Week 51: Brave New World
A classic science fiction novel has me reconsidering how I'm using LLMs for learning and thinking.
jarango.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A classic science fiction novel has me reconsidering how I'm using LLMs for learning and thinking.
A demonstration of one way to automate LLM-powered operations while keeping a human in the loop.
Scaling LLM-Powered Web Content Changes
A demonstration of one way to automate LLM-powered operations while keeping a human in the loop.
jarango.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A demonstration of one way to automate LLM-powered operations while keeping a human in the loop.
A reading from a surprising source leads to a discussion about the importance of having a clear vision.
Traction Heroes Ep. XX: Having a Vision
A reading from a surprising source leads to a discussion about the importance of having a clear vision.
jarango.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A reading from a surprising source leads to a discussion about the importance of having a clear vision.
Paola Hermosín commissioned a new guitar from a luthier. She documented the process in YouTube. In her lastest video, she plays the guitar (“Jacinta”) for the first time. Hearing her rave about its sound is both entertaining and insightful. youtube.com/watch?v=iB6M...
Probando mi Guitarra NUEVA: la JACINTA tocando muchas piezas musicales | Capítulo 4
YouTube video by Paola Hermosín
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December 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Paola Hermosín commissioned a new guitar from a luthier. She documented the process in YouTube. In her lastest video, she plays the guitar (“Jacinta”) for the first time. Hearing her rave about its sound is both entertaining and insightful. youtube.com/watch?v=iB6M...
Exploring ways of experiencing art — and its effects — by analyzing it at dfferent levels.
Humanities Crash Course Week 50: Going Meta
Exploring ways of experiencing art — and its effects — by analyzing it at dfferent levels.
jarango.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Exploring ways of experiencing art — and its effects — by analyzing it at dfferent levels.
Disney’s deal with OpenAI is breaking my mind a little — especially since they’re giving users the ability to generate videos based only their IP. To have been a fly on the wall in the meetings where Disney lawyers hashed out the details!
Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator
Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be used in the Sora AI video generator.
www.cnbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Disney’s deal with OpenAI is breaking my mind a little — especially since they’re giving users the ability to generate videos based only their IP. To have been a fly on the wall in the meetings where Disney lawyers hashed out the details!
This post by Howard Marks is the wisest, most even-keeled take I've read on the question of whether we're in an AI-fueled speculative bubble. Be sure to stick around for the postscript.
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
Is It a Bubble?
In his latest memo, Howard Marks explores if there is a bubble in AI, identifying uncertainty, parallels to past bubbles, AI's vast potential, and emphasizing the importance of prudence.
www.oaktreecapital.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This post by Howard Marks is the wisest, most even-keeled take I've read on the question of whether we're in an AI-fueled speculative bubble. Be sure to stick around for the postscript.
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
Yesterday, I shared my latest "Over the Shoulder" video where I walk you through how I'm using LLMs to make a large change to my personal website. This latest entry focuses on saving time by automating web search using the Perplexity API.
youtu.be/Sg-Fyr4BK7A?...
youtu.be/Sg-Fyr4BK7A?...
Automating AI Web Search With Perplexity
A demonstration of how to use Perplexity's API to automate AI-powered web searches via the command line.
Episode links:
• llm: https://github.com/simonw/llm
• Perplexity API:…
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yesterday, I shared my latest "Over the Shoulder" video where I walk you through how I'm using LLMs to make a large change to my personal website. This latest entry focuses on saving time by automating web search using the Perplexity API.
youtu.be/Sg-Fyr4BK7A?...
youtu.be/Sg-Fyr4BK7A?...
Reposted by Jorge Arango
Have an information architecture or user-centered design project, case study, or idea to share? Consider submitting your concept to IAC26 for our annual IAC Poster Night.
📥 Submit by December 14, 2025: forms.gle/QpNHGA9pczuB...
🔊 Learn more about Poster Night: www.theiaconference.com/poster-night/
📥 Submit by December 14, 2025: forms.gle/QpNHGA9pczuB...
🔊 Learn more about Poster Night: www.theiaconference.com/poster-night/
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Have an information architecture or user-centered design project, case study, or idea to share? Consider submitting your concept to IAC26 for our annual IAC Poster Night.
📥 Submit by December 14, 2025: forms.gle/QpNHGA9pczuB...
🔊 Learn more about Poster Night: www.theiaconference.com/poster-night/
📥 Submit by December 14, 2025: forms.gle/QpNHGA9pczuB...
🔊 Learn more about Poster Night: www.theiaconference.com/poster-night/
A demonstration of how to use AI to update site content using web search.
jarango.com/2025/12/09/a...
jarango.com/2025/12/09/a...
Automating AI Web Search With Perplexity
A demonstration of how to use AI to update site content using web search.
jarango.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A demonstration of how to use AI to update site content using web search.
jarango.com/2025/12/09/a...
jarango.com/2025/12/09/a...
Exploring how theory and art can help us maintain human agency amid dehumanizing systems.
Humanities Crash Course Week 49: Modern Times
Exploring how theory and art can help us maintain human agency amid dehumanizing systems.
jarango.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Exploring how theory and art can help us maintain human agency amid dehumanizing systems.
Reflecting on the master architect's legacy and its relevance to current UX.
Three Lessons From the Work of Frank Gehry
Reflecting on the master architect's legacy and its relevance to current UX.
jarango.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reflecting on the master architect's legacy and its relevance to current UX.
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
Using AI to Extract Structured Data From Markdown
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
jarango.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
Using AI to Extract Unstructured Data From Markdown
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
jarango.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A video on how I'm using an LLM to extract metadata from unstructured Markdown files.
December 1 means it's time for one of my favorite holiday albums: Bert Kaempfert's "Christmas Wonderland." Not a musical masterpiece by any stretch and quite dated — but brings back warm childhood memories. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Christmas Wonderland
Christmas Wonderland, also known as Christmas with Bert Kaempfert and Christmastide with Kaempfert, is an instrumental Christmas album by Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra from 1963. It is his only…
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December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
December 1 means it's time for one of my favorite holiday albums: Bert Kaempfert's "Christmas Wonderland." Not a musical masterpiece by any stretch and quite dated — but brings back warm childhood memories. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
A conversation about the importance of paying attention to what others are saying — and how to do it.
Traction Heroes Ep. 24: Listening
A conversation about the importance of paying attention to what others are saying — and how to do it.
jarango.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A conversation about the importance of paying attention to what others are saying — and how to do it.
What my favorite author can teach us about the nature of language.
Humanities Crash Course Week 48: Borges
What my favorite author can teach us about the nature of language.
jarango.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What my favorite author can teach us about the nature of language.