Jason Tocci
@jst.bsky.social
UX research & strategy nerd. Hobbyist game designer with some stuff at https://jasontocci.itch.io. (he/him)
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Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
Great explanation of the right-wing media landscape that encourages half the US to back Trump, with a clear-eyed reminder that “His floor is 34%. He’s above it. He’s been above it for almost his entire political career.” cmarmitage.substack.com/p/how-do-39-...
Eight Men Control What 40% of Americans Believe
Or is his "base finally fracturing"
cmarmitage.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Great explanation of the right-wing media landscape that encourages half the US to back Trump, with a clear-eyed reminder that “His floor is 34%. He’s above it. He’s been above it for almost his entire political career.” cmarmitage.substack.com/p/how-do-39-...
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It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It's inevitable, you simply must adapt to it and use it, you have no choice, but also please use it more or it's going to die
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The monstrously depressing thing is that they may win a majority based on average American citizens desperate for someone in power to do ANYTHING to stop Trump's goons, and they will immediately say "See, our strategy was correct. Now let's turn the page on that unpleasant ICE business."
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The monstrously depressing thing is that they may win a majority based on average American citizens desperate for someone in power to do ANYTHING to stop Trump's goons, and they will immediately say "See, our strategy was correct. Now let's turn the page on that unpleasant ICE business."
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Consultants are idiots, talk to your constituents you lazy dicks and they'll tell you what they want you to do and then you'll get reelected if you do that thing they ask you to do
Quinnipiac gave me unpublished data from new poll and it finds huge, huge, huge percentages of young and working class voters have seen video of Minneapolis shooting.
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Majorities of both disapprove of ICE. Pundits are getting the working class/immigration wrong:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Consultants are idiots, talk to your constituents you lazy dicks and they'll tell you what they want you to do and then you'll get reelected if you do that thing they ask you to do
Every now and then, I think I should make separate BlueySky accounts for different interests.
Then I realize that would encourage me to spend more time on social media.
2026 is probably not the year to do that.
(Sorry, UXers uninterested in games, and gamers uninterested in UX.)
Then I realize that would encourage me to spend more time on social media.
2026 is probably not the year to do that.
(Sorry, UXers uninterested in games, and gamers uninterested in UX.)
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Every now and then, I think I should make separate BlueySky accounts for different interests.
Then I realize that would encourage me to spend more time on social media.
2026 is probably not the year to do that.
(Sorry, UXers uninterested in games, and gamers uninterested in UX.)
Then I realize that would encourage me to spend more time on social media.
2026 is probably not the year to do that.
(Sorry, UXers uninterested in games, and gamers uninterested in UX.)
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So not only can they not mask up properly...
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
So not only can they not mask up properly...
Going to have to try to remember this. (Applicable to more than comics!)
1. If you ever feel the urge to trash your own work when complemented, repress that urge. In that context your self-deprecation is insulting someone else's taste!
Instead, just say thanks & change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
Instead, just say thanks & change the subject. Maybe credit an influence?
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Going to have to try to remember this. (Applicable to more than comics!)
Normal people today: “Ugh work”
Their friends on the job market: “Haha, I hear you. So, ah, how are your coworkers’ facial recognition skills? I could borrow a few outfits, maybe—“
Their friends on the job market: “Haha, I hear you. So, ah, how are your coworkers’ facial recognition skills? I could borrow a few outfits, maybe—“
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Normal people today: “Ugh work”
Their friends on the job market: “Haha, I hear you. So, ah, how are your coworkers’ facial recognition skills? I could borrow a few outfits, maybe—“
Their friends on the job market: “Haha, I hear you. So, ah, how are your coworkers’ facial recognition skills? I could borrow a few outfits, maybe—“
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The biggest mistake that guy who flew too close from the sun made was that he wanted to experience flying for himself. He would probably still be alive if he just experienced it through his father icariously
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The biggest mistake that guy who flew too close from the sun made was that he wanted to experience flying for himself. He would probably still be alive if he just experienced it through his father icariously
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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This should be the statement of not just every Dem, but effectively every US politician.
My full statement on Trump’s unconstitutional military operations in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This should be the statement of not just every Dem, but effectively every US politician.
My kid was disappointed I wouldn’t name an RPG character after her, but was understanding when I explained I’d be sad if pretend-her got hurt. So she made a creature for my game—“good AND bad”—for players to deal with as they see fit.
I told her I’m impressed and hope to get her to GM for me soon.
I told her I’m impressed and hope to get her to GM for me soon.
January 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
My kid was disappointed I wouldn’t name an RPG character after her, but was understanding when I explained I’d be sad if pretend-her got hurt. So she made a creature for my game—“good AND bad”—for players to deal with as they see fit.
I told her I’m impressed and hope to get her to GM for me soon.
I told her I’m impressed and hope to get her to GM for me soon.
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I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
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You FUCKED UP, your LEFTY politics have ALIENATED the BILLIONAIRES who run the CHILD BONE EXTRACTION FACTORIES and now they will do a MASS EXODUS from your STATE or CITY. Don’t CRY to ME when you no longer see their CHILD CATCHING VANS in your STATE or CITY, YOU IDIOT
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
You FUCKED UP, your LEFTY politics have ALIENATED the BILLIONAIRES who run the CHILD BONE EXTRACTION FACTORIES and now they will do a MASS EXODUS from your STATE or CITY. Don’t CRY to ME when you no longer see their CHILD CATCHING VANS in your STATE or CITY, YOU IDIOT
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A WORD (two words) FOR MY HATERS. Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A WORD (two words) FOR MY HATERS. Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
My buddy got a job offer just days after telling me, “If you're not perfect then you're not getting the job. I don't think I was perfect.” Never been so pleased to see somebody eat his words.
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
My buddy got a job offer just days after telling me, “If you're not perfect then you're not getting the job. I don't think I was perfect.” Never been so pleased to see somebody eat his words.
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SOMERCON TICKETS ARE LIVE!
VIP tickets on sale today and tomorrow, general admission on sale Friday at 10am. (You must buy a main entry ticket before signing up for add-ons!)
Just look at this gorgeous schedule! 30 games! 5 panels! 3 workshops! Infinite fun!
bit.ly/44wyMYW
#somercon
VIP tickets on sale today and tomorrow, general admission on sale Friday at 10am. (You must buy a main entry ticket before signing up for add-ons!)
Just look at this gorgeous schedule! 30 games! 5 panels! 3 workshops! Infinite fun!
bit.ly/44wyMYW
#somercon
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
SOMERCON TICKETS ARE LIVE!
VIP tickets on sale today and tomorrow, general admission on sale Friday at 10am. (You must buy a main entry ticket before signing up for add-ons!)
Just look at this gorgeous schedule! 30 games! 5 panels! 3 workshops! Infinite fun!
bit.ly/44wyMYW
#somercon
VIP tickets on sale today and tomorrow, general admission on sale Friday at 10am. (You must buy a main entry ticket before signing up for add-ons!)
Just look at this gorgeous schedule! 30 games! 5 panels! 3 workshops! Infinite fun!
bit.ly/44wyMYW
#somercon
Celebrated my boosters in the traditional manner: presenting a case study on usability testing for covid vaccination scheduling flows
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Celebrated my boosters in the traditional manner: presenting a case study on usability testing for covid vaccination scheduling flows
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Years ago someone "gave me an idea" for something and then immediately demanded that if I did anything with it I should give him 50% of anything I earned from it. So I simply didn't use it and had other ideas instead, because ideas are the easy bit.
It’s always just so funny to me that AI using “writers“ often defend it with but how else are you meant to come up with ideas?? Like that’s what tells you that you weren’t really meant to be a writer, you have none.
December 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Years ago someone "gave me an idea" for something and then immediately demanded that if I did anything with it I should give him 50% of anything I earned from it. So I simply didn't use it and had other ideas instead, because ideas are the easy bit.
Users can be famously resistant to new ideas. Sometimes change just takes time to catch on.
Probably not this iOS update, though.
Probably not this iOS update, though.
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Users can be famously resistant to new ideas. Sometimes change just takes time to catch on.
Probably not this iOS update, though.
Probably not this iOS update, though.
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DAY 2, GAME 10: 2400 from @jst.bsky.social is my favorite streamlined system, packing a game into one page, and a world of SF adventure into two more--then gives you a couple dozen variants to show you options and possibilities building on that simplicity. I love it.
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DAY 2, GAME 10: 2400 from @jst.bsky.social is my favorite streamlined system, packing a game into one page, and a world of SF adventure into two more--then gives you a couple dozen variants to show you options and possibilities building on that simplicity. I love it.
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12 DAYS OF 12 GAMES, DAY 2: Another dozen-share of games (and game-adajcent things) that I like, and that you might too. And each comes with a link so you can support great designers, writers, and artists! #12days12games
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
12 DAYS OF 12 GAMES, DAY 2: Another dozen-share of games (and game-adajcent things) that I like, and that you might too. And each comes with a link so you can support great designers, writers, and artists! #12days12games