Mariusz
@mariusz.cc
Product / Service / UX Design, Leadership, Ethics, Yelling at clouds. ⚡️ Languages. ⚡️ Taking photos. ⚡️ Screamy music ⚡️ Often seen dumping links to what I read. 🔴⚫️
I don’t know what HD is but my doctor says I have eighty of them.
I don’t know what HD is but my doctor says I have eighty of them.
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Mariusz
@mariusz.cc
· Nov 29
I think I've taken close to 10 thousand photos with many different cameras at different budgets when doing street and travel photography and yet this old photo taken with a shitty phone camera might still be my favorite.
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Or Fraggle Rock implies the existence of Fraggle Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Fraggle
fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Or Fraggle Rock implies the existence of Fraggle Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Fraggle
Maybe for the first time, we can make interactive products the way we’ve always made art. In conversation. By discovery. Flying by the seat of our pants until we finally see what we were trying to build.
eleganthack.com/ill-know-it-...
#ux #productdesign #creativity
eleganthack.com/ill-know-it-...
#ux #productdesign #creativity
I’ll Know It When I Build It
Last week I found myself vibe coding a personal OKR app. I’d start with a rough idea, look at what Claude Code produced, tweak it, add functionality, rearrange the layout—and then do it all a…
eleganthack.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Maybe for the first time, we can make interactive products the way we’ve always made art. In conversation. By discovery. Flying by the seat of our pants until we finally see what we were trying to build.
eleganthack.com/ill-know-it-...
#ux #productdesign #creativity
eleganthack.com/ill-know-it-...
#ux #productdesign #creativity
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This could have been a chart instead of a ridiculously nosy and overbuilt water bottle.
“To establish how much water you should be drinking each day, LARQ asks for your birthday, sex, height, weight and activity level. You can also adjust this amount yourself.”
#LuxurySurveillance
#LuxurySurveillance
I Hate How Much I Love This Hydration-Tracking Water Bottle
I take hydration seriously, but this reusable, smart water bottle helped me realize I wasn't drinking enough water.
www.cnet.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This could have been a chart instead of a ridiculously nosy and overbuilt water bottle.
To be fair the goal of 3 liters of water is probably some made up garbage to sell water bottles, too. I never had this much water during the day except when it’s really hot outside?
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM
To be fair the goal of 3 liters of water is probably some made up garbage to sell water bottles, too. I never had this much water during the day except when it’s really hot outside?
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“Productivity benefits may come at the cost of skills necessary to validate AI-written code if junior engineers’ skill development has been stunted by using AI in the first place.”
Note that this warning comes from @anthropic.com themselves.
Note that this warning comes from @anthropic.com themselves.
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
“Productivity benefits may come at the cost of skills necessary to validate AI-written code if junior engineers’ skill development has been stunted by using AI in the first place.”
Note that this warning comes from @anthropic.com themselves.
Note that this warning comes from @anthropic.com themselves.
(ELSTER is also not an available option on the id.bund.de for me)
BundID
id.bund.de
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
(ELSTER is also not an available option on the id.bund.de for me)
@martinjordan.com sir, can you explain how this works? I made BundID with ELSTER ages ago, now I'm trying to set up my eID (finally got one from my Rathaus) and now I'm just getting this:
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
@martinjordan.com sir, can you explain how this works? I made BundID with ELSTER ages ago, now I'm trying to set up my eID (finally got one from my Rathaus) and now I'm just getting this:
When you change UI, you’re not just changing pixels. You’re invalidating a mental model that took time to form.
That cost is paid by every user, every time.
aicoding.leaflet.pub/3mcxo5ojob22c
#ux #productdesign
That cost is paid by every user, every time.
aicoding.leaflet.pub/3mcxo5ojob22c
#ux #productdesign
UI Is a Conservation Layer - The Phoenix Architecture
Why the user interface is the last to become regenerative
aicoding.leaflet.pub
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
When you change UI, you’re not just changing pixels. You’re invalidating a mental model that took time to form.
That cost is paid by every user, every time.
aicoding.leaflet.pub/3mcxo5ojob22c
#ux #productdesign
That cost is paid by every user, every time.
aicoding.leaflet.pub/3mcxo5ojob22c
#ux #productdesign
To successfully argue for organizational change, designers need to be able to speak the language of management and understand the forces that drive markets and economies.
uxdesign.cc/the-dilemma-...
#ux #productdesign #leadership
uxdesign.cc/the-dilemma-...
#ux #productdesign #leadership
The dilemma of agency in design
What it takes to overcome obstacles and drive positive impact inside systems that resist change. — Six practical strategies for driving…
uxdesign.cc
January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
To successfully argue for organizational change, designers need to be able to speak the language of management and understand the forces that drive markets and economies.
uxdesign.cc/the-dilemma-...
#ux #productdesign #leadership
uxdesign.cc/the-dilemma-...
#ux #productdesign #leadership
A bit of a personal journey for me this one: Why "Not yet" is my favorite response when faced with a seemingly impossible request.
writing.mariusz.cc/not-yet/
writing.mariusz.cc/not-yet/
"Not yet"
Why "not yet" is my default answer to impossible requests.
writing.mariusz.cc
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
A bit of a personal journey for me this one: Why "Not yet" is my favorite response when faced with a seemingly impossible request.
writing.mariusz.cc/not-yet/
writing.mariusz.cc/not-yet/
If you don’t find a way to align your team’s efforts and channel the collective energy and focus of the group on very specific outcomes, you are very likely going to end up in a situation akin to sailing to an unknown destination.
airfocus.com/resources/gu...
#productmanagement #ux
airfocus.com/resources/gu...
#productmanagement #ux
The Ultimate Guide to Product OKRs
Learn the essential skills and strategies to set, track, and achieve impactful goals. Leverage OKRs to drive product success and organizational alignment. A guide by Lisa Zane.
airfocus.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
If you don’t find a way to align your team’s efforts and channel the collective energy and focus of the group on very specific outcomes, you are very likely going to end up in a situation akin to sailing to an unknown destination.
airfocus.com/resources/gu...
#productmanagement #ux
airfocus.com/resources/gu...
#productmanagement #ux
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“Time and again, we see what happens when devices go to market without proper consideration of how they might be used to harm women and girls.”
Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns
Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
“Time and again, we see what happens when devices go to market without proper consideration of how they might be used to harm women and girls.”
Wrote a couple of words about AI tools that actually survived real (admittedly, mostly web) design work for me, after burning a bunch of money and time in the hype wave trying everything that comes out.
writing.mariusz.cc/design-ai-to...
#AI #ProductDesign #UXDesign
writing.mariusz.cc/design-ai-to...
#AI #ProductDesign #UXDesign
AI tools, skills, and plugins I actually still use in 2026
Looking back at another year with AI in the trenches.
writing.mariusz.cc
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Wrote a couple of words about AI tools that actually survived real (admittedly, mostly web) design work for me, after burning a bunch of money and time in the hype wave trying everything that comes out.
writing.mariusz.cc/design-ai-to...
#AI #ProductDesign #UXDesign
writing.mariusz.cc/design-ai-to...
#AI #ProductDesign #UXDesign
[Definining the problem] is a skill that has almost completely atrophied in an industry realigning around solving product problems (“put AI in it”) rather than customer problems (“as a user, I want to buy my juice”).
productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/your-probl...
#UXDesign #UX
productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/your-probl...
#UXDesign #UX
Your problem framing is sabotaging your strategy
Skipping to designing the solution before you have adequately designed the problem is not speeding you up, but slowing you down.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
[Definining the problem] is a skill that has almost completely atrophied in an industry realigning around solving product problems (“put AI in it”) rather than customer problems (“as a user, I want to buy my juice”).
productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/your-probl...
#UXDesign #UX
productpicnic.beehiiv.com/p/your-probl...
#UXDesign #UX
The RAPID decision-making model provides transparency on decision accountabilities, reduces ambiguity, and streamlines the decision-making process. It establishes a common language and leaves no doubt about who is on point for each role.
www.bain.com/insights/rap...
www.bain.com/insights/rap...
RAPID® Decision Making
When the roles involved in decisions are clearly delineated, teams and organizations make the right choices.
www.bain.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The RAPID decision-making model provides transparency on decision accountabilities, reduces ambiguity, and streamlines the decision-making process. It establishes a common language and leaves no doubt about who is on point for each role.
www.bain.com/insights/rap...
www.bain.com/insights/rap...
When AI people proclaim they have to build AI cause their AI is going to be a good AI while someone else might build evil AI do we call them Sloppenheimer?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
When AI people proclaim they have to build AI cause their AI is going to be a good AI while someone else might build evil AI do we call them Sloppenheimer?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
What if rather than spending time proving our worth, we spend time expanding our definition of the “business case” to incorporate more ways of working and being?
uxdesign.cc/a-designers-...
#ux #productdesign
uxdesign.cc/a-designers-...
#ux #productdesign
A designer’s role is NOT “at the table”
Design should be experienced. Not just explained.
uxdesign.cc
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 PM
What if rather than spending time proving our worth, we spend time expanding our definition of the “business case” to incorporate more ways of working and being?
uxdesign.cc/a-designers-...
#ux #productdesign
uxdesign.cc/a-designers-...
#ux #productdesign
Designing for AI isn’t as alien as it sounds. The fundamentals (user needs, clear feedback, intuitive flows) don’t disappear just because there’s a language model involved. If anything, they matter more.
medium.com/design-bootc...
#AI #UX
medium.com/design-bootc...
#AI #UX
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Designing for AI isn’t as alien as it sounds. The fundamentals (user needs, clear feedback, intuitive flows) don’t disappear just because there’s a language model involved. If anything, they matter more.
medium.com/design-bootc...
#AI #UX
medium.com/design-bootc...
#AI #UX
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Poland’s biggest annual charity fundraiser, WOŚP, has once again broken its record.
By the end of tonight's grand finale, it had brought in just over 183 million zloty (€43.5 million) in donations, which will go towards children’s healthcare.
By the end of tonight's grand finale, it had brought in just over 183 million zloty (€43.5 million) in donations, which will go towards children’s healthcare.
Poland's biggest annual charity fundraiser again breaks record
notesfrompoland.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Poland’s biggest annual charity fundraiser, WOŚP, has once again broken its record.
By the end of tonight's grand finale, it had brought in just over 183 million zloty (€43.5 million) in donations, which will go towards children’s healthcare.
By the end of tonight's grand finale, it had brought in just over 183 million zloty (€43.5 million) in donations, which will go towards children’s healthcare.
I want off this ride.
Time Magazine, quoting two senior officials in #Iran's Ministry of Health, puts the death toll in Iran at 30,000. Security forces killed so many people on Jan 8 and 9 that the state ran out of body bags, semi-trailers replaced ambulances to store the victims:
time.com/nextgen-prev...
time.com/nextgen-prev...
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I want off this ride.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Reposted by Mariusz
Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
I love my Nothing Ears, would recommend if you're looking for earbuds.
These excellent earbuds were already a good deal before the discount. www.wired.com/story/nothin...
Our Favorite Earbuds for Most People Are Over 25 Percent Off
These excellent earbuds were already a good deal before the discount.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I love my Nothing Ears, would recommend if you're looking for earbuds.