Matthew Oliphant
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atautchikun is craic.
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#author, #pdx, #productDesign, #research, #serviceDesign, #ux, and #writerSky.
atautchikun is craic.
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Have they tried looking for her _in_ San Diego?
February 19, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Have they tried looking for her _in_ San Diego?
I'm updating my subscriber agreement.
February 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I'm updating my subscriber agreement.
Slack hasn't had good UX since it was Glitch.
YOU'VE BEEN HOT-TAKED!
YOU'VE BEEN HOT-TAKED!
Love it when Slack "quits to complete an update" mid-sentence. User experience.
February 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Slack hasn't had good UX since it was Glitch.
YOU'VE BEEN HOT-TAKED!
YOU'VE BEEN HOT-TAKED!
Right, but I think the bigger question is:
Should designers learn to vibe?
Should designers learn to vibe?
“This is an arms race. What comes after those is almost always a war. It’s a war no tech company wants to lose. Hence the focus on output and tooling. In time, we will complete the transition and return our gaze to surprising and delighting the customer. Meantime, strap in, and wear a large bib.”
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents - The salad bar theory of UX professionalism - Design
Less, but better? Not this week.
zeldman.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Right, but I think the bigger question is:
Should designers learn to vibe?
Should designers learn to vibe?
Lots of inspiring videos in the feed today, appropriately, but also remember that he was funny. Full human.
"I get the car."
"I get the car."
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Lots of inspiring videos in the feed today, appropriately, but also remember that he was funny. Full human.
"I get the car."
"I get the car."
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the offloading of shared responsibilities onto the organizational function with the least power has always been a way to make foundational concerns seem like optional add-ons so that those with the most power can "trim the fat" and "ship faster".
February 17, 2026 at 3:18 AM
the offloading of shared responsibilities onto the organizational function with the least power has always been a way to make foundational concerns seem like optional add-ons so that those with the most power can "trim the fat" and "ship faster".
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
I know it shouldn't shock me anymore, but the number of people who can't drive on their side of the double yellow line still shocks me.
February 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I know it shouldn't shock me anymore, but the number of people who can't drive on their side of the double yellow line still shocks me.
Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19.
(Mix tapes were more important than albums.)
(Mix tapes were more important than albums.)
February 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19.
(Mix tapes were more important than albums.)
(Mix tapes were more important than albums.)
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Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.
Dumpling Week starts tomorrow.
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Dumpling Week starts tomorrow.
When someone says, "No. We have to do it right." And then they do it right?
What must it be like to work on that kind of project...
What must it be like to work on that kind of project...
How (and why) They Put Real Puppets in Frieren
YouTube video by Swamp Jawn
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
When someone says, "No. We have to do it right." And then they do it right?
What must it be like to work on that kind of project...
What must it be like to work on that kind of project...
Reposted by Matthew Oliphant
The D&D 5e game group I’ve been hosting for about 5 years is looking for a new player to join us. The campaign is epic-scale, takes place in a custom world, & is story-driven. We game from 7pm - 9pm pacific every other Thursday but flexible. Players are across the US. If interested DM or reply here.
a group of people are sitting in front of a castle and one of them is saying i got a good feeling about this
Alt: a group of people are sitting in front of a castle and one of them is saying i got a good feeling about this
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
The D&D 5e game group I’ve been hosting for about 5 years is looking for a new player to join us. The campaign is epic-scale, takes place in a custom world, & is story-driven. We game from 7pm - 9pm pacific every other Thursday but flexible. Players are across the US. If interested DM or reply here.
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Oregonians! There is a land grab going on to hand over prime farmland to data centers and semiconductors, despite the AI bubble. Shady speculators are set to make a fortune, last minute hearing scheduled. Sign up to testify or submit testimony here olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Oregonians! There is a land grab going on to hand over prime farmland to data centers and semiconductors, despite the AI bubble. Shady speculators are set to make a fortune, last minute hearing scheduled. Sign up to testify or submit testimony here olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/M...
It's a sailors take warning morning.
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It's a sailors take warning morning.
ohno. Oyatsupan is opening a place on the Eastside...
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM
ohno. Oyatsupan is opening a place on the Eastside...
Reposted by Matthew Oliphant
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
Claire's coworker: I made a stuffed frog.
Claire: He needs a chair.
@claireoliphant.com makes cool things.
Claire: He needs a chair.
@claireoliphant.com makes cool things.
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Claire's coworker: I made a stuffed frog.
Claire: He needs a chair.
@claireoliphant.com makes cool things.
Claire: He needs a chair.
@claireoliphant.com makes cool things.
"Luggages".
As in, "If you have two or more luggages..."
As in, "If you have two or more luggages..."
More examples of people pluralizing words that shouldn't be (in a given context) like, "Does not meets expectations" and "I got feedbacks".
Seems to skew younger (than me) people, but not exclusively.
Seems to skew younger (than me) people, but not exclusively.
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"Luggages".
As in, "If you have two or more luggages..."
As in, "If you have two or more luggages..."
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they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
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…My brain has literally always edited one of those into a backpack or books, holy shit.
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
…My brain has literally always edited one of those into a backpack or books, holy shit.
Can I send you a book?
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Can I send you a book?