Nataly
@natalyarar.bsky.social
Service Designer attempting to be & stay human.
I like to rant about things.
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It's hard for outsiders to quantify the horrific or fraudulent social media content.
Well:
Meta shows an "estimated 15 billion 'higher risk' scam" ads with signs of fraud daily.
"Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue" from this scam ad category www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Well:
Meta shows an "estimated 15 billion 'higher risk' scam" ads with signs of fraud daily.
"Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue" from this scam ad category www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's hard for outsiders to quantify the horrific or fraudulent social media content.
Well:
Meta shows an "estimated 15 billion 'higher risk' scam" ads with signs of fraud daily.
"Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue" from this scam ad category www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Well:
Meta shows an "estimated 15 billion 'higher risk' scam" ads with signs of fraud daily.
"Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue" from this scam ad category www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Bidding is so not for me. Got into a bidding war cause I was certain I was destined to lose, and won instead. I got a genuine thrill for the chase! Then buyers regret immediately.
I don’t know how people do it.
Think l’ll be abstaining forever. Lol. I don’t have what it takes and that’s ok.
I don’t know how people do it.
Think l’ll be abstaining forever. Lol. I don’t have what it takes and that’s ok.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Bidding is so not for me. Got into a bidding war cause I was certain I was destined to lose, and won instead. I got a genuine thrill for the chase! Then buyers regret immediately.
I don’t know how people do it.
Think l’ll be abstaining forever. Lol. I don’t have what it takes and that’s ok.
I don’t know how people do it.
Think l’ll be abstaining forever. Lol. I don’t have what it takes and that’s ok.
I’m struggling to celebrate, just holding my breath
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m struggling to celebrate, just holding my breath
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You will never be able to make "data driven" decisions until you realize just how much your decisions are driven by emotions: fear of missing out, defensiveness of your favorite idea, apprehension over something unusual.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
September 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
You will never be able to make "data driven" decisions until you realize just how much your decisions are driven by emotions: fear of missing out, defensiveness of your favorite idea, apprehension over something unusual.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
AI is not your therapist. Speaking to your AI tools in confidence does not mean that it will keep your words in confidence. It has no obligation to protect your privacy because it is an unregulated tool. Everything you say is being monitored. Your data then becomes everyone’s business.
August 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
AI is not your therapist. Speaking to your AI tools in confidence does not mean that it will keep your words in confidence. It has no obligation to protect your privacy because it is an unregulated tool. Everything you say is being monitored. Your data then becomes everyone’s business.
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Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
As soon as I spot AI writing my brain shuts off 😭 I can’t do it anymore
July 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
As soon as I spot AI writing my brain shuts off 😭 I can’t do it anymore
I wonder how many accounts on LinkedIn are bots…
July 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I wonder how many accounts on LinkedIn are bots…
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People in Gaza are ‘walking corpses’, says Unrwa, as agency says it has 6,000 aid trucks ready to enter – Middle East crisis live
People in Gaza are ‘walking corpses’, says Unrwa, as agency says it has 6,000 aid trucks ready to enter – Middle East crisis live
Philippe Lazzarini says Unrwa findings show one in five children is malnourished in Gaza City and says agency has food and medical supplies
Palestinian health officials said Thursday that two Palestinian teenage boys were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday night in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israel’s military said its forces had fired at Palestinians throwing molotov cocktails toward a highway, killing two near the West Bank town of Al-Khader. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
People in Gaza are ‘walking corpses’, says Unrwa, as agency says it has 6,000 aid trucks ready to enter – Middle East crisis live
The fact that we are about to design for AI and robots instead of people in the current / near future is freaking me out a lil
July 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The fact that we are about to design for AI and robots instead of people in the current / near future is freaking me out a lil
The only thing that lowers my heart rate in an open office (where some decide to have loud remote meetings without headphones) is this playlist lol
July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The only thing that lowers my heart rate in an open office (where some decide to have loud remote meetings without headphones) is this playlist lol
Fear based decision making tends to create a culture of intense risk aversion, dim on creativity, and overall fatigue. We all suffer when data, experts and advise are not taken into account in decision making, and are made to fit into the order top down.
July 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Fear based decision making tends to create a culture of intense risk aversion, dim on creativity, and overall fatigue. We all suffer when data, experts and advise are not taken into account in decision making, and are made to fit into the order top down.
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"Be kind to yourself and hard on the system."
Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
Hey gang I've had to learn recently that the whole "burning out" thing is real so if you find yourself being panicked every waking second that you're not working on something, despite those seconds being very rare, you should maybe listen to the signals and take an intentional break before you crash
July 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Be kind to yourself and hard on the system."
All we can do is alarm: AI will not save us. AI has limitations. AI cannot replace us.
July 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
All we can do is alarm: AI will not save us. AI has limitations. AI cannot replace us.
Three things in life are certain; death, taxes and ads
July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Three things in life are certain; death, taxes and ads
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That time of week when I am desperate, hoping and praying for some relief. Thank you for all the support from #Astros and #UX community. The struggle and panic attacks are real, but so are you www.gofundme.com/f/zqgzdt-hel...
Donate to Help me get through a rough patch, organized by J H
2024 broke me.
I spent the year in medical hell, only to return to the collapse of design re… J H needs your support for Help me get through a rough patch
www.gofundme.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
That time of week when I am desperate, hoping and praying for some relief. Thank you for all the support from #Astros and #UX community. The struggle and panic attacks are real, but so are you www.gofundme.com/f/zqgzdt-hel...
usually I am a ‘need for speed’ type of researcher , but I was also a heavy proponent of manual analysis
the work is excruciating, tedious, etc… but the outcome is extraordinary.
the trend of researchers offloading qualitative research to AI is freaking me out (beyond the automation bias)
the work is excruciating, tedious, etc… but the outcome is extraordinary.
the trend of researchers offloading qualitative research to AI is freaking me out (beyond the automation bias)
July 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
usually I am a ‘need for speed’ type of researcher , but I was also a heavy proponent of manual analysis
the work is excruciating, tedious, etc… but the outcome is extraordinary.
the trend of researchers offloading qualitative research to AI is freaking me out (beyond the automation bias)
the work is excruciating, tedious, etc… but the outcome is extraordinary.
the trend of researchers offloading qualitative research to AI is freaking me out (beyond the automation bias)
Just got this email nudge, never seen a call to action that just pissed me off & impressed me as much as this one hahaha
Like let me sign up and think about it in peace, but also, yeah why should you keep my data if I’m not fully invested in your product?
Like let me sign up and think about it in peace, but also, yeah why should you keep my data if I’m not fully invested in your product?
June 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Just got this email nudge, never seen a call to action that just pissed me off & impressed me as much as this one hahaha
Like let me sign up and think about it in peace, but also, yeah why should you keep my data if I’m not fully invested in your product?
Like let me sign up and think about it in peace, but also, yeah why should you keep my data if I’m not fully invested in your product?
The sun is super red and it’s slightly freaking me out!
June 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The sun is super red and it’s slightly freaking me out!
Though (I feel) my skills are difficult to replace, I feel like my learning trajectory with AI is now so steep that I can no longer catch up with the industry, I’m 10 steps behind on what’s new. It’s either I spend my whole life catching up, or I become irrelevant. The stakes feel so high.
May 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Though (I feel) my skills are difficult to replace, I feel like my learning trajectory with AI is now so steep that I can no longer catch up with the industry, I’m 10 steps behind on what’s new. It’s either I spend my whole life catching up, or I become irrelevant. The stakes feel so high.
We grieve the past and what could have been
April 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We grieve the past and what could have been
Pope Francis was one of the few leaders in the world who always cared. He cared. He spoke up. May he rest in peace.
April 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Pope Francis was one of the few leaders in the world who always cared. He cared. He spoke up. May he rest in peace.
Went on a cruise for 2 weeks, and because I had little to no access to the internet, I genuinely felt like I was healing my brain.
April 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Went on a cruise for 2 weeks, and because I had little to no access to the internet, I genuinely felt like I was healing my brain.