Ryan Rumsey
@ryanrumsey.bsky.social
dad, husband,👨💻design-make-play-build-earn 🔆 tiny business person 📒 mediocre writer 🏕️ vermont-ing 😶🌫️ ask my therapist
https://secondwavedive.com
https://thecdo.school
https://secondwavedive.com
https://thecdo.school
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america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be
God damn that was good!
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
God damn that was good!
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99% of stakeholder "ideas" is just copying a feature they saw on a competitor's product. And the features they notice most are the ones that yell at their users the loudest.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
The circular logic of our metrics
We design what is familiar. The design patterns we adopt are the ones yelling at us the loudest.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
99% of stakeholder "ideas" is just copying a feature they saw on a competitor's product. And the features they notice most are the ones that yell at their users the loudest.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
Northern lights are back!
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Northern lights are back!
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
You know, it would be great if we had one day where powerful people didn’t do something monumentally stupid to compensate for the emotional blindness that comes with their inability to grasp the experiences and knowledge of others as true.
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
You know, it would be great if we had one day where powerful people didn’t do something monumentally stupid to compensate for the emotional blindness that comes with their inability to grasp the experiences and knowledge of others as true.
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you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online
How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
henry.codes
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
I haven’t opened a computer for 10 days and hope I get a secret trust fund before Monday so I don’t need to open one in five days.
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I haven’t opened a computer for 10 days and hope I get a secret trust fund before Monday so I don’t need to open one in five days.
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You too can make a tiny, fixed-width website in the year of our lord 2025 ⚡️ lynnandtonic.com
Lynn Fisher
Lynn Fisher is a web designer, CSS developer, and artist from Phoenix, Arizona.
lynnandtonic.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
You too can make a tiny, fixed-width website in the year of our lord 2025 ⚡️ lynnandtonic.com
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User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings.
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
User researchers already document findings at a faster velocity than orgs can act on them. It strains credulity that tech leaders are clamoring for even more yet worse AI-generated findings.
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
My new blog post, "The only winning move is not to play."
gregg.io/the-only-win...
Just migrated 140 CDO School members from Circle over to my new, portal built on top of @ghost.org. Not stressful at all. It will be fine, right? Tell me it will be ok!
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just migrated 140 CDO School members from Circle over to my new, portal built on top of @ghost.org. Not stressful at all. It will be fine, right? Tell me it will be ok!
Happy Scriptnotes release day @johnaugust.bsky.social & @clmazin.bsky.social! Thrilled to finally have this in my hands. Congrats to you both.
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Happy Scriptnotes release day @johnaugust.bsky.social & @clmazin.bsky.social! Thrilled to finally have this in my hands. Congrats to you both.
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I run a paid subscription called Legends—it's a creative network where we do cross promotions and mixers.
Legend @ryanrumsey.bsky.social sent me this incredible testimonial about how everyone here just wants you to win. Tap into this energy!
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...
Legend @ryanrumsey.bsky.social sent me this incredible testimonial about how everyone here just wants you to win. Tap into this energy!
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I run a paid subscription called Legends—it's a creative network where we do cross promotions and mixers.
Legend @ryanrumsey.bsky.social sent me this incredible testimonial about how everyone here just wants you to win. Tap into this energy!
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...
Legend @ryanrumsey.bsky.social sent me this incredible testimonial about how everyone here just wants you to win. Tap into this energy!
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/why-become-a...
I'm not sure I've ever felt a sense of joy in making a digital thing quite like when I made my first flash site. I even did a happy dance when I got it to work.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm not sure I've ever felt a sense of joy in making a digital thing quite like when I made my first flash site. I even did a happy dance when I got it to work.
We got a landline today and the kids FORMED A LINE to use it. The 9 year called eight people, the 13 year old prank called me, and the 16 year old (who has never called a friend on their iPhone) immediately called their best friend and they talked for 10 minutes.
Bring all the analog back.
Bring all the analog back.
October 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We got a landline today and the kids FORMED A LINE to use it. The 9 year called eight people, the 13 year old prank called me, and the 16 year old (who has never called a friend on their iPhone) immediately called their best friend and they talked for 10 minutes.
Bring all the analog back.
Bring all the analog back.
This is just a blatant lie and frankly, just so childish. What a gross display of leadership from small, insecure, and selfish people.
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is just a blatant lie and frankly, just so childish. What a gross display of leadership from small, insecure, and selfish people.
Someone at the MacOS team really held the line on "gotta have more radius"
September 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Someone at the MacOS team really held the line on "gotta have more radius"
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Hey gang let's all just learn html 1.0 and remake the internet from scratch
August 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hey gang let's all just learn html 1.0 and remake the internet from scratch
I can’t help but wonder how many people are accidentally exposing secret API keys to the world while vibe coding.
August 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I can’t help but wonder how many people are accidentally exposing secret API keys to the world while vibe coding.
I had to see what the 0 on Rotten Tomatoes was all about. War of the Worlds is no question a top five worst movie of all time. It’s hysterically bad.
August 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I had to see what the 0 on Rotten Tomatoes was all about. War of the Worlds is no question a top five worst movie of all time. It’s hysterically bad.
If we’re honest, it’s vibe debugging.
July 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If we’re honest, it’s vibe debugging.
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This thread is incredible.
Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)
.@Replit goes rogue during a code freeze and shutdown and deletes our entire database
xcancel.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This thread is incredible.
As a parent, I'm ready for a magsafe power cord for the iPhone and iPad. k thanks bye.
July 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As a parent, I'm ready for a magsafe power cord for the iPhone and iPad. k thanks bye.
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And that’s a wrap on this season of Design Downtime!
Last week I wrapped up season three with another great run of 16 episodes. A huge thank you to all the amazing guests!
I’m taking a bit of a pause before season 4, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN.
designdowntime.com
Last week I wrapped up season three with another great run of 16 episodes. A huge thank you to all the amazing guests!
I’m taking a bit of a pause before season 4, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN.
designdowntime.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
And that’s a wrap on this season of Design Downtime!
Last week I wrapped up season three with another great run of 16 episodes. A huge thank you to all the amazing guests!
I’m taking a bit of a pause before season 4, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN.
designdowntime.com
Last week I wrapped up season three with another great run of 16 episodes. A huge thank you to all the amazing guests!
I’m taking a bit of a pause before season 4, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN.
designdowntime.com
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I had a wonderful nostalgia-filled chat with @ryanrumsey.bsky.social about how growing up in the ‘80s shaped us.
Ryan Rumsey Loves The '80s | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
This episode is bursting with neon colours, coming-of-age movies, and acid-washed jeans, as Ryan Rumsey joins us to talk about his deep connection to the 1980s. He shares about moving across the count...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I had a wonderful nostalgia-filled chat with @ryanrumsey.bsky.social about how growing up in the ‘80s shaped us.