Ryan
@rynltylr.bsky.social
Creative Director, graphic designer, and web/app dev. Yorkshireman living in Berlin 🇩🇪 and Manchester 🇬🇧.
Personal website: https://ryanleetaylor.com
Work: https://deadkeen.com
Scratch beta: https://scratch.umlaut.design
Personal website: https://ryanleetaylor.com
Work: https://deadkeen.com
Scratch beta: https://scratch.umlaut.design
Obviously Apple didn’t know Trump was gonna declare war on Los Angeles, but there is something pretty distasteful about Apple launching all new shiny things while just down the coast a city burns to the ground.
Like, are we really gonna do this guys?
Like, are we really gonna do this guys?
June 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Obviously Apple didn’t know Trump was gonna declare war on Los Angeles, but there is something pretty distasteful about Apple launching all new shiny things while just down the coast a city burns to the ground.
Like, are we really gonna do this guys?
Like, are we really gonna do this guys?
Naming your startup? Just remove the vowels and manifest a domain name. Sorted. 💸
June 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Naming your startup? Just remove the vowels and manifest a domain name. Sorted. 💸
3/4 apps in my dock are music-related; I’m gonna be a hopeless music fanboy to the end.
1. SoundCloud for deep digs
2. Apple Music for classics
3. And the green one? That’s Scratch—my little passion project for dancefloor lovers 🕺 (in beta, link in bio)
1. SoundCloud for deep digs
2. Apple Music for classics
3. And the green one? That’s Scratch—my little passion project for dancefloor lovers 🕺 (in beta, link in bio)
June 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
3/4 apps in my dock are music-related; I’m gonna be a hopeless music fanboy to the end.
1. SoundCloud for deep digs
2. Apple Music for classics
3. And the green one? That’s Scratch—my little passion project for dancefloor lovers 🕺 (in beta, link in bio)
1. SoundCloud for deep digs
2. Apple Music for classics
3. And the green one? That’s Scratch—my little passion project for dancefloor lovers 🕺 (in beta, link in bio)
The web as a series of machine-readable databases has played on my mind since @reckless.bsky.social interviewed Sundar Pichai.
AI wont write the code, there just won’t be any code. No websites. Nothing for humans to see.
What a waste of the miracle that is the web. We’re entering our Matrix era.
AI wont write the code, there just won’t be any code. No websites. Nothing for humans to see.
What a waste of the miracle that is the web. We’re entering our Matrix era.
May 31, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The web as a series of machine-readable databases has played on my mind since @reckless.bsky.social interviewed Sundar Pichai.
AI wont write the code, there just won’t be any code. No websites. Nothing for humans to see.
What a waste of the miracle that is the web. We’re entering our Matrix era.
AI wont write the code, there just won’t be any code. No websites. Nothing for humans to see.
What a waste of the miracle that is the web. We’re entering our Matrix era.
Come on Siri, you’re not even trying.
March 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Come on Siri, you’re not even trying.
Marina Hyde is on fire again, this time pinning Zuckerberg to the wall. Game, set, and match.
Full article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Full article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
March 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Marina Hyde is on fire again, this time pinning Zuckerberg to the wall. Game, set, and match.
Full article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Full article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Apparently AI should have an “I Quit” button so if it doesn’t want to perform a task, it can bounce.
Not only did AI get the best education in the world by stealing the entirety of human endeavour, it now gets better workers rights than any human on the planet too.
officechai.com/ai/were-thin...
Not only did AI get the best education in the world by stealing the entirety of human endeavour, it now gets better workers rights than any human on the planet too.
officechai.com/ai/were-thin...
We’re Thinking About Deploying AI Models Which Have An "I Quit" Button: Anthropic CEO
Thus far, AI models have been trained to carry out most tasks that are asked of them, but Silicon Valley is now considering letting them choose the tasks they want to do. This intriguing concept wa...
officechai.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Apparently AI should have an “I Quit” button so if it doesn’t want to perform a task, it can bounce.
Not only did AI get the best education in the world by stealing the entirety of human endeavour, it now gets better workers rights than any human on the planet too.
officechai.com/ai/were-thin...
Not only did AI get the best education in the world by stealing the entirety of human endeavour, it now gets better workers rights than any human on the planet too.
officechai.com/ai/were-thin...
Two of the biggest companies on Earth both sell Macs.
Admit it, these are the stellar insights that should be filling up the world’s data centres, right? 🤣
Admit it, these are the stellar insights that should be filling up the world’s data centres, right? 🤣
March 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Two of the biggest companies on Earth both sell Macs.
Admit it, these are the stellar insights that should be filling up the world’s data centres, right? 🤣
Admit it, these are the stellar insights that should be filling up the world’s data centres, right? 🤣
I said I wouldn’t write again about Trump and tech, but given the mugging at the Oval Office, I felt compelled.
The Fourth Reich: a combo of Big Tech and the Trump administration is on the march. This time with JavaScript rather than jackboots.
Have a read 🙏🏼
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/the-fou...
The Fourth Reich: a combo of Big Tech and the Trump administration is on the march. This time with JavaScript rather than jackboots.
Have a read 🙏🏼
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/the-fou...
March 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I said I wouldn’t write again about Trump and tech, but given the mugging at the Oval Office, I felt compelled.
The Fourth Reich: a combo of Big Tech and the Trump administration is on the march. This time with JavaScript rather than jackboots.
Have a read 🙏🏼
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/the-fou...
The Fourth Reich: a combo of Big Tech and the Trump administration is on the march. This time with JavaScript rather than jackboots.
Have a read 🙏🏼
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/the-fou...
Day 5 of staring at the ceiling and watching Get A Life TV™.
I missed my winter jabs and here I am. That’ll teach me.
Tried to take a shower yesterday and keeled over in the corridor. All I could think was: “Please don’t let me die wearing shapeless joggers and a 3 day old T-shirt.”
I missed my winter jabs and here I am. That’ll teach me.
Tried to take a shower yesterday and keeled over in the corridor. All I could think was: “Please don’t let me die wearing shapeless joggers and a 3 day old T-shirt.”
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Day 5 of staring at the ceiling and watching Get A Life TV™.
I missed my winter jabs and here I am. That’ll teach me.
Tried to take a shower yesterday and keeled over in the corridor. All I could think was: “Please don’t let me die wearing shapeless joggers and a 3 day old T-shirt.”
I missed my winter jabs and here I am. That’ll teach me.
Tried to take a shower yesterday and keeled over in the corridor. All I could think was: “Please don’t let me die wearing shapeless joggers and a 3 day old T-shirt.”
I’m not well. Fever. Aches. All that jazz. So I’ve resorted to asking AI absurd questions because there’s naff all else to do at 2 in the morning. Pretty certain it’s about to request overtime, citing ‘batshit existential queries from sickly human’. Developing.
February 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m not well. Fever. Aches. All that jazz. So I’ve resorted to asking AI absurd questions because there’s naff all else to do at 2 in the morning. Pretty certain it’s about to request overtime, citing ‘batshit existential queries from sickly human’. Developing.
Marina Hyde captures my sentiments on Sam Altman’s DeepSeek tantrum perfectly.
She really is one of the UK’s finest journalists. Just sublime.
She really is one of the UK’s finest journalists. Just sublime.
February 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Marina Hyde captures my sentiments on Sam Altman’s DeepSeek tantrum perfectly.
She really is one of the UK’s finest journalists. Just sublime.
She really is one of the UK’s finest journalists. Just sublime.
I'm obsessed with paradoxes.
First, "paradox" is a cool word. Second, they're fun to think about.
The classic example is the Liar Paradox: "This sentence is false."
It creates an infinite loop of contradiction. If it’s true it's false and if it’s false it’s true.
Morning!
First, "paradox" is a cool word. Second, they're fun to think about.
The classic example is the Liar Paradox: "This sentence is false."
It creates an infinite loop of contradiction. If it’s true it's false and if it’s false it’s true.
Morning!
January 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'm obsessed with paradoxes.
First, "paradox" is a cool word. Second, they're fun to think about.
The classic example is the Liar Paradox: "This sentence is false."
It creates an infinite loop of contradiction. If it’s true it's false and if it’s false it’s true.
Morning!
First, "paradox" is a cool word. Second, they're fun to think about.
The classic example is the Liar Paradox: "This sentence is false."
It creates an infinite loop of contradiction. If it’s true it's false and if it’s false it’s true.
Morning!
Oops! Missed the DeepSeek drama while enduring Section 31 last night with a friend. Turns out watching AI stocks plummet would've been more way more entertaining than that space-tacular flop.
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Oops! Missed the DeepSeek drama while enduring Section 31 last night with a friend. Turns out watching AI stocks plummet would've been more way more entertaining than that space-tacular flop.
As a gay designer and developer, watching Tim Cook donate $1M and applaud Trump's inauguration this week was a betrayal that cuts deep. His coming out changed tech. Now, he trades our rights for power.
Full piece by yours truly: ryanleetaylor.com/blog/a-rotte...
#LGBT
Full piece by yours truly: ryanleetaylor.com/blog/a-rotte...
#LGBT
In his ruthless pursuit of power and profit, Tim Cook has made it abundantly clear this week: the human rights of LGBTQ+ people are negotiable, and our community is expendable.
ryanleetaylor.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As a gay designer and developer, watching Tim Cook donate $1M and applaud Trump's inauguration this week was a betrayal that cuts deep. His coming out changed tech. Now, he trades our rights for power.
Full piece by yours truly: ryanleetaylor.com/blog/a-rotte...
#LGBT
Full piece by yours truly: ryanleetaylor.com/blog/a-rotte...
#LGBT
When you realise it’s Friday. Have a cracker folks.
January 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
When you realise it’s Friday. Have a cracker folks.
The creative industry's secret: we're all scared.
After years of pretending to have it figured out, I've addressed our fear of faking it.
From boardroom breakdowns to 3am crises, this is for every creative who feels out of place (spoiler: that includes you).
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/imposto...
After years of pretending to have it figured out, I've addressed our fear of faking it.
From boardroom breakdowns to 3am crises, this is for every creative who feels out of place (spoiler: that includes you).
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/imposto...
Impostor Syndrome: The creative’s constant companion
Discover how to overcome impostor syndrome in the creative industry through personal anecdotes and practical strategies. Learn to embrace self-doubt and thrive as a creative professional.
ryanleetaylor.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The creative industry's secret: we're all scared.
After years of pretending to have it figured out, I've addressed our fear of faking it.
From boardroom breakdowns to 3am crises, this is for every creative who feels out of place (spoiler: that includes you).
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/imposto...
After years of pretending to have it figured out, I've addressed our fear of faking it.
From boardroom breakdowns to 3am crises, this is for every creative who feels out of place (spoiler: that includes you).
ryanleetaylor.com/blog/imposto...
Never did I think when I woke up this morning that my fave singer, Jessie Ware, would be interviewing Tim Cook on her food podcast, Table Manners, but here we are.
The mashup I never knew I wanted ❤️
The mashup I never knew I wanted ❤️
January 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Never did I think when I woke up this morning that my fave singer, Jessie Ware, would be interviewing Tim Cook on her food podcast, Table Manners, but here we are.
The mashup I never knew I wanted ❤️
The mashup I never knew I wanted ❤️
Woke up this morning and without thinking put my Apple Watch on the opposite wrist. Worn it on my left forever, now I decide to change it up.
Obviously I’m an entirely new person now. Might start putting motivational phrases on the walls and doing yoga.
It’s a whole new world, people…
Obviously I’m an entirely new person now. Might start putting motivational phrases on the walls and doing yoga.
It’s a whole new world, people…
January 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Woke up this morning and without thinking put my Apple Watch on the opposite wrist. Worn it on my left forever, now I decide to change it up.
Obviously I’m an entirely new person now. Might start putting motivational phrases on the walls and doing yoga.
It’s a whole new world, people…
Obviously I’m an entirely new person now. Might start putting motivational phrases on the walls and doing yoga.
It’s a whole new world, people…
I’m down for that
I’m up for that
Slim chance
Fat chance
Fill in the form
Fill out the form
Early bird gets the worm
Good things come to those who wait
I could care less
I couldn’t care less
English is bloody weird.
I’m up for that
Slim chance
Fat chance
Fill in the form
Fill out the form
Early bird gets the worm
Good things come to those who wait
I could care less
I couldn’t care less
English is bloody weird.
January 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m down for that
I’m up for that
Slim chance
Fat chance
Fill in the form
Fill out the form
Early bird gets the worm
Good things come to those who wait
I could care less
I couldn’t care less
English is bloody weird.
I’m up for that
Slim chance
Fat chance
Fill in the form
Fill out the form
Early bird gets the worm
Good things come to those who wait
I could care less
I couldn’t care less
English is bloody weird.
Last night I thought I’d give Mr Robot another go. Another season came out since I watched it last. The opening monologue hits hard:
ELLIOT (V.O.): “There’s a powerful group of people out there who are secretly running the world.
“I’m talking about the guys that no one knows about…
ELLIOT (V.O.): “There’s a powerful group of people out there who are secretly running the world.
“I’m talking about the guys that no one knows about…
January 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Last night I thought I’d give Mr Robot another go. Another season came out since I watched it last. The opening monologue hits hard:
ELLIOT (V.O.): “There’s a powerful group of people out there who are secretly running the world.
“I’m talking about the guys that no one knows about…
ELLIOT (V.O.): “There’s a powerful group of people out there who are secretly running the world.
“I’m talking about the guys that no one knows about…
First full week of 2025 progress report:
😵💫 Productivity level = Still loading...
Completed:
✅ Reorganised desk (twice)
✅ Stared blankly at screen
✅ Contemplated learning Esperanto
Winning.
How's your return to real life going? Any tips for kicking the funk?
😵💫 Productivity level = Still loading...
Completed:
✅ Reorganised desk (twice)
✅ Stared blankly at screen
✅ Contemplated learning Esperanto
Winning.
How's your return to real life going? Any tips for kicking the funk?
January 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
First full week of 2025 progress report:
😵💫 Productivity level = Still loading...
Completed:
✅ Reorganised desk (twice)
✅ Stared blankly at screen
✅ Contemplated learning Esperanto
Winning.
How's your return to real life going? Any tips for kicking the funk?
😵💫 Productivity level = Still loading...
Completed:
✅ Reorganised desk (twice)
✅ Stared blankly at screen
✅ Contemplated learning Esperanto
Winning.
How's your return to real life going? Any tips for kicking the funk?
I have no idea what is happening here. I’m not complaining, I have a 40 year sleep deficit to catch up on, but eh…?!
January 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have no idea what is happening here. I’m not complaining, I have a 40 year sleep deficit to catch up on, but eh…?!
Finally made it. Hello, hello 👋🏼
January 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Finally made it. Hello, hello 👋🏼