Jonathan Stephens
@jonathanstephens.us
Fond of — semicolons, and‽
Late-realised AuDHD—always a bit queer.
Product Design | Team Development | Neuroinclusive Leadership
Late-realised AuDHD—always a bit queer.
Product Design | Team Development | Neuroinclusive Leadership
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Jonathan Stephens
@jonathanstephens.us
· Nov 13
Hello! I'm Jonathan.
I've been working on the internet for 15+ years now.
I built my first website, one weekend, sick, with a tax refund check, CSS for Dummies, and a text editor. Signed my first client a few months later—National Geographic photographer.
Been working on internet things since.
I've been working on the internet for 15+ years now.
I built my first website, one weekend, sick, with a tax refund check, CSS for Dummies, and a text editor. Signed my first client a few months later—National Geographic photographer.
Been working on internet things since.
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As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As someone who works on the interaction layer of software: it's this.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
Stupid trends in hardware self correct after a generation or two, but *software* ratchets in the direction of unusable because designers are occupied with interaction patterns and not whether the fucking thing works properly.
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Absolutely this.
Having a disability does not excuse fascism or bigotry. You’re still responsible for your shit.
Not sure how this is a hard concept.
Having a disability does not excuse fascism or bigotry. You’re still responsible for your shit.
Not sure how this is a hard concept.
I never thought I would read a bunch of posts from ONE account that just boils down to "some people who have mental disabilities can't help but be fascist", and I am just like, what the fuck?! You do NOT, under ANY circumstances, have to defend fascists, even the ND ones.
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Absolutely this.
Having a disability does not excuse fascism or bigotry. You’re still responsible for your shit.
Not sure how this is a hard concept.
Having a disability does not excuse fascism or bigotry. You’re still responsible for your shit.
Not sure how this is a hard concept.
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if you struggle to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it (or know someone who does and still needs a present), The Anti-Planner has:
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
Home | Dani Donovan / Anti-Planner
anti-planner.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
if you struggle to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it (or know someone who does and still needs a present), The Anti-Planner has:
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
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Tis the seasona and all that, so I put together a little gift guide of cool artists, makers, authors and other good stuff I like a lot. All rad, no bad. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
All Rad, No Bad | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tis the seasona and all that, so I put together a little gift guide of cool artists, makers, authors and other good stuff I like a lot. All rad, no bad. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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This includes a helpful list of recommendations across several areas for creating inclusive environments.
Inclusion Must Be Global, Decolonized, Culturally And Linguistically Diverse, And Anti-Normative
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
by Hari Srinivasan, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social et al Nov 25
A super piece!
Read here:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Kris...
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This includes a helpful list of recommendations across several areas for creating inclusive environments.
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Today I was told it’s a luxury that I can stay in bed posting on social media … and that men are the ones giving me that luxury
Being bedbound is not a luxury
Social media is a connection to the world for many of us
Disability is not a vacation & men aren’t providing for the vast majority of us
Being bedbound is not a luxury
Social media is a connection to the world for many of us
Disability is not a vacation & men aren’t providing for the vast majority of us
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Today I was told it’s a luxury that I can stay in bed posting on social media … and that men are the ones giving me that luxury
Being bedbound is not a luxury
Social media is a connection to the world for many of us
Disability is not a vacation & men aren’t providing for the vast majority of us
Being bedbound is not a luxury
Social media is a connection to the world for many of us
Disability is not a vacation & men aren’t providing for the vast majority of us
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Our indy web agencies are struggling. I know first hand the incredible quality of Set Studio’s work and I’d urge anyone who needs a bit of website love (or indeed a new one) to hit them up.
Likewise, if you’ve got a bit of learning budget kicking about, get yourself a piccalilli course.
Likewise, if you’ve got a bit of learning budget kicking about, get yourself a piccalilli course.
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our indy web agencies are struggling. I know first hand the incredible quality of Set Studio’s work and I’d urge anyone who needs a bit of website love (or indeed a new one) to hit them up.
Likewise, if you’ve got a bit of learning budget kicking about, get yourself a piccalilli course.
Likewise, if you’ve got a bit of learning budget kicking about, get yourself a piccalilli course.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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There’s few folks as reliable, thoughtful, and no-nonsense as @bell.bz. I’ve known him a long time and I don’t endorse people lightly.
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
There’s few folks as reliable, thoughtful, and no-nonsense as @bell.bz. I’ve known him a long time and I don’t endorse people lightly.
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
If you’re looking for a studio/agency to get your project going, I couldn’t recommend Set.Studio enough:
set.studio
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Oh I forgot to mention on here, Every Layout is doing the annual 50% discount too! every-layout.dev
Relearn CSS layout
every-layout.dev
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh I forgot to mention on here, Every Layout is doing the annual 50% discount too! every-layout.dev
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I purchased every layout many years ago and I still reference it at least a few times a year. Great time to pick it up!
Oh I forgot to mention on here, Every Layout is doing the annual 50% discount too! every-layout.dev
Relearn CSS layout
every-layout.dev
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I purchased every layout many years ago and I still reference it at least a few times a year. Great time to pick it up!
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The way she looks at him and blushes should be academically studied b/c lol
This is crazy work and what I wouldn’t give to hear their conversation on the way home (hopefully the husband isn’t dangerous)
This is crazy work and what I wouldn’t give to hear their conversation on the way home (hopefully the husband isn’t dangerous)
My girl right here was finna risk it ALL.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The way she looks at him and blushes should be academically studied b/c lol
This is crazy work and what I wouldn’t give to hear their conversation on the way home (hopefully the husband isn’t dangerous)
This is crazy work and what I wouldn’t give to hear their conversation on the way home (hopefully the husband isn’t dangerous)
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Always admire Set Studio’s integrity and the way Piccalilli pays it forward to the community. Show them some love this Black Friday 💛
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Always admire Set Studio’s integrity and the way Piccalilli pays it forward to the community. Show them some love this Black Friday 💛
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It's sociotechnical systems all the way down!
I suspect that we really do need to emphasize a much more social learning/collaborative knowledge approach to this versus individual understanding, that's the piece that software culture doesn't like to admit though!
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's sociotechnical systems all the way down!
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A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines
...58 fewer car parking spots
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a design course that isn’t just about copying patterns??
this from @piccalil.li looks really good if you’re looking to spend down your yearly edu budget:
this from @piccalil.li looks really good if you’re looking to spend down your yearly edu budget:
Mindful Design
A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
piccalil.li
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
a design course that isn’t just about copying patterns??
this from @piccalil.li looks really good if you’re looking to spend down your yearly edu budget:
this from @piccalil.li looks really good if you’re looking to spend down your yearly edu budget:
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
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"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"It was supposed to be a celebratory milestone, the final step in the process to obtain U.S. permanent residency. Instead, as each interview with an immigration officer wrapped up, federal agents swooped in, handcuffed the foreign spouse and took him or her away."
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I'm not on BearBlog but I have *really* loved subscribing to the BearBlog "discover" RSS feed and reading blog posts like this from kind folks across the smallweb. Thanks @tallywinkle.itch.io for the nudge to try Linux again after many years! bearblog.dev/discover/
new blog post! today is the one year anniversary of me installing linux. here's some reflegtions on the cange 1 year later tallywinkle.bearblog.dev/one-year-of-...
one year of linux
<font size=1><b>current mood:</b>
excited</font>
I installed Linux on Nov 24, 2024, amid the news of Windows 10 support going away. The one year mark ...
tallywinkle.bearblog.dev
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I'm not on BearBlog but I have *really* loved subscribing to the BearBlog "discover" RSS feed and reading blog posts like this from kind folks across the smallweb. Thanks @tallywinkle.itch.io for the nudge to try Linux again after many years! bearblog.dev/discover/
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I can't lie, seeing the first wishlists trickle in feels amazing after working on this for a year. 🫣
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
Trailmarks on Steam
You're the new fact-checker for the Trailmarks Travel Guide. Your job: Answer trivia, verify facts and circumnavigate the globe before time and money run out. Travel by boat, bus, train, or flight. Tr...
store.steampowered.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I can't lie, seeing the first wishlists trickle in feels amazing after working on this for a year. 🫣
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/4015290/... #gamedev #indiegames
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The convo about money and what someone's situation looks like from the outside is so important. As a single, full-time freelancer, my financial situation in a cost of living crisis is not great. I am honest about that; the constant grind is taxing and people should know what they might be facing.
If you have ever thought that my journalism or my first book were net positives for the world, understand that they probably would not exist if I did not have a spouse who paid the mortgage. If I'd been a solo earner/parent, I likely would have left criticism, journalism or book writing long ago.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The convo about money and what someone's situation looks like from the outside is so important. As a single, full-time freelancer, my financial situation in a cost of living crisis is not great. I am honest about that; the constant grind is taxing and people should know what they might be facing.
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grumble grumble ... www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Diagnoses like “Gender Dysphoria” May Not Be Medically Real — But They Sure Are Politically So — Assigned
In Skrmetti, the court’s legal logic hinges upon a medical disorder, which has never been proven to exist— an “open secret” that applies to all psychiatric diagnoses.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
grumble grumble ... www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
COYOTE First Aid Kit: How to Compassionately Respond to an Overdose
Naloxone, rescue breathing, and 911: Learn the do's, don'ts, and best practices for reversing an overdose.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Really proud of my colleagues for launching this new series at @coyotemedia.org -- First Aid Kit, a set of pieces that help you be safer, healthier, and more helpful in your community.
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
How to respond to an overdose by @nuala.bsky.social
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When ICE and Border Patrol brought their racial profiling and intimidation roadshow to North Carolina, 30,000 children missed school in Charlotte’s school district alone:
www.wistv.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.wistv.com/2025/11/18/o...
Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports say
Over 30,000 Charlotte students were absent on Monday, according to school officials.
www.wistv.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
When ICE and Border Patrol brought their racial profiling and intimidation roadshow to North Carolina, 30,000 children missed school in Charlotte’s school district alone:
www.wistv.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.wistv.com/2025/11/18/o...