Patrick Bryan
@pattyboombatty.bsky.social
Coloradan. UX Designer. Recovering hipster. Meme doofus. He/him
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When I gather up links for my newsletter, I categorize them under a taxonomy of UX sins. But I'm honestly at a loss when it comes to this bullshit, because it ticks so many boxes at once.
It's a little early for a rant, but I hope you'll oblige me.
It's a little early for a rant, but I hope you'll oblige me.
Mercedes-Benz’s new $60,000 luxury sedan lets your boss watch you drive during Microsoft Teams meetings.
The video stream won’t be visible to a driver in motion, but they will still be able to use many new Team features on the car’s central display
fortune.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
When I gather up links for my newsletter, I categorize them under a taxonomy of UX sins. But I'm honestly at a loss when it comes to this bullshit, because it ticks so many boxes at once.
It's a little early for a rant, but I hope you'll oblige me.
It's a little early for a rant, but I hope you'll oblige me.
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Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
July 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
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The comments suggest "Sendetastenverunsicherung"
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The comments suggest "Sendetastenverunsicherung"
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I've long talked about the distinction between taste and a point of view. I think this is another piece of that puzzle - designers talk about "usable" and "useful" but that's not really enough. Unless it is purposeful, no one will use it except for your imagined personas.
it's pathetic that AI boosters settle for "useful" in the pursuit of innovation.
We need to reject any significant product that is not openly "purposeful".
bsky.app/profile/fast...
We need to reject any significant product that is not openly "purposeful".
bsky.app/profile/fast...
It's important to recognise when they don't assert any purpose for *us*.
It doesn't mean there isn't one for *them*.
It doesn't mean there isn't one for *them*.
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've long talked about the distinction between taste and a point of view. I think this is another piece of that puzzle - designers talk about "usable" and "useful" but that's not really enough. Unless it is purposeful, no one will use it except for your imagined personas.
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2021: There is no AI, you're doing your own laundry.
2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry.
2025: There is AI. You're still doing your own laundry.
2027: You're doing the AI's laundry.
2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry.
2025: There is AI. You're still doing your own laundry.
2027: You're doing the AI's laundry.
May 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
2021: There is no AI, you're doing your own laundry.
2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry.
2025: There is AI. You're still doing your own laundry.
2027: You're doing the AI's laundry.
2023: CEOs are saying that AI is coming and will do your laundry.
2025: There is AI. You're still doing your own laundry.
2027: You're doing the AI's laundry.
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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Hahahaha oh god
Remember that WaPo's publicly announced mission is mission to become “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.”
In other words, leadership's brain is already AI soup & reporting will follow.
Remember that WaPo's publicly announced mission is mission to become “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.”
In other words, leadership's brain is already AI soup & reporting will follow.
The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI
The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI
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April 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hahahaha oh god
Remember that WaPo's publicly announced mission is mission to become “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.”
In other words, leadership's brain is already AI soup & reporting will follow.
Remember that WaPo's publicly announced mission is mission to become “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.”
In other words, leadership's brain is already AI soup & reporting will follow.
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The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
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my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content
April 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content
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yes
April 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
yes
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These whackjobs will believe tiny, preliminary studies on vitamins while ignoring decades of research on vaccines, it’s deranged
Physicians at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas report treating several unvaccinated children who exhibited symptoms of liver damage due to excessive vitamin A intake.
6/11
6/11
April 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
These whackjobs will believe tiny, preliminary studies on vitamins while ignoring decades of research on vaccines, it’s deranged
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Welcoming reporters to your confidential natsec group chat with arms wide open
Trump national security advisor Mike Waltz is the brother-in-law of Creed frontman Scott Stapp.
March 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Welcoming reporters to your confidential natsec group chat with arms wide open
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A big part of the problem is stupid people have been convinced by rich people that AI is God, when AI is closer to an automatic dog food dispenser.
March 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A big part of the problem is stupid people have been convinced by rich people that AI is God, when AI is closer to an automatic dog food dispenser.
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99pi's own @KurtKohlstedt braves the cold to share how this Minneapolis transit signage remains clearly visible despite the snow. #99pi #Minneapolis
March 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
99pi's own @KurtKohlstedt braves the cold to share how this Minneapolis transit signage remains clearly visible despite the snow. #99pi #Minneapolis
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Think last night’s #bloodred lunar eclipse was cool?! Check out these #sprites that photobombed this pic from @paulmsmithphoto.bsky.social! They’re #spritacular! 🔭⚛️
Learn more about #sprites & help scientists better understand these transient luminous events (TLEs):
#citizenscience
spritacular.org
Learn more about #sprites & help scientists better understand these transient luminous events (TLEs):
#citizenscience
spritacular.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Think last night’s #bloodred lunar eclipse was cool?! Check out these #sprites that photobombed this pic from @paulmsmithphoto.bsky.social! They’re #spritacular! 🔭⚛️
Learn more about #sprites & help scientists better understand these transient luminous events (TLEs):
#citizenscience
spritacular.org
Learn more about #sprites & help scientists better understand these transient luminous events (TLEs):
#citizenscience
spritacular.org
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Chuck Schumer only the latest in a long line of people to fail as a result of shitty user personas
March 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Chuck Schumer only the latest in a long line of people to fail as a result of shitty user personas
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I wrote a letter to Congressman Mike Lawler for last week's episode of "Have I Got News For You." youtu.be/9sXDdZXu3s8?...
Michael Ian Black Breaks Up with Mike Lawler | Have I Got News for You US
YouTube video by Have I Got News For You US
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I wrote a letter to Congressman Mike Lawler for last week's episode of "Have I Got News For You." youtu.be/9sXDdZXu3s8?...
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From March 6 through April 19, RULE Gallery will host its final show in its current space on Santa Fe Drive in Denver.
The exhibition, “Charged Particles in the Vicinity,” features Polaroid photographs of UFOs.
The exhibition, “Charged Particles in the Vicinity,” features Polaroid photographs of UFOs.
Colorado Arts Spotlight: UFOs, Denver Restaurant Week, First Friday Art Walks and more
Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do. A list of arts, theater and musical events happening in Denver and around Colorado the…
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From March 6 through April 19, RULE Gallery will host its final show in its current space on Santa Fe Drive in Denver.
The exhibition, “Charged Particles in the Vicinity,” features Polaroid photographs of UFOs.
The exhibition, “Charged Particles in the Vicinity,” features Polaroid photographs of UFOs.
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Terrific thread, that will fire your brain up (in a way an LLM could never understand.)
One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Terrific thread, that will fire your brain up (in a way an LLM could never understand.)
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Ooooh well played.
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ooooh well played.
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incredible photo in the article for YouTuber Brian David Gilbert!
February 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
incredible photo in the article for YouTuber Brian David Gilbert!
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This is why they're called millennials
February 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is why they're called millennials