This library ad is a triumph
gosh I hate writing conference talk abstracts so much
gosh I hate writing conference talk abstracts so much

The thing about fires is that they require oxygen to burn. Twitter gives every fire all of the oxygen it’d ever need and more. By design. https://twitter.com/polotek/status/1292920115105734657

Uh oh. Took til 3:30pm for me to realize that today is Monday. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Why do we strongly encourage new developers to do things that are optimized for company interest and not for maintainability of the things they’ll be responsible for years?

I almost livestreamed today but I’ve been sitting at my patio with my laptop and books and it’s just such a nice day - I have no reason to be inside.

every single Instagram Reel I’ve seen has been a reposted TikTok video lol

One thing that irks me every time that decentralized networks try to tout themselves as “solutions” for the “developing world” (outside of their savior complex of sorts) is the notion that by using it, everyone will automatically be able to connect to things. Peer networking pushes a bit beyond the software stack - there’s actual physical infrastructure that’s required (almost always on access points to do the initial seeding for people) and it implies a sense of “stability” that’s not implied in that part.

Facebook is a cancer.
This is one of my favorite songs of the year. Kareem Ali’s (@Alibabba19) extensive Bandcamp discography is an absolute treasure trove. kareemali19.bandcamp.com/track/when-we-…
I went for a 49.1 kilometer bike ride Sunday morning🚴‍♂️and wore a mask the entire time. Music? Coltrane to Mozart to Bach. strava.com/activities/389… #strava
"You can say “community”—much like you can say “political”—and, within certain milieus, that will spark to mind social-justice-oriented parameters without any work being done to define those parameters." On Community by @aliciakennedy aliciakennedy.substack.com/p/on-community…
"[Being in capitalism] doesn't mean we chose it, want it, or defend it... Knowing this, as business owners, means we need to be more radical, more effective, and more intentional in building our businesses... to dismantle the inequalities inherent in the system." @feminineist

It’s easy to get twisted up about where we find ourselves during eternal Caturday.

Sooo... are the smash the patriarchy earrings too much for a brand call if the brand is alternative?
RSVPed Attending Design for Cognitive Bias Launch Party!

Come celebrate the launch of my new book, Design for Cognitive Bias. Each ticket includes the price of a copy of the book!

About this Event

Our users have biases and so do we. My new book, Design for Cognitive Bias, explores how design and content strategy can help keep them at bay (or use them for good). Let's celebrate the launch!

  • We'll start with a book reading
  • Then I'll chat with Tiny MBA author Alex Hillman about the book
  • Then we'll do audience Q&A
  • Then we'll do something called an idea exchange. (I'll explain later but I promise it'll be fun!)

Like I said, price of admission includes a digital copy of the book. YOU get a book! And YOU get a book! And YOU get a book! (You get the idea).

Special thanks to Indy Hall for virtually hosting this event!

I'm really looking forward to this. It's been a long road to get here and I hope you'll celebrate with me! :)

My remarkable friend David Dylan Thomas has a a new book entitled Design for Cognitive Bias coming out on August 25th from A Book Apart. Knowing his background and abilities, it will be a must-read for any web designer or developer.

We humans are messy, illogical creatures who like to imagine we’re in control—but we blithely let our biases lead us astray. In Design for Cognitive Bias, David Dylan Thomas lays bare the irrational forces that shape our everyday decisions and, inevitably, inform the experiences we craft. Once we grasp the logic powering these forces, we stand a fighting chance of confronting them, tempering them, and even harnessing them for good. Come along on a whirlwind tour of the cognitive biases that encroach on our lives and our work, and learn to start designing more consciously.

 If you’re free on Friday, August 28th there’s also a launch party for the book! The price of admission also includes a discounted copy of the e-book. RSVP now.

I’m hoping I can talk him into doing a talk or presentation for my friends in the IndieWeb community. He’s a great and thoughtful person and speaker, so I expect to see him around the design and development talk circuit for a lot of the coming year. If you have a conference coming up, I recommend you book him now before he’s over-scheduled.

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My remarkable friend David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit) has a a new book entitled Design for Cognitive Bias coming out on August 25th from @ABookApart. Knowing his background and abilities, it will be a must-read for any web designer or developer. boffosocko.com/2020/08/10/des…