At least, what are my productivity challenges where tools can help (or hurt)? I thought it would be useful to make a list. Can't tackle problems if you don't know what the problems are! * Visual clutter & distractions, inefficient use of my screen * Too many tabs…
Back in the day, I used to be a true power user — I had a highly specific setup, tuned over the years, with lots of specialized productivity tools. I had a highly customized app launcher, I had virtual desktops before they were cool. I used to use my Mac exclusively…
Some user experience suggestions for Bluesky around blocking/muting and generally controlling the content and people you see. Blocklist (mute/mute list) of people 1. When viewing a shared block list, it should hoist certain people to the top: 1. the people you follow, 2. who follow you 3. (and…
How does your brain work? Not psychologically… but, like, the experience of it? This wasn't a question I'd ever asked myself, back in the days before I learned that internal monologue isn't, actually, a metaphor. That just blew my mind. Then I started wondering…
Originally a thread on Twitter, archived here for posterity, plus an expert weighs in at the bottom! Nov 22, 2018 — 6:17pm somebody buy this antique(?) copy(?) of the original oil painting(?) that inspired the HA! HA! meme guy so i don’t have to plz [expired ebay link] 6:…
My childhood basement was stuck firmly in the 70's: dark faux wood paneling; harvest gold speckled linoleum — the real kind, cold and smooth; monolithic This End Up crate furniture with nubby beige fabric. Even the air felt brown. It was the place I escaped to, to escape to…