A new study shows the mechanisms of how coffee modifies the microbiome, reduces inflammation, and influences mood. Even decaf has its perks.

Some lunatic just called my phone (strike 1) and left a "voice mail" (strike 2) in which he failed to fully state his business, suggesting I must call him back to get the whole story. Are you out of your damn mind. Furthermore it is the sabbath

The final report on the Iberia Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) blackout is out. Many will be blaming renewables and talk about inertia: nonsense. The cause was bad voltage control. Solar and wind could have helped but that was illegal. The fix is is surprisingly easy. www.entsoe.eu/publications...

It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.

Not rocket, but science indeed!

OMG how amazing is #Kirby Café?? :O

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OH MY F—ING GOD I SWEAR IF I SEE JUST ONE MORE F—ING BASE44 AD ON YOUTUBE I'M GONNA THROW MY LAPTOP OUT THE WINDOW "Imagine creating an app with your name on it just by thinking about it" 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

OK, this in kinda important to watch: youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?... via @kurzgesagt.org #demographics #kids #southkorea 🇰🇷

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Everything that's wrong with the world, in one notification

A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.

The head of Amazon Web Services has big plans to offer AI tools to businesses, but says that replacing coders with AI is “a non-starter for anyone who’s trying to build a long-term company.” www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

@pdvtattoo.bsky.social Re: Using an adaptation of your diagram in my UX book—Hi Paul! I'm a fan of your article "What is Digital Product Design?" (apologies if you're the wrong Paul) & would like to use an adaptation of your design process diagram. But ofc wanna first check if that's OK with you :)

DOC • It’s time for design to think less and feel more www.doc.cc/articles/tim...

The cool thing about capitalism is that my house insurance rates go up far more every year due to climate change-related risk management by the insurance companies than my taxes would if my country invested heavily in climate solutions and clean energy infrastructure.

The purpose of business is to provide employment.

Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life. It aids fascism.

Don't know what to think about AI? Consult the @wired.com tarots www.wired.com/ai-issue/

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

There are only two types of products and services now: outright scam and pseudo scam (where you're like ehh technically I got something in exchange for my money but cmon)

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Alright, I've seen enough ads with an AI face and/or AI voice now. I'm ready for them to go away again.

Screw it. This is ARKEO. Coming 2026. The journey involves interacting with indigenous villages, gathering information, and deciphering ancient clues to uncover the hidden secrets of the Mayan civilization. #gbstudio #gbdev #indiedev #retro #pixelart

🤬 UX should be easy by now. So why isn’t it? Read about three bad UX stories from just one week that brought me close to a complete meltdown, & what I think the reasons might be. And, as always, some UX gems & new tools for our UX toolbox. open.substack.com/pub/todux/p/... #UX #UXfails

We're live! Now funding THREE new documentary-style books about video games on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab... #retrogaming #videogames #rpg #jrpg #legendoftheriverking #videogamebook #crowdfunding #kickstarter #gameboy #gbc

This is the smartest damn thing I’ve heard all year. If nothing else, it might serve to erode employers‘ trust in ChatGPT.

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The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.

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SERIOUSLY @bsky.app I'M HERE FOR THE VIDEO GAME CONTENT! I LIKE VIDEO GAME POSTS, I FOLLOW VIDEO GAME CONTENT, STOP SHOWING ME PHOTOS OF PEOPLE AT THE GYM! I DON'T CARE FOR GYMS OR PEOPLE, I JUST WANT VIDEO GAMES! ARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH

@bsky.app @support.bsky.team Serious question: When I've hit "show less like this" on a topic X for the 1000th time, why does your algorithm keep showing me X, and seemingly even more than before?

All of These Statements are true The World is bad The World is much better than before The World could be much better than now --> We can be happy about what humanity has achieved so far --> We must not stop to continue improving it

Wow, that guy Ian from my cyber security e-learning is really, really dumb

👏🏻👏🏻😏 @aidanis.fun

These are not mounting, @cnn.com. They have been answered conclusively, again and again.

🤔 "If it's not tested it's just another opinion"?! I say, "If it's not tested it might be perfectly fine." Why not *everything* needs to be tested and, more generally, "some" research is often worse than no research at all 👇🏻 #research #userresearch #uxresearch open.substack.com/pub/todux/p/...

Planet Definitions xkcd.com/3063

It makes complete sense to be able to access your Teams recording within Teams, the application where you made the recording. So naturally that's not where it is.

Mike Monteiro's "Ruined by Design" goes very well together with Moshe Y. Vardi's column "I Was Wrong about the Ethics Crisis," btw: cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-wa...

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