I like BlueSky but having worked in the Fediverse for awhile, it's clear it's a MUCH bigger lift for BSky to actually have multiple servers at this point. It's not impossible, just saying it's likely going to take awhile. Political safety is one reason why I'm more active on Mastodon

This is the third and last in my series on UX and LLMs. It was the hardest to write as I (rather foolishly) take a stand on where we should go. jenson.org/boring

This is the third and last in my series on UX and LLMs. It was the hardest to write as I (rather foolishly) take a stand on where we should go. jenson.org/boring

Just a reminder that I'm offering free #UX mentoring sessions for UX designers that want help with their teams (this is for personal growth, I don't do product consulting) jenson.org/go/mentor

Desktop #UX has been stagnant for well over a decade. We've stopped innovating, despite desktop having huge advantages over mobile in input, screen size, windowing, & file systems. There's so much potential for improvement, from better file management, to better history, to new windowing approaches.

I see this type of #UX mistake often. Using a control in the wrong location requires a complex sign to 'fix it'. First image has the button effectively *behind* you vs the normal placement of having it *next* to you. This one layout difference makes the signage so much simpler and intuitive.

#UX Designers! I've always wanted a clean and easy-to-explain example of how a product simplified their UX. The closest thing I can think of is way back when Photoshop 4 moved from a flat tool pallet. But I expect there are even better examples?

This is part 2 in my LLM series: The Timmy Trap. We perceive LLMs as intelligent when they aren't. Our brains have been hacked. jenson.org/timmy/

This is part 2 in my LLM series: The Timmy Trap. We perceive LLMs as intelligent when they aren't. Our brains have been hacked. jenson.org/timmy/

One of the most common type of AI post in UX is a booster pretending to be a skeptic: "AI promised it would be simple but to use it well you actually need very good design taste, like I have" Managers don't give a shit about your "good taste" because *they don't know their AI outputs are bad.*

Hype is a business tool. Too many #UX folk don't know about the Gartner Hype cycle. Even those that do don't understand how it's being used to manipulate us, making our discussion of #genAI so complicated and scary. This is my attempt to calm things down a bit. jenson.org/hype/

Hype is a business tool. Too many #UX folk don't know about the Gartner Hype cycle. Even those that do don't understand how it's being used to manipulate us, making our discussion of #genAI so complicated and scary. This is my attempt to calm things down a bit. jenson.org/hype/

Yet another microwave #UX example. How would you set the time? Once you find "the in" how would you then input the new time? Narrator: it wasn't pretty....

This appears to be a new scam to reveal your password. Not sure how it would actually work as GMail handles all of the interactions? Am I being paranoid?

In the ZIRP era, tech optimized for "velocity" because it's easy to count the # of features you released, and hard to measure real value. When interest rates went up, they began to realize that's fucking stupid. But just in time, AI became a cheat code for infinite money - and infinite velocity.

I'm a bit late to the party, but this post from Sara Wachter-Boettcher from 2023 is even MORE relevant today "Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you." medium.com/nice-work-fr... #UX #UXDesign

#figma folks, any of you switch to Penpot recently? I love the Penpot team and have used it myself personally but curious if any of you are on teams that have migrated to it?

I was on a panel today at the FITC conference and I kind of just blurted out: "Low fidelity prototypes are built with arrows while high Fidelity prototypes are built with pixels"

OK, so I did that 'cool thing' where I got my domain name to be my bsky handle (@jenson.org) but it has a HUGE drawback: If you type "@scott" it doesn't show me at all. I'm tempted to go back to just @scottjenson just so people can find me again...

Excited to share this explainer video of the #Fediverse. It's a new type of network that feels overly geeky. But that's EXACTLY how the web first felt! The crazy experimentation phase is happening now. As it stabilizes, it'll start to grow. news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-vi...

another hidden/externalized cost and form of theft in AI is the bots for Meta etc are blowing up site hosting charges of pages they're looting for information to take credit for. profits go to meta and others, made possible by costs spread to all the operators of sites they're crawling to steal from

Leaving Lisbon after speaking at #UXLisbon Such a great conference with so many speakers. I've really missed going to conferences. #UXLX #UX

Well, that's a bummer. Curious what other people use for saving "links to be read later". There are some clear options, just curious what people like. If there happens to be open source version, all the better.

I'm heading off to Lisbon! I'll be speaking about #UX and #AI at #UXLisbon on Friday

I'm giving a talk and I need an image of a confused person. My instinct was to use "Sudden Clarity Clarence" but I'm guessing that's a BIT too dated. Any more modern suggestions? Or should I just use it and not worry?

I write because "I talk stupid". The difference between what you'll hear from me in person is far less interesting than what I've written. It's practically the only reason I write: it's the only way I can think coherently.

Visiting my in-laws and doing "tech triage" on their various devices. One thing is clear: passwords (and reset password flows) are the devil and nearly impossible for most elderly people. #ux

I'm so happy to see car companies bringing physical buttons back! It took years of us yelling (which likely had no effect) what was the deciding factor? Anyone in the car business shed some light? https://www.wired.com/story/why-car-brands-are-finally-switching-back-to-buttons/ #ux #ergonomics #ui

The Text Spammers are getting creative? Why would having obvious spaces in the text be a good thing? #ux

the people who convinced themselves that dating is not just metaphorically but literally a market, have now convinced themselves that friendship is a market with a supply & demand imbalance

I'm demonstrating tomorrow against Trump and Musk tomorrow (May 1st) If you're in the US, please fiftyfifty.one/ and find one near you. We won't fix this by sitting on the sidelines.

I'm *really* trying to use #LLMs in my work. But the hype is exhausting and stopping real projects from getting traction.

I'm kicking the tires of a new LLM tool called Bench.io. I've got 9 invites left on this link. Please feel free to use it: bench.io/invite/760740

If you ask Google to define any random phrase (as long as it's fairly reasonable) it will just make something up. Here is my example of "define: there is a marshmallow in every salad"

New #UX models have friction. The Mach E has a push button door: push the button first, pop the door. It works once "you've read the manual" Two problems: 1. As I approached the car at Avis it was dark, I couldn't see the button at all so couldn't get it, I had to ask someone to let me in.

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. Rabbi Tarfon

Google's layoffs on the Chrome team really hits hard. They are letting go of people that desperately want to keep the web open. You can hate on Google on you want (I'm with you!) but the people on the Chrome team were amazing and only wanted what was best for the web. So incredibly short sighted

Someone hire this guy. He's one of the best. Hire him before someone else does.

As it's a lazy afternoon, I was just reflecting on *my* Doctor (Tom Baker) and I had a vague notion that he was the most prolific, doing the most episodes. I little websearching proved me right.

Dear #OpenSource folks, I'd like to offer #UX help to your teams. I've tried "making a small PR" on projects and it turns out that's TERRIBLE advice for a UX designer. The PR is usually misunderstood or ignored. I don't fault the teams for this! It's just the wrong tool for the job.

The widespread belief that #LLMs will replace all of our jobs is the strongest example of the Dunning-Kruger effect in my lifetime. But instead of a small number of rather stupid people, it's affecting society at large. This is why UX folk aren't drinking the Kool-Aid: we've been here many times.

Hello #UX friends, I need help! There have been great articles written on how to create a great portfolio, I just can't find them now! Can anyone here reply with a link to one they've liked?

I've created "GIST Checklist" as way to make smaller product changes. It's just a list of the things experienced #UX designers already do. The point is to be more transparent and collaborative with the product team so they understand the "gist" of the problem at hand. jenson.org/smallplanet/

If you have a Pixel phone check these out: * drag for the edge to go "back" slowly * Drag the volume slider/brightness slider * Long press on a quick settings button like "Internet" * Long press on the bottom edge to bring up "Circle to Select" (& drag) All of these are visual + haptic experiences

It gave me a detailed outline of the book and I asked follow up questions and clarifications. Something it said didn't make sense to me and asked more about it and got a very detailed and helpful answer. I got a very good understanding of what the book is about and why it was so impactful.

When there are two engineering teams that don't agree on the design system #UX

I've just turned off my ADPList.org account. It's too bad, I *really* enjoyed mentoring on that platform when it just started around Covid. It was the right tool for the right crowd at the right time. Unfortunately, it's just gone downhill in the last 6 months and I just can't support it. #UX

It's too much work to make a thread....

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#LLMs feel *exactly* like crypto did in 2017, with nearly daily articles about how it can't possibly work, and a die hard community earnestly pleading "but you just don't UNDERSTAND!" The main difference is that there *are* reasonable use cases. They're just far smaller than people want to admit.