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Talented generalist. Curious builder. Pursuer of delightful experiences. Father. Drummer. Batman.
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So my pigs keep breaking out when they decide they are hungry enough. At first I thought it was the fence kind of leaning after the ground froze. Pretty sure they send the little one through and she knocks the ground wire off the grounding bar… #homesteading #kunekune #pigsaresmart

Finally getting around to seeing Deadpool 3. Hilarious. Weird. Also weird.

Me to my almost 12 year old: Why are you wearing my socks? Him: they’re not **your socks** if they fit **my** feet. Me: … you can’t just… that’s not how it… K.

Piglets just roll up and use my ladder as a back scratcher. #homestead #pigs

I’m blown away by how bad Microsoft is at design. It’s not just the UI. It’s everything from core usability to the detailed execution.

One of the biggest challenges of owning outdoor/farm animals in Minnesota is prepping for winter. All of a sudden things lie fresh water become a challenge. #homesteading #hobbyfarm

Looking for a really great book on #product leadership and growth? “Building Rocketships” is now open for pre-order and I helped launch it :) www.leadingproduct.link/p/building-r... #productmanagement

What are your favorite checklist experiences and interactions? Working on something new and want context from every perspective. #product #design #ux

I gave a talk today at Turing on "LLMs as Computer Users". Slides: www.figma.com/deck/rsWK4sR...

Anyone have any kits, lists, or feeds you are loving?

One out of 6 piglets turned out red like her dad and she’s the wildest of the bunch.

Any other #product people feel like data and information architecture/design is becoming even more important? No one expects me to know it/do it, but it needs to be done with the future state of the product in mind.

Don’t you hate it when randos show up at your front door when you are trying to work

I have a new contract and it’s the first one to use Microsoft things in a long time. The #UX in Outlook is horrible. It’s been two weeks and I still don’t know what I’m supposed to do here. Also bordering on inaccessible with color contrast #design #product

Spreading piglet joy today. Didn’t ever expect to get pigs but they are a lot of fun.

“Digital interfaces can be anything. The constraints are all in perception – in the human mind.” — Facing Our Interfaces: Design Notes with Matías Duarte Listen + Read: design.google/library/mati... #designsky

Once @steady5063.bsky.social said that saying #accessibility is an "enhancement" to web or mobile content is like saying flour is an enhancement for a cake or cookies. Accessibility is always part of the recipe to make web and mobile content usable and accessible for everyone #a11y #a11d

Someone is looking for a game they wrote for c64

This is cool. nightsky.hctr.dev