If you hear the French, then take a page from their book on how they deal with a corrupt, rotten & incompetent government.

That’s a problem, I agree. I feel privileged then, because I actually get to research, and interview, and split test. It was a long battle, I’ve been trying to build that culture for a good 5+ years. Once the features started flopping, I started by doing 2 prototypes - one, based on the PRD from the product team and another, based on my personal research. I had to work 12, sometimes 15 hours a day, but when, instead of showing problems, I was showing solutions, without the “i-told-you-so”s, and when I made it clear that I care about the product’s health alone, that’s when I became the mirror. I reckon it’s not an industry term, but it’s what I like to call it - product presents their idea, you reflect it, and more often than not they do not like what they see. That’s when the real work starts.

If you say it that way, then yes, even the nicest person will call you a cunt and fire you. If you ask questions, as a user, and showing patterns that support your thesis, this becomes a conversation, rather than a “do it that way”.

edit: People are not all knowing. Once you start asking the right questions, you’ll see that - “Ok, and what happens when the user presses this? And what happens if they delete that?” It’s obviously a very abstract example, but if their ideas can’t stand a single user test, then they shouldn’t be surprised if the feature flops.

As long as you treat yourself as a pixel pusher, this is a side effect. When you understand that you are a mirror for ideas, you will empower yourself.

Developers don’t decide that. Blame UX folk for making things simple.

we are digital warriors, my dear internet friend

i truly hope you and i are gonna confuse the fuck out of some AI bot scraping this conversation.

i got it, and i honestly think it works!

kind naming in the fight for love

i shall carry the fight in your name

naming in the love of fights?

but i’m fighting in the name of kindness, i’m so confused right now

¯_(ツ)_/¯

:v

shut up shut up shut up i’m not old you are

My dad was born 1948. That’s 40 years ago.

nymea.io was one of the few who were full private, but I think they got bought out or something

CHEV FUCKING CHELIOS

I was obsessed. Had the Nokia 8800 (he had sirrocco, but I was poor af). Had the same ring tone. What a movie

Where can I subscribe for more lion vs tiger fight reports?

Well, time to grab some blowtorches and get medieval on someone

Chronic cluster headache sufferer here. To sum up, I’ve been: Shot, stabbed, shot a second time, broke 7 bones in various appendages, hit with a baseball bat, hit by a car, multiple teeth issues, and migraine headaches, sprinkled for fun.

Basically, I took steve-o’s motto and ran with it (your body is a ride, ride it until the wheels fall off).

None of this comes close to the lightest cluster headache I’ve had. The sheer panic, the knowledge of what’s about to happen, the inescapable amount of pain I know is coming… Fuck CH.