Andy Budd
@andybudd.bsky.social
Design Founder, speaker, start-up advisor & coach. Seedcamp Venture Partner. Formerly Clearleft, LDConf & UXLondon. Ex shark-wrangler. Pilot. He/Him — https://stacklist.app/andybudd
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Andy Budd
@andybudd.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Why do designers so often sound like the pessimists in the room? | 👨🏻💻 Andy Budd
Why do designers so often sound like the pessimists in the room?
It’s not because they’re negative. It’s because they’re paying attention.
In fast-moving teams, optimism gets rewarded. Confidence is ...
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Currently enjoying Fallout season 2
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Currently enjoying Fallout season 2
This Planet Money episode estimates that the Trump family have made at least $4B off the Trump Presidency (i.e. money they wouldn’t have made otherwise)
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How much money President Trump and his family have made
Podcast Episode · Planet Money · 14/01/2026 · 31m
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January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This Planet Money episode estimates that the Trump family have made at least $4B off the Trump Presidency (i.e. money they wouldn’t have made otherwise)
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
I’m not saying the man at the nudist colony enjoyed wine a bit too much, but it looked like he had a Sémillon.
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I’m not saying the man at the nudist colony enjoyed wine a bit too much, but it looked like he had a Sémillon.
I just heard somebidy say they could bench press more than a baby elephant.
Now I‘m not sure how much a baby elephant can bench press, but the lack of opposable thumbs has got to make gripping the bar difficult. So it may not be a fair comparison ;)
Now I‘m not sure how much a baby elephant can bench press, but the lack of opposable thumbs has got to make gripping the bar difficult. So it may not be a fair comparison ;)
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I just heard somebidy say they could bench press more than a baby elephant.
Now I‘m not sure how much a baby elephant can bench press, but the lack of opposable thumbs has got to make gripping the bar difficult. So it may not be a fair comparison ;)
Now I‘m not sure how much a baby elephant can bench press, but the lack of opposable thumbs has got to make gripping the bar difficult. So it may not be a fair comparison ;)
"Deterrents are a funny thing. If someone demands that you follow their orders or they’ll burn your house down, so you do, and they burn your house down anyway … well, you’re a bit of a fool if you keep on doing what they tell you, aren’t you?"
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Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory D...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
"Deterrents are a funny thing. If someone demands that you follow their orders or they’ll burn your house down, so you do, and they burn your house down anyway … well, you’re a bit of a fool if you keep on doing what they tell you, aren’t you?"
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An excellent content design leadership position at one of the most interesting tech projects in the UK: the not-for-profit genetics project Our Future Health. apply.workable.com/j/A2032FE81B...
Head of Content Design - Our Future Health
Our Future Health will be the UK’s largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to detect, prevent, and treat diseases. Diseases like cancer, dementia, diabetes...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
An excellent content design leadership position at one of the most interesting tech projects in the UK: the not-for-profit genetics project Our Future Health. apply.workable.com/j/A2032FE81B...
This time last year I honestly didn't have the US threatening to invade Europe on my bingo card.
Fresh from his Venezuela adventure, the US president shows no sign of backing down on Arctic island. ft.trib.al/83RtWm1
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
This time last year I honestly didn't have the US threatening to invade Europe on my bingo card.
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UK trains be like…
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
UK trains be like…
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
UK trains be like…
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
UK trains be like…
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
The 12.30 service from London will be calling at Cockhamstead, Shartwell, Mansplain Park, Little Pissington, Felching, Great Misanthrope, Bushy Mound, The Bastards, Bumstown, Bumstown Parkway, Dyke’s Crag, Beaver Bridge and Cockminster Haven (alight here for the Devil’s Bum Hole)
Enjoyed my final trip to Hawkins.
Glad I got to visit Starcourt Mall, before it got shut down.
Glad I got to visit Starcourt Mall, before it got shut down.
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Enjoyed my final trip to Hawkins.
Glad I got to visit Starcourt Mall, before it got shut down.
Glad I got to visit Starcourt Mall, before it got shut down.
Back in my day if you wanted to invade a country for its oil you had to provide fake intelligence about the existence of chemical and biological weapons to the UN and get and unwitting European ally on your side for optics.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Back in my day if you wanted to invade a country for its oil you had to provide fake intelligence about the existence of chemical and biological weapons to the UN and get and unwitting European ally on your side for optics.
What a time to be alive
(However briefly that may last)
(However briefly that may last)
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
What a time to be alive
(However briefly that may last)
(However briefly that may last)
This is about 90% of the counter point comments I get on any LinkedIn post that uses an analogy.
Me “X is like Y in this very specific way”
Them “X is nothing like Y because X is X and Y is Y”
Me “X is like Y in this very specific way”
Them “X is nothing like Y because X is X and Y is Y”
(2) “distinction without a difference” - when someone points out a difference between two things that is real and substantial but doesn’t change any of the rest of the logic of making a decision. I find this one useful all the time in removing non-relevant sidelines to an argument.
December 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This is about 90% of the counter point comments I get on any LinkedIn post that uses an analogy.
Me “X is like Y in this very specific way”
Them “X is nothing like Y because X is X and Y is Y”
Me “X is like Y in this very specific way”
Them “X is nothing like Y because X is X and Y is Y”
Zuckermuskian solipsism
They just don’t think other people are real.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
I thought Knives Out was a genuinely good film.
I thought The Glass Onion was a little silly but generally good fun.
I was so bored by Wake up Dead Man that I gave up half way through.
I thought The Glass Onion was a little silly but generally good fun.
I was so bored by Wake up Dead Man that I gave up half way through.
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I thought Knives Out was a genuinely good film.
I thought The Glass Onion was a little silly but generally good fun.
I was so bored by Wake up Dead Man that I gave up half way through.
I thought The Glass Onion was a little silly but generally good fun.
I was so bored by Wake up Dead Man that I gave up half way through.
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Your podcasts will never be as cool as this.
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Your podcasts will never be as cool as this.
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StackOverflow taught a generation of programmers not to pay attention, even before LLM's appeared.
People copypasting shit that very literally is not a solution to the problem they actually are trying to solve, but looks somewhat similar, etc.
People copypasting shit that very literally is not a solution to the problem they actually are trying to solve, but looks somewhat similar, etc.
December 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
StackOverflow taught a generation of programmers not to pay attention, even before LLM's appeared.
People copypasting shit that very literally is not a solution to the problem they actually are trying to solve, but looks somewhat similar, etc.
People copypasting shit that very literally is not a solution to the problem they actually are trying to solve, but looks somewhat similar, etc.
Just caught the last half of “Spiderman’s European Vacation“ after seeing the first half a couple of times but always getting side tracked. Quite enjoyed it.
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just caught the last half of “Spiderman’s European Vacation“ after seeing the first half a couple of times but always getting side tracked. Quite enjoyed it.
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In 2025 MAGA taught us that the opposite of DEI isn’t merit, it’s mediocre people running institutions into the ground.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In 2025 MAGA taught us that the opposite of DEI isn’t merit, it’s mediocre people running institutions into the ground.
I’m always surprised how little spacial awareness people have.
Walking through doors and letting them slam on people behind them.
Abruptly stopping in the middle of the street.
Walking 5 breast, forcing others into the riad to get round them.
Looking one way and walking the other.
Walking through doors and letting them slam on people behind them.
Abruptly stopping in the middle of the street.
Walking 5 breast, forcing others into the riad to get round them.
Looking one way and walking the other.
December 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m always surprised how little spacial awareness people have.
Walking through doors and letting them slam on people behind them.
Abruptly stopping in the middle of the street.
Walking 5 breast, forcing others into the riad to get round them.
Looking one way and walking the other.
Walking through doors and letting them slam on people behind them.
Abruptly stopping in the middle of the street.
Walking 5 breast, forcing others into the riad to get round them.
Looking one way and walking the other.
Since 2020 I think i’ve withdrawn cash from an ATM no more than 3 times.
December 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Since 2020 I think i’ve withdrawn cash from an ATM no more than 3 times.
”Your DHL delivery will arrive between 9:30 and 20:00”
So I guess i’m waiting in the entire day then?
So I guess i’m waiting in the entire day then?
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
”Your DHL delivery will arrive between 9:30 and 20:00”
So I guess i’m waiting in the entire day then?
So I guess i’m waiting in the entire day then?
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Heck yeah we A/B test all our designs:
𝗔sk stakeholders which idea they like
𝗕uild that one
𝗔sk stakeholders which idea they like
𝗕uild that one
November 19, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Heck yeah we A/B test all our designs:
𝗔sk stakeholders which idea they like
𝗕uild that one
𝗔sk stakeholders which idea they like
𝗕uild that one