Andrew Novotny
@anovotnyux.bsky.social
Silly Product Designer who loves all things accessibility, gaming, shitposting, nature, birds, cats, neurodiversity, and trying to not be a general waste of space, high bar I know.
Transparent and Inclusive human.
Transparent and Inclusive human.
Spent hours talking to my 100 year old grandma who lived through the dust bowl hearing her stories. Why'd i take history classes in school when I can just listen to someone who lived it? :^)
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Spent hours talking to my 100 year old grandma who lived through the dust bowl hearing her stories. Why'd i take history classes in school when I can just listen to someone who lived it? :^)
Reposted by Andrew Novotny
All marketing slogans these days:
It’s not just a THING IT IS — it’s a HYPERBOLE A FIVE YEAR OLD THOUGHT OF.
It’s not just a THING IT IS — it’s a HYPERBOLE A FIVE YEAR OLD THOUGHT OF.
October 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
All marketing slogans these days:
It’s not just a THING IT IS — it’s a HYPERBOLE A FIVE YEAR OLD THOUGHT OF.
It’s not just a THING IT IS — it’s a HYPERBOLE A FIVE YEAR OLD THOUGHT OF.
If you’re good enough or spend enough time at the arcade you can win a new mixer, crispi, or a Naruto rice cooker. Truly what all the kids want!
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you’re good enough or spend enough time at the arcade you can win a new mixer, crispi, or a Naruto rice cooker. Truly what all the kids want!
Reposted by Andrew Novotny
How did you figure out what you wanted to do with/from life? I’ve been trying to help a friend who’s got good things going on job wise but they have no greater purpose beyond it & hobbies.
So far I’ve asked them what gives them energy and what they would want people to say about them after death.
So far I’ve asked them what gives them energy and what they would want people to say about them after death.
September 29, 2025 at 5:01 AM
How did you figure out what you wanted to do with/from life? I’ve been trying to help a friend who’s got good things going on job wise but they have no greater purpose beyond it & hobbies.
So far I’ve asked them what gives them energy and what they would want people to say about them after death.
So far I’ve asked them what gives them energy and what they would want people to say about them after death.
If people are considered great at their job function but still did messed up things that other competitors were also doing, maybe they weren't that great to begin with or shouldn't be considered great. Narrowing down the list of people considered a role model/visionary is rarely a bad thing.
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If people are considered great at their job function but still did messed up things that other competitors were also doing, maybe they weren't that great to begin with or shouldn't be considered great. Narrowing down the list of people considered a role model/visionary is rarely a bad thing.
Week one done! Got to meet most of the design team and even met some SLT of design team in person🙂 everyone has such good vibes. The contrast between it and other places I've been makes me tear up 🥲.
I can't wait to use the product and meet PMs and Engineers next week!
I can't wait to use the product and meet PMs and Engineers next week!
September 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Week one done! Got to meet most of the design team and even met some SLT of design team in person🙂 everyone has such good vibes. The contrast between it and other places I've been makes me tear up 🥲.
I can't wait to use the product and meet PMs and Engineers next week!
I can't wait to use the product and meet PMs and Engineers next week!
Reposted by Andrew Novotny
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
First day first day first day so excited to start at Hashicorp working on Vault today! New team new opportunities new jargon new run-on sentences by me
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
First day first day first day so excited to start at Hashicorp working on Vault today! New team new opportunities new jargon new run-on sentences by me
Good night sweet prince. RIP Maru
September 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Good night sweet prince. RIP Maru
I have completed 1, 3, and 4. Now my stretch goal is to finish an 80 hour jrpg before my start date. I don't trust the internet to not spoil the plot though so being cagey about the name.
Still working on 2 and trying to get medical bill discounted/covered
Still working on 2 and trying to get medical bill discounted/covered
Received my written offer and signed it. Can finally say I'm starting as a Product Designer at Hashicorp @ IBM in a few weeks! Before then I have 3 goals:
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
September 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I have completed 1, 3, and 4. Now my stretch goal is to finish an 80 hour jrpg before my start date. I don't trust the internet to not spoil the plot though so being cagey about the name.
Still working on 2 and trying to get medical bill discounted/covered
Still working on 2 and trying to get medical bill discounted/covered
Reposted by Andrew Novotny
being totally comfortable speaking this way to millions of people is one of many signals that we're in an extremely dark place
Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them”
www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/...
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
being totally comfortable speaking this way to millions of people is one of many signals that we're in an extremely dark place
Received my written offer and signed it. Can finally say I'm starting as a Product Designer at Hashicorp @ IBM in a few weeks! Before then I have 3 goals:
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Received my written offer and signed it. Can finally say I'm starting as a Product Designer at Hashicorp @ IBM in a few weeks! Before then I have 3 goals:
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
1) 100% complete Silksong (2 days til release!)
2) Visit my Grandma in Montana
3) Learn more about Secret Management
4) Stretch goal: Shitpost ✅
PAX was fun. Third year enforcing (working the show). If you came up to cozy gaming in the AM you saw me! Only went to one panel: about game preservation and there were tons of parallels about it and design, and really enjoyed learning about what the speaker was working on. Will post about it soon!
September 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
PAX was fun. Third year enforcing (working the show). If you came up to cozy gaming in the AM you saw me! Only went to one panel: about game preservation and there were tons of parallels about it and design, and really enjoyed learning about what the speaker was working on. Will post about it soon!
Back in Seattle for a week! Get to see new friends and old! Wooo 🥳. Today I’m going to see the updated waterfront!
August 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Back in Seattle for a week! Get to see new friends and old! Wooo 🥳. Today I’m going to see the updated waterfront!
Reposted by Andrew Novotny
don't worry guys, I fixed it
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
don't worry guys, I fixed it
So many takes from people who call MS govt overreach criminal masterminds while also claiming they're idiots. It can't be both.
As someone who's lived in MS for almost two decades, I can assure you it's the second, but they would try the first but they don't even know what a jpeg is.
As someone who's lived in MS for almost two decades, I can assure you it's the second, but they would try the first but they don't even know what a jpeg is.
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
So many takes from people who call MS govt overreach criminal masterminds while also claiming they're idiots. It can't be both.
As someone who's lived in MS for almost two decades, I can assure you it's the second, but they would try the first but they don't even know what a jpeg is.
As someone who's lived in MS for almost two decades, I can assure you it's the second, but they would try the first but they don't even know what a jpeg is.
Ever since getting an offer my body has gone into trauma processing mode of the past six months.
I can’t wait to finally be able to afford therapy again. What a dystopian-ass thing to say 🤦🏻♂️
I can’t wait to finally be able to afford therapy again. What a dystopian-ass thing to say 🤦🏻♂️
August 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Ever since getting an offer my body has gone into trauma processing mode of the past six months.
I can’t wait to finally be able to afford therapy again. What a dystopian-ass thing to say 🤦🏻♂️
I can’t wait to finally be able to afford therapy again. What a dystopian-ass thing to say 🤦🏻♂️
Friendly reminder that airlines websites suck. Like dorks do you want my money or not? I hope they all get very mild and unserious stomach aches for building the shaming experience.
Next year I think I might take the Starlight rail at least one way. Trains are cool choo choo
Next year I think I might take the Starlight rail at least one way. Trains are cool choo choo
August 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Friendly reminder that airlines websites suck. Like dorks do you want my money or not? I hope they all get very mild and unserious stomach aches for building the shaming experience.
Next year I think I might take the Starlight rail at least one way. Trains are cool choo choo
Next year I think I might take the Starlight rail at least one way. Trains are cool choo choo
I got a verbal offer. I collapsed in bed now. Start in a month. Can’t breathe too much energy
August 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I got a verbal offer. I collapsed in bed now. Start in a month. Can’t breathe too much energy
1. Kevin James (Hitch)
2. Will Smith (Hitch)
3. Eva Mendas (Hitch)
4. Amber Valleta (Hitch)
5. Paula Patton (Hitch)
6. Julie Ann Emery (Hitch)
7. Michael Rapport (Hitch)
8. Adam Arkin (Hitch)
9. Nathan Lee Graham (Hitch)
10. Matt Malloy (Hitch)
2. Will Smith (Hitch)
3. Eva Mendas (Hitch)
4. Amber Valleta (Hitch)
5. Paula Patton (Hitch)
6. Julie Ann Emery (Hitch)
7. Michael Rapport (Hitch)
8. Adam Arkin (Hitch)
9. Nathan Lee Graham (Hitch)
10. Matt Malloy (Hitch)
OK, just for fun. Without thinking too hard, name up to 10 performances in Hitch films you love. They don't have to be the 10 best, just the 10 that spring to mind.
1. Pat Hitchcock (Strangers)
2. Pat Hitchcock (Psycho)
3. Tallulah (Lifeboat)
4. Hume Cronyn (Shadow)
5. Brenda de Banzie (Man Who)
1. Pat Hitchcock (Strangers)
2. Pat Hitchcock (Psycho)
3. Tallulah (Lifeboat)
4. Hume Cronyn (Shadow)
5. Brenda de Banzie (Man Who)
August 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
1. Kevin James (Hitch)
2. Will Smith (Hitch)
3. Eva Mendas (Hitch)
4. Amber Valleta (Hitch)
5. Paula Patton (Hitch)
6. Julie Ann Emery (Hitch)
7. Michael Rapport (Hitch)
8. Adam Arkin (Hitch)
9. Nathan Lee Graham (Hitch)
10. Matt Malloy (Hitch)
2. Will Smith (Hitch)
3. Eva Mendas (Hitch)
4. Amber Valleta (Hitch)
5. Paula Patton (Hitch)
6. Julie Ann Emery (Hitch)
7. Michael Rapport (Hitch)
8. Adam Arkin (Hitch)
9. Nathan Lee Graham (Hitch)
10. Matt Malloy (Hitch)
Shitposts aside about GPT-5, the problem with it counting letters incorrectly is a tokenization problem, and likely can’t be fixed cost effectively. WHAT CAN be fixed and is the issue is the models suck at metacognition, task comprehension, and analysis of how to approach the problem. AI dumb still😡
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Shitposts aside about GPT-5, the problem with it counting letters incorrectly is a tokenization problem, and likely can’t be fixed cost effectively. WHAT CAN be fixed and is the issue is the models suck at metacognition, task comprehension, and analysis of how to approach the problem. AI dumb still😡
I made sweeping cuts to my presentation yesterday from 48 slides a project down to 30 a project (~avg 20 seconds per slide). It’s definitely a tighter story with much more details about how I made decisions based on research. Could still be a bit shorter. Will post it online for feedback soon :)
August 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I made sweeping cuts to my presentation yesterday from 48 slides a project down to 30 a project (~avg 20 seconds per slide). It’s definitely a tighter story with much more details about how I made decisions based on research. Could still be a bit shorter. Will post it online for feedback soon :)