Jack Garfinkel
@curiousscutter.bsky.social
Content design, dungarees, parenting, custard they/them
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User stories for content design
What are user stories for? How can you spot a good or bad user story? And how can you use them to test and improve your content?
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User stories for #ContentDesign - work in progress, feedback welcome ☺️ medium.com/@jack.garfin...
YouTube's adverts think I'm either a woman in her early 30s or a man in his 50s
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
YouTube's adverts think I'm either a woman in her early 30s or a man in his 50s
Only once had someone at work ask me "don't you know who I am?"- it was a couple of jobs ago but I still cringe for both of us
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Only once had someone at work ask me "don't you know who I am?"- it was a couple of jobs ago but I still cringe for both of us
I don't know if my employer has a fax number. I hope so.
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I don't know if my employer has a fax number. I hope so.
cans of rubion mango in the big sainsbury's near brighton station are:
- 80p
- still in the world foods section
- 80p
- still in the world foods section
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
cans of rubion mango in the big sainsbury's near brighton station are:
- 80p
- still in the world foods section
- 80p
- still in the world foods section
the next rebrand will be definitive, I promise - all the other ones were just sweet lies babes x
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
the next rebrand will be definitive, I promise - all the other ones were just sweet lies babes x
i know that there's a lot on but sometimes i remember that i'm going to have to clean my kitchen until i die - and that's if everything goes well
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 AM
i know that there's a lot on but sometimes i remember that i'm going to have to clean my kitchen until i die - and that's if everything goes well
linux on surface pro 5 update that no one asked for: webcam works but looks like ass 👍
So that's pretty much everything working now. Secure and it doesn't have to go into landfill because of the Windows 11 No-Support E-Waste Event.
So that's pretty much everything working now. Secure and it doesn't have to go into landfill because of the Windows 11 No-Support E-Waste Event.
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
linux on surface pro 5 update that no one asked for: webcam works but looks like ass 👍
So that's pretty much everything working now. Secure and it doesn't have to go into landfill because of the Windows 11 No-Support E-Waste Event.
So that's pretty much everything working now. Secure and it doesn't have to go into landfill because of the Windows 11 No-Support E-Waste Event.
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One of the unexpected consequences of the advent of LLMs (also generically called AI) is that they suck up everything.
So zombie documents - that is, published but never accessed by a person nor updated - are suddenly active again, creating ever more misleading results.
So zombie documents - that is, published but never accessed by a person nor updated - are suddenly active again, creating ever more misleading results.
January 12, 2026 at 11:33 AM
One of the unexpected consequences of the advent of LLMs (also generically called AI) is that they suck up everything.
So zombie documents - that is, published but never accessed by a person nor updated - are suddenly active again, creating ever more misleading results.
So zombie documents - that is, published but never accessed by a person nor updated - are suddenly active again, creating ever more misleading results.
'living document' implies the existence of 'dead documents ' or, more promisingly, 'zombie' and 'undead' documents 🧟
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
'living document' implies the existence of 'dead documents ' or, more promisingly, 'zombie' and 'undead' documents 🧟
How much gravy do you make for each adult at your Sunday roast?
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
How much gravy do you make for each adult at your Sunday roast?
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If the line isn't "I'm not willing to share the pitch on a site that is not just hosting, not just creating but also now monetising non-consensual images of women and girls" - then there is no line.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
If the line isn't "I'm not willing to share the pitch on a site that is not just hosting, not just creating but also now monetising non-consensual images of women and girls" - then there is no line.
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Job interviews are batshit.
You don't do a driving test by turning up on the day and they go “nope we don’t want you to sit a theory test like the recruiter said, we actually want you to improv driving a truck, right now, imitate the horn sounds” and yet in job interviews this is completely normal
You don't do a driving test by turning up on the day and they go “nope we don’t want you to sit a theory test like the recruiter said, we actually want you to improv driving a truck, right now, imitate the horn sounds” and yet in job interviews this is completely normal
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Job interviews are batshit.
You don't do a driving test by turning up on the day and they go “nope we don’t want you to sit a theory test like the recruiter said, we actually want you to improv driving a truck, right now, imitate the horn sounds” and yet in job interviews this is completely normal
You don't do a driving test by turning up on the day and they go “nope we don’t want you to sit a theory test like the recruiter said, we actually want you to improv driving a truck, right now, imitate the horn sounds” and yet in job interviews this is completely normal
Pavement. Treasure.
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Pavement. Treasure.
@contenthelen.bsky.social welcome friend to this other micro blogging platform 🤗
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
@contenthelen.bsky.social welcome friend to this other micro blogging platform 🤗
Your kink is not my kink but your kink is ok. Mine is having an old man who looks like Bill Nighy rub my tummy like I'm a dog while telling me I'm a good boy. Sorry, kink? Meant "cheap alternative to therapy"
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Your kink is not my kink but your kink is ok. Mine is having an old man who looks like Bill Nighy rub my tummy like I'm a dog while telling me I'm a good boy. Sorry, kink? Meant "cheap alternative to therapy"
I want to speak out against "crumble" where they assemble stewed fruit and crumble topping - how the cooking influences where the fruit and crumble meet is core to the experience
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I want to speak out against "crumble" where they assemble stewed fruit and crumble topping - how the cooking influences where the fruit and crumble meet is core to the experience
People working at organisations "understanding that users are as excited to use an AI customer support chatbot as hiring managers are reading AI generated job applications" challenge
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
People working at organisations "understanding that users are as excited to use an AI customer support chatbot as hiring managers are reading AI generated job applications" challenge
Jimmy Cliff said "the present is a gift, that's why it's called 'present'" and I think about that a lot.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Jimmy Cliff said "the present is a gift, that's why it's called 'present'" and I think about that a lot.
I get to work on a service that people need and use on an interested team and I get to observe user research this week - grateful 🌟
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I get to work on a service that people need and use on an interested team and I get to observe user research this week - grateful 🌟
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Mixing it up by throwing in the Apple 30 pin and Microsoft Surface Connect as well. Next, telling the difference by touch alone. Tomorrow, video connectors. Even DVI. Especially DVI.
spending quality time with child 1, teaching them the differences between full sized USB B, mini USB B, micro USB B and USB C 👍
January 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Mixing it up by throwing in the Apple 30 pin and Microsoft Surface Connect as well. Next, telling the difference by touch alone. Tomorrow, video connectors. Even DVI. Especially DVI.
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As well as sorting out the last minute details for GovCamp 2026 we're also planning for the long term. We want to set up GovCamp as an official non-profit company. To do that we need a Board of Trustees.
We've previously asked for volunteers but, while good people, they're all straight white men.
We've previously asked for volunteers but, while good people, they're all straight white men.
January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As well as sorting out the last minute details for GovCamp 2026 we're also planning for the long term. We want to set up GovCamp as an official non-profit company. To do that we need a Board of Trustees.
We've previously asked for volunteers but, while good people, they're all straight white men.
We've previously asked for volunteers but, while good people, they're all straight white men.
spending quality time with child 1, teaching them the differences between full sized USB B, mini USB B, micro USB B and USB C 👍
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
spending quality time with child 1, teaching them the differences between full sized USB B, mini USB B, micro USB B and USB C 👍
If you're trying to outsource responsibility for your organisation's content, relying on LLMs is a good shout.
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
If you're trying to outsource responsibility for your organisation's content, relying on LLMs is a good shout.
honestly, anything that stops one from screaming out in fear at night 🤷
alt: a lady putting a tiny figure into a pill-shaped clear casing, popping it into containers filled with similar ones then putting a handful of pill people into her pocket
alt: a lady putting a tiny figure into a pill-shaped clear casing, popping it into containers filled with similar ones then putting a handful of pill people into her pocket
just spent about 20 minutes trying to track down this video on Instagram
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
honestly, anything that stops one from screaming out in fear at night 🤷
alt: a lady putting a tiny figure into a pill-shaped clear casing, popping it into containers filled with similar ones then putting a handful of pill people into her pocket
alt: a lady putting a tiny figure into a pill-shaped clear casing, popping it into containers filled with similar ones then putting a handful of pill people into her pocket