Karen VH
@designinginward.bsky.social
Chaotic good (usually). Curious skeptic. Unfucker of clusters. I say what everyone else is thinking. Design is political. I swear because I care. she/her.
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Can't wait for my "Jira and Confluence Wrapped".
December 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Can't wait for my "Jira and Confluence Wrapped".
I occasionally peruse job ads in my location (in order see if there is literally anything else I could do other than working in tech without starving) and I have to say we pay the people who care for our children & elderly a ridiculous pittance considering the responsibility we place on them.
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I occasionally peruse job ads in my location (in order see if there is literally anything else I could do other than working in tech without starving) and I have to say we pay the people who care for our children & elderly a ridiculous pittance considering the responsibility we place on them.
every good idea I my brain manages to surface is triggered by engaging with material far outside the scope of my own work. a scene, a turn of phrase, sparks connection between previously unconnected ideas and it literally IS like a lightbulb going off.
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
every good idea I my brain manages to surface is triggered by engaging with material far outside the scope of my own work. a scene, a turn of phrase, sparks connection between previously unconnected ideas and it literally IS like a lightbulb going off.
I really don't care what's happening on X, if I did I would still be over there.
also kind of impossible to block that kind of discourse because of the fucking product name.
also kind of impossible to block that kind of discourse because of the fucking product name.
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I really don't care what's happening on X, if I did I would still be over there.
also kind of impossible to block that kind of discourse because of the fucking product name.
also kind of impossible to block that kind of discourse because of the fucking product name.
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This will forever be better than anything Gemini can produce. Look at these voice actors.
If AI actually knew anything it would short circuit and die from impostor syndrome when confronted with this
But it doesn't...because it's just a garbage tool.
If AI actually knew anything it would short circuit and die from impostor syndrome when confronted with this
But it doesn't...because it's just a garbage tool.
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This will forever be better than anything Gemini can produce. Look at these voice actors.
If AI actually knew anything it would short circuit and die from impostor syndrome when confronted with this
But it doesn't...because it's just a garbage tool.
If AI actually knew anything it would short circuit and die from impostor syndrome when confronted with this
But it doesn't...because it's just a garbage tool.
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Men would rather get trapped in a giant vagina sculpture than go to therapy
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Men would rather get trapped in a giant vagina sculpture than go to therapy
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Once you start comparing the tech to the latest dystopian show, you can’t really walk it back to say how it might be good, actually.
One of Google's biggest AI advantages is what it already knows about you | TechCrunch
The promise is AI that's uniquely helpful because it knows you. But the risk is AI that feels more like surveillance than service.
techcrunch.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Once you start comparing the tech to the latest dystopian show, you can’t really walk it back to say how it might be good, actually.
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she went to state legislators, TPUSA and conservative media outlets within a few hours of getting her grade, if you can’t identify the bad faith that can be seen from space, you need to get your eyes checked
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
she went to state legislators, TPUSA and conservative media outlets within a few hours of getting her grade, if you can’t identify the bad faith that can be seen from space, you need to get your eyes checked
this is an album cover.
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
this is an album cover.
feckless
What is YOUR Word of the Year for 2025?
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
feckless
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Google: Evil is all we do now.
Google has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland and across the UK, the Sunday National can reveal
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Google: Evil is all we do now.
OMG. this is art
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OMG. this is art
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Flint.
What they do to Black people they do to everyone
And yes this too was part of Black Lives Matter
It’s why they were terrified
And now …
What they do to Black people they do to everyone
And yes this too was part of Black Lives Matter
It’s why they were terrified
And now …
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
A sprawling data center in eastern Oregon has been linked to a huge rise in rare cancers, muscle conditions, and miscarriages.
futurism.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Flint.
What they do to Black people they do to everyone
And yes this too was part of Black Lives Matter
It’s why they were terrified
And now …
What they do to Black people they do to everyone
And yes this too was part of Black Lives Matter
It’s why they were terrified
And now …
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December 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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i want a girl with a strong floor and a no ceiling
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
i want a girl with a strong floor and a no ceiling
this changes you at your core, in a way only others who have been through it themselves can understand
I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
the annual snowfall required for me to take your city seriously is like 11” minimum. nobody is using 300 days of sun to serve the lord
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
this changes you at your core, in a way only others who have been through it themselves can understand
what in the fuck did I just read?
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
what in the fuck did I just read?
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This bullshit is making everything worse and the only thing I’m sure of is that I will continue to spend five figures a year to access four figures of care just in case I need seven figures of care.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This bullshit is making everything worse and the only thing I’m sure of is that I will continue to spend five figures a year to access four figures of care just in case I need seven figures of care.
"edge case"
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"edge case"
"If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside."
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside."
please note that none of these injuries involved my beloved Mazzie, the feisty little Morgan mare who was my friend and partner for almost 25 years. I only came off her once in all that time, it was 100% my fault, and she prevented my dumbass from making the situation worse.
I have a titanium plate in my neck thanks to a horse. Also fractured my scapula, but that was a different horse. Broke my ribs twice that was yet a third horse. I can't even count the number of times I've broken fingers and so many, many broken toes.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
horses are on a quiet mission to break people’s legs
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
please note that none of these injuries involved my beloved Mazzie, the feisty little Morgan mare who was my friend and partner for almost 25 years. I only came off her once in all that time, it was 100% my fault, and she prevented my dumbass from making the situation worse.
I have a titanium plate in my neck thanks to a horse. Also fractured my scapula, but that was a different horse. Broke my ribs twice that was yet a third horse. I can't even count the number of times I've broken fingers and so many, many broken toes.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
horses are on a quiet mission to break people’s legs
Mom: thrown into fence by her Arabian in her 20s, broken leg
Sister: thrown by her thoroughbred in college who spooked at literally nothing, broken leg
Secret older half sister: thrown by her horse in her 20s, broken leg
Me with my SCREW-LESS LEGS thinking about ever getting on a horse again: 😬
Sister: thrown by her thoroughbred in college who spooked at literally nothing, broken leg
Secret older half sister: thrown by her horse in her 20s, broken leg
Me with my SCREW-LESS LEGS thinking about ever getting on a horse again: 😬
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I have a titanium plate in my neck thanks to a horse. Also fractured my scapula, but that was a different horse. Broke my ribs twice that was yet a third horse. I can't even count the number of times I've broken fingers and so many, many broken toes.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
They are also so fucking expensive, lol.
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
if you have this car or one like it you have to live in a little Stone cottage just like the one in "The Holiday."
this fucking adorable little car is the anti-cyber truck
Reminds me of a microcar I've seen in Amsterdam. Also looking back at the past
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
if you have this car or one like it you have to live in a little Stone cottage just like the one in "The Holiday."
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I am thankful for Tom Brady reminding us every game that you can be the best in the world at something and it does not necessarily translate in the slightest to anything else
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I am thankful for Tom Brady reminding us every game that you can be the best in the world at something and it does not necessarily translate in the slightest to anything else