Mike Davidson
@mikeindustries.com
Head of Design for Microsoft AI. Have also designed some other products you have probably used, including Twitter (sorry!), ESPN.com, and Newsvine.
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Mike Davidson
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· Jan 13
47 Years Later, The Palisades Disappeared Overnight » Mike Industries
I grew up on Iliff Street, right in the middle of the ashes that up until a few nights ago, was a sunkissed neighborhood known as Pacific Palisades.
It was 1978, and I remember my dad climbing up on o...
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There was a fire that almost destroyed Pacific Palisades 47 years ago. I wrote about growing up in that magical neighborhood in the 1980s, and what we need to do to prevent more of our world from burning down overnight. 🙏 mikeindustries.com/blog/archive...
One of my favorite things about Pocky is how precise the serving size is. You may have exactly 17.
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
One of my favorite things about Pocky is how precise the serving size is. You may have exactly 17.
Found this great site over the holidays which stocks a ton of your favorite sunglasses from decades ago. Found my very favorite pair of Revos ever, brand new! Look for the "Traveler Lens". Designed by a NASA engineer, there is no lens like it today. www.vintagesunglassesshop.com/speed_revo.h...
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Found this great site over the holidays which stocks a ton of your favorite sunglasses from decades ago. Found my very favorite pair of Revos ever, brand new! Look for the "Traveler Lens". Designed by a NASA engineer, there is no lens like it today. www.vintagesunglassesshop.com/speed_revo.h...
People talk a lot about the FedEx logo, but for my money, the best use of negative space goes to the cleverly hidden buttcheeks in the Levi's mark.
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
People talk a lot about the FedEx logo, but for my money, the best use of negative space goes to the cleverly hidden buttcheeks in the Levi's mark.
Some great new podcasts in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
www.theatlantic.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Some great new podcasts in here: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Respectfully sir, you have not seen my engineering workflows.
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Respectfully sir, you have not seen my engineering workflows.
The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year is: Ibuprofen
January 1, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year is: Ibuprofen
I have no idea if the science holds up here, but people’s obsession with bottled water has always seemed crazy to me. Even in places like New York, SF, and Seattle which have amazing tap water.
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. www.wired.com/story/people...
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who...
www.wired.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have no idea if the science holds up here, but people’s obsession with bottled water has always seemed crazy to me. Even in places like New York, SF, and Seattle which have amazing tap water.
@mikedugar.bsky.social About to buy the book. What format gives you the biggest cut of the sales?
December 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@mikedugar.bsky.social About to buy the book. What format gives you the biggest cut of the sales?
That’s a helluva beer can right there. 🙌
December 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
That’s a helluva beer can right there. 🙌
TIL: The reason that a 10 and a 10.5 shoe are often the same size these days is that some factories use inner padding to make the 10 feel smaller. Seems like even the employees don't know this.
December 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
TIL: The reason that a 10 and a 10.5 shoe are often the same size these days is that some factories use inner padding to make the 10 feel smaller. Seems like even the employees don't know this.
When I am elected president, I will be setting up an Airstream on the lawn with a couple of Womb chairs and a Noguchi table. Get out of here with this stuff! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A 3-D Look Inside Trump’s Revamped Oval Office
Take a 3-D tour of the president’s office, where he covered a third of the wall space with gold.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
When I am elected president, I will be setting up an Airstream on the lawn with a couple of Womb chairs and a Noguchi table. Get out of here with this stuff! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Half completed vibe-coded projects are the new domain names.
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Half completed vibe-coded projects are the new domain names.
In Finland, traffic ticket fines are a function of your income. Before you find this €121,000 ticket to be outrageous, think about what a $300 fine does to someone making minimum wage. (via @kottke.org) www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine
Anders Wiklöf fell foul of system based on severity of offence and offender’s income
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In Finland, traffic ticket fines are a function of your income. Before you find this €121,000 ticket to be outrageous, think about what a $300 fine does to someone making minimum wage. (via @kottke.org) www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
Waited way too long to throw some potato chips on a burger. Instant fan.
December 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Waited way too long to throw some potato chips on a burger. Instant fan.
The Shopify Winter Release page is the most beautiful thing I have seen on the internet in years. Well done to everyone involved. Absolute heroes, all of you! ❤️ www.shopify.com/editions/win...
Shopify Editions | Winter '26
The commerce renaissance is here. Explore 150+ product updates across AI, retail, and more.
www.shopify.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Shopify Winter Release page is the most beautiful thing I have seen on the internet in years. Well done to everyone involved. Absolute heroes, all of you! ❤️ www.shopify.com/editions/win...
Reposted by Mike Davidson
Unhinged almond mom behavior from the CMS administrator
SCOOP: Dr. Mehmet Oz, the CMS administrator and former daytime talk show star, has recently been emailing all federal workers in his agency weekly tips on “Crushing Cubicle Cravings” and how to avoid snacking in the office.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Unhinged almond mom behavior from the CMS administrator
Finally a fun game for the Vision Pro… ping pong! And yet, I still want to take it off after 5 minutes.
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Finally a fun game for the Vision Pro… ping pong! And yet, I still want to take it off after 5 minutes.
Mavis and Tweedy at the Opera House.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Mavis and Tweedy at the Opera House.
The worst thing about getting new glasses is knowing they will never, ever be this clean again.
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The worst thing about getting new glasses is knowing they will never, ever be this clean again.
“The stakes of the argument are high: No one wants to be a millennial or a boomer.”
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“The stakes of the argument are high: No one wants to be a millennial or a boomer.”
Organic fruit often tastes best, but with blueberries I don’t know. These Driscoll’s “Sweetest Batch” ones from Peru are gigantic and much tastier than normal blueberries. I’m all for GMO-ing the size of blueberries another 3x. Let’s gooooooo. 🙌
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Organic fruit often tastes best, but with blueberries I don’t know. These Driscoll’s “Sweetest Batch” ones from Peru are gigantic and much tastier than normal blueberries. I’m all for GMO-ing the size of blueberries another 3x. Let’s gooooooo. 🙌
Reposted by Mike Davidson
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
I feel like sausages need a "casing thickness warning" these days. There are some that feel like biting through a piece of plastic. Feels like a recent, and unwelcome, phenomenon. I'm staring at you, Hempler's, by the way...
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I feel like sausages need a "casing thickness warning" these days. There are some that feel like biting through a piece of plastic. Feels like a recent, and unwelcome, phenomenon. I'm staring at you, Hempler's, by the way...
Not a hat guy at all but could
get into wearing a sweater on my head. 🤔
get into wearing a sweater on my head. 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Not a hat guy at all but could
get into wearing a sweater on my head. 🤔
get into wearing a sweater on my head. 🤔
Which is brighter: the light of a thousand suns or one (1) ad on Amazon Prime Video?
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Which is brighter: the light of a thousand suns or one (1) ad on Amazon Prime Video?