Peter Denholm
@parrotnine.bsky.social
UX designer.
Neurofluorescent.
Release candidate for mankind.
On a journey to make PARROT9 the world's greatest software design team.
Neurofluorescent.
Release candidate for mankind.
On a journey to make PARROT9 the world's greatest software design team.
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Delight is in the details.
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Delight is in the details.
Resilience is a word people use when they refuse to confront the structural failures they helped create.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Resilience is a word people use when they refuse to confront the structural failures they helped create.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
Most #crypto apps hide their complexity behind an aesthetic UI.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
The real cost of DeFi isn’t transaction fees.
It’s the time and energy you waste on friction that shouldn’t exist.
Fragmented workflows. Complex interfaces. Constant second-guessing.
Not because the technology requires it, but because few do the work to make it simple.
It’s the time and energy you waste on friction that shouldn’t exist.
Fragmented workflows. Complex interfaces. Constant second-guessing.
Not because the technology requires it, but because few do the work to make it simple.
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Most #crypto apps hide their complexity behind an aesthetic UI.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
Exclusivity is a drug to the ultra wealthy.
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Exclusivity is a drug to the ultra wealthy.
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Labour bringing it (at last) #nzpol #newzealand
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Labour bringing it (at last) #nzpol #newzealand
At what point do we start classifying Windows 11 as "malware as a service"?
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
At what point do we start classifying Windows 11 as "malware as a service"?
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
Why would I test on users when their standards aren't as high as mine?
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Why would I test on users when their standards aren't as high as mine?
Reposted by Peter Denholm
John Key left NZ with ~$60 billion debt
Nicola Willis admits Labour borrowed ~$80 billion over 6 years w/ a global pandemic & post Covid inflation
And Luxon's National are on track to borrow $120 billion ($100bn with pay equity stolen) in less time & no pandemic #nzpol #kiwi
Nicola Willis admits Labour borrowed ~$80 billion over 6 years w/ a global pandemic & post Covid inflation
And Luxon's National are on track to borrow $120 billion ($100bn with pay equity stolen) in less time & no pandemic #nzpol #kiwi
Nicola Willis's Debt More Than Labour Incurred Over Full Term
YouTube video by Mountain Tui
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October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
People who start with “yes and no” usually just list the obvious exceptions you deliberately left out to avoid insulting everyone’s intelligence.
October 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
People who start with “yes and no” usually just list the obvious exceptions you deliberately left out to avoid insulting everyone’s intelligence.
There’s a fine line between affordance and noise.
July 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
There’s a fine line between affordance and noise.
TVDB > TMDB
I don’t make the rules.
I don’t make the rules.
May 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
TVDB > TMDB
I don’t make the rules.
I don’t make the rules.
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we will never let you edit posts. you must wear each typo as an albatross. you will bear the weight of your hubris
April 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
we will never let you edit posts. you must wear each typo as an albatross. you will bear the weight of your hubris
We’re seduced by our own biology.
April 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We’re seduced by our own biology.
“Today, you cannot build a product without having good design.”
Lol calm down Microsoft
microsoft.design/articles/a-g...
Lol calm down Microsoft
microsoft.design/articles/a-g...
A glimpse into the history of Windows design - Microsoft Design
microsoft.design
April 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“Today, you cannot build a product without having good design.”
Lol calm down Microsoft
microsoft.design/articles/a-g...
Lol calm down Microsoft
microsoft.design/articles/a-g...
It’s always whispering, you just have to strain hard enough to hear.
April 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It’s always whispering, you just have to strain hard enough to hear.
The cobbler should not judge beyond the sandal.
March 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The cobbler should not judge beyond the sandal.
Until death all defeat is psychological.
March 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Until death all defeat is psychological.
Patience isn't a virtue when betting on talent, it's the business model.
March 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Patience isn't a virtue when betting on talent, it's the business model.
The strong live off the weak, and the clever live off the strong.
February 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The strong live off the weak, and the clever live off the strong.
Always be in your own reality.
Everyone else is just a guest.
Everyone else is just a guest.
February 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Always be in your own reality.
Everyone else is just a guest.
Everyone else is just a guest.
Victory belongs to the person with the strongest reality and the most decisive actions.
February 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Victory belongs to the person with the strongest reality and the most decisive actions.
The duality of man.
February 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The duality of man.
How do you make someone want something?
You give it value.
You show that others like it.
You make it scarce.
You give it value.
You show that others like it.
You make it scarce.
January 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
How do you make someone want something?
You give it value.
You show that others like it.
You make it scarce.
You give it value.
You show that others like it.
You make it scarce.
We are never comfortable with those who have no obvious flaws.
January 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We are never comfortable with those who have no obvious flaws.