Pavel
@spavel.bsky.social
Raised gifted; non-practicing.
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🌐 productpicnic.beehiiv.com 💼 UX Design 🟦 Sick of rectangles 🧑 he/him
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🌐 productpicnic.beehiiv.com 💼 UX Design 🟦 Sick of rectangles 🧑 he/him
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
Martin Luther blowing off the legacy codebase and refactoring the whole thing from scratch, only to end up with a thousand equally incomprehensible forks
TLDR Catholic theology is so full of technicalities and caveats that no one really understands all of it (including me) and anyone who says they do is selling something.
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Martin Luther blowing off the legacy codebase and refactoring the whole thing from scratch, only to end up with a thousand equally incomprehensible forks
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RTO was designed to accommodate vampires
✅ Doesn't appear on camera, making Zoom meetings challenging
✅ Comfortable working with no natural light
✅ Permission to enter, granted by employee badge
✅ 1hr commute meaningless; eternal life
✅ Office culture discourages strong smelling foods like garlic
✅ Doesn't appear on camera, making Zoom meetings challenging
✅ Comfortable working with no natural light
✅ Permission to enter, granted by employee badge
✅ 1hr commute meaningless; eternal life
✅ Office culture discourages strong smelling foods like garlic
October 16, 2024 at 7:48 PM
RTO was designed to accommodate vampires
✅ Doesn't appear on camera, making Zoom meetings challenging
✅ Comfortable working with no natural light
✅ Permission to enter, granted by employee badge
✅ 1hr commute meaningless; eternal life
✅ Office culture discourages strong smelling foods like garlic
✅ Doesn't appear on camera, making Zoom meetings challenging
✅ Comfortable working with no natural light
✅ Permission to enter, granted by employee badge
✅ 1hr commute meaningless; eternal life
✅ Office culture discourages strong smelling foods like garlic
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The robots are literally killing us. Not because of hyper intelligence, but because they're shit
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The robots are literally killing us. Not because of hyper intelligence, but because they're shit
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99% of stakeholder "ideas" is just copying a feature they saw on a competitor's product. And the features they notice most are the ones that yell at their users the loudest.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
The circular logic of our metrics
We design what is familiar. The design patterns we adopt are the ones yelling at us the loudest.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
99% of stakeholder "ideas" is just copying a feature they saw on a competitor's product. And the features they notice most are the ones that yell at their users the loudest.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
Now all software (not just consumer apps, but also metrics dashboards) yells at you, and trains you to attend to its yelling.
I'll meet you all back on IRC
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I'll meet you all back on IRC
Yeah, I have FOMO
Five Ounces of MOzzarella
Five Ounces of MOzzarella
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Yeah, I have FOMO
Five Ounces of MOzzarella
Five Ounces of MOzzarella
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The difference between Gnosticism and early orthodox Christianity is also somewhat arbitrary, as both were influenced by the same Neoplatonic ideas, ideas which Tolkien would have been familiar with and very much played up in his work.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The difference between Gnosticism and early orthodox Christianity is also somewhat arbitrary, as both were influenced by the same Neoplatonic ideas, ideas which Tolkien would have been familiar with and very much played up in his work.
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This is Smartwashing AI. Many know that the econ & political conditions that enable the tech industry to infiltrate every sector of public & private life are unsustainable & dangerous. But bc resistance is cast as emotional or archaic a cottage industry of wishful thinking from the left has emerged.
I think part of this is academic-brain. We've disciplined ourselves into believing that refusal or simply identifying something as irredeemable are not respectable intellectual positions. Instead, the clever posture is to wishcast a scenario on to which we can project our own smart version of sthing
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
This is Smartwashing AI. Many know that the econ & political conditions that enable the tech industry to infiltrate every sector of public & private life are unsustainable & dangerous. But bc resistance is cast as emotional or archaic a cottage industry of wishful thinking from the left has emerged.
*touches timeline* something has happened. i can feel it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
*touches timeline* something has happened. i can feel it.
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they don't call it grotesque for nothing
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
they don't call it grotesque for nothing
Your account now requires two-actor authentication. We have sent an access code to Chris Evans
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Your account now requires two-actor authentication. We have sent an access code to Chris Evans
Divorce is not enough. This calls for trivorce.
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Divorce is not enough. This calls for trivorce.
Now THIS is pod racing
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Now THIS is pod racing
The Onion CEO posting this may make you wonder, but unfortunately this problem is very real — 42% of Lays customers don't know that it's potato
Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
Lay’s revamps to make clear that chips are made from potatoes | Capital Press
Lay's will revamp its brand after 42% of consumers didn't know their potato chips come from potatoes.
capitalpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The Onion CEO posting this may make you wonder, but unfortunately this problem is very real — 42% of Lays customers don't know that it's potato
For $180 I could prepare you four individual burgers, shaped in a way that you could actually eat
A Super Bowl treat - the LX Hammer Burger. Serves 4. $180.
A cheeseburger, bone-in braised beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glaze, bleu cheese fondue on a brioche bun.
A cheeseburger, bone-in braised beef shank, roasted mirepoix demi-glaze, bleu cheese fondue on a brioche bun.
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
For $180 I could prepare you four individual burgers, shaped in a way that you could actually eat
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Boss: did you finish the mayo ad?
Graphic designer: yeah boss
Boss: did you make it real horny just like I asked?
Graphic designer: There is no sex in the Soviet Union, boss
Graphic designer: yeah boss
Boss: did you make it real horny just like I asked?
Graphic designer: There is no sex in the Soviet Union, boss
October 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Boss: did you finish the mayo ad?
Graphic designer: yeah boss
Boss: did you make it real horny just like I asked?
Graphic designer: There is no sex in the Soviet Union, boss
Graphic designer: yeah boss
Boss: did you make it real horny just like I asked?
Graphic designer: There is no sex in the Soviet Union, boss
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Be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together 💛
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together 💛
Media depictions of gamers are stuck in the last century.
For example, whenever you see a character who is coded as a gamer, they are always playing a video game. While in reality, there is nothing gamers hate more than video games.
For example, whenever you see a character who is coded as a gamer, they are always playing a video game. While in reality, there is nothing gamers hate more than video games.
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Media depictions of gamers are stuck in the last century.
For example, whenever you see a character who is coded as a gamer, they are always playing a video game. While in reality, there is nothing gamers hate more than video games.
For example, whenever you see a character who is coded as a gamer, they are always playing a video game. While in reality, there is nothing gamers hate more than video games.
Due to a small typo in the spec, the kill switch did not end up turning off the evil robots like we'd hoped. But on the plus side, their joints are completely clogged up with all this krill
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Due to a small typo in the spec, the kill switch did not end up turning off the evil robots like we'd hoped. But on the plus side, their joints are completely clogged up with all this krill
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Over-empowered superstars can promote groupthink just as much or even WORSE than an on-average lower-skilled collective (!!!) because in a cutthroat kind of hero culture people glom onto and mindlessly follow the superstars
One of the costs that only emerges when you look beyond individuals
One of the costs that only emerges when you look beyond individuals
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Over-empowered superstars can promote groupthink just as much or even WORSE than an on-average lower-skilled collective (!!!) because in a cutthroat kind of hero culture people glom onto and mindlessly follow the superstars
One of the costs that only emerges when you look beyond individuals
One of the costs that only emerges when you look beyond individuals
Me in school: the two things I hate most are homework, and presentations
Me today: *writing a conference talk in my spare time* I sure love doing homework for this presentation
Me today: *writing a conference talk in my spare time* I sure love doing homework for this presentation
February 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Me in school: the two things I hate most are homework, and presentations
Me today: *writing a conference talk in my spare time* I sure love doing homework for this presentation
Me today: *writing a conference talk in my spare time* I sure love doing homework for this presentation
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The way capitalism backs us into a corner where we start to see scale and speed as goals is so depressing
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The way capitalism backs us into a corner where we start to see scale and speed as goals is so depressing