Aaron Deutsch
@aarondeutsch.com
Internet elder. Quite predictably into tech, sci-fi, coffee and whiskey. But also into bikes, kayaks, and hiking boots and the places you can go with them.
After being steeped in the daily conflict of our media landscape, and after our protagonist here very specifically *skipped the train to her apprenticeship*, it was nothing short of bewildering to read this letter of support from her parents. #LittleWitchInTheWoods truly is a safe space. #cozygaming
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
After being steeped in the daily conflict of our media landscape, and after our protagonist here very specifically *skipped the train to her apprenticeship*, it was nothing short of bewildering to read this letter of support from her parents. #LittleWitchInTheWoods truly is a safe space. #cozygaming
"An emoji drawing is worth a thousand words". #JIRA, #Atlassian #Agile #retro #retrospective #agileceremonies #amidoingthisright
October 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"An emoji drawing is worth a thousand words". #JIRA, #Atlassian #Agile #retro #retrospective #agileceremonies #amidoingthisright
My youngest kid brought this back from their school "store" the other day. I can't say that I had "mammary bat" on my bingo card for Spooky Season fidgets '25 but here we are. 😂 #fidgets #pop-its #fidgettoys #questionabledesign
October 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My youngest kid brought this back from their school "store" the other day. I can't say that I had "mammary bat" on my bingo card for Spooky Season fidgets '25 but here we are. 😂 #fidgets #pop-its #fidgettoys #questionabledesign
Tour de France hangover week. On the upside: It's now safe to be back on social media and the newsfeeds as there are no more spoilers! That was an exciting month of full-gas racing every single day. Chapeau to the organizers and racers! #bikesky #tourdefrance @gozwift.bsky.social #gozwift
August 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Tour de France hangover week. On the upside: It's now safe to be back on social media and the newsfeeds as there are no more spoilers! That was an exciting month of full-gas racing every single day. Chapeau to the organizers and racers! #bikesky #tourdefrance @gozwift.bsky.social #gozwift
@shadewhawk.bsky.social : Right? I love having just a single cable reach up onto my desk to my laptop.
July 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@shadewhawk.bsky.social : Right? I love having just a single cable reach up onto my desk to my laptop.
If you're on #bikesky and like #worldtour racing here are 3 reasons to follow Lantern Rouge: (1) His insightful summaries always catch things that the Big Networks miss and have compelling, easy to follow narratives (2) Great women's coverage (3) Thumbnails like this www.youtube.com/@LanterneRou...
June 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you're on #bikesky and like #worldtour racing here are 3 reasons to follow Lantern Rouge: (1) His insightful summaries always catch things that the Big Networks miss and have compelling, easy to follow narratives (2) Great women's coverage (3) Thumbnails like this www.youtube.com/@LanterneRou...
I don't give any conscious brain power to the cursor icon until I do, and then I find it so funny that it looks like Mickey Mouse giving the "white glove" treatment to your computer so you don't get any fingerprints on your monitor.
Anyway, Apple is killing that whimsy in macOS 26 this year.
Anyway, Apple is killing that whimsy in macOS 26 this year.
June 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I don't give any conscious brain power to the cursor icon until I do, and then I find it so funny that it looks like Mickey Mouse giving the "white glove" treatment to your computer so you don't get any fingerprints on your monitor.
Anyway, Apple is killing that whimsy in macOS 26 this year.
Anyway, Apple is killing that whimsy in macOS 26 this year.
Are you by any chance related to BikeSnobNYC? I'm getting very similar vibes (which are just fine vibes in my book).
March 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Are you by any chance related to BikeSnobNYC? I'm getting very similar vibes (which are just fine vibes in my book).
5 min PhotoChop: Sometimes you know where you're going and don't need navigation but still would like a map up for alerts, street names, speed limits and a compass. I'd love to see #Apple create a quiet "just drive" mode for maps that looks something like this. #appdesign #ux #uxdesign #applemaps
March 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
5 min PhotoChop: Sometimes you know where you're going and don't need navigation but still would like a map up for alerts, street names, speed limits and a compass. I'd love to see #Apple create a quiet "just drive" mode for maps that looks something like this. #appdesign #ux #uxdesign #applemaps
A while back I had a chance to design a few screens for one of my favorite indoor bike platforms Grand Theft Auto V. GTA???, you ask. Yes!
You can plug your bike into your computer and get abused indoors just like outdoors #ux #ui #uxdesign #gamedesign #bikesky
aarondeutsch.com/2025/03/work...
You can plug your bike into your computer and get abused indoors just like outdoors #ux #ui #uxdesign #gamedesign #bikesky
aarondeutsch.com/2025/03/work...
March 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A while back I had a chance to design a few screens for one of my favorite indoor bike platforms Grand Theft Auto V. GTA???, you ask. Yes!
You can plug your bike into your computer and get abused indoors just like outdoors #ux #ui #uxdesign #gamedesign #bikesky
aarondeutsch.com/2025/03/work...
You can plug your bike into your computer and get abused indoors just like outdoors #ux #ui #uxdesign #gamedesign #bikesky
aarondeutsch.com/2025/03/work...
...and the revision after that...
February 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
...and the revision after that...
Me with my metal desk legs before touching any electronics in the winter.
February 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Me with my metal desk legs before touching any electronics in the winter.
#Atlassian Tech Bros: I've got it! #Deadinternettheory, EXCEPT AT WORK. 🙄
I don't even know what hashtags to put on this terrible ticket comment feature. #JIRA wasn't there where the work happened so it can't possibly know what I'm going to write. #encrapification
I don't even know what hashtags to put on this terrible ticket comment feature. #JIRA wasn't there where the work happened so it can't possibly know what I'm going to write. #encrapification
February 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#Atlassian Tech Bros: I've got it! #Deadinternettheory, EXCEPT AT WORK. 🙄
I don't even know what hashtags to put on this terrible ticket comment feature. #JIRA wasn't there where the work happened so it can't possibly know what I'm going to write. #encrapification
I don't even know what hashtags to put on this terrible ticket comment feature. #JIRA wasn't there where the work happened so it can't possibly know what I'm going to write. #encrapification
5 min PhotoChop: #Zwift riders may be in a dark room or under duress when they want to pop a power-up. A better #ui for this display would be to show WHERE the button is in addition to WHAT it is. Shifting attention to read is not always practical. #ux #uxdesign #gamedesign #bikesky
February 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
5 min PhotoChop: I know calling #Zwift graphics "scenery" is very generous, but I think there is an opportunity to increase situational awareness and offer another selling point for their play controllers by allowing riders to look around with the arrow buttons. #uxdesign #gamedesign #ux #bikesky
February 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
5 min PhotoChop: I know calling #Zwift graphics "scenery" is very generous, but I think there is an opportunity to increase situational awareness and offer another selling point for their play controllers by allowing riders to look around with the arrow buttons. #uxdesign #gamedesign #ux #bikesky
It's been brought to my attention that some folks are up in arms over the use of the "coffee break" feature during the Tour de #Zwift. I propose we instead call it "sticky bottle at team car". #thereifixedit #bikesky #gozwift Velominati #therules
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It's been brought to my attention that some folks are up in arms over the use of the "coffee break" feature during the Tour de #Zwift. I propose we instead call it "sticky bottle at team car". #thereifixedit #bikesky #gozwift Velominati #therules
Glad someone said solarpunk. I agree we need more art in this genre. Here is a nice collection of images, with the one detailed here from Daniel Clarke. www.pinterest.com/ideas/solar-...
January 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Glad someone said solarpunk. I agree we need more art in this genre. Here is a nice collection of images, with the one detailed here from Daniel Clarke. www.pinterest.com/ideas/solar-...
The thing I liked about post-apocalyptic video games like #horizonzerodawn is that the problems in the game weren't MY problems.
Then I saw this video just yesterday showing the IRL precursor to the Faro Plague. Great...
Then I saw this video just yesterday showing the IRL precursor to the Faro Plague. Great...
January 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The thing I liked about post-apocalyptic video games like #horizonzerodawn is that the problems in the game weren't MY problems.
Then I saw this video just yesterday showing the IRL precursor to the Faro Plague. Great...
Then I saw this video just yesterday showing the IRL precursor to the Faro Plague. Great...
The level to which these are overlapping is wild. I just saw a video yesterday about the precursor to #horizonzerodawn Faro plague.
January 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The level to which these are overlapping is wild. I just saw a video yesterday about the precursor to #horizonzerodawn Faro plague.
I'd offer 2 points:
1) Amazon's gravity has pulled in so many sellers that it gives the impression you can get ANYTHING there. One-stop shopping = convenience
2) Amazon has really encrapified recently, but *sometimes* cheaper is the right answer to American corporate greed. See screenshot:
1) Amazon's gravity has pulled in so many sellers that it gives the impression you can get ANYTHING there. One-stop shopping = convenience
2) Amazon has really encrapified recently, but *sometimes* cheaper is the right answer to American corporate greed. See screenshot:
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'd offer 2 points:
1) Amazon's gravity has pulled in so many sellers that it gives the impression you can get ANYTHING there. One-stop shopping = convenience
2) Amazon has really encrapified recently, but *sometimes* cheaper is the right answer to American corporate greed. See screenshot:
1) Amazon's gravity has pulled in so many sellers that it gives the impression you can get ANYTHING there. One-stop shopping = convenience
2) Amazon has really encrapified recently, but *sometimes* cheaper is the right answer to American corporate greed. See screenshot:
Lesson 101: Use the BlueSky filters! 😃
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lesson 101: Use the BlueSky filters! 😃
But it doesn’t have to be! 😃
January 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
But it doesn’t have to be! 😃
MOOTS RCS Disc here! Had to move a combo of SRAM and Shimano parts over from my old bike to afford the kit at all but it's my favorite wordly object.
January 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
MOOTS RCS Disc here! Had to move a combo of SRAM and Shimano parts over from my old bike to afford the kit at all but it's my favorite wordly object.
I told myself I wouldn't fall into the "hot take" trap but just one before everyone gets here: #Pinarello carbon bikes have always looked like they were bad AI art from a Chinese knock-off company. I want a sturdy looking machine, not a couple of triangles made of melted wax. 😂 #cycling #roadbikes
January 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I told myself I wouldn't fall into the "hot take" trap but just one before everyone gets here: #Pinarello carbon bikes have always looked like they were bad AI art from a Chinese knock-off company. I want a sturdy looking machine, not a couple of triangles made of melted wax. 😂 #cycling #roadbikes