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Steve Farrugia
@fasterandworse.com
Experienced user

Australian In Amsterdam

I talk about product design and I'm quite critical

open to work, open to talks

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it means you search, then search again, and again, until you decide to write about something else more interesting
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
good luck!
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
have a conversation with *any* pdf?
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
it was beautiful and heartening
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
FYI those who think I'm a hater, this is actually optimism for the human ability to sniff out bullshit.
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Reposted by Steve Farrugia
AI is the perfect product management product - it is made to exist, it exists to be made
January 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
yes, there is a third reason of privacy, but that's not a big concern in consumer tech
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
haha, the tech industry fighting for unoccupied orifices
January 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Steve Farrugia
helps confirm the "nefarious purposes" use case of covert surveillance.

these products that record audio and video "invisibly" are indistinguishable from any wifi/cellular monitoring devices at those weird "spy stores" with added transcription bells and whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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there aren't many reasons a tech product would need to be invisible

- it's used for nefarious activity
- it's embarrassing
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
They rumoured another object that resembles a pen. Same rules apply here.
January 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I guess it would also be non-inclusive to hearing aid wearers
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I'm really excited that this thing from Ive could be a reality because it's a perfect package to confirm so much of my theory around what makes a bad [tech] product
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I'm just throwing stuff out at this point
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
there aren't many reasons a tech product would need to be invisible

- it's used for nefarious activity
- it's embarrassing
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Real problem? The product exists because it's possible. Not because it is the result of a deliberative design process to find the best way to satisfy a concrete purpose.
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Every AI wearable has the same challenge - make a hardware container for chatGPT that can't be replaced by a smartphone app.

The most obvious way to do that? Fashion.

The problem? Fashion works by being visible.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Every AI wearable has the same challenge - make a hardware container for chatGPT that can't be replaced by a smartphone app.

The most obvious way to do that? Fashion.

The problem? Fashion works by being visible.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM