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Iris Howley
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The current drôle [ha!] topic in Duolingo.

Who knew they'd throw such shade at Bozo the clown?
#duolingo #french #languagelearning #learning #screenshots
a duolingo screenshot that says "have you already met a clown?" a duolingo screenshot that says "l'acteur qui s'appelle Bozo est nul" a duolingo screenshot that says "the musician is meeting a clown who's name Bozo"
May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
irishowley.bsky.social
Now, does a burger contain an animal? Does a painting of an animal count as an animal? What if the coffee art had birds instead of flowers?
#captcha #recaptcha #hci #interactiondesign #ux #usability #gui
a screenshot of a 3x3grid recaptcha showing photos of coffee drinks, giraffes, cheeseburgers, and bicycles. It says "please click on all images containing an animal."
March 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
irishowley.bsky.social
I am perpetually baffled by this new captcha. Aren't all of these bigger in real life?
#wut #captcha #hci #interactiondesign #ux #usability #gui
a captcha that asks "please click on the thing that is bigger in real life", with blocks of patterned color below and pictures of parrots, crabs, pigeons, and a panda bear.
March 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
irishowley.bsky.social
A new sort of hell.
#excel #spreadsheets #userinterface #gui #ux #microsoftexcel
a screenshot of a bunch of copies of an excel spreadsheet, cascading. like the old solitaire games on windows.
March 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
irishowley.bsky.social
The Energizer of loading bars.
It just keeps going and going...
#hci #interactiondesign #ux #gui
March 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
irishowley.bsky.social
Not so sure about that band name...
#computerscience #spotify #snowpatrol
a screenshot of the spotify app that says "recommended for you" and a live concert - but the band name is a random series of numbers and letters.
March 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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On June 2, 2023 Twitter highlighted a recent Tweet from a certain CEO at the sign-in page, and I noped out of there so fast and haven't logged in since.

And here I am on Blue Sky, only a year and a half later!
A screenshot of an Elon Musk Tweet that says "Every parent should watch this. Retweet of Daily Wire 'It's the movie they really don't want yo to see: #WhatIsAWoman? Watch the explosive documentary starring Matt Walsh FREE on Twitter for 24 hrs.' Let that sink in. X"
January 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM