Jack Garfinkel
@curiousscutter.bsky.social
Content design, dungarees, parenting, custard they/them
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User stories for content design
What are user stories for? How can you spot a good or bad user story? And how can you use them to test and improve your content?
medium.com
User stories for #ContentDesign - work in progress, feedback welcome ☺️ medium.com/@jack.garfin...
the raw thrill of your child pass solids directly into porcelain after 3 years of manual handling, but as a service
February 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the raw thrill of your child pass solids directly into porcelain after 3 years of manual handling, but as a service
Please let's not rush to strap ring doorbells to our faces - would be paying to feed the networks of Plantir et al
I have SO MUCH insight into wearables. They're positioning them as the new cell phones and because Meta glasses have done so well, they might be right. But the end goal is mass surveillance, to be clear.
Help you kick your phone addiction by replacing it with wearable “ai psychosis”
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Please let's not rush to strap ring doorbells to our faces - would be paying to feed the networks of Plantir et al
Team docs, 2 mental models... 1. Writing team docs: I want people to understand everything. 2. Reading other team's docs: please front load, limit scope and provide a clear chain of evidence if I want more detail - there is no way I can understand everything all at once.
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Team docs, 2 mental models... 1. Writing team docs: I want people to understand everything. 2. Reading other team's docs: please front load, limit scope and provide a clear chain of evidence if I want more detail - there is no way I can understand everything all at once.
Things that I have described as "real, but also made up" to child 1:
- countries
- what words are rude
- countries
- what words are rude
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Things that I have described as "real, but also made up" to child 1:
- countries
- what words are rude
- countries
- what words are rude
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Dear developers,
Please respect the reduced-motion preferences of your users.
I'm tired of your websites making me nauseous.
Motion is fun until it makes your users sick.
Here you go: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
Please respect the reduced-motion preferences of your users.
I'm tired of your websites making me nauseous.
Motion is fun until it makes your users sick.
Here you go: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
prefers-reduced-motion - CSS | MDN
The prefers-reduced-motion CSS media feature is used to detect if a user has enabled a setting on their device to minimize the amount of non-essential motion. The setting is used to convey to the browser on the device that the user prefers an interface that removes, reduces, or replaces motion-based animations.
developer.mozilla.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Dear developers,
Please respect the reduced-motion preferences of your users.
I'm tired of your websites making me nauseous.
Motion is fun until it makes your users sick.
Here you go: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
Please respect the reduced-motion preferences of your users.
I'm tired of your websites making me nauseous.
Motion is fun until it makes your users sick.
Here you go: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...
if hicks from aliens can decide what we can and cannot safely automate, maybe we can too
February 18, 2026 at 12:35 PM
if hicks from aliens can decide what we can and cannot safely automate, maybe we can too
In 2010, I couldn't sleep. I needed a break. I booked a single room in a best Western in Eastbourne. I read. I walked along the coast. I had a chippy tea. And, at 8.30pm, I started watching Predator on the TV. By 9pm I was ready to sleep. And it was the best sleep I'd had in months.
February 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
In 2010, I couldn't sleep. I needed a break. I booked a single room in a best Western in Eastbourne. I read. I walked along the coast. I had a chippy tea. And, at 8.30pm, I started watching Predator on the TV. By 9pm I was ready to sleep. And it was the best sleep I'd had in months.
maintaining civil protocols when people suggest outsourcing design decisions to the answer generating machine, but as a service
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
maintaining civil protocols when people suggest outsourcing design decisions to the answer generating machine, but as a service
I see we are in the "I don't need to worry about accessibility and can spit out as many PDFs as I like because AI can fix it for me" phase of the pandemic
February 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I see we are in the "I don't need to worry about accessibility and can spit out as many PDFs as I like because AI can fix it for me" phase of the pandemic
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Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
It was so exciting to watch 'CSS3' and HTML 5 emerge as standards. I devoured every cross platform possibility. And responsive design was so cool - a layering of techniques that got back to the roots of the web.
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It was so exciting to watch 'CSS3' and HTML 5 emerge as standards. I devoured every cross platform possibility. And responsive design was so cool - a layering of techniques that got back to the roots of the web.
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normal people, but it's just Connor and Niall being supportive bros
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
normal people, but it's just Connor and Niall being supportive bros
It's never been easier to create small, weird and beautiful websites with HTML and CSS yet the economy and infrastructure of the web has never been less amenable?
Just my vibes. Please share lovely weird projects 🙏 🌈
Just my vibes. Please share lovely weird projects 🙏 🌈
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
It's never been easier to create small, weird and beautiful websites with HTML and CSS yet the economy and infrastructure of the web has never been less amenable?
Just my vibes. Please share lovely weird projects 🙏 🌈
Just my vibes. Please share lovely weird projects 🙏 🌈
I love this series. In my third year of uni I called the house share I moved into "Babylon 5" because it was my last, best hope for peace. The housemates, started as strangers but then became good friends 🌟
If y'all want to get your sci-fi groove on without having to buy into a streaming service...
cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...
cordcuttersnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I love this series. In my third year of uni I called the house share I moved into "Babylon 5" because it was my last, best hope for peace. The housemates, started as strangers but then became good friends 🌟
often used to get told I was standing in a "gay" way at school - understanding the ways in which that is messed up and learning to stand however I gosh darn please had been fairly recent work
February 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM
often used to get told I was standing in a "gay" way at school - understanding the ways in which that is messed up and learning to stand however I gosh darn please had been fairly recent work
you are wayne and I claim my five pounds
I have two personas: with my mates I'm a laddish, in my job I'm posh & corporate. It came to a head at a charity ball. I was there with work, & mates there with their work. Had to Mrs Doubtfire it, one minute I'm "hello you cunt", the next I'm "that's a fine Sauvignon, Karen"
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 AM
you are wayne and I claim my five pounds
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Hillary Cass both sides-ing the “trans debate” dismisses the material power imbalance
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Hillary Cass both sides-ing the “trans debate” dismisses the material power imbalance
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
scrawling my name in black sharpie across the white quartz countertop, but as a service
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
scrawling my name in black sharpie across the white quartz countertop, but as a service
if you haven't got a monitor for work - recently or at all - you can now get a used 27inch 4k one with an IPS panel for about £130
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
if you haven't got a monitor for work - recently or at all - you can now get a used 27inch 4k one with an IPS panel for about £130
Parental leave for my second child was unpaid - I had been working for that employer for 4 years. I did get my 2 weeks pat leave but that felt like pretty thin gruel. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests
About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationship
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Parental leave for my second child was unpaid - I had been working for that employer for 4 years. I did get my 2 weeks pat leave but that felt like pretty thin gruel. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
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totally enthralled by this oven mitt with an onion sitting on it at LAX with the words “2. Keep important medications with you” over it. I took dozens of photos
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
totally enthralled by this oven mitt with an onion sitting on it at LAX with the words “2. Keep important medications with you” over it. I took dozens of photos
The best 'accessible' PDF is something that is not a PDF. A well-tagged PDF is more accessible to people with some specific access needs.
And if you don't know what those 'access needs' are or what 'well-tagged' means, treat the first sentence as gospel.
And if you don't know what those 'access needs' are or what 'well-tagged' means, treat the first sentence as gospel.
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The best 'accessible' PDF is something that is not a PDF. A well-tagged PDF is more accessible to people with some specific access needs.
And if you don't know what those 'access needs' are or what 'well-tagged' means, treat the first sentence as gospel.
And if you don't know what those 'access needs' are or what 'well-tagged' means, treat the first sentence as gospel.
a reminder note for me:
- what people are capable of is largely dependent on who they are lucky enough to work with
- it's ok to admire people knowing that
- admiring an organisation wholesale is like admiring dust. Or gravity. Or a shovel.
- what people are capable of is largely dependent on who they are lucky enough to work with
- it's ok to admire people knowing that
- admiring an organisation wholesale is like admiring dust. Or gravity. Or a shovel.
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
a reminder note for me:
- what people are capable of is largely dependent on who they are lucky enough to work with
- it's ok to admire people knowing that
- admiring an organisation wholesale is like admiring dust. Or gravity. Or a shovel.
- what people are capable of is largely dependent on who they are lucky enough to work with
- it's ok to admire people knowing that
- admiring an organisation wholesale is like admiring dust. Or gravity. Or a shovel.
Defunct productivity software - which is your favourite? Who hurt u, bro?
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Defunct productivity software - which is your favourite? Who hurt u, bro?