Peter Denholm
@parrotnine.bsky.social
UX designer.
Neurofluorescent.
Release candidate for mankind.
On a journey to make PARROT9 the world's greatest software design team.
Neurofluorescent.
Release candidate for mankind.
On a journey to make PARROT9 the world's greatest software design team.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
“If we want users to like our software, we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous, and helpful.”
— Alan Cooper
— Alan Cooper
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“If we want users to like our software, we should design it to behave like a likeable person: respectful, generous, and helpful.”
— Alan Cooper
— Alan Cooper
Society is laundering systemic failure into individual pathology.
January 19, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Society is laundering systemic failure into individual pathology.
Everything is about sex.
Except sex.
Sex is about power.
Except sex.
Sex is about power.
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Everything is about sex.
Except sex.
Sex is about power.
Except sex.
Sex is about power.
Patience isn't a virtue when betting on talent, it's the business model.
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Patience isn't a virtue when betting on talent, it's the business model.
We’re going to become the best software design team in the world.
There will be no second best.
There will be no second best.
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We’re going to become the best software design team in the world.
There will be no second best.
There will be no second best.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”
— Dr. Ralf Speth
— Dr. Ralf Speth
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design.”
— Dr. Ralf Speth
— Dr. Ralf Speth
"The object of your love is mortal; it is not one of your possessions; it has been given to you for the present, not inseparably nor forever."
- Epictetus
- Epictetus
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"The object of your love is mortal; it is not one of your possessions; it has been given to you for the present, not inseparably nor forever."
- Epictetus
- Epictetus
Reposted by Peter Denholm
“Thoroughness and precision are expressions of respect for the user.”
— Dieter Rams
— Dieter Rams
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Thoroughness and precision are expressions of respect for the user.”
— Dieter Rams
— Dieter Rams
Within a decade macOS went from "It just works" to "It barely functions".
January 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Within a decade macOS went from "It just works" to "It barely functions".
We are the culmination of our experiences, but we view them through the lens of the present.
January 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
We are the culmination of our experiences, but we view them through the lens of the present.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
The Epic Games Store is an actual black hole where non-Fortnite games languish and die
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The Epic Games Store is an actual black hole where non-Fortnite games languish and die
Friendship has reciprocity. I spend my energy where it is shared.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Friendship has reciprocity. I spend my energy where it is shared.
Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible.
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
Tahoe is the reminder that everything you loved about Apple is dead and gone.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Tahoe is the reminder that everything you loved about Apple is dead and gone.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Unless someone is using Firefox with uBlock Origin, I assume they know nothing about tech.
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Unless someone is using Firefox with uBlock Origin, I assume they know nothing about tech.
If an asshole is nice to you, you're not special.
It's just not your turn yet.
It's just not your turn yet.
January 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
If an asshole is nice to you, you're not special.
It's just not your turn yet.
It's just not your turn yet.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
Delight is in the details.
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Delight is in the details.
Resilience is a word people use when they refuse to confront the structural failures they helped create.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Resilience is a word people use when they refuse to confront the structural failures they helped create.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
Most #crypto apps hide their complexity behind an aesthetic UI.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
The real cost of DeFi isn’t transaction fees.
It’s the time and energy you waste on friction that shouldn’t exist.
Fragmented workflows. Complex interfaces. Constant second-guessing.
Not because the technology requires it, but because few do the work to make it simple.
It’s the time and energy you waste on friction that shouldn’t exist.
Fragmented workflows. Complex interfaces. Constant second-guessing.
Not because the technology requires it, but because few do the work to make it simple.
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Most #crypto apps hide their complexity behind an aesthetic UI.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
But polish doesn’t guarantee ease of use. You still waste time hunting for information, second-guessing actions, and jumping between pages.
That’s why Balanced has one priority: reduce your time and effort.
Exclusivity is a drug to the ultra wealthy.
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Exclusivity is a drug to the ultra wealthy.
Reposted by Peter Denholm
Labour bringing it (at last) #nzpol #newzealand
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Labour bringing it (at last) #nzpol #newzealand
At what point do we start classifying Windows 11 as "malware as a service"?
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
At what point do we start classifying Windows 11 as "malware as a service"?
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Few things in life are as good as 3:15 to 3:35 of Bomber Style by Aphrodite.
The perfect loop.
The perfect loop.
Why would I test on users when their standards aren't as high as mine?
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Why would I test on users when their standards aren't as high as mine?