Robert Currie
@rcurrie.bsky.social
When he's not [socially-desirable activity], you'll find him [edgy sport hobby thing.] He currently [ha! a restless one!] splits his time between [large, expensive city] and [small, expensive niche place]. Represented by [agent? PR firm? parole officer?].
No, the greatest trick the Devil *actually* ever pulled was inventing that sticky rubber-like coating that Logitech uses on their mice.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
No, the greatest trick the Devil *actually* ever pulled was inventing that sticky rubber-like coating that Logitech uses on their mice.
As someone whose involvement so far (luckily) with the health care system is almost entirely as an observer and support person rather than a patient, I have no idea how actually sick people manage to navigate it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As someone whose involvement so far (luckily) with the health care system is almost entirely as an observer and support person rather than a patient, I have no idea how actually sick people manage to navigate it.
The digital folks at the Government of Canada are generally not dummies and so perhaps there's a reason, but a passport renewal interaction that needs you to get info from your passport presented as DD MM YY and input it as YYYY MM DD seems like it could use a little tweak.
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The digital folks at the Government of Canada are generally not dummies and so perhaps there's a reason, but a passport renewal interaction that needs you to get info from your passport presented as DD MM YY and input it as YYYY MM DD seems like it could use a little tweak.
Still convinced that the best way to get more people into the construction trades is to play better music on job sites.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Still convinced that the best way to get more people into the construction trades is to play better music on job sites.
I think if you have a family charitable foundation named after you, it should be mandatory to include your pet's name as well.
The John D., Mr. Pancakes, and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation sounds much better.
The John D., Mr. Pancakes, and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation sounds much better.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I think if you have a family charitable foundation named after you, it should be mandatory to include your pet's name as well.
The John D., Mr. Pancakes, and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation sounds much better.
The John D., Mr. Pancakes, and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation sounds much better.
Last week I finally got to Sir John Soane's Museum in London. As bizarre and compelling as everyone says. (And the displays of his work as an architect drive home how great architectural renderings once were, compared to the ones we get now.)
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Last week I finally got to Sir John Soane's Museum in London. As bizarre and compelling as everyone says. (And the displays of his work as an architect drive home how great architectural renderings once were, compared to the ones we get now.)
At least a third of UX problems could be solved if people read and followed this excerpt of Apple's *1987* Human Interface Guidelines. (And the first org that should take this seriously is 2025 Apple, whose writing standards have dropped dramatically.)
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
At least a third of UX problems could be solved if people read and followed this excerpt of Apple's *1987* Human Interface Guidelines. (And the first org that should take this seriously is 2025 Apple, whose writing standards have dropped dramatically.)
Hadn't been to London in 5 years, and streets seemed way less noisy. Hoping it was due to ULEZ/congestion fee, gas-powered scooters replaced by e-bikes, etc., and not age-related hearing loss. Tube still deafeningly screechy though, which was strangely reassuring.
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Hadn't been to London in 5 years, and streets seemed way less noisy. Hoping it was due to ULEZ/congestion fee, gas-powered scooters replaced by e-bikes, etc., and not age-related hearing loss. Tube still deafeningly screechy though, which was strangely reassuring.
Was poking around the HFX GO app and found this screen - with placeholder text ("refund policy content"), legalese (pro-rated consumption fee) and lack of clarity. While I'm venting, I'll paraphrase the original Apple Human Interface Guidelines - if your application involves text, hire a writer.
November 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Was poking around the HFX GO app and found this screen - with placeholder text ("refund policy content"), legalese (pro-rated consumption fee) and lack of clarity. While I'm venting, I'll paraphrase the original Apple Human Interface Guidelines - if your application involves text, hire a writer.
The contrast between zooming though the e-gates at Heathrow and navigating a barely-partitioned construction zone at Halifax Stanfield arrivals, with kiosks that barely work, and zero wayfinding or passenger flow consideration really drove home how poorly we do service design here.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The contrast between zooming though the e-gates at Heathrow and navigating a barely-partitioned construction zone at Halifax Stanfield arrivals, with kiosks that barely work, and zero wayfinding or passenger flow consideration really drove home how poorly we do service design here.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
Not too long before the dotcom crash, Wired magazine published a list of the top 10 online ad buyers and sellers. I think seven firms were on both lists. I knew then that things were going to go badly wrong. Money is going round and round, but nobody's actually making a profit.
It all makes sense when you look at this simple graphical representation of who is providing services to whom, which companies are investing in other AI companies who are in turn leasing hardware from another company and ... oh, I think I pulled something ...
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Not too long before the dotcom crash, Wired magazine published a list of the top 10 online ad buyers and sellers. I think seven firms were on both lists. I knew then that things were going to go badly wrong. Money is going round and round, but nobody's actually making a profit.
Imagine having tuned cruise ship horns with an output of a kajillion decibels and the only thing you're allowed to play is the "Love Boat Theme."
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Imagine having tuned cruise ship horns with an output of a kajillion decibels and the only thing you're allowed to play is the "Love Boat Theme."
This is my go-to example of an improbably wonderful urban amenity, and its disappearance actually makes me sad.
Seeing people with surfboards and wet hair on the U-Bahn stuck very firmly in my brain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Seeing people with surfboards and wet hair on the U-Bahn stuck very firmly in my brain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Munich's surfers left stunned after famed river wave vanishes
Eisbach wave in the Bavarian city had been a surfing magnet for decades but disappeared after a recent cleanup
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is my go-to example of an improbably wonderful urban amenity, and its disappearance actually makes me sad.
Seeing people with surfboards and wet hair on the U-Bahn stuck very firmly in my brain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Seeing people with surfboards and wet hair on the U-Bahn stuck very firmly in my brain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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🇪🇬😃 The lucky Egyptian Foreign Minister receives a LEGO model of the Giza Pyramids from his Danish colleague, who arrived in Cairo for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🇪🇬😃 The lucky Egyptian Foreign Minister receives a LEGO model of the Giza Pyramids from his Danish colleague, who arrived in Cairo for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
When things are bad, remember what Mr. Rockford from the Rockford Files said, "Look for the helpers."
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When things are bad, remember what Mr. Rockford from the Rockford Files said, "Look for the helpers."
Heligoland is this year's Svalbard.
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Heligoland is this year's Svalbard.
Not sure who in my followers needs to know this but there's a new, licensed, hypertext version of Christopher Alexander's "A Pattern Language" online and its pretty good.
patternlanguage.cc
patternlanguage.cc
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Not sure who in my followers needs to know this but there's a new, licensed, hypertext version of Christopher Alexander's "A Pattern Language" online and its pretty good.
patternlanguage.cc
patternlanguage.cc
