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Dan Berlin
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Founder of Watch City Research, UX Researcher, PhD student, Editor of / author in 97 UX Things book and litter eschewer
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Just thought y'all needed to see Shadow sitting like a doofus.
A black and tan dog with cute little ears looking pleadingly at the camera while sitting on a maroon, diamond-patterned rug. His back legs are kicked out to his left side, looking a little silly.
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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New flag, who dis?

(Sons of Liberty flag)

Thanks @flagsforgood.com!
Side view of a Sons of Liberty flag hanging at an angle from the front of a home. The flag has nine red and white vertical stripes.
September 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Careful out there today folks!
A temperature gun pointed at the pavement. It reads 148.5 degrees.
June 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration with the Boston Pops was pretty darn amazing.
Boston's Symphony Hall lit up in purple. It's a far view to the stage from the second balcony. The Boston Pops are on stage with six other musicians.
June 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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New car mod. Beware, tailgaters.
A car console with various buttons (seat heater, defrost, etc.). One of which is now labeled with a turtle shell.
June 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I'm a little obsessed with this diagram instructing users where to enter a URL.
A mockup of a web browser search engine. "Enter here" is shown in the browser address bar. "Do not put web address here" is shown in the search engine search box.
May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Shadow timeline cleanser
A black and tan dog with cute little ears sloppy sitting on a diamond-patterned maroon rug. That is, he's sitting directly on his butt, with one leg under him, making it extra cute. He's staring up at the camera.
April 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Go Bentley!
March 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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A new Dominican restaurant opened in Waltham. Never thought I'd be able to get pernil delivered, but here we are. It was amazing.
A open styrofoam container with food in it. Sitting on a bed of yellow rice is a mound of shredded, delicious pork, and three fried plantains.
March 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Top notch beef at Nick's Place in Burlington. The bun really tied the beef together.
A North Shore four-way sandwich on a plate. It's a roast beef sandwich dripping with BBQ sauce and mayo, with cheese on the bottom, onion rings all over it, and a grilled bun.
March 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Slava Ukraini! Already had two neighbors give me nice comments, which was heartening.
A Ukrainian flag hanging at an angle from a house. There are houses and a blue sky in the background.
March 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Sunday morning Shadow
A black and tan dog with cute little ears sitting on a beige linoleum kitchen floor. He is looking up at the camera, asking to go out.
March 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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My new hobby: screwing with interactive ads' analytics.
A TV showing a Ford commercial. Video is playing on the left, and the right has a true/false question: "The new 2025 Ford Bronco Sport can tackle tough terrain like sand, rock, and snow." False is chosen and it reads "Almost! Try again next time." underneath.
February 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Shadow timeline cleanser
Close up picture of a black and tan dog with cute little ears staring at the camera with a fairly serious face.
February 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Juuuuuust a little slippery out there today. Glad I shoveled when I did yesterday, else I'd have glaciers blocking my driveway.
A green MINI Cooper in a driveway with a thick sheet of ice under it. It is otherwise a snowy/icy scene.
February 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Earned my puck tonight. First time I really had to duck.
Hockey puck with the Bentley University logo on it: a shield with the word Bentley on the top and a big B in the middle. Bentley University Falcons is written across the top and Official Game Pick is on the bottom.
February 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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If I sit really cutely and give you the puppy dog eyes, you'll give me a bone, right? #FloofFriday
A black and tan dog with cute little ears sits on a patterned rug with multicolored squares. He's looking up at the camera, pleadingly giving it the puppy-dog eyes.
February 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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I think Shadow wants something.
Point of view picture of a person reading on an iPad. A black and tan dog with cute little ears has his head on the person's belly and is staring up at the camera.
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I'd like to introduce you to my new son. I shall call him "Fry."
An Instant brand air fryer sitting on a countertop. It is square with a handle in the middle front. The top is black and has the controls. There is a chrome band around the device.
January 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Never underestimate the power of a dog nap.
A large black and tan dog with tiny little ears laying next to his human on a grey couch. His eyes are closed and his head is resting on his human's hand.
January 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Looking at my list of research videos is an adventure in plaid. Proof of my complete lack of style.
Array of 11 video thumbnails. 4 are black, but the other 7 show a bearded, black-haired man wearing a total 5 different plaid shirts.
December 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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Shadow got into it with the neighbor dog last night and needed some stitches in his tiny ear. As if he needed smaller ears. Poor guy!
A sad looking black and tan dog wearing a cone of shame. He's staring at the camera obviously asking to have the cone taken off.
November 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM
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North Shore Beef three-way with horseradish from Londi's in N. Andover.
A large roast beef sandwich on a plate. It's dripping with BBQ sauce, mayo, and horseradish sauce.
November 11, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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Shadow is a 75 pound dog with the ears of a 15 pound dog.
A black and tan dog sitting on a square-patterned rug looking up at the camera. His ridiculously small ears are to the side and make him look a little pathetic.
October 31, 2023 at 9:35 PM
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UXers should carry a little speaker with them where they can play a horse whinny whenever someone says "UX/UI."
A picture of Igor from Young Frankenstein. Above him reads "UX/UI" and below it says "*A horse whinnies in the distance"
August 23, 2023 at 9:02 PM