Caleb Sponheim
@calebsponheim.com
Brain Boy turned UX Buffoon. Teaching at NN/G. Durham, NC transplant. Find my stuff at calebsponheim.com
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This was the funniest part of Three Body Problem.
looking back in my twitter archive is great because you find stuff like this
the greatest threat facing China in 2021 was uh [checks notes] femboys
the greatest threat facing China in 2021 was uh [checks notes] femboys
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This was the funniest part of Three Body Problem.
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While it is possible they did little or misguided market research
It is also possible they did excellent market research that this guy and others didn't listen to because it didn't match their vibes
Advice given is unfortunately not always advice heard, even when it is high quality
It is also possible they did excellent market research that this guy and others didn't listen to because it didn't match their vibes
Advice given is unfortunately not always advice heard, even when it is high quality
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
While it is possible they did little or misguided market research
It is also possible they did excellent market research that this guy and others didn't listen to because it didn't match their vibes
Advice given is unfortunately not always advice heard, even when it is high quality
It is also possible they did excellent market research that this guy and others didn't listen to because it didn't match their vibes
Advice given is unfortunately not always advice heard, even when it is high quality
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Hey there. I see you’re interested in food. Well, watch out, because every food tastes different. Just because one food tastes good, that doesn’t mean a different food will taste good too. Well, that’s all. I think you’re ready to start your food journey. Come back if you need that info again.
August 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hey there. I see you’re interested in food. Well, watch out, because every food tastes different. Just because one food tastes good, that doesn’t mean a different food will taste good too. Well, that’s all. I think you’re ready to start your food journey. Come back if you need that info again.
I’m sick of billionaires using my former field as a playground for AI apocalypse fantasies.
TMS and ultrasonic stimulation has been around for decades but you want to use it with genetic modification of human brain cells? My guy?!?
TMS and ultrasonic stimulation has been around for decades but you want to use it with genetic modification of human brain cells? My guy?!?
October 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’m sick of billionaires using my former field as a playground for AI apocalypse fantasies.
TMS and ultrasonic stimulation has been around for decades but you want to use it with genetic modification of human brain cells? My guy?!?
TMS and ultrasonic stimulation has been around for decades but you want to use it with genetic modification of human brain cells? My guy?!?
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October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Your idea ain't shit if it don't playtest well.
What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
October 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Your idea ain't shit if it don't playtest well.
Continuing my goal to get away with weirder and weirder poses in my thumbnails
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Continuing my goal to get away with weirder and weirder poses in my thumbnails
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An introduction post.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.
October 21, 2024 at 8:11 AM
An introduction post.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.
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Posters issued by the National Institutes of Health
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artvee.com/collection/p...
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Posters issued by the National Institutes of Health
artvee.com/collection/p...
artvee.com/collection/p...
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Roob-5 building in Ebisu, Tokyo.
October 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Roob-5 building in Ebisu, Tokyo.
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Business leader: Our user persona? Well we don't want to constrain our customer base, this product is for everyone
Designer: That's great! Let's talk about accessibility
Business leader: Oh, I didn't mean it like *that*
Designer: That's great! Let's talk about accessibility
Business leader: Oh, I didn't mean it like *that*
October 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Business leader: Our user persona? Well we don't want to constrain our customer base, this product is for everyone
Designer: That's great! Let's talk about accessibility
Business leader: Oh, I didn't mean it like *that*
Designer: That's great! Let's talk about accessibility
Business leader: Oh, I didn't mean it like *that*
This is why I'm increasingly convinced that productized AI will be more democratized, especially in the enterprise space. Why would you, as a large retailer or healthcare provider, want your chatbot backend to represent the values of Anthropic over yours?
LLM personalities mirror those of the people at the company that produces them theory continues to build support
The latest Claude Sonnet (4.5) does something really interesting I haven't seen any other model do.
It gets concerned about the wellbeing of characters it explicitly knows are fictional.
It gets concerned about the wellbeing of characters it explicitly knows are fictional.
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is why I'm increasingly convinced that productized AI will be more democratized, especially in the enterprise space. Why would you, as a large retailer or healthcare provider, want your chatbot backend to represent the values of Anthropic over yours?
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From: Patlabor 2 (1993), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G
October 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
From: Patlabor 2 (1993), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G
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Glass block collage for no reason
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Glass block collage for no reason
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Every time I come across this photo it completely stops me in my tracks. Crude oil supertanker Esso Hibernia under construction at Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, during 1970. The scale and spectacle of this thing is incomprehensible. (📸 Harriet Berney)
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Every time I come across this photo it completely stops me in my tracks. Crude oil supertanker Esso Hibernia under construction at Swan Hunter shipyard, Wallsend, during 1970. The scale and spectacle of this thing is incomprehensible. (📸 Harriet Berney)
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"please rate your package delivery" i mean ill click the smiley face because i assume it impacts the poor bastard who delivered it but i must impress upon you that forcing both him and i into this situation is an act of utter inhumanity and furthermore that god frowns upon your deeds
September 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"please rate your package delivery" i mean ill click the smiley face because i assume it impacts the poor bastard who delivered it but i must impress upon you that forcing both him and i into this situation is an act of utter inhumanity and furthermore that god frowns upon your deeds
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I love seeing novel data viz like this!!!!
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I love seeing novel data viz like this!!!!
I’m heading this anecdotally as well. AI is being used as an excuse to shrink research teams, and as an excuse to expect more work. People seem to feel trapped.
Meanwhile I'm seeing a lot of small and under-resourced organisations really ploughing their ingenuity into rethinking how tasks work with genAI - in this context it seems to me that genAI is really an austerity technology, something small orgs turn to when there are few other options
September 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m heading this anecdotally as well. AI is being used as an excuse to shrink research teams, and as an excuse to expect more work. People seem to feel trapped.
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💾 WORD 🧠 PERFECT 🖨️
"A word processor should be an extension of your mind"
(ad from PC World, July 1983)
"A word processor should be an extension of your mind"
(ad from PC World, July 1983)
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
💾 WORD 🧠 PERFECT 🖨️
"A word processor should be an extension of your mind"
(ad from PC World, July 1983)
"A word processor should be an extension of your mind"
(ad from PC World, July 1983)
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The "double square" is much less well-known than the "double diamond" methodology, but much more frequently practiced
August 13, 2024 at 12:27 PM
The "double square" is much less well-known than the "double diamond" methodology, but much more frequently practiced