Millennial Rehearsal: Y2K as Culture, Not Catastrophe On the stroke of midnight on December 31, 1999 / January 1, 2000, the world held its breath. Not for fireworks, but for the systems we had begun to rely on. tinyurl.com/abismall #y2k #milleniumbug #Survivalism @vicky.science

Question Rationale Removal: A Terrifyingly Plausible UX Feature? I was reminded of this at a parent evening when a teacher said: "Teenagers are wired to take high-risk decisions with poor judgement." tinyurl.com/3j8m452d @userexperience.bsky.social @uxworld.bsky.social #speculativefiction

Augment or Adapt? The Coming Split in Human-Tech Evolution Last week, surgeons implanted a computer chip in a patient’s eye. A miracle of engineering, but a milestone in something much larger... tinyurl.com/4y9b5deu #singularity @sffmagazines.bsky.social #speculative @neurotechnology.substack.com

The Ethics of Frictionless UX: Inspired by a Thriller Novel I’ve spent years advocating for seamless, intuitive, low-friction experiences. The kind that get praised in boardrooms. But should "frictionless" always be the goal? open.substack.com/pub/abifawcu... #dontmakemethink #speculativefiction

Bringing Narrative Thinking to User Experience Design. How storytelling structures from fiction can deepen empathy, drive engagement, and future-proof digital products. open.substack.com/pub/abifawcu... #narrativethinking #ux #speculativefiction @uxworld.bsky.social @speculativeinsight.bsky.social

We live in an era where nearly every interface, every app, and every “frictionless” interaction comes with a hidden cost: control. open.substack.com/pub/abifawcu... #ethicalux #speculativefiction #userexperirenc #futuretech @uxworld.bsky.social @surveillancewatch.bsky.social

Designing for (and Against) Control: Ethical UX in the Age of Surveillance

We live in an era where nearly every interface, every app, and every “frictionless” interaction comes with a hidden cost: control.

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What happens when the logic of UX, design, and code collides directly with the most unprogrammable thing of all: human emotion? open.substack.com/pub/abifawcu... @neurotechnology.substack.com @neurograce.bsky.social @speculativeinsight.bsky.social @sffmagazines.bsky.social #neurotech #uxdesign

@sambfarkas.bsky.social said she missed the Old Book Twitter recomms.. specifically make-up! That struck me. What she’s really describing is online community trust, and it inspired this weeks article, thank you Sam. open.substack.com/pub/abifawcu... @futurecomms.bsky.social @uxworld.bsky.social

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we signal power in the interfaces we build. This piece explores what we say, quietly, through colour and layout. t.co/rjZXVrkeSv Inspired by ethical design voices like @khoi.bsky.social and @gndclouds.earth #ux #designethics #storytelling #visualdesign

The Future of Human-Computer Interfaces: Where Emotion Meets Execution As a designer/developer who works at the intersection of tech, identity, and culture, I'm fascinated by how we interact with machines—and how those interactions are starting tp shape us. substack.com/inbox/post/1...