I've determined that 2-3 of the ravens that follow me are juveniles demanding their parents still feed them. It's equal parts annoying and cute.
John Voss
@jovo.design
Head of Product Design at Descript, cofounder of @queerdesign.club. Queering design, ethical tech, and dogs. Husband of @seldo.com. I write and speak, no matter how much people beg me to stop 🌎 jovo.design 📍SF / Sea Ranch
I thought it would be fun to befriend the three ravens that perch outside our house. There are now a dozen ravens that perch outside our house. It's not about having raven friends any more. It's about not making raven enemies.
Queer wedding realness. Hot glued and spray painted myself. Call that couture.
Never. Ever. Find yourself owner of a vendor contract at your company. In unrelated news, has anyone successfully gotten their teams off Figma?
I hope it will be like when the barista realizes what they did and gives you the cookie you originally wanted, too, for free.
my mom just sent me this
i will say lindsey graham being asked by a reporter how mitch mcconnell is doing, answering “i don’t know, i’m going to check right now” and then dying is hilarious
If Rule of Three lands this one, it can retire at an all-time career high.
I love an opportunity to paraphrase Bette Davis: You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good . . . Lindsey Graham is dead. Good.
I bought a Ninja Creami and I’m immediately all about that lifestyle.
Who is the best US-based #designengineer you know, and why haven't you sent them this unhinged video for the role I'm hiring for?
#DesignSystems friends, I'm hiring a #designengineer. It's a weird role, and I'm a weird boss, so I made this kick-off video to introduce both! SF or Remote (US). Apply here: grnh.se/zzirri2l3us
The Mummy would have been ok, if they’d made any effort to have their characters behave plausibly in Act I-II
Watched Obsession this weekend. Now, because I believe in contrast, I’m watching the Mummy.
Do you think we’ll make it to August before everyone who’s writing about integrating agents into your design systems starts writing about how to unslop your design system?
According to my wellness tracker, I had the best night’s sleep in terms of REM and deep sleep in months, but I feel like shit. What gives?
#DesignSystems friends, I'm hiring a #designengineer. It's a weird role, and I'm a weird boss, so I made this kick-off video to introduce both! SF or Remote (US). Apply here: grnh.se/zzirri2l3us
Is there like an open source email safety course? Sea Ranch is mostly septuagenarians, and based on listserv activity, our critical infrastructure is at severe risk.
I’ve been befriending our neighborhood ravens, and the Nest cam I have pointed at our deck to spot wildlife consistently tags them as “Person.”
This single is up there with Book of Mormon with how well it executes the form of that which it is parodying.
Finally got my stimulants after a couple of weeks being off them. It’s about to be like Jekyll and Hyde, but Mr. Hyde is the one who can function in society.
The first pride was a protest, but could this pride be a glass of wine and a little nap under a fuzzy blanket.
Design isn’t just about posting what design isn’t just about anymore anymore.
Caught up on The Bay and started the Boroughs this weekend. There’s got to be a theme to my weekend viewing. I’m not sure what it is. But it’s definitely there.
Put a gun to my head and I’d side with folks who are vehemently opposed to AI for anything over people who want to put it everywhere, but I don’t really have the energy to engage with either attitude seriously.