A nice post by @norootcause. I learned that the little arrow next to your fuel gauge to tell you what side of the car the gas tank is on has a name!

https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/01/17/from-rasmussen-to-moylan/

From Rasmussen to Moylan

I hadn’t heard of James Moylan until I read a story about him in the Wall Street Journal after he passed away in December, but it turns out my gaze had fallen on one his designs almost every …

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Also: "I don’t think my field has advanced much at being able to create effective dashboards."

Can confirm. I've seen a lot of crappy dashboards, and exceptionally few good ones.