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He/him. SAIC research meteorologist for NWS/EMC. Random thoughts on weather, politics, and sports (mainly Am. football, wrestling, and hockey).

STOP DOING OFFICES

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Pavel (@spavel.bsky.social)

getting into this template

Bluesky Social

I like watching every Barbie financial milestone because it pains the dudes who thought they could do to Barbie what they did to Bud Light

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbie-biggest-warner-bros-movie-globally-box-office-1235575786/

‘Barbie’ Becomes Biggest Warner Bros. Movie Ever at Global Box Office, Beating Final ‘Harry Potter’ Pic

'Barbie' has passed up the final Harry Potter movie to become the top-grossing Warner Bros. film of all time at the worldwide box office.

The Hollywood Reporter
it's been a while since #RonDeSantis made the state a disaster area, but it's nice to see the Federal government formally acknowledging that.
I met Ray Bradbury when I was seven. He said I was a little weird and he told me to go out and get weirder.

"Don't make me think" is only half of the story.

It's a #UX sin to assume that your app is the most important thing in your user's world, and add to their cognitive load unnecessarily. But sometimes the user *is* focused on your product. They don't want a low-touch, automagic experience. They want to be in control. Let them.

Don't *make* me think - but *let* me think.

This is part of why "reduce friction" is misleading. Friction is texture. Without it, there's nothing to grab on to

#UXDesign

Here’s the story of how a 37-follower Twitter account seeded a propaganda narrative about Hawaii that made headlines around the world, thanks to a network of right-wing influencers — and amplification by both Russian and Chinese state media.

My latest — a very deep dive into a coordinated campaign:
#socialmedia #disinformation #propaganda
https://open.substack.com/pub/weaponizedspaces/p/russia-amplifies-right-wing-influence?r=1aupz&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

How Russian media & right-wing influencers exploited Hawaii’s tragedy to undermine Ukraine support

A deep dive into a coordinated influence campaign that turned a tragedy into a talking point.

Weaponized
We all agree to only use P01135809 in the future, right?

Actually I stand corrected. #RonDeSantis did give one straight answer, that on “Day One” of his administration he’d greenlight an incursion of Mexico by armed, formal agents of the American state exercising lethal force against Mexican citizens without process. Why, you might even call it an invasion.

#GOPDebate

The studios, still under the impression that they don't actually need people to make films and television anymore

https://gizmodo.com/wga-strike-amptp-trade-negotiations-deal-offer-update-1850765640

WGA Strike's Negotiations Broke Down Into a Lecturing From the Studios

What could've been movement on a fair deal between the WGA and AMPTP hit setbacks when the studios decided to play dirty.

Gizmodo
Donald Trump Is Holding a Rudy Giuliani Fundraiser for $100K Per Ticket, Report Says

The fundraiser comes days after a CNN report alleged Giuliani had met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago months ago to plead for financial help.

The Daily Beast