Diego Navarro

@dgoooo
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Walt Disney World has significantly better transit than most cities in the US.

Its 12-train-set monorail, 325 buses would make it the 16th most ridden transit system in the nation.

America's fantasy world, it turns out, is a place you can get around without getting into a car. ๐Ÿงต

Great Ronan Farrow piece on the US govt's Elon Musk problem. "There is little precedent for a civilian's becoming the arbiter of a war between nations in such a granular way, or for the degree of dependency that the U.S. now has on Musk..." https://kottke.org/23/08/elon-musks-shadow-rule
โ€œElon Muskโ€™s Shadow Ruleโ€

Great, long piece from Ronan Farrow for the New Yorker on Elon Muskโ€™s considerable influence over the US government. This do

kottke.org
How Do We Fix the Scandal That Is American Health Care? "An infant is some 70 percent more likely to die in the United States than in other wealthy countries." 70%! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/opinion/health-care-life-expectancy-poverty.html
Opinion | To Fix Health Care, We Need to Look Beyond Medicine

We can start by expanding access to care, but we also need to look beyond medicine and address harmful behaviors and poverty.

The New York Times
The Plumber Problem

"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

I Decided To Become A Slave So One Day My Descendants Could Steal College Admissions Spots. "It was a tough decision, but boy, did it pay off big-time!" https://www.theonion.com/i-decided-to-become-a-slave-so-one-day-my-descendants-c-1850592638
I Decided To Become A Slave So One Day My Descendants Could Steal College Admissions Spots

By Cicero Thompson

The Onion

So I caught the recruiting tram again and made more photos for all you dorks ๐Ÿ˜„

(This is a tram that runs in Budapest that has clear paneling so you can see the inner workings. They use it to recruit engineers and mechanics for public transport.)

#Budapest #trams #tramstodon #PublicTransport

i like how "illegal in the EU" means it probably violated a human right and "illegal in florida" means it probably is a human right

Also the irony of Elon running to the courts to try to enforce contracts is ๐Ÿ’ฏ. *

* At least I think its ironic, Alanis really screwed me up on that one.

How do you spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest...