Guy

@guyschmidt
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I'm a UX & content designer working in civic tech. I live in Maryland with an amazing partner, three great kids, and a really chill dog.
Websitehttps://guyschmidt.com/about/
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GuyMar 18
Haunted Words, Part 5: https://thingstoclick.com/2026/03/18/haunted-words-part/
Haunted Words, Part 5

A collection of ghost words … 🆕 Ghost Acreage: “a …

GuyMar 13
The J-Card generator is too fun. Like, I want to make some mixtapes fun (yes, I have an unopened blank tape and a tape player). I even made my own J-Card (and related ... https://thingstoclick.com/2026/03/13/the-jcard-generator-is-too/
GuyMar 11

Mischief’s Genius Ads for NPR Provoke Urgent Questions About the Right to Information:

"Across a range of formats, from merchandise and the sign on NPR’s headquarters to billboards and ad screens on the New York City subway, the recognizable block letters transform into urgent and timely questions—many that listeners around the country are asking. “How does AI affect my electric bill?” “Why are groceries still so ... https://thingstoclick.com/2026/03/11/mischiefs-genius-ads-for-npr/

GuyMar 11

The Four Rules for a Good Walk:

"useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting" https://kottke.org/26/03/the-four-rules-for-a-good-walk

The Four Rules for a Good Walk

In 2017, city planner Jeff Speck gave a talk on the four ways to make a city more walkable: In the typical American city, in which most people own cars a

kottke.org
GuyMar 5
Happiness in every language (https://walzr.com/in-every-language/happiness)
In Every Language

GuyMar 4
Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users’ Smart Glasses (https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-disturbing-smart-glasses)
“I saw a video where a man puts the glasses on the bedside table and leaves the room,” one data annotator told the newspapers. “Shortly afterwards his wife comes in and changes her clothes.”
Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users’ Smart Glasses

Meta contractors in Kenya told two Swedish newspapers that they're being told to review highly sensitive footage recorded by smart glasses.

Futurism
Show threadGuyMar 2
@kims Abandonment sheek
GuyMar 2
“We are all product managers now, pleading with obtuse underlings to go back and try again and to get it right this time.” eod.com (https://www.eod.com/blog/2026/02/lose-myself/)
Lose Myself

An Entirely Other Day
GuyMar 2
By Laura Makabresku instagram.com (https://www.instagram.com/p/DTSTej7DCUM/)
Laura Makabresku on Instagram: "I hear the hush of mighty wings, I see shadows gliding across the hills"

10K likes, 104 comments - lauramakabresku on January 9, 2026: "I hear the hush of mighty wings, I see shadows gliding across the hills".

Instagram
GuyFeb 27

> Shiori is a beautifully simple read-it-later app.

www.shiori.sh (https://www.shiori.sh/)

Shiori

A beautifully simple read-it-later app

Shiori