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Wireless Charging Issues
I really wish there was a variant when buying an Android computer to exclude the wireless charging coil. It was a cool idea, but it’s been executed very poorly imo. The biggest issue I’m aware of being that it heats the battery more causing faster degradation. Plus, now with passthrough charging (which I’m fairly positive…
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Make Anything Beautiful
You can make any experience beautiful, wherever it is. All you need is to give it the energy and space that’s required to understand the system deeply and then focus on making that system shine! This is why I don’t just believe that mobile computing deserves a primary seat at the table, but it’s why…
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The Other
“We are the other, and the other is us. If we abandon those in need, we abandon ourselves.”
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Architecture Whimsy
Stumbled on this today. 😍 We need more details and craft like this in our modern architecture.
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ActivityPub Round 2
I tested out the official ActivityPub plugin extensively last year and ultimately decided to put it on pause for multiple reasons. Primarily: But now I’m hoping to start testing again! I’d really like to use what I’ve built here to not just share content but connect with other people and see what they’re sharing. Something…
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WordPress Links
One of my least favorite limitations of the Gutenberg editor from WordPress (for a while now) is that they only allow adding links to certain elements. For example, I can add a link to any text element or their official button block. But if I want to make an entire card tappable, maybe for a…
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Hopeless Shimmer
hopeless shimmer
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Since I don’t currently have the skills or interest in coding apps and digital experiences on my own, what if I use my design system to showcase beautiful and amazing ActovityPub apps!? 😍 Then, maybe someone else will see and want to build them together! 🔥 Cool ideas to explore:
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Federated Everything
ActivityPub needs to become a core pillar of the internet imo, so everything can be federated. 🤩 I have so many ideas for federating all the things and I want to make them real, but need a dev friend to help. 😂 I feel like the Internet would be so much more fun this way…
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Beso Relampago
Ran into this unexpected curio on my way to the store 👀💀
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Cute Figma Stuff
Well this is probs the cutest thing I’ve ever done in Figma. 🤩
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Funkwhale Exploration
Now that I’ve been exploring Funkwhale for a couple weeks, I’ve been very curious about a few things. 🧐 I reached out to the creators on Mastodon to see if I could help with design, and they were really open which was cool! For now I’m gonna hold off on my curiosities and questions until…