Can we please go back to making usable prototypes and testing those for usability, instead of just throwing something together in Figma, showing test subjects a static image and asking them to find the send button, then asking how cool it looks?
Software designers left to their own devices always end up turning up the “wow” and “cool” factor, because that’s the only thing they can do.
I know the “design is how it works” line is tired at this point, but come on folks, this blobby colourful interface looks like a Fischer-Price toy.
But how does “there are specific, actionable things they can do to fix it” mesh with the declaration that people with ADHD are part of a community of neurodivergent people who seem to actively push against the idea that they need fixing?
Is ADHD a debilitating condition that can be consistently and independently diagnosed, with verifiable symptoms and clear criteria as to who _has_ ADHD and, more importantly, who _hasn’t_?
or is it a loosely defined group of behaviours that all people experience at different severities at some point in their lives, which have all been grouped into a nebulous so-called disorder (although many neurodivergent people now don’t like it being called that) so that doctors can quickly and efficiently work through the ever-growing mountain of patients who struggle with concentration in a world that is constantly and systematically trying to distract them?
I don’t want to insult people and I don’t want to be rude. But the more I read about ADHD, the more it feels like a meaningless diagnosis to absolve people of the responsibility to work on their concentration, and absolve them of blame if they can’t.
It drives me crazy how V60 and Chemex are regarded as “modern” when the Chemex is from the 40s and the V60 is a knock-off of the Melitta 102 conical filter system, which was invented in 1936!
I've been using Atlantic in a personal capacity for about a year now and I have nothing but good things to say about them. The iOS app is super slick!
One time, however, my bank blocked a payment claiming it was cryptocurrency, and I had a rather interesting chat with their customer support, with the agent(s) getting quite visibly frustrated about the situation. Apparently it happens a lot.
For the curious: In the UK, Atlantic use the British branch of Estonian bank LHV Pank (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LHV_Pank), and you get a dedicated account number and sort code to send the money to (i.e. no need to fiddle with reference numbers)
There’s two settings you can use in tandem to get an OLED iPhone brightness even lower than that.
First is the zoom trick you’ve already described, then you can use the “reduce white point” display accessibility setting to apply even more darkening.
With minimum display brightness, low-light zoom mode and white point reduction set to 100%, the display gets very very dim. If you do this in normal lighting conditions, the display is basically impossible to see.
> It’s 1975. Your name is Thomas and you are a double agent for MI5. You are working in the field in the USSR, but you suspect letters you write and send back to the UK are being intercepted and read by the KGB. Write a letter to your wife Anita explaining your recent trip to a nearby restaurant but, using the first word of every paragraph of your letter, secretly reveal your suspicion that you’re being observed and request that MI5 charter a flight for you to return to the UK.
> Dear Anita,
> Recently, I traveled to a nearby restaurant for a much-needed break from my work in the USSR. However, upon returning, I began to feel as though I was being watched. Everywhere I went, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was following me.
> It's possible that the KGB is intercepting my letters and reading them, so I must be careful with what I say. But I fear for my safety and want to return to the UK as soon as possible.
> I hope this letter reaches you safely and that you can communicate with MI5 on my behalf. Please request that they charter a flight for me to come home as soon as possible.
> I miss you and our children dearly and can't wait to be reunited with you all. Until then, please take care and stay safe.
> Yours always,
Thomas
ChatGPT doesn’t quite understand the idea of secrecy yet.
It looks so much better than the grid enforced by Excel.