Connie Chen Connie Chen | UX Designer + Mentor

Actively looking for full-time, remote Senior UX/Product Designer roles in healthcare, biotech, or ed-tech. Appreciate your support & connections. Thank you.💛

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Happy Wednesday, fellow web citizen 😉👍

Thanks! 👍

It’s just theoretical quantum physics - some light reading before bed.

I’m not sure what that is… without making an internet search for the answer, I’m just going to imagine it’s about a grumpy doctor who collects tropical fish. I’m close, right?! 😅

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about ‘block universe theory’.

Monday evenings are designated for (checks notes), ‘Do nothing and be lazy’ …done!

Fashion in full force at the SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 7/14 3 red Shibas on leashes wearing colorful Japanese robes

One of the Shibas in a beautiful green floral robe

Black and sesame Shiba in a blue Japanese robe. The Shiba is tall and slender and looks tres chic

there was a Shiba parade in San Francisco and all the shibas wore yukatas it’s too much

Yeah, this has been my experience too. U.S. and elsewhere.

seven months on beehiiv, by the numbers was leaving substack worth it?

There's a lot of talk about leaving Substack & whether it will be the death-knell of your newsletter. I have been on Beehiiv for 7 months now & @tlpavlich.gay helped me run some numbers. So, was leaving Substack worth it? The answer, for me, has been a resounding "yes."

Here are the hard numbers:

Good Morning, Bluesky people! Have an awesome day, or at least, one that doesn’t suck.

It’s a shitshow.

Ah, I wondered if DMARC might have been the issue Jorge! Saved me checking… back to you, Dan 👍

Fair! 😉

I can do some checking later and let you know what I find.

Something to do with the dns? Or how the dns is hosted?

I’ve seen that movie 15+ times, also just for fun! 😅

a man in a police uniform has the name richard herd on the screen Alt: a man in a police uniform has the name richard herd on the screen

Best Star Trek captain.

Wrong answers only.

I can’t, I’m washing my beard 😅

Interesting question; I’m going to need to think about that because, y’know, social media has been a roller coaster over the years.

Get tf off of Substack.

I think this is where we make wild guesses about what they were and are now! 😅

Just seen a trailer for a reboot of Harry Potter, on TV (HBO Max), and I sincerely hope that it gets widely boycotted. Fuck that shit with a long, pointy wand!

All of that + it turns out to be Mr. Robot 🔥

Berkun 2.0: help shape my future After 20 years, it's time to set new goals for my author life. If you are here it means you value what I have done so far and have insight into where I should head next: What value do I give you? What...

Are you a fan of my work? I need your help to shape my future. After 9 books and 20 years I'm coming up with a new plan!

Your input will shape my future - you can tell me about what I've done that you value and what you'd like to see in the future. Thanks!

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Moon is brilliant! Also has my fav actor! 😊

Earthquake alert just went off on my phone. Didn’t feel a thing… 🤷🏻‍♂️

Erin, I couldn’t agree more. And when someone proudly states, ‘Go to my Substack,’ it’s, well, not a good look.

I mean, maybe the Automattic team has a patch in place soon, but… 😬😬😬

a screenshot of the "New Bestsellers" list from Substack, with Andrew Tate in the #1 position

Hey, look at Substack promoting Andrew Tate as the #1 new bestseller. The company's amoral leadership & backers will platform anyone, even ludicrously toxic rapists & human traffickers.