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Posts by jonplummer.com.web.brid.gy

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More hidden pages: /type, /color, and /ogimages Last year I wrote about a first batch of “hidden” pages on this site—RSS feeds, the readme, the changelog, and the rest. Those are mostly about _consuming_ or _documenting_ the project. Here are three more URLs in the same ...
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A good problem statement A good problem statement is * **Factual** : based on actual customer knowledge * **Specific** : we can name * examples of the customers who have this problem * the pain caused by the problem * bonus: things these customers do to tr...
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Sometimes you have to take over for the agent Sometimes you have to spend the time. Sometimes the agent won’t converge on your idea. Sometimes it’s the wrong tool for the job.
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What to do with the executive prototype > What do you do when an executive brings you a prototype they vibe-coded they are super-excited about? Note that “let’s talk about your aims behind this, what it’s meant to accomplish, how it does that” is the appropriate response to ANYONE’s mock/prototype/ske...
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A checklist for product evaluation (competitive or self) Any time the product delights or disappoints you is worthy of a little write-up; pictures and video help. ## First impressions * What is it? * Did it do what you expected it to do? * Major pain and pleasure points * Top opportunities or recommendations
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Design studio tips — what can go wrong > @jamiem to @juliangautier: I’ve run quite a few Design Studios. What could go wrong, from my experience: > Not having a clear enough challenge to design for at the beginning – you’ve got to find a sweet spot between too broad and too narrow. The best design ...
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John Perry Barlow’s principles of adult behavior I recently rediscovered John Perry Barlow’s _Principles of Adult Behavior_. The Silicon Valley visionary and founder of the EFF died in 2018. In 1977 he wrote this list of principles for himself and asked his friends to hold him to them: 1. Be patient. No matter what.
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OKLCH, APCA, and why one luminance number may not be enough When you author colors in OKLCH, you are using a space with a larger gamut than `sRGB`.
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It's fun to watch the agent work. Maybe too fun? This site is a place for me to write. But now that it is working well I’ve found that I spend more time than I probably should finding little things for the coding agents to chew on. I enjoy watching them work, second-guessing their choices, discussing my wishes with them as they toil away.
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A conversation about religion I had an interesting conversation about religion, with Claude of all things. This post is a departure from my usual content – a lengthy conversation about religion, with an AI chatbot, and deeply personal. Click to read.
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