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New comment by evek in "Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI"

evek — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:29:18 +0000

Tangental, but can’t wait for automated blackmail from crawlers continuously digging through my digital footprint. /s

Martha Wells hit it nicely in The Murderbot Diaries.

New comment by evek in "I don't know Apple's endgame for the Fn/Globe key–or if Apple does"

evek — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:10:27 +0000

Karabiner is the only way I managed to sync window tiling shortcuts between native Macbook and Logitech keyboard, and even that took a lot of effort due to fn/globe key special treatment.

New comment by evek in "Why I'm losing faith in UX (2021)"

evek — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:44:37 +0000

Company incentives will always trump individual functions, no matter if it’s UX, QA, etc.

Good UX is still possible, but requires a supportive business model as an enabler.

A lot of designers who joined the field recently weren’t thought the “we’re saving the world; we’re responsible for the empathy” trap that was so prevelent 10-15 years ago, and I’m seeing more realistic worldview and less shattering disillusionment because there was no belief in UX to start with - it’s just a job, not a calling.

New comment by evek in "Ask HN: How to quickly animate system sketches and 2D diagrams?"

evek — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:48:49 +0000

+1 for Figma. Smart animate with proper transition duration and a trigger can do wonders.

New comment by evek in "Ask HN: Pursuing UX Design Career"

evek — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:02:48 +0000

UX designer here. See what kind of work and industry interests you - in-house product, agency, enterprise... then apply to all entry level positions that look interesting. Internships can be a good way to get a taste of position before fully committing, but their availability and quality really depend on location.

As both options are entry level, recruiters expect little concrete projects in portfolio (few personal projects should be ok), they will look for potential to learn how to do the work, so I suggest highlighting your ability to learn, think in a structured way, challenge your own assumptions, work with other people and grow.

Good luck and welcome to the world of UX design!

New comment by evek in "Ask HN: What is your favorite ergonomic chair/desk"

evek — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:53:48 +0000

After some research and trying out different chairs in a store, I bought Herman Miller Mirra 2 some 10 days ago, with fully adjustable arms and lumbar support.

Couldn't be happier with the purchase. I'm still adjusting, as my back muscles have withered, and the chair is forcing them to work again after months of slouching.

On my previos job I used Steelcase Gesture and liked it, but prefer mesh chairs like Mira/Aeron.

New comment by evek in "Andrew Wilkinson and Tiny Capital"

evek — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 18:14:26 +0000

I remember visiting designernews often, a community from their portfolio, for robust and interesting discussions, before the acquisition. Through time it became stale, now it looks empty. I wonder what's the success rate for this kind of investment strategy.

UX and CX: Same Language; Different Dialects

evek — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:16:01 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@jmspool/ux-and-cx-same-language-different-dialects-41df54aeca46

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19479504

Points: 2

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New comment by evek in "Ask HN: How to reduce the complexity of software interfaces?"

evek — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 08:55:20 +0000

Techniques of interaction design might help you, as many of them covered exactly this problem, namely:

-User interviews will help you understand the problems and contexts your target users have. -Personas for focus on the target user. "Jobs to be Done" is a popular alternative. -Scenarios and user flows will help you better understand the temporal context and flow between states -Prototyping in tools like inVision, etc will help you test ideas before committing too much time and effort -User testing goes hand in hand with prototyping, you will better understand how your users perceive your software, which usually differs quote a lot from makers perspective

I don't know what type of software are you building, but design systems like Salesforce Lightning Design System and Google Material Design provide ready-made patterns with extensibility in mind. They usually have similar patterns, but enterprise ones are more focused on "optionality".

New comment by evek in "Emissions of banned, ozone-depleting chemical CFC-11 have climbed 25% since 2012"

evek — Thu, 17 May 2018 16:06:45 +0000

Your logic and economic explanations are sensible. The term "shady countries" was the phrase I reacted upon, and only that. Shady government officials, businessmen, deals? Sure. Shady countries? It sounds extremely wide and viewed from a position of privilege.

New comment by evek in "Emissions of banned, ozone-depleting chemical CFC-11 have climbed 25% since 2012"

evek — Thu, 17 May 2018 12:27:29 +0000

Shady countries? Those are people and regular families...

New comment by evek in "Tesla fires hundreds from headquarters, factory"

evek — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:35:24 +0000

I may be conservative, but I don't consider burnout to be on a "fine" side of things.

New comment by evek in "Ask HN: What is your content discovery daily routine?"

evek — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:19:13 +0000

I use Instapaper for similar purpose. I set it up so it sends me 10 articles from Unread every morning in a digest form.

New comment by evek in "Another Lens – A research tool for conscientious creatives"

evek — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:39:08 +0000

Could you be specific about why you find this problematic? @bkohlmann made a really good point here, I agree with him.