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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 24/09/2026

I worked on the Android team for YEARS and I just learned that you can turn on "Clipboard History" on GBoard. So many useful features are just too hard to find/setup.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 17/08/2026

I'm at a bar and this happens. Apparently it's called CNC snowfill engraving. I had to buy another drink just to capture it in action

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 07/08/2026

Now THIS is an elevator panel. Sure it's a bit over the top but it is exceptionally clear and #a11y friendly. Car rental area Minneapolis #ux

Photo of overly dune elevator control panel but the buttons are large and well labeled

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 30/07/2026

I've now sorted my cables: 1. Legacy 2.0 cables 2. 3.1 cables with higher data and modest power 3. 3.2/4.0 cables that did more data, power and video 4. Thunderbolt cables. (there are even variations within each camp! What I'd like to see is some color coding on the plugs...

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 30/07/2026

I'm watching the first season* of the British tv show The Avengers. It is shockingly good! I'm only two shows in and I'm hooked. The writing, the characters, and the overall vibe are so much more than I expected * Season 1 was lost, I'm actually starting with season 2

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 29/07/2026

I have a drawer with a ziplock bag for each type of USB cable. And for years I've had one bag for USB-C to C. I'm finally just giving in, buying a cable tester, and breaking them up into USB-C power only, USB-C power+data, and USB-C video, because this is just getting out of control.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 16/07/2026

Hiking on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania near the Russian border. Apparently the Russians jam GPS and my hiking log appears to prove that!

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 13/07/2026

Image from a talk at #localfirst conference. We've all seen cartoons like this. It's clearly AI generated but WHY is it so obvious? You'd think the models could produce something with a little variation so they aren't so stylistically identical?

Typical AI cartoon image, this I've showing a waiter bringing an order to two people sitting at a table

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 11/07/2026

Arrived at 08:30 Saturday in Berlin for the local first conference (starting tomorrow) I've got the speakers lunch in 3 hours but otherwise my day is wide open. Any suggestions on what I should be checking out here in sunny Berlin?

Photo of my hot chocolate overlooking the river

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 30/06/2026

"Oh no! We forgot Timmy!" I know I'm on a tear right now with Automobile #UX but messages like this just have me scratching my head? Yes, I know, baby's have been left in cars but two extremely obvious points: 1. It is a statistically insignificant number 2. This message wouldn't help anyway.

"Goodbye message" from my rental car saying: Got everything? Mobile telephone? Everyone out of the car?

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 29/06/2026

Yet another Auto UX video. This time with my Škoda Auto rental. It's a great little car but I had an unsafe #UX experience which could have easily been avoided.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 28/06/2026

This is 10:36 at night in Estonia! It's just so..... surreal to have it be this bright at night.

Selfie of me in Kuressaare, Estonia at 10:36pm (22:36) and the sky is very bright

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 26/06/2026

Now THIS is a museum! The Lennusadam maritime museum in Tallinn. This was fun....

Interior shot of a large wearhouse with lots of marine object scattered about, including a large submarine.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 25/06/2026

Metsakalmistu cemetery near Tallinn Estonia. It's in the middle of a forest and the most beautiful cemetery I've ever been in. Just gorgeous. These photos don't capture it

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23/06/2026

This is what happens when you don't prototype ;-) #UX

The Linnaelumuuseum positioned it's letters away from the wall to have a shadow, not appreciating that it makes it unreadable at midday.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23/06/2026

Unexpected find #2 in Estonia: In the Dominican Convent 1246 Museum has a kickass collection of old typewriters!!! (I was NOT expecting to see a lovingly restored set of old typewriters in a convent!)

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 23/06/2026

Unexpected find #1 in Estonia: Coats of Arms in St Mary's Cathedral, a 13th Century church. They are intense!

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 20/06/2026

Doorways of Helsinki (most of these are near the Uspenski Cathedral)

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 19/06/2026

I visited the Helsinki Library and it has a frigg'n makerspace in the middle of it! Laster cutters, 3D printers, Vinyl cutters, all for nearly free. It also has "video game rooms", general meeting rooms, 2 cafes and a restaurant! It's astounding what you can have if you fund public works.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 18/06/2026

I was there too! Such an amazing space!

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 18/06/2026

I'm in Helsinki and I visited the Architecture and Design museum which had an excellent exhibit of Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto, deeply influential designers from the 30s-50s.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 09/06/2026

Using genAI really shows how little we appreciate OTHERs. It allows someone to be average in fields they know very little about. The mistake is thinking this is a good thing. Pure Dunning-Kruger. This is a critique of us, not genAI.

Pigeon meme with text "Am I an expert now?"

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 28/05/2026

I know, I know, there is power here, but it takes an enormous effort and shift in workflow over many weeks to eventually see results. It's a very big ask. It feels a lot like this

A classic Internet meme drawing showing two steps to draw an owl the first is to draw two simple circles and the next is a fully finished owl with the caption draw the rest of the fucking owl

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 27/05/2026

These new favicons for Google products are a huge step backwards. I'm always surprised when something like this ships. #UX

Google favicons looking washed out and hard to read.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 18/04/2026

Delays can kill your design. This is a reenactment but close to what I experienced. I tried it, got nothing so tried pushing it instead. It wasn't until my 4th try that I realized it was just very very slow (~1000ms delay!!!) <100ms feels nearly instant, >400ms starts to feel broken. #UX #ID

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 15/04/2026

I think I've found the world's most unambiguous salt and pepper shakers (although, still not accessible) #ux

A pair of salt and pepper shakers that are shockingly unambiguous. There is an s and p set of holes stamped in the top. They are black and white and they are even labeled salt and pepper

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 13/04/2026

My latest blog post about Ma and how it helps frame LLM's faustian bargain of speed over reflection: The Ma of a New Machine jenson.org/ma #UX #AI #LLM

Collage of characters from Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli films

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 28/03/2026

Just got back. HUGE crowd! So exciting to see everyone there, marchine, chanting, and generally being awesome.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 16/03/2026

Red: a poet's goto for warnings

Carton of two snakes with different colors:Red touches yellow, kill a fellow. Red touches black, friend of jack

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 08/03/2026

Just updated to the latest Android drop for my pixel 10 and I love this new minimal icon theme. It significantly reduces the intensity of the display. My theory is that it will discourage me from using it a bit less. I'll monitor the stats and see.

Screenshot of my new minimal android home screen

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 07/03/2026

I updated my pixel 10 pro and was told I could turn on watch notifications when my phone is left behind. It promoted me to turn it on and I got this message. My watch is a a fully updated pixel 3. This is table stakes people. and you wonder why people prefer iPhones?

Screenshot saying I might not have a compatible watch

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 07/03/2026

Name a TV show you feel like no one remembers but you: Exo-Man (1977)

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 01/03/2026

I've been posting on both Bsky and Mastodon and usually find far more engagement on Mastodon. But this last post was eerily identical...

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 28/02/2026

Me: I'm so old... Audience: HOW OLD ARE YOU? Me: I'm so old I remember when, a whole 9 year ago, the FIRST round of chatbot hype popped.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 07/02/2026

I attended the 800th episode of the Simpsons last night in LA. That's Matt Groening and James Brooks on stage. It was actually a very good show, there is a resurgence to the franchise

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 16/01/2026

Interesting retail #ux observation: the coffeeshop and the sandwich shop with standard human cashiers were hopping busy. The automated QR code driven pizza place was a total ghost town. This was at LAX

Photo of three food stalls at an airport and the one with a QR code has absolutely no one there and the others are packed

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 13/01/2026

"Devil is in the #UX details" Department I've been playing this 2-person game with my wife for years and this starter page always drives me a bit bonkers, it's just so fiddly to get started, the unnecessary tapping just feels like such an obvious thing to fix.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 07/12/2025

Yesterday, I noticed a table view with a hover highlight that just felt "flickery." Sure, it worked. It's even what we expect. But inspired by Amber Case and her "Calm Technology" manifesto, I wondered if there was a way to make this simple, even trivial, interaction feel more analogue and calm.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 05/12/2025

Small #UX design exploration. Which style do you prefer? I built this because a famous message app uses one of these styles and it felt distracting. Which do you prefer and why? This *is* a small detail, but it unlocks a much deeper principle about when and why to use animation.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 05/12/2025

I finally "finished" #hades2 That game was far better than it needed to be. So many amazing thoughtful details!

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 03/12/2025

I finally..... FINALLY beat Typhon in #Hades 2. I don't think I've worked this hard in a video game in a while. Definite Dark Souls vibe going on here.

Screenshot of my Hades 2 run where I beat Typhon. It's pretty meaningless to most to be honest.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 26/11/2025

Google is flexing its Chrome muscles. Having this type of easy #UX simplified access has a good chance to pull in "Late adopters" as they don't care much for apps, URLs or even brands. Note: I'm not making any supportive comments about the viability of LLMs. This is a about #UX.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 09/11/2025

This is YouTube's latest & it's an accessibility crime. The contrast ratio is 2:1 which is just should be a non-starter. Some clever person on the youtube team though that putting a tiny little shadow on the text would fix it but even then the contrast comes in at 3:1. #UX #accessibility

Screenshot of YouTube play, volume and time controls, using very low contrast values.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 08/11/2025

It took me "56 nights" but I finally beat Chronos last night in #Hades2 (I took a 2 week break for a trip) I feel pretty badass right now... ... even though it too me FAR longer than most to do this

Final screenshot in Hades2 after you beat the "final boss" showing all the (many) powerups I collected on the way.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 06/11/2025

My *wife* just got an offer to purchase *me*. I'd like to think I'm pretty progressive on nearly every social issue, but this is just a bit too far.... yes, yes, I know this is some type of scam/phishing ploy but a) it's pretty funny and b) it's just so incredibly bizarre.

Hey Maria, We have a family office in our network who has a strong interest in acquiring Scott Jenson. Given their mandate, this opportunity is a very strong fit. Would you be open to discuss this opportunity? Best regards, Joanna Shepherd

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 12/10/2025

Another simple #UX design foiled by poor execution. The "go" button fails to register a firm press, you must only lightly "tap" the button for it to work. My wife was completely confused and couldn't figure out why the kettle wasn't working.

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 04/10/2025

The original Mac had a screen that was roughly the same size as a modern iPad Mini. So many fundamental desktop #UX features, like overlapping windows and a global menu bar, make so much more sense given that constraint. How would they change now that we have MUCH larger displays?

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 27/09/2025

So enjoying #Hades2. I don't even like twitchy fighting games all that much but this one has an amazing story and gameplay. I just beat the first boss and felt that "dark souls rush" at finally doing it after 10 tries. Maybe that's it, it's kind of like Dark Souls but for more casual gamers...

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Scott Jenson @jenson.org · 21/09/2025

Completely agree so I just cleaned it up, color shifted it, and did a 4x resolution expansion (with some processing) so it could be printed. Please feel free to use.

Same image as the OP, just cleaned up, color shifted, and resolution enhanced.

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