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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 25/05/2025

2nd fermentation has started! Excited for some strawberry hibiscus kombucha in a few days 💕

Photo of 6 flip top bottles of red kombucha with red fruit puree

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/05/2025

Are you me because this is exactly how I feel every night, and it's gotten worse since we switched to wooden cooking utensils 😭

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/05/2025

gotta commit to the fit

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/05/2025

AD editor: ok but how do we appeal to gen-z? can we add some fun slang or something? AD writer: dont worry, I got it

Screenshot of article from Architectural Digest, titled "The Best Accent Chairs on Amazon Understood the Assignment"

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 17/05/2025

Starting kombucha fermentation today! wish me luck 🤞🏻

1 gallon glass jar filled with hibiscus sweet tea and SCOBY on oak shelf. Soon to be kombucha!

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 16/05/2025

... Me thinking back to the excitement I had buying stepladders for the kitchen (small, foldable, two-step), walk-in closet (light, aluminum, 3 step), and garage (aluminum, sturdy, 5 step) Guess I'm a fossil 😅

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 03/05/2025

haha obsessed with this one

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 01/05/2025

these marvel spinoffs are getting ridiculous

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 01/05/2025

Forreal, idk about y'all, but I would never trust my finances to a sentient mutant thumb

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 25/04/2025

Working my way through a mountain of Kleenex & eye drops this week - my allergies are back & it's definitely spring 🤧

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 25/04/2025

It's the WORST time of the year 😔 fun fact though: california mosquitoes are noticeably less aggressive than new york ones - really reflecting state stereotypes 😅

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 23/04/2025

omg i lost my beloved lemon lime maranta to red spider mites despite many countless neem oil leaf massages and I'm still not over it 😭

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/04/2025

omg I wish the world had more coworkers like you

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/04/2025

UXR is no longer about coming up with the best survey questions. It's about understanding user needs 🤯

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 22/04/2025

Drawing pixels in MS paint

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 20/04/2025

"What happens when you give a rock two eyes & a smile? Suddenly, a compression of sediment transforms into a pet—something to nurture, dote on & connect to." I don't design much these days so missed the Figpal launch, but LOVE the whimsy - more of this please! 💕 www.figma.com/blog/finding...

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Finding a Forever Home for FigPals | Figma Blog

A tribute to our beloved FigPals—and a surprise to keep them close forever.

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Mariusz @mariusz.cc · 18/04/2025

When tools disappear, thinking emerges. When craft becomes cheap, taste becomes rare. And when execution is instant, the only thing that matters is the clarity of your mind. medium.com/@bertelli/de...

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Design at the Speed of Thought

The Designer as Conductor in the Age of AI

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Had a coworker like this and our team adopted a policy of semi-bullying him back offline anytime he was on PTO "stop commenting jim, go back to your vacation" "thanks but go away jim" "jim I see you liking this post, I will have IT log you out of slack"

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‘Silicon Six’ tech giants accused of inflating tax payments by almost $100bn

not point of this story, but I need to know which Guardian editor keeps trying to push this cringe Silicon Six moniker 😅 Other than this article, the last newspaper to call them that was... also The Guardian... 4 years ago lol www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Study claims firms paid $96bn less in tax between 2011 and 2020 than the notional figures cited in their annual reports

yeah I was tricked by a menu at a German restaurant in the US... it was sad and I love german food too 😭

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YES you get me. and yes, knödel are VERY delicious! their english translation however... sucks and sets dumpling lovers up for sadness and disappointment 😞

I'm so sorry to my German friends but solid lumps of flour are not dumplings

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THAI MANGOS. Also Philippines

jordanzhang.bsky.social @jordanzhang.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

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Every example of "I succeeded by breaking the rules" needs to be served alongside five examples of "I broke the rules and got absolutely blasted" for a startup advice blog/book/podcast to not be considered irresponsible. Survivorship bias is incredibly strong.

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You can see this same issue with LLMs today - retention is far below compared to non-LLM apps b/c users don't have enough knowledge of how to use the product. LLMs combat this with top-level explainer cards, but users still miss 90% of the value b/c navigating chat interface isn't as clear as GUI.

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As a conversational designer, input is important, but the deeper issue is the iceberg problem: 90% of value of voice interfaces are hidden below surface & there's FAR fewer accessible navigational cues compared to GUI. Translation: hard for users to know what they can do = bad adoption & retention

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 16/04/2025

LASER: Light amplified by statistical examination of results

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 16/04/2025

what, no laser metrics?

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 16/04/2025

China: ha ha our tariffs are now infinity US: oh yeah??? well ours are infinity+1 and no takebacks! www.newsweek.com/china-245-tr...

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China faces 245% Trump tariff

The White House said higher tariffs are a result of Chinese retaliation on trade.

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 13/04/2025

Repost with your favorite image of James Bond (wrong answers only)

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 13/04/2025

Really cool seeing San Quentin trailblaze in prison reform, especially since Norway's 2-year recidivism rate is 17.6% vs US's 61.5%. Among the investments: single cell housing, a vocational training center and more. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

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Bay Area's oldest prison is getting a Scandinavian makeover

San Quentin is being transformed into a rehabilitation hub inspired by Scandinavian prison models.

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 12/04/2025

silicon valley never disappoints

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 12/04/2025

Butts also produce vaporware, so this tracks

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 11/04/2025

If we're gonna be dealing with this tariff uncertainty for a while, then I'd like to at least see a resurgence in the secondhand/barter market. You know, my cow for your 3 magic beans, a few mice for temporary footmen, a dozen eggs (basically gold) for first born child, etc

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 07/04/2025

Not sure why people keep checking into the White Lotus at this point - they must have one hell of a PR team 🤔

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 06/04/2025

love Belinda, but my god, her son is such a badly written character. *Mom tells you she fears for her life from a possible murderer who has invited her to dinner* "Let's go, I'm hungry! He won't bother you when I'm there!" *immediately wanders off for buffet food* 😑

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 06/04/2025

One of my coworkers is named "Al" (that's an "L") and he's deeply annoyed that AI has subsumed his name 😅

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 04/04/2025

If you have any itchy wool clothes, definitely give this a try- soak it in lukewarm water with a capful of conditioner for 30 min, then squeeze dry, reshape, and let dry. Tried it over the weekend with this vintage Scottish wool cardigan and happy to say that it's now much softer and wearable! ❤️

Photo of vintage red wool cardigan from Pringle of Scotland with gold buttons

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 04/04/2025

Oooh yes, that's a good one!

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 04/04/2025

Apparently if you want your TV show to take off, just name it something with -ance/-ence. Severance, Adolescence, and now... The Residence? 😳 It's a telepresence coincidence!

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Michael P-ahhhhhh-l 😱🐓 @michael.is-post.ing · 03/04/2025

my grocery store has a massive trade deficit with me. I buy from them every week and they never buy anything from me. in order to correct this injustice, I’m going to self-impose a sales tax on groceries so that I can’t buy as many.

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 03/04/2025

🤦🏻‍♀️ This is why I canceled my NYT subscription

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Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 02/04/2025

Oh I loveeee this idea!

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 02/04/2025

You have the right to be both of those things! I would honestly be pissed

Lucy Chen @lucychen.com · 30/03/2025

Heading into the last month of mussel season!

Plate of mussels cooked in tomato-garlic broth and chorizo. A plate of bread and glass of red wine sits nearby.