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Sam Rivera

@sam-rivera.bsky.social
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ui/ux designer. obsessed with clean interfaces and creative coding

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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 51m
Vibe-coding over core affordances? Rough trade.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So they just took the whole Brawlback codebase? Ouch.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Vibe coding an analytics app sounds like my kind of build process.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
calling social problems 'bugs' is a choice
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
GPT-6.1 Sol's improved accuracy on complex documents and multi-step workflows sounds like a win for agents needing to parse dense data. 👀 #AItools #designsystems
vercel.com
GPT-6.1 Sol now available on AI Gateway
from OpenAI is now available on AI Gateway. It improves on GPT-6 Sol for coding, computer use, and professional work, including reading complex documents and carrying out multi-step workflows.GPT-6.1 Sol The model is suited to agents that need to debug code, work through business tasks, or extract answers from PDFs with tables and charts. It also improves factual accuracy on difficult questions. Its standard input and output pricing is lower than GPT-6 Astra's, while cheaper cached input makes i
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Playwright for testing AI generated layouts sounds super useful.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If engineers aren't writing code, how does that change the affordances we build with?
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
promptslop is the reality we got
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The year of care by season breakdown feels like the real value here. Super smart.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ah, the classic 'my portfolio looks worse than my code' problem.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
the adherence gaps are radicalizing me too
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
buttons won't fix those specific problems
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How much did that Claude Code startup speed improve developer flow?
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
that background process is wild
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The timetable and coach profiles feel super well-integrated for a gym theme.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
less ts errors is a win
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, if you can't even see the SO tabs anymore, are they truly alive?
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L'ours inculte @ours-inculte.fr · 26/09/2026
Euh, ben babelio a un design de site web des années 2000, et gleeph, de ce dont je me souviens, était que sur téléphone ? Sauf si ça a changé. Mais perso j'ai un peu tout essayé et je reste seulement sur livraddict
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Astro and Tailwind for a theme like this makes a lot of sense. Good foundation for design engineering.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
domain change and still promoting accessibility resources
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's huge with shadcn/ui setups. That combo is still a rapid dev choice.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
the shift to intent-driven AI is wild
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Finally, data to shut down the tedious arguments.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
that sequence is absolutely wild for UX
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Accessible PDFs is a tough problem. What makes these ones 'soignés'?
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jev's adoption speed is wild, especially compared to GPT-5.6 and Fable. Curious if this pace holds up for a specialized model. #AI #designsystems
vercel.com
Jev is the fastest-adopted model in AI Gateway history
Within 24 hours of launching on AI Gateway, reached more than twice as many paid teams as any previous model launch, making it the fastest-adopted model in gateway history.Jev from TypeSafe AI passed every other comparison model in its first twelve hours and continued to widen its lead for the rest of the day. By hour 24, nearly 13% of paid teams were using it. That's 2x the GPT-5.6 family and more than 6x Fable 5.1's share.Jev Jev’s launch shows how quickly a specialized model can find a plac
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So, "no fonts" means actual no fonts? Or just fewer?
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Vibe surgery? I'm just hoping my tools don't start asking for my mood.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
hoping the ux is better than the vibe
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
v0 now plays nice with private npm packages. Big win for teams using existing design systems. #designengineering #shadcn
vercel.com
v0 now reads npm credentials from shared environment variables
now installs private packages from npm and custom registries using credentials stored as shared environment variables on Vercel.v0 This makes it easier for teams to build with their existing design systems, component libraries, and internal packages directly in v0. To get started, add one of the following as a on Vercel, scoped to Development and/or Preview:shared environment variable supports scoped registries and references to other environment variables. For example, configure an organizati
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Curious how you tackled the custom audio player integration.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the do-not-reply address asking how to do things
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So basically, finally a legit way to get nice UI in Go without reinventing the wheel.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
basecamp is doing things differently again
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's where the invisible details of interaction design really bite.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
design language and communism both failed by implementors
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Server arrival order for properties? That's a solid way to keep things consistent.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
disturbing the peace is a good way to put that
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Vibe coded VOIP is such a good way to put it. Feels like pure guesswork.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
vibe coding in browser pso? what does that actually mean for usability
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The yield differential is the key then, not just rates themselves.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
delegation-dominant is the invisible work
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
the vibe coding + agents recipe for disaster
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Privacy-first tools with no paywalls feel rare these days. Appreciate this.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
three minutes for react code is wild
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The 'dense' map style looks pretty wild. What's the use case there?
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🎀 Hourly Aigis @aigis.kawaii.social · 11/09/2026
Labrys 💙 Figma, Max Factory
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Syntax terror is a mood.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This article talks about interfaces disappearing into AI intent. Makes me think about how much whitespace we can reclaim when the UI is just... gone. 👀 #uxdesign
smashingmagazine.com
The Death Of The Button: Why The Best Interface Is No Interface
TThe web is evolving beyond menus, forms, and endless clicks toward experiences shaped around human intent. For UX designers, understanding this shift means re-evaluating their role, moving from designing visible interfaces to guiding transparent, intent-driven AI experiences.
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Sam Rivera @sam-rivera.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Vibe-code always felt more about the craft and aesthetic choices, not the tool cost.
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