Brian Warren

Brian Warren

@good.bsky.social

Designer near the Space Needle. More here: https://begoodnotbad.com Also regularly podcasting at The Incomparable: https://www.theincomparable.com/person/brian-warren/

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Every election, I sit down with the voter pamphlet, the progressive voters guide, and my own elbow grease; and I write up a Brian's Voter Guide to send to my wife and, now voting, kid. They make their own calls, but they've liked my $.02. If you're nearby and want me to send you a copy, holler.

This is tough to watch. MacStories was one of the greats. While everyone has their price, it's good to remember the cost to your reputation, heart, & soul when you cross the line for a fistful of cash. I'm impressed by the people who have left MacStories because they're not willing to pay it. hachy

Just got back from a cruise with the extended family where we visited Alaska & BC. Incredible views from the water. Good reminder of some of the untouched parts of this world.

When my youngest turned 13 this weekend I created a venmo account. This is one of the things he looked forward to the most about being 13. After I did this, Venmo suspended my entire family's accounts. What a thrilling birthday present to him!

It’s been a couple weeks working on Kandili, with several updates and plenty more testflight builds. My findings: 1) The App Store is 100% as inscrutable as it’s reputation. 2) Building apps is very fun. I get it now. 3) I’d forgotten how fun it is to have a little fun side project all my own.

I just heard about another company using take-home design assignments as a part of the interview process. This spec work is unethical and a terrible way to evaluate candidates. Immediate red flag. Get your free ideas somewhere else, bozos.

Monday was my last day at Chewy. Taking a couple weeks before starting the *next thing*. My list of things to do in the in-between times is long, so not too worried about getting stir crazy.

When I'm watching shows at night, and a character gets a cup of coffee, I start to get excited about tomorrow's first cup of coffee. It's one of my favorite things.

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