Robin Drexler

Robin Drexler

@robin-drexler.com

🍕 Among other things, interested in people, ux and the web. Trying to suck less every day. Currently Developer @shopify Co-founder of @jsunconf Go and hug a loved one.

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The year is 2026. You travel to the US to cheer for your country in the FIFA World Cup. You wake up in an El Salvadorian prison. Trump mocks your situation on Fox News. You’re never to be heard of again. The end. Imagine writing something like this just a year ago.

One side effect of AI chatbots integrated into apps: they let you easily see what users actually want to achieve, as they’re literally typing it and sending it to you in plain English. High-signal insights that would otherwise be incredibly hard to get.

Sure you can also just ask them, but when they're talking to your chatbot they're actually in the moment trying to achieve a specific goal. That's often not the case when they receive your questionnaire.

In the same vein, I always found @deno.land's http imports kinda silly ``` import _ from "https://esm.sh/lodash" ``` But in the age of llms, being able to have everything contained in a single file without the need of a package.json makes generating prototypes a lot more convenient.

It's still funny to me that you have a 3x better chance to resolve an issue you have with a company by complaining and tagging their CEO on twitter than using the official support channels.

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People keep dissecting Elon’s “Roman Salute” meanwhile he’s at rallies with Germany’s right-wing party saying there’s “too much focus on past guilt” and “children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great-grandparents.” When people show who they are, believe them.

forbes.comElon Musk Addresses Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party In Surprise Rally Appearance—Amid ‘Nazi Salute’ ControversyThe world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s upcoming election.

Ich vermute mal, dass das in deutschsprachigen Gefilden bisher nicht so richtig die Runde gemacht hat: Amazon macht wieder Amazondinge: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Aus Angst weitere Standorte könnten sich gewerkschaftlich organisieren, stellen sie den gesamten Betrieb in der Provinz ein.

cbc.caWhy a unionized warehouse in Quebec posed a threat to Amazon | CBC NewsAmazon has announced plans to close all of its Quebec facilities, laying off 1,700 permanent employees, months after workers in Laval, Que., made history by unionizing. Experts say the move could prom...

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This is so spot on. Two things: 1. Being focused on producing output the fastest way possible means that you will never prioritize "going deep" 2. Going deep (and down the rabbit hole) is how you learn more: but you need to balance it. Figure out how to do both: it's tricky!

I think I finally understand the purpose of SharePlay. Maybe I’m just a boomer, but I can’t imagine anyone ever watching a movie with friends over FaceTime. So I never got that feature. However, two people watching the same movie wearing a VisionPro in the same room, that does make sense to me.

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