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Karen VH

@designinginward

Chaotic good (usually). Curious skeptic. Unfucker of clusters. I say what everyone else is thinking. Design is political. I swear because I care. she/her.

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there are a few episodes of The Bear that focus on quality of craft and personal growth that have, quite literally, brought me to tears. all the other episodes are so fucking stressful to me and I couldn't even make it through that seven fishes episode, I don't need that in my life.

07.03.2026 05:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love it so much.

07.03.2026 04:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Name a TV show you feel like no one remembers but you:

Parker Lewis Can't Lose
(Still hits the same, rewatching it on Plex right now)

07.03.2026 04:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Our first duty is to each other. Not to blame or diagnose or psychoanalyze, but caretake, nurture, and empathize.

But the billionaires and politicians who rule us and pervert our society deserve no such care. They deserve our blame, our ire, our justice.

We must maintain this distinction.

06.03.2026 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love your writing so much!

06.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is a beautiful, nostalgic piece about certain songs that come to us at the exact times we need them. it's also about what an absolute banger this song truly is.

"It is a song that is easily hated by bitter hearts, because it is easy to hate the things that want to love us the most. "

06.03.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The mistake is confusing detail vs fidelity. Vibe prototypes let you add a lot of detail quickly, just like how component libraries do.

But all of that detail is essentially distraction and waste. Showing off your tasteful drop shadow on the card view is not stress-testing the merit of the solution

06.03.2026 16:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 280 ๐Ÿ” 34 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Saw the "OMG why are 40 & 50 year old people even ON social media?" post & my first thought was, "What do you think *should* happen, kid? Should we all just do a Logan's Run?" & then I realized this child has never once in their life heard of Logan's Run & I turned to dust & my ghost is typing this.

06.03.2026 06:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1156 ๐Ÿ” 185 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

I am also refraining from actually looking it up...

06.03.2026 04:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hope you had a little something for dessert too...

06.03.2026 04:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I honestly am not sure what is going on other than clearly a lot of you have wonky junk

06.03.2026 04:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would like to know what I have done to warrant being served up a bunch of (all different) commercials for a bent penis? like what makes anyone think I am the target market for this condition?

06.03.2026 03:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do not find this the least bit surprising

06.03.2026 01:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that time I got married and stayed that way for fifteen years is right up there...

05.03.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
a man and a woman hugging each other with the words `` sending you '' written above them . Alt: David and Alexis Rose from Schitt's Creek hugging each other with the words Sending You Love.
05.03.2026 18:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this little nugget is here to bless your timeline

05.03.2026 05:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my paternal grandfather was a banker, but my maternal grandfather worked in a baked good factory making--wait for it--POP TARTS!!! He would bring home all the random broken pop tarts in a big bag so probably half my childhood calories came from pop tarts. now you know why I'm like this.

05.03.2026 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

was just gonna say, this was some excellent doctoring here

05.03.2026 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is my career plan now. wait it out for the hype to fade and reality to set in and then clean up the slop.

05.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one great thing about "smart" (ahem) tvs is when they randomly turn themselves off to reboot right in the middle of whatever you are watching

yeah, technology is working out great, we definitely didn't completely mess up some perfectly accessible shit that was absolutely reliable.

04.03.2026 04:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved.

04.03.2026 02:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 594 ๐Ÿ” 165 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

As much as I love him as Ash, I loved him as Brisco County Jr even more, one of my all time favorite shows (I even named one of my horses Comet after Brisco's horse)

03.03.2026 03:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is why the gods gave us the internet in the first place, we really need to get back to the original doctrine.

03.03.2026 03:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been debating trying out a standup set for tech worker audiences, complete with accompanying PowerPoint. The jokes kind of write themselves.

01.03.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And if we want different "AI" than this, we're going to have to actively, intentionally, and with meaningful principles, Design, Train, Build, And Fucking Fight For different "AI" than this.

26.02.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 78 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pablo Picasso quotation: "It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don't care."

Pablo Picasso quotation: "It means nothing to me. I have no opinion about it, and I don't care."

*sings in Ultravox*
It means nothing to me
Ooooooh
Picasso

28.02.2026 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my biggest question is if puking is allowed because if so every aspect of this becomes more achievable for me.

27.02.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing.

26.02.2026 20:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jon Hamm selling...everything.

26.02.2026 03:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why do we teach mental math and reading to children in a world where calculators and text to speech exists?

Because having a tool that can do the job for you is neither the most effective answer to a varied life nor a healthy way to help developing minds build robust, effective thought processes.

25.02.2026 18:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0