some more on hostile UX.
I didn't plan on posting about this again, but something happened to me Friday that really illustrates how impactful hostile UX can be.
AI is the worst, but hostile UX is our other enemy.
Lately I have been increasingly frustrated with the user experience (UX) decisions being made by big tech. Etsy and Amazon both have earned my ire in the past week, so I've gotta rant about it.
album post: "appetite for destruction" (1987)
So a DJ I can't stand pointed out that Appetite for Destruction came out on this date, making today its 39th birthday. I am also seeing Guns N' Roses next week, so it feels like a perfect time to do this post.
stretching your lobes 101.
I was inspired to write this because I've recently decided to stretch up from 19mm (3/4") to 22mm (7/8"), and in the process of searching for plugs that I'd like to add to my collection, I have seen droves of bad information and dangerously clueless people between Reddit posts and reviews on Amazon and Etsy.
let's talk about dichro plugs.
I have been stretching my earlobes since high school. Early on I was doing it all wrong, but I found the bodymods and stretched communities on LiveJournal before getting to 6ga/4mm, which is the first "big" stretch (8ga to 6ga is going from 3mm to 4mm).
guitar inspirations.
I have been practicing guitar again and I've also watched The Who Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 and Woodstock in the past week, so live music and inspiration have been on my mind.
album post: "the gold record" (2006)
I think this is the first album post I've done from this century. Everything else has been pre-1980, aka the better years for just about everything I like.
somehow i've made it 37 years.
Tomorrow is my 37th birthday. Since my birthday continues to be tainted by people who think covid is no longer in existence, I've been looking at what was going on when I was born as a distraction.