It was just 'here is what these 14 UXR [User Experience Research] studies are saying, so we've got to do it this way."

I've never worked in games, but in consumer tech apps, any UXR study that's not done in active collaboration with the team is (almost but not entirely) useless. And that's assuming they're done in good faith - actual learning goals, non leading questions, full coverage of user segments. It's just so easy to use "14 UXR studies" to justify whatever you want to do by stripping out context or cherry picking studies.

Give it a try the other way next time. It's a treat. Though any time you're doing really any kind of breaded chicken is a good time 😋

You want to do a light dusting of flower first, then the egg wash, then your crunchy layer. Makes everything stick much better and results in a better crunch.

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A different self-described host declared that going forward, the kitchens in their rentals will be “stripped down to only bare essentials.”

You think your Airbnb kitchen is currently well equipped?! 😂

I actually travel with a mini sharpener to make Airbnb knives usable.

Reminds me of this article:

https://distantprovince.by/posts/its-rude-to-show-ai-output-to-people/

Specifically, the quote at the beginning from Blindsight. Pay attention to how much of your time is being used to interact with your friend's slop, and maintain your boundaries.

Put it in coaching modę. Write the code yourself and only invoke it when you need a principal explained. AI doesn't understand things, but you do. Use what it's good at — writing text in statistically predictable ways to help you get better at what you're good at.

Standard acceptable answer:

"think about this last week. How many times did you personally feel like things were too expensive? How many times did a cis woman you personally know lose to a trans woman in sports?"

Me and Osty are going to the park. Best day ever.

I think the best ones stem from deep shared history. One time, I spilled a little blue paint on the toe of my shoe. For a few months whenever I wore those shoes my partner would occasionally say something like "here comes ol' blue toe" just to get a chuckle out of me. It was stupid and perfect.

Eventually, that transformed into "blue guy" with occasional mutations: big blue guy, big blue, or just plain "blue".

We have other nicknames for each other too, but that one has been around for years and is one of my favorites.

A key is being able to lovingly poke fun at each other, and not take yourselves too seriously. Sounds like you've got both of those things, so just keep an eye out for an opportunity to make your own!

Andor, depending on whether you consider Jedi superheroes.

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