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steveportigal

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Superb user research consultant (www.portigal.com) author of Doorbells, Danger and Dead Batteries & Interviewing Users (http://portigal.com/books), Host of Dollars to Donuts podcast

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Meyerweb, to random
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I know language is fluid and I try not to be overly prescriptivist, but I am never going to be able to accept “learnings” as a valid noun. I’ve tried, but I just can’t, and I need to accept that about myself.

steveportigal,
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@Meyerweb findings though?

LibrarianRA, to food
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Red Lobster 1985 ad with the Platters
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#RedLobster #ThePlatters #Platters #advertisement #food #Retro #vintage

steveportigal,
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@LibrarianRA i hope someday I'll come across the TV ad for Lobsterfest that used the Allman Brothers song Revival ("People can you feel it? Love is everywhere") with "Lobsters everywhere!" Feels like a fever dream but I remember it.

steveportigal, to random
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How to Turn Off AI Overview in Google and Set "Web" as Default

Turn off AI Overview in Google
Set "Web" as default
On May 15th Google released a new "Web" filter that removes "AI Overview" and other clutter, leaving only traditional web results. Here is how you can set "Google Web" as your default search engine.

https://tenbluelinks.org/

GottaLaff, to legal
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started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/…

Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito

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@GottaLaff NFL

Is this a sarcastic "for some reason" - eg implying something like Fox wanting to avoid legal consequence? I am thrown by "for some reason" and wonder how people interpret it

steveportigal,
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@GottaLaff NFL

a "good-bye lunch" seems like a nice thing to host /s

steveportigal, to random
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Sammy, a hot dog mascot with strips of yellow fabric emulating the appearance of the hot slaw, was a hit at the festival.
(via NYT)

steveportigal, to random
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Can you imagine the shitshow that is Nextdoor wherever Mr. and Mrs. Alito lives?

steveportigal, to random
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Being in an in interview is a powerful opportunity to provoke deeper reflection - beyond but not limited to the 'data' - about what it is that you're trying to understand and even change about the world.

Here's a short excerpt from my recent appearance on the Nielsen Norman Group podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEWjkMwp04Q

steveportigal,
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The whole interview is at https://youtu.be/vWlXNS-3Ct8?si=qxFN5Ewo2vxBIsIN

GottaLaff, to legal
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NEW 🧵starts HERE.

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/... Erica Orden:

Trump returned to courtroom accompanied by Eric, Lara Trump, + rest of entourage.

McB:

Back in overflow, the rules are as strict as ever—even Chris Hayes
gets ID'd.

"Press credentials?" a court officer demands, as another reporter gives a good natured, "You sure you're a member of the press, Chris?"

steveportigal,
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@GottaLaff NFL crocodile esque

steveportigal, to random
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Cloud Brightening Study in California Is Halted by Local Officials
Researchers had been testing a sprayer that could one day be used to push a salty mist skyward, cooling the Earth. Officials stopped the work, citing health questions.

The experiment, conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, involved spraying tiny sea-salt particles across the flight deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Hornet, docked in Alameda

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/climate/cloud-brightening-geoengineering.html?campaign_id=49&emc=edit_ca_20240514&instance_id=123296&nl=california-today&regi_id=848212&segment_id=166590&te=1&user_id=8f476374062bace6690a3d00b10b45a7

steveportigal, to random
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What responsibilities do researchers have for the decisions made by their colleagues? Pushing back on the demand for implementation-specific .

A man in a blue shirt with brown hair and eyeglasses sits in front of a bookshelf behind an orange wall.

steveportigal, to random
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WATCH THE PEREGRINE FALCON NEST WEBCAM ON ALCATRAZ ISLAND

https://youtu.be/vBpcBV8XGCk

steveportigal, to random
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I've been thinking about this old Heart video I just saw the other day.

The band seems tired and isn't really rocking out, but Ann Wilson's vocal is just unbelievable. She's kind of low key in vibe but opens her mouth and just wow.

I've heard this song a zillion and one times, and am a bit tired of it to say the least but this really moved me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKJbyK4NTek

steveportigal,
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@tantramar interior of Rush's 2112 album, released in 1976

MissingThePt, to random
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Breaking: Kristi Noem offers to shoot RFK Jr. brain worm.

steveportigal,
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@MissingThePt Missing The Pet indeed

tantramar, to random
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Making a list of cranky old white guys whose opinions usually suck & who should therefore mostly be ignored.

Top of the list: Christopher Mackay

steveportigal,
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@tantramar oh yeah forget that guy

mathowie, to random
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Apple keynote first thoughts:

A big new iPad Pro with the new keyboard would be great but I checked and it’s $1848 which is $500+ more than a new 15” MacBook Air, and I didn’t see any mention of MagSafe charging being added to iPads.

If Apple made a home dock wireless charger/holder like the Google tablets have, I’d buy one for the kitchen counter as a family Apple Home controller/recipe lookup screen that is always charged and ready to play tv/movies when undocked.

steveportigal,
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@ninavizz @mathowie Phone not iPad but one of us has an older iPhone and it will no longer run the NYT games or Airbnb which require a more up to date iOS

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@ninavizz @mathowie Oh I'm not sure what I'll have to give up when either of us upgrades. No more thumbprint button? No more lightning connectors? Our current SIM is too large to simply plop into a new slot? And yes - form factor is a big one I hadn't even started to worry about yet!

GottaLaff, to legal
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New 🧵starts HERE. 1/…

Plz remember to use "NFL" (Not For Laffy) & remember: typos are theirs, not mine. No time to correct.

Inner City Press (aka Press):

They're back.

Trump's lawyer Blanche: Half an hour ago, we learned who the next witness is - and we have some objections. Invoices from Michael Cohen are not business records of the Trump Organization. If she stamped them, sure

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@GottaLaff NFL now we can chant PICK THEM UP instead

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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I know the joke for May 4th is May the Fourth Be With You.

I prefer Metaphors Be With You.

steveportigal,
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@Teri_Kanefield You're the Boba Fett of Star Wars Day observers

anirvan, to random
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"Not every administration has reacted to the Gaza solidarity protests in the same way. Students at Brown University agreed to willingly disband their encampment after the university pledged to hold a vote in the fall on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel. 'On the same day that Columbia University called in the NYPD to arrest dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, the encampment at Brown University ended peacefully,' wrote Owen Dahlkamp."

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/gaza-solidarity-encampments-student-protests/

steveportigal,
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@anirvan I heard one of the student leaders from Brown on All Things Considered yesterday and I was beyond impressed.

cmconseils, to random French
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me, rearranging my spice rack alphabetically Ok, what comes after thyme?

Cyndi Lauper: thyme

steveportigal,
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@wonka @christerk @cmconseils Ah, not the above-mentioned bluegrass version!

steveportigal, to random
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Mid-Atlantic was the original vocal fry

GottaLaff, (edited ) to Canada
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It's that time again!

Yes, it's time for another dopey 🇨🇦 gif, just because you've been such good boys and girls.

We start driving up on May 26, whether the house is sold or not. (Sigh.)

Have a good evening, everyone. ❤️

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@GottaLaff https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExcHcybXI3cHE0bGR4c2R5amx1ZXd2dGJzdmlkZGg1bGhlM3hhNmFiciZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/LihziShQdDvQ8JD4b1/giphy.gif

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