Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
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Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
Forever Obsessed and Hardware is hard
Great video, courtesy of Andy Baio. I got to visit the Panic office when I attended XOXO. They had an open house, which was amazing. It was like going to see Oz or something.
We’ve grown so intolerant of delay that we can’t sit through a full microwave countdown before intervening— preferring to eat it lukewarm than wait for zero.
Bored
So the entire concept for these icons sucks. But the conceptual execution sucks too. The wrench is incredibly stupid-looking. Whoever drew it has obviously never used a crescent wrench because the forks on the wrench head are way too thin. They’d break off under any significant torque. Just look at a photo of real-life wrench, or — just look at the... See more
MacOS 26 Tahoe’s Dead Canary Utility App Icons
Absolutely scathing (and correct).
I can assure you that you do not need to start a company to feel this way.
Figma isn’t just design software: it’s a collaboration platform for making software. I call it the OS for design. That, by extension, means that Figma is much better positioned than it might seem for AI: instead of an agent making everything, agents will work alongside humans, with Figma as the coordination layer.
Ben Thompson • 2025.31: How to Think About Figma
Research suggests that resistance bands are often as effective as weights at building strength, endurance and muscle mass. And because bands can be stretched and pulled in different directions, they allow you to target muscles that free weights often can’t
A 20-Minute Exercise Band Workout to Build Strength
Stop making excuses and Exercise and fitness
You have no more excuses.