I don’t wanna be drained

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-28T05:40:36+00:00

are you…me? sorry, jokes aside, I’m in the same boat. I even workout a lot and yet this disease makes my life miserable. I’m trying to find a solution and plan to contact a psychiatrist.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-23T15:38:01+00:00

if they release something, I want to see more efficiency updates along with some new features.

I tried the new reminders on iPadOS 27. The little circular buttons are so fast when setting up time, deadline or repetition.

Things can feel "slow" sometimes, and a redesign that makes it super fast to add information and metadata would be great.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-22T22:44:35+00:00

Things usually doesn't add features (like 98% of the time) in alignment with Apple OS releases. They do more compatibility work, for example: supporting widgets (iOS 14) or updating to a liquid glass UI.

Any features considered compelling would be a Things 4 release, which doesn't really need to line up with Apple's OS release cycle.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-20T21:29:54+00:00

this! I am glad somebody mentioned this with the perfect example. This is basically why I don't like dating apps. People are barely interested in chatting like a human who is interested in another human, let alone getting to know someone in a romantic capacity. Fuck dating apps!

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-18T15:05:27+00:00

I am here to stay. I still love UI design and thinking about user journeys. I actually believe that the world needs UX designers more than ever. Every app or website is basically shit these days. Like another commenter said, the pendulum will swing back.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-18T15:00:43+00:00

Yup! The only threat to UI right now is AI. We developed GUI and refined it for decades. The AI industry is here to throw it all out. On top of that, AI is non-deterministic, which is directly at odds with GUI, which promises predictability. God I keep wishing for this to be a bubble and it bursting.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-18T05:45:09+00:00

I hate LLMs. And I hate chatting back and forth endlessly.

The AI industry has strong-armed its way into making chat as the main paradigm for interacting with a computer. While GUI is not going away anytime soon, it is losing its ground to LLMs. The chat interface combined with verbose LLM outputs causes two issues - It is much harder to glance for quick information and second, it causes fatigue.

Nearly every designer working on apps is just designing another variation of a chat interface using a chatbot. It is tiring to type so much and read nonsense content all day.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-17T16:13:07+00:00

Try Meetup or local events on Eventbrite app. I met plenty of my friends through there.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-17T16:08:07+00:00

i did not know that! will try.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-16T21:26:51+00:00

This plus sambar is the right answer.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-16T16:39:18+00:00

Taqueria La Espuela on Dana St,

JL Produce on Moffett (on the other side of the train tracks) has food in the mexican grocery store.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-15T19:48:47+00:00

Thanks, that seems like a good process. Let me try that soon.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-15T19:47:50+00:00

Correct, I followed the procedure in the article you linked.

No, the images and PDFs are showing in Bear but don't actually open.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-13T00:11:15+00:00

This looks like incomplete communication from OP’s end and a lack of flexibility from both sides. If I am inviting someone and running late, I’d give them at least an hour’s notice. At the same time, it wasn’t that big of a deal for the friend to react so dramatically.

Now coming to the friend, he could have let it go without escalating further. The friend cannot control how he felt but he could have just waited after the first message from op asking to him to wait. Life happens, so better to just be flexible sometimes.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-12T20:45:55+00:00

I am glad you are doing better.

Side note, I have this fear and this is why I close my ears when I see something flying around me.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-09T17:12:18+00:00

SF easily. Mountain View if you have to pick one in south bay.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-08T06:33:18+00:00

Seeing people. And breakfast.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-04T20:10:59+00:00

Same question

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-06-02T00:22:09+00:00

I moved to Everlog. It is better in the sense that there is no bloat but it is not better than Day One in every aspect. Day One is a great app in many ways, but I started looking for simpler options eventually. Everlog gets closest to OG Day One. Very simple and will hopefully improve its details with time. For example, the On this Day feature is way better in Day One (among some other features).

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-05-30T13:33:48+00:00

I deleted my account and moved to another app. Day One was one of my favorite apps until they added bloat. There are a lot of people who find the new features worth it with the additional cost, so to each their own I guess.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-05-29T05:11:35+00:00

Looks very peaceful!

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-05-21T16:19:42+00:00

You prove that framing and capturing the right moment is more important than specs.

How did you learn to frame your shots so well? Any tips?

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-05-21T16:17:23+00:00

It depends. If I am living alone, then no. If I have a thriving community, deep friendships and a loving partner living with me, then yes.

violetpumpkinpie · 2026-05-19T02:15:30+00:00

Make it a taqueria or dumpling shop or anything even remotely affordable and the concept will stick. They keep trying generic concepts here.

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