Raindrop.io Bookmarks 01/20/2025

2025年1月20日

• The Usability Myth: Users Don't Really Know What They Want (and That's Totally OK!) | Web Designer Depot

  "At the end of the day, users don't need to know what they want. That's your job. It's about striking the perfect balance between empathy and expertise--listening to users, but not being afraid to lead them somewhere better."

• What's the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?

  "Despite efficiency improvements, they won't be able to keep up with the growth in demand for AI. I haven't seen any estimates that expect energy demand to stay where it is today. Energy demand will grow. But possibly less than many assume."

• Consistency means nothing

  "Consistency is a broad term. More specificity is needed to be useful for the context of design. Here's my imperfect definition of consistency in regards to design: The characteristic of following a logical, perceptible, and predictable pattern."

• right to root access

  "In the broader conversation of right to repair regulations, we also need to be thinking about a "right to root access" for computing devices."

• Your first component

  "when building a component library, what component do you build first and why is it always button?"

• Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch

  "One of Google's motivations here may be inhibiting third-party tools that give insights into Google Search trends and traffic."