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The UX of Banking: 900 days of progress

builtformars.com/case-studies/ux-banking-chapter-7
A unique opportunity to revisit 12 UK banks, re-benchmark them, and highlight what 900 days of progress looks like.

OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour: Exclusive | Time

time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/
OpenAI used outsourced workers in Kenya earning less than $2 per hour to scrub toxicity from ChatGPT. Here's what to know.

Bestfolios - UI/UX Design Portfolio Inspiration and Showcase

bestfolios.com/home
Bestfolios is the largest curation of best UI/UX designer portfolios, resumes, case studies and design resources.

Our First Closeup Image of Mars Was a Paint-By-Numbers Pastel Drawing

kottke.org/22/12/our-first-closeup-image-of-mars-was-a-paint-by-numbers-pastel-drawing
On July 15, 1965, NASA's Mariner 4 probe flew within 6,118 miles of the surface of Mars, capturing images as it passed over the

The Dangers of Elite Projection

humantransit.org/2017/07/the-dangers-of-elite-projection.html
(Leer en español aquí.)   Elite projection is the belief, among relatively fortunate and influential people, that what those people find convenient or attractive is good for the society as a whole.  Once you learn to recognize this simple mistake, you see it everywhere.  It is perhaps the single most comprehensive barrier to prosperous, just, and […]

2022 Winners | The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

bulwer-lytton.com/2022
For 40 years, the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest has invited people to come up with the worst possible opening sentences to really bad novels.