Victor Loux Bookmarks

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Manual of Me - discover and communicate how you work best with others

my.manualof.me/
A powerful tool to help you discover and communicate your working preferences and needs. Create your own for free.

dscout + HmntyCntrd: Challenging Company Playbooks to Workplace Trauma

dscout.com/people-nerds/organizational-trauma
Design professionals report on organizational trauma—and the inadequate ways their orgs address It.

The Manual

manual.withcompound.com/
Wealth-planning resources for founders and startup employees

Moderating usability testing with people with disabilities

tetralogical.com/blog/2022/01/04/moderating-usability-testing-sessions-with-people-with-disabilities/
Accessibility consultancy with a focus on inclusion. We can help you with knowledge, experience, strategy, assessments, and development.

The Evolution of Trust

ncase.me/trust/
an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

The Wrong Side of Right - Farnam Street

fs.blog/wrong-side-right/
Are you on the wrong side of being right? One of the biggest mistakes I've ever made was trying to be right. This mistake holds you back ...

Imposter syndrome in user centred design, and how to beat it | Medium

kat-husbands.medium.com/imposter-syndrome-in-ucd-25b580d95ffd
I surveyed 100 user centred designers on their experiences of imposter syndrome and what has helped them to beat it. Here’s what they said.

The Case Against Crypto

stephendiehl.com/blog/against-crypto.html
History repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce. The wild economic oscillations of yesterday’s gold standard is today’s dog meme mania. Human nature is remarkably invariant through the ages and if we don’t learn the lessons of history then we’re doomed to repeat the mistakes of past generations. This time around If we’re very lucky then crypto assets simply end in a market crash and a series of progressive New Deal-like reforms to our financial system. If we’re unlucky then...

Wordle - A daily word game

powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.

Avoiding Internet Centralization

mnot.github.io/avoiding-internet-centralization/draft-nottingham-avoiding-internet-centralization.html
By design, distributed consensus protocols diffuse responsibility for a function among several, difficult-to-identify parties. While this may be an effective way to prevent many kinds of centralization, it also means that making someone accountable for how the function is performed is impossible, beyond the bounds of the protocol's design.¶

I was at the gym when it felt like my eye fell out of its socket. I wasn't ready for what came next

abc.net.au/news/2021-12-11/dating-with-disability-young-stroke-survivors-australia/100621294
When Caleb Rixon suffered a catastrophic stroke aged 24, his life and career as a musical performer was turned upside down. While the path back to dating has been full of potholes, he's learnt a few things along the way.