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Thoughtfulness makes for great design
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4 min read
Last week I was watching a talk from Daniel Benmergui at NYU Game Center about his design process for Fidel. If you haven’t played Fidel, it’s a fun little puzzle game. He talks about all of the decisions he made and all of the thought and deliberation that went into creating it. As I was…
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Building a Generator: Numerical Devlog #01
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7 min read
I’ve been working on a new number puzzle game, on and off, for the past year. It’s somewhat of a spiritual successor of Destructomath+. I have a longer post drafted about its origins, but today I want to get some notes down around puzzle generation. I was emailing a new friend with some details for…
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What makes digital food safety so hard?
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9 min read
I recently joined a food safety startup, Provision Analytics, and have been using writing to document and clarify my own understanding. This is based on an internal document I prepared to share with the product team. One of the things you don’t really think to ask until you get food poisoning or you work in…
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Wading through latent space to get what you want
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16 min read
I’m sitting here tinkering on a few different projects: chatting with an artist for a small puzzle game, trying to get Replit Agent to build something, and even playing around with Genmoji on my iPhone. Even though I’m using them differently, they made me realize how important it is to clearly communicate for what you…
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When I started researching infertility, I kept getting fertility and infertility mixed up. It seems straightforward but there’s an important distinction so let’s get some basic terminology out of the way. Fertility is your ability to conceive a child. And so logically, infertility is your inability to do so. Based on how infertility is measured by the WHO, you’re not considered infertile until you’ve…
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Breaking Down Infertility
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6 min read
Infertility is a growing problem facing over 1 in 6 couples. What can we do to tackle this issue?
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Agency needs optimism
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1 min read
The highest value skill you can develop is agency. Agency is your capacity to get something done. It doesn’t matter what the task is, high-agency individuals will find a way. They are creative, resourceful, relentless, and imaginative. Agency needs optimism. You need to believe that whatever you want is possible and there is a way…
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Work with Me
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1 min read
Each year I consult with a select few clients on product strategy and prototyping. I primarily work with startups looking to move faster, define their MVP, or just improve their product. This can take multiple forms. In the past I’ve helped with: If this is you, send me an email at steven@staticsteven.com and let’s chat.
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What I’m Working On – Jan 2024
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6 min read
This is half journal entry half blog post. It’s hard to believe we are ten days into January already. It doesn’t feel like a lot, but I’m in a race against the clock right now. In just over 10 weeks, I’m going to be a dad. There are a few things I want to try…
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The Beginning of Infinity
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6 min read
Have you ever read something that squashes and stretches your mind, forcing it to work and grow in ways you weren’t expecting? Not every book is capable of this, but when you find it you want more. It’s a bit like a mental workout and when you’re used to cruising through most books, it’s a…
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