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B. Prendergast

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🌀 Socialist building a social web at @eurosky.social 🌿 UX strategy+design for early stage startups 🧀 Making unfinished art to understand myself 🌶️ ND rudeboi learning to live healthily 🧶 Writing about culture, design, people, tech and the messy margins

B. Prendergast
B. PrendergastJul 2, 2026
Unique Mu features
Documenting the unique features of Mu that can't be found in the Bluesky app.
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mu.socialeurosky
We Can Just Do Things
We Can Just Do ThingsJul 2, 2026
Talking in a room with no name.
"Bluesky" can mean at least four different things depending on the context. What do we mean exactly?
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atmosphereat protocol
We Can Just Do Things
We Can Just Do ThingsJun 22, 2026
W Social and the ancient art of neighbourliness
Good behaviour matters more than good code
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european unionsocial media
We Can Just Do Things
We Can Just Do ThingsJun 18, 2026
W Social is TruthSocial with a European accent.
Different politics, identical structure: wealthy insiders, community infrastructure they didn't build, and openness performed just long enough to matter. The establishment always wants its own internet.
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european unionsocial media
Annotated
AnnotatedJun 10, 2026
Splitting Atoms & Splitting Hairs
Atomic design got us from thinking about pages to thinking about components, but we don't need to keep carrying the periodic table around.
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atomic designdesign systems
We Can Just Do Things
We Can Just Do ThingsMay 15, 2026
The Atmosphere needs a front door
The Atmosphere needs a distinct brand identify, better tools for builders, a new UX for users, and a small empowered group willing to build it all.
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atmosphereuser experience
Annotated
AnnotatedMay 14, 2026
The value is in the difficulty
On building software, vibe coding, and what happens to market prices when the barriers fall
software developmentproduct marketing
co(de)sign
co(de)signApr 6, 2026
Slow down to speed up
Building a simple design system and website with Figma MCP and ClaudeCode
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artificial intelligenceclaude code
co(de)sign
co(de)signApr 6, 2026
The only universal skill is being able to roll with the changes.
Starting a design publication about AI, and figuring out how to keep this human in the loop
designdesign thinking
Annotated
AnnotatedMar 18, 2026
Interaction Costs: The High Price of Low Usability
How Balsamiq's recent redesign broke rapid wire-framing.
product designusability
Annotated
AnnotatedMar 7, 2026
I work, I think?
How AI may quietly dismantle the feedback loop that turns inexperienced people into competent ones, and why my work matters to me.
artificial intelligencework ethos
minus listens
minus listensJan 29, 2026
to repeat is to recollect
Dub sound has occurred
musicprose