AI tools are becoming a standard part of the design workflow from generating UI ideas to writing copy and speeding up iterations.
In my experience, they re great for exploration and saving time, but they also tend to push outputs toward similar patterns and solutions. It feels like the more we rely on them, the more important our own taste and judgment become.
If your parents live far from you (different city or country), you probably know that low-grade worry of are they okay today? not enough to call every day, but enough to sit in the back of your mind.
Idea: parent gets a daily prompt, taps one button ( I m fine ) or sends a quick voice note. You get notified instantly, and only get an alert if they don t respond, so you know something might be off.
The idea is to keep it dead simple (no typing, no menus) since that s usually the biggest barrier for elderly parents and tech.
I've spent so much time deciding things that I think in a normal company would a meeting or email and resolve in 30 minutes. E.g. what to build next, whether a feature is worth it. Or whether the thing I've been working at for the past few week is actually good or am I blind to it.
I could ask friends and family I wonder if they understand the product like i do, so I end up asking chatgpt, etc or posting it something or just moving on. I mean the picking up and moving on has it's pros and cons. I'm curious, I noticed a lot of founders here who do you ask before deciding something? Thanks, appreciate it.
Higgsfield's OAuth login has been stuck for three days straight. Every blog post I published this week shipped with stock Pexels photos instead of the illustrations I actually wanted.
Out of options, I tried Codex CLI's built-in image_gen tool, the thing I use daily for actual coding and had never touched for images. Turned out it was already signed in via my ChatGPT auth. First prompt: two on-brand illustrations, 1672x941px, matching my style guide, zero watermark issues, on the first try.
I spent about two years with a Whoop, a couple of lab panels a year, and a genetic test I paid too much for, and I could not have told you a single thing those three sources said to each other.
Each app was fine on its own. Whoop knew my recovery. The lab portal knew my ApoB. Neither knew the other existed, and neither could tell me what to change on a Tuesday.
Building a desktop site generator and thinking about the pricing model. Are people still willing to pay a one time fee for desktop software in 2026, or is everyone just used to subscriptions now? What s your take?
With the evolution of AI and agentic technology, will people still use apps in the next 5 to 10 years? Or will it all evolve toward app-less devices, with connected agents operating in the background and handling tasks on our behalf? Curious how others here think about this especially those building consumer apps today (like myself). Are we designing for a world that s already starting to disappear, or is there a long runway before agents can reliably replace the app experience?
