Merlin Rebrović

Minimal and usable dark mode toggles From Dark mode toggles, two states are enough: Yes, the underlying model must have three states, but one is always irrelevant to the actual user goal.

Science fiction writers warned us half a century ago … Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free.

Design professionals aren’t doing well.

I’ve been reflecting on my slower pace of writing for the past year and wondered why is it so.

I’ve been in Switzerland for twelve years, and last weekend was the first time I visited the southwest region of the country.

Contrast.

I participated in a Japanese woodblock printing workshop for beginners the other day.

I found three interesting and helpful design resources in the past few weeks that are worth sharing.

Be a mirror Assumptions blind, hypotheses guide.

Large Language Models (LLMs) are the newest development and hype in the field of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for the past several years.

Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention by Stanislas Dehaene A fascinating, and at times a dense read about how our brains didn’t evolve to read because there wasn’t enough time for the biology to change.

Several days ago, I talked to a friend about the impact of the recent AI boom (LLMs) on individual and group productivity.

I’m reading Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets.

I opened LinkedIn the other day.

I have this nagging feeling that having a personal website today is like having a small garden in an urban area—it’s not really necessary for your life, but it might be a great hobby if you’re into it.

Top eight insights from the book Humans are adaptive cultural learners who get ideas, world views, social norms, and similar from others in their community.

Alexander R.

A beautiful view of the sky after a summer storm in a village just outside of Zagreb, Croatia.

I stumbled upon this beautiful motive during a recent walk.