The Daily Split.
One design, two ways. Make the call — then get the receipt: the law's name, the honest fix, and a round that lets you feel why it works. Everyone roasts bad design. We hand you the receipts.
- #data-honesty Jul 23, 2026
Same three numbers, two bar charts. Which one is lying?
Make the callAY-axis starts at 0. The bars look about as different as the numbers actually are — barely.
BY-axis starts at 96. A 2% gap now looks like one bar towers over the others.
- #ai-ux Jul 22, 2026
Two AI assistants already have your answer computed. Which 'thinking…' indicator is faking the work?
Make the callAShows the real steps as they happen: searching your docs, reading 3 files, drafting.
BA spinner and 'Thinking…' for a dramatic 4 seconds — the same pause whether you asked 2+2 or for a novel.
- #dark-patterns Jul 21, 2026
Both screens let you cancel a subscription. One is engineered to stop you. Which is the dark pattern?
Make the callA"Keep my plan" is a big filled button. "cancel" sits under it as small grey text.
B"Cancel plan" and "Keep plan" sit side by side — same size, same weight.