{"id":1465,"slug":"harrell-cyd","name":"Harrell, Cyd","type":"person","created_at":"2026-08-08T04:42:04.292722+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":[],"episodes":[{"id":"8be34acb-ccc0-4818-a11e-87b9d3f40692","slug":"s12e49-google-slides-is-a-feature-not-an-app","subject":"s12e49: Google Slides is a Feature, not an App; Choices; Here, take one of these","title":"Google Slides is a Feature, not an App; Choices; Here, take one of these","publish_date":"2022-08-13T01:41:58.088250+00:00","year":2022,"month":8,"season":12,"episode":49,"episode_label":"s12e49","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s12e49-google-slides-is-a-feature-not-an-app/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1943,"context":" … Best,\n\nDan\n\nwho is the ABSOLUTE DESTROYER who designed the Google Slides automated type sizing?\n, <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>, Twitter, August 12, 2022\n↩︎","reading_minutes":10},{"id":"83ba2394-ed8a-4320-9e53-264dca38ca3f","slug":"s09e44-only-a-few-esoteric-things","subject":"s09e44: Only A Few Esoteric Things","title":"Only A Few Esoteric Things","publish_date":"2021-06-11T23:45:01.538565+00:00","year":2021,"month":6,"season":9,"episode":44,"episode_label":"s09e44","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e44-only-a-few-esoteric-things/","is_premium":0,"word_count":535,"context":" … this, but as the saying somewhat goes, I have not had the time. <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark> had a \"volcanic take\":\n\nvolcanic take: most \"NLP\" or \"conversational\" interfaces underperform well … ","reading_minutes":3},{"id":"373599b7-c64f-4333-9ef5-596f4c4cfa1d","slug":"s09e32-we-really-didnt-expect-this-to-work","subject":"s09e32: \"We Really Didn't Expect This To Work\"","title":"\"We Really Didn't Expect This To Work\"","publish_date":"2021-05-27T22:55:06.291593+00:00","year":2021,"month":5,"season":9,"episode":32,"episode_label":"s09e32","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e32-we-really-didnt-expect-this-to-work/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2175,"context":" … This came up while <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark> and I were working on the curriculum for an upcoming course we're teaching together:\n\nOn the one hand,\nof course\ndigital … ","reading_minutes":11},{"id":"67643668-9323-4922-8607-6fac8f6ba11f","slug":"s09e28-point-click-adventure","subject":"s09e28: Point, Click, Adventure","title":"Point, Click, Adventure","publish_date":"2021-05-14T19:15:43.381619+00:00","year":2021,"month":5,"season":9,"episode":28,"episode_label":"s09e28","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e28-point-click-adventure/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1197,"context":" … Digital Service) and <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark> (former Chief of Staff at 18F) in teaching a new continuing education course,\nDigital Fundamentals for Public Impact\n, from the Beeck Center / McCourt … ","reading_minutes":6},{"id":"be3c6c20-ca86-4234-986e-41ac13669e3f","slug":"s09e04-how-can-i-help-you","subject":"s09e04: How can I help you?","title":"How can I help you?","publish_date":"2021-03-07T00:38:43.851000+00:00","year":2021,"month":3,"season":9,"episode":4,"episode_label":"s09e04","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e04-how-can-i-help-you/","is_premium":0,"word_count":3920,"context":" … to his phone. Then Calendar stopped syncing. (iMessage and Photos kept working, though).\n<mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>’s\nrecent tweet\nabout customer service: “one thing people aren't talking about … ","reading_minutes":20},{"id":"61f58d7c-6d76-48e2-9b75-a8ebd97d7aca","slug":"s09e02-despairing-sisyphean-absurdity","subject":"s09e02: Despairing sisyphean absurdity","title":"Despairing sisyphean absurdity","publish_date":"2021-02-28T17:52:02.725000+00:00","year":2021,"month":2,"season":9,"episode":2,"episode_label":"s09e02","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e02-despairing-sisyphean-absurdity/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1551,"context":" … What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system?\n(mentioned earlier)\nA Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide\nby <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>, which at the very least explains … ","reading_minutes":8},{"id":"1c7e93e0-d588-494f-9d1f-05d188079278","slug":"s09e01-no-such-thing-as-a-blank-slate","subject":"s09e01: No Such Thing As A Blank Slate","title":"No Such Thing As A Blank Slate","publish_date":"2021-01-18T21:25:08.646000+00:00","year":2021,"month":1,"season":9,"episode":1,"episode_label":"s09e01","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s09e01-no-such-thing-as-a-blank-slate/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1902,"context":" … sympathy and to note that all I’m trying to do is just get through to the next day.\nBeset[0],\nDan\n[0] see:\n<mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>\n, Twitter, 2021.","reading_minutes":10},{"id":"0aae07da-c6fb-4107-b805-1f5425f8dc9b","slug":"s08e13-an-institution-at-the-intersection-of","subject":"s08e13: An Institution at the Intersection of Technology and Society","title":"An Institution at the Intersection of Technology and Society","publish_date":"2020-06-27T22:13:14.512000+00:00","year":2020,"month":6,"season":8,"episode":13,"episode_label":"s08e13","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s08e13-an-institution-at-the-intersection-of/","is_premium":0,"word_count":5300,"context":" … to Texas emergency workers\n” is, well, just read what <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark> had to say about it below:\n<mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>\n@cydharrell\n@hondanhon\n\n@KristyT\ntech millionaire venmoing taskrabbits to repackage … ","reading_minutes":26},{"id":"e7651e6b-ac18-4c7d-8cb9-bde5cdde0db3","slug":"s5e06-filtered-for-wide-spread-low-accuracy","subject":"s5e06: Filtered for wide spread, low accuracy","title":"Filtered for wide spread, low accuracy","publish_date":"2018-01-16T00:00:00+00:00","year":2018,"month":1,"season":5,"episode":6,"episode_label":"s05e06","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s5e06-filtered-for-wide-spread-low-accuracy/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2996,"context":" … From now on it will take two buttons and two people… https://t.co/7Pn3qX4waX\"\n\n[7]\n<mark>Cyd Harrell</mark> on Twitter: \"the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was … ","reading_minutes":15},{"id":"83c2af11-bb8d-45c4-908f-38de4c23f533","slug":"s3e18-you-want-to-classify-prime-numbers-now","subject":"s3e18: You Want To Classify Prime Numbers Now?","title":"You Want To Classify Prime Numbers Now?","publish_date":"2016-04-27T00:00:00+00:00","year":2016,"month":4,"season":3,"episode":18,"episode_label":"s03e18","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s3e18-you-want-to-classify-prime-numbers-now/","is_premium":0,"word_count":2372,"context":" … link, sorry), and the most recent of which is Beige Notes[4], via <mark>Cyd Harrell</mark>[5]. Beige Notes is - in minimum viable product terms - a way for you … ","reading_minutes":12}]}