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I'm a fan of this 404 page of dancing construction workers. I think the original page got taken down, but it's available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRkJk303ppw

NameSilo - $12/y - .com personal site HBO - $14/m (?) - Legacy ad-free. Can't recall the exact cost off the top of my head Hulu - $12/y - Will cancel it a year from now

Todoist - Browser extension and phone app for checking off todo items. I get a slight dopamine hit every time I complete something. Obsidian - Note-taking desktop app with a nice U…

I use a blocker extension in my browser that blocks X sites between certain hours of the day, including HN. If I wanted to, I could go override it but 95% of the time I don't. I al…

I try to buy things with longevity in mind, and I'll research brands that are known to be "buy it for life" (and I'll see if they're still BIFL or if they've dropped in quality). I…

Here's what I have: - Standing desk - Two 24" monitors, each on single Humanscale monitor arms (bought used on eBay, at a significant discount). I switched from dual arms to single…

This Tour of Heroes tutorial can teach you just about everything that you need to know about Angular, and it can be completed in a pretty short amount of time. https://angular.io/t…

Software Engineer: When you open a website, I work on everything that's visible on the page. Sometimes I work on what's not visible, like with databases, passwords, etc. Specific r…

I created a Gmail account that's specifically for email signups and shut off the notifications for it. I traveled over the summer and relied heavily on free WiFi, which meant me si…

You can do: ![[Pasted image 20221028163039.png|500]] If you want to adjust the width and height, then you can do this: ![[Pasted image 20221028163039.png|500x700]]

I used to work with SharePoint professionally ( barf ), in that we dragged and dropped HTML, JS, and CSS files into a folder that then powered pages on the company's intranet. Luck…

Firewatch. When I think I've found another theme that I like, I always end up going back to it. https://vscodethemes.com/e/ulthes.theme-firewatch/firewatch-...

I'm not a recruiter, but I was interviewing recently and I liked it when postings/recruiters expressed the fact that "Experience in X is a must", "We're language-agnostic but use J…

New business idea: Wearable that sends out a shockwave if the user gets attacked. The user could adjust its sensitivity, i.e. if they're attacked from a certain angle or they're hi…

Tech stack versus what a company's looking for in an interviewee. For instance: - On our frontend we use: React, TypeScript, NextJS, and React Native - Feel free to apply if you ha…

Dear Zachary was written, directed, produced, and edited by one guy (Kurt Kuenne) and its budget was incredibly low even for indie film standards. However, I can think of very few …

At my previous job I was debugging a problem that a client ran into. Looking back, these are some of the steps I took: 1. Recreate problem in prod - How was it triggered? I did a b…

I use an app blocker on my Android phone and the LeechBlock extension (Chrome and FF) that allows me to set filters for certain sites, certain times of day, etc. Although I could d…

For me personally, the niche subreddits beat the popular ones any day of the week. To name a few: - AskAnAmerican - Interesting to get American and non-American perspectives on thi…

I did Mechanical Turk surveys on and off for about 8 months and all it netted me was about $25. But, I bought a nonstick pan with it.

A lightweight, tapered Italian jacket that I nabbed at a consignment store at a great price. Wearing it, I feel like a million bucks.

Your mileage may vary: - College is one of the best opportunities to meet people and make friends, especially since the freshman are all in the same boat and (in lots of cases) won…

/r/AskAnAmerican - Interesting to see differences across states and other cultures /r/corgi /r/dadswhodidnotwantpets - Pictures and videos of men (and sometimes women) cuddling wit…

I just started tracking the word "Autodromo" on the WatchRecon app---Autodromo's a watchmaker whose designs were inspired by Italian racecars. I'm interested in getting my hands on…

For every bi-monthly pay period, I deposit 12% into my IRA and 4% into my regular investment account. Also, a certain amount is taken from my paycheck and deposited into my 401k. I…