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I have a good amount of experience with this and wrote up a very long recommendation. Many of the parents I've worked with have different reasons for introducing their kids to tech…

A great start! Congratulate them on keeping the scope small. That's important when starting out. Leaves room to build on later as they're learning. Recommendations: - It's hard to …

Seconding this. Not as a qualified frontend dev, but as a backend dev forced to learn frontend in a short time frame. Work required some frontend tools with no devs available and I…

I have tried a lot of split keyboards. Haven't tried the Glove80, but I have used the Kinesis (Advantage and 360) and other scooped keyboards. They feel very naturally ergonomic. A…

Responding to you because Masters of Doom is the right answer here. It shares a lot of details from Doom Guy, but gives a more complete timeline and better views, from multiple sid…

I've done similar group gaming. I would recommend the following two games. The first is more casual and just fun to watch. The second is one of the greatest narratives communicated…

I may be reading too far into it, but I think he _is_ mocking his colleague by responding to questions with similar questions. > Are your emotions pure? Are you thinking through th…

My use-case is slightly different, but I use Proxmox for my home server and would recommend it. Especially if you're familiar with linux systems or want to learn about them which I…

My kid started with computers around the same age. Using mostly text editors to type in random things on my computer. It was a great way to explore letters and learn to use a keybo…

I would not recommend Blood Sweat and Pixels. While it does have details on publishing decisions and crunch of making games, it has little insight into any actual game development.…

Your line of thinking isn't wrong. It is very common for the new hot game, taking up all your kid's time, to be vilified. Especially by those who don't understand its appeal. Howev…

Awesome, thank you for digging that up.

It does not. Shows the logged-out experience and prefills a demo user when you select 'Sign In'. Simple click shows that. Which is a great way to demonstrate each side of the softw…

I agree. I think I like this. Enough to try it out. I've seen hundreds of to-do apps, local, cloud, and hosted. This one having the timeline visible on the front page is appealing.…

There is this ever present desire to constantly learn. I have no idea where it comes from. Haven't always felt that way but I know it affects most people I interact with. Some poin…

Hey, I recognize your site! Both 'Troll and Flame' and 'Friend or Foe' were top results for Dragon Magazine galleries when I was searching for a specific issue several years ago. E…

I read a lot in my teens, but was never good at it. Computers have always held my attention better. I've gotten much more into reading _after_ having a kid because I wanted them to…

Agreed. Should have gone with something catchy, like AceOfPaste.

I believe the key benefit of small games is not the minimalism or short duration, but the forced condensing of core gameplay. Essentially bundling the fun without the excess fluff.…

This is a decent way of demonstrating the 'how' of FB data collection. Many people still think of data gathering as read from older click-collection methods and less about active f…

A combination of general use and learning. General: Using T-UI because I'm not a fan of modern touch UIs, but it is limited to Android functions like messages and launching apps. A…

Are you asking specifically for notes or as the development environment that I _do_ live in? For notes I'm (currently) using Obsidian.md, which has many of the same benefits of the…

I went through a similar tool search (i.e. zettelkasten, roam, notable.md, dendron, etc). With the same notions of dendron operating only in VSCode. Long story, it didn't fit well …

[1] I believe this is the one you're referencing from Elliot Dallen. It's a very insightful and beautiful post. And the reason I now read articles referencing old age, which once d…

Any (most?) phone chords work for this. I wanted a longer one and it made for a good laugh when I asked my partner for one as a gift.