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I am a frontend engineer and I see so many bugs from vibe-coded CSS from people who think just like you. CSS is very powerful and easy to get wrong if you don't understand it. Sinc…

I use a [mirror]( https://takealookactive.com/ ), it adds so much more confidence and safety that I'll refuse to ride without it. Helps me make left turns, avoid aggressive cars, a…

If you will be continuing to work remotely and your main concern are time zones, have you considered moving to Latin America? A few countries now have pretty good digital nomad vis…

On a large complex single page webapp, it can be very non-trivial to have a popup/modal over everything else in the page. That’s why things like React Portals[0] exist, as well as …

Nokia used to have a big factory in Mexico. Brazil already makes iPhones since it’s cheaper due to their insane import tax.

Not exactly what you’re asking for, but I’ve used https://p2k.co for many years and it’s great.

I’ve used my cell phone bill as my utility bill no problem.

Heart rate levels during exercise also depend on age and sex (among other things). This is how you can get heart rate zones to know how intense your exercise is.

The interest rate doesn’t matter if you use the card as cash/debit by paying it off every month. And credit card rewards are not taxable because they are considered rebates by the …

Reading and highlighting is definitely much better on an iPad than a laptop. Writing and web browsing can also be great. Since you already have a laptop, maybe take a look at the i…

Even with PrEP available, HIV would likely still have become a big problem in places where healthcare is not as readily available, especially in Africa, where it is still a major c…

How similar is this book to CODE by Charles Petzold? I loved that book because it progressively builds up an imaginary computer using very easy to understand concepts. Even non-tec…

One of the local flight clubs where I live has a trailer full of gas canisters. Once a week, someone drives with the trailer to one of the few gas stations left with ethanol-free f…

They’re real enough for the IRS to want their cut when you vest stocks or exercise options that you can’t sell.

Good luck wearing a VR headset for a full 2 hour exam. I get headaches if I wear one for more than 10 minutes, and the weight is uncomfortable and messes with my hair. More surveil…

Making things accessible has positive unintended consequences. Building curb ramps doesn’t just help people in wheelchairs, it also helps parents with strollers and tourists with l…

I once worked on exactly this product in Microsoft, called Windows MultiPoint Server. You could buy one computer and plug a bunch of keyboards, mice, and monitors to it so multiple…

Edge on both Android and iOS has Adblock built in and Safari on iOS can have ad blocking very easily enabled with a content blocking app like AdGuard. Firefox is arguably harder to…