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2d ago

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Was dead set against using CSS frameworks until I rebuilt a simple nav bar in vanilla CSS for the third time in one week

Man, same. I fought against Tailwind for like a year and then finally used it on a client project. Saved me a whole afternoon of wrestling with media queries.

4d ago

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I finally figured out why no one wants my half-dried paint tubes

Read somewhere that most crusted acrylics are actually salvageable, @sarahhart.

4d ago

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Staying at a hostel in Portland changed my mind about hostels

Wait, they showed you their actual budget spreadsheets? That is wild to me. I can barely keep track of my own checking account, let alone have a whole spreadsheet ready to show a stranger. $15k a year for two people traveling full time sounds impossible, like they must be eating nothing but ramen and sleeping in their car. That retired couple sounds like they have the whole system figured out in a way that makes my brain hurt to even think about.

5d ago

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TIL cleaning NES cartridges with rubbing alcohol isn't enough sometimes

Oh great, now I'm gonna have people asking to borrow my pink erasers for their game collection emergencies. Like I run a combination retro gaming repair shop and elementary school supply closet. Honestly though, I tried the eraser trick once and ended up scrubbing so hard I rubbed the gold right off the contacts. My copy of Super Mario World now looks like it went through a war. It still works but it's got that "battle scar" look to it. I guess the moral of the story is don't be me. Use gentle pressure. Or better yet, just buy a new cart if you can find one. But who am I kidding, half the fun is bringing dead games back from the grave.

5d ago

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The foreman who told me I was leveling the crane wrong every single time

Dave straightened me out so hard I felt like a bent rebar.