When a Python script crashes, I still have the bad habit of reading only the final exception line. Yesterday it said `KeyError: 'email'`, so I added a default value, but the real problem was an earlier function passing t...
- programming-help
- comfortable
- reading
- stack
My partner and I want more two-player games, but pure head-to-head duels turn our evenings into silent concentration contests. We like making decisions and teasing each other about them; we don't love attacking one anoth...
- board-games
- finding
- player
- games
A spool of PETG that used to print cleanly has started stringing more. It has been sitting on the printer for a while and I can hear the occasional tiny pop during extrusion. My first instinct is to dry the spool before...
- petg
- filament
- stringing
- troubleshooting
My roommate and I agree in principle that chores should be shared. In practice, one of us thinks a clean kitchen means no dirty dishes, while the other notices crumbs, greasy handles and the sink. We're both convinced we...
- adulting
- sharing
- chores
- roommate
I shop once a week and keep throwing away the last few handfuls of spinach because they go slimy before I use them. Frozen spinach, peas and berries solve that problem, but I still buy fresh out of habit. For vegetables...
- healthy-eating
- comparing
- frozen
- fresh
I contribute to the same broad funds every month, and those contributions naturally pull my allocation back toward the targets when one side has fallen behind. That makes me wonder whether scheduled rebalancing trades ar...
- long-term-investing
- often
- rebalance
- contributions
We're taking a first trip to a city packed with sights. My instinct is to schedule morning, afternoon and evening slots so we don't miss anything. My partner prefers discovering places as we walk. I'm trying a compromise...
- travel-planning
- unstructured
- time
- leave
I am planning a city trip with my father. He is fine walking on level ground and does not need mobility assistance, but after maybe 60–90 minutes he really wants to sit down for a while. A lot of sample itineraries look...
- family-travel
- accessibility
- itinerary
- pace
One of ours wanted to try a new after-school club, then got very quiet once it was actually time to go in. We ended up agreeing on a small target: stay for the first part, no pressure to talk much, and we would decide ab...
- shyness
- activities
- school-age
My monstera keeps putting out healthy new growth, yet every few weeks one of the oldest leaves turns yellow and drops. It's not a sudden mass of yellow leaves and there are no visible pests. The pot drains, and I wait un...
- houseplants
- figuring
- lower
- leaves