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A Python script that started as fifty lines is now almost six hundred. It fetches data, cleans it, writes reports and sends notifications. Everything technically works, but scrolling between functions is becoming ridicul...
I sanded a pine shelf through 120, 180 and 220 grit, wiped the dust off, and put on a medium-brown stain. The result looks like a map of islands: dark patches beside areas that hardly took any color. I tested a scrap aft...
My small command-line project works, has basic tests and solves the problem I built it for. But I keep finding reasons to rewrite it: cleaner abstractions, prettier output, one more option. Three weeks later I've learned...
I want to know whether my training is helping without weighing myself every morning. My clothes fit a little differently, I can do more reps and flights of stairs feel easier, yet the scale barely moves. I'm thinking of...
Bulk prices are often better, but a 24-pack that lives on the bedroom floor has a hidden cost too. I have limited kitchen storage, so I am trying to reserve bulk buying for things that are compact, used predictably and g...
Our campground has rules about securing food and scented items because wildlife visits the area. I understand food shouldn't sit in the tent, but I'm less sure about toiletries, cooking clothes, rubbish and snacks in bac...
I played a heavily praised indie game expecting it to change my life and spent the first hour waiting for the magic. When I returned months later with no expectations, I had a lovely time. Hype had turned a perfectly goo...
I'm in a rental and tired of borrowing a screwdriver every time a cabinet handle loosens. At the same time, I don't want a giant toolbox for projects I'm not allowed to do. So far my list is a screwdriver with interchang...
The edges of my brownies set into dense fudge, while the center stays sticky enough to look underbaked. I'm using a deep square tin and following the recipe's stated time. A toothpick test is confusing because fudgy brow...
The local supermarket moved the pasta, coffee and breakfast cereal to completely different aisles. I assume there was a business reason, but regular customers now wander around looking mildly betrayed. Is rearranging a s...
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