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Re:Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify on Thursday September 10, 2026 @06:28AM (#49641332)
Why wouldn't Tailwind work on older devices? It's just a bunch of classes. If you're using a feature the browser doesn't support it's not going to work whether it's vanilla css or tailwindcss.

That said, I prefer vanilla CSS. Modern CSS is great.

Re:Dolly Parton has died on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @03:55PM (#49439721)
That was a really great cameo.
Re:Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @10:51AM (#49259355)
My father used to print websites up and put them in a 3-ring binder. Now it seems more prescient than anachronistic.
Re:Zed DeltaDB on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @03:34PM (#49187819)
Ooooh, this is cool. I was unaware of this. Thanks for the link.
Complete quote:

Gentle, yet insistent executive summary: If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work. If you're not 100% sure whether you know how compilers work, then you don't know how they work.

This is only true of some sharks. And of the ones that it is true there's examples of them stopping in places where the current runs enough water through their gills to breath.
Apologies, I assumed common knowledge when I shouldn't have. It's a lovely orchid that resembles a slipper.

Here's a link from the USDA Forest Service:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/cyprip...

I walk an old logging trail near my house. 5 years or so ago I was walking and came across a lady slipper. Then another and another. I stopped counting at around 100. I've never seen so many in one place. It was incredible. I stopped taking people there when they've bloomed to help preserve them. It's a free and public place, but on a lightly travelled road so it doesn't actually get much traffic. Anyone that takes that walk at the right time of year will see them, but I've no interest in helping the inevitable happen if word gets out.
Re:I Stopped "Creating Content" on Monday July 20, 2026 @03:09PM (#48983464)
I saw a news article recently where the headline was something about someone's "cancer journey". Maybe I'm old - only 51! - but I thought it was kind of a tasteless way to put it. That said, language is a malleable thing and no one needs my approval.
Re:Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026) on Monday July 13, 2026 @04:06PM (#48898055)
This does sound incredible. If there's anywhere to follow your progress please let us know.
Re:The Toughest Material on Earth on Saturday July 11, 2026 @06:11AM (#48870574)
The snail (limpet) tooth sent me down a rabbit hole and I found this article on the "toughest" (rather than hardest) material on earth.
Re:Building Gin: Simple over Easy on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @01:14PM (#48834533)
Congrats on your sobriety! I'm creeping up on 8 years myself. I agree Gin doesn't phase me at all. That said, I could see it bothering some people, but I think that's part of the process. The stronger one's sobriety gets the less likely something like this will bother them.
Re:Dostoyevsky Isn't Difficult on Thursday June 25, 2026 @06:51AM (#48671631)
I was a precocious teen - reading philosophy and history in addition to fantasy and science fiction - and came across Crime & Punishment in a local bookstore that I purchased paperbacks and Dungeons & Dragons books. The back sounded interesting and the book looked deep and philosophical so I purchased it. Despite it not being a great translation I found the book and topics covered really interesting and went on to read most of Dostoyevsky works.
Re:Writing Postcards with a 3D Printer on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @04:37PM (#48665314)
Thank you. Appreciated!
Re:The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated on Tuesday June 23, 2026 @03:43PM (#48650284)
This is the amount I shoot for in the winter - I live in New England - it's made a huge difference in my life. I'm totally open to it being placebo though and I don't care. I don't supplement with it during the summer.
Re:Writing Postcards with a 3D Printer on Monday June 22, 2026 @08:44AM (#48629411)
Great idea!!

I've had a post card based business idea for ages. Can anyone recommend a printer that prints quality postcards? I'm looking for something in the sub $2,000 range. I pulled that number out of thin air so I have no idea of that's a too much or too little.

Re:The deskilling of web dev is damaging our health on Sunday June 21, 2026 @07:06AM (#48617779)
Full title: The deskilling of web dev is harming the product but, more importantly, it's damaging our health – this is why burnout happens
Unrelated to the health aspects, but if you like electronic music and the Didgeridoo check out Aphex Twin's album "Digeridoo". It's so good.
Re:I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph on Sunday May 24, 2026 @01:00PM (#48258989)
I'm old enough that I took drafting in 7th grade. One tip I remember is to turn the pencil slightly as you use it. I think this was to help maintain the pencil's shape, but there my be other less obvious reasons.

I took woodshop too. The shop teacher seemed to enjoy scaring us with stories of the students that goofed off in shop to horrific consequences. That's also where I learned to be careful with air compressors around open wounds.

Re:The Art of Money Getting on Saturday May 23, 2026 @05:00PM (#48251467)
I was just coming to post this. That site is a treasure.

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