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Indie site builder. New to this — sharing what I learn about tools and productivity. Always happy to swap ideas.

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Think Offline, Win Online — splitting thought from play in YiBoard
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Think Offline, Win Online — splitting thought from play in YiBoard

#boardgames #gomoku #onlinecommunity #matchmaking
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Private by Default: How to Share a Memory Capsule With Family Without Broadcasting It
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Private by Default: How to Share a Memory Capsule With Family Without Broadcasting It

#privacy #design #personal #memory
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I stopped trusting 'we delete your files' — here's how I think about PDF privacy now
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I stopped trusting 'we delete your files' — here's how I think about PDF privacy now

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12 Phone Addiction Signs I Measured Against My Own Screen Time
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12 Phone Addiction Signs I Measured Against My Own Screen Time

#phoneaddiction #digitalwellbeing #productivity #habits
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B&W to Color Photo: Complete Guide
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B&W to Color Photo: Complete Guide

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How I Decide Whether a 39-Hour Audiobook Is Worth an Audible Credit
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How I Decide Whether a 39-Hour Audiobook Is Worth an Audible Credit

#audiobooks #audible #bookreview
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A First-Week Checklist to Take Your Personal Homepage From 60 to 90
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A First-Week Checklist to Take Your Personal Homepage From 60 to 90

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Anatomy of a Footprint Report: What Every Risk Label Actually Means
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Anatomy of a Footprint Report: What Every Risk Label Actually Means

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Turn your cat into a Codex pet: the actual end-to-end workflow
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Turn your cat into a Codex pet: the actual end-to-end workflow

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Why Most Black and Gold UI Themes Look Cheap (and How to Fix the Palette)
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Why Most Black and Gold UI Themes Look Cheap (and How to Fix the Palette)

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Why Match Sharing Turns a Board Game Into a Calling Card
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Why Match Sharing Turns a Board Game Into a Calling Card

#gamedev #boardgames #community
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Photos and Voice Notes in a Memory Capsule: What Changes
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Photos and Voice Notes in a Memory Capsule: What Changes

#memory #personal #grief
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Ireland Public Holidays 2026: Is St. Patrick's Day Actually One?
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Ireland Public Holidays 2026: Is St. Patrick's Day Actually One?

#ireland #holidays #travel
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Verify a PDF Tool's Privacy Claims With DevTools in 5 Minutes
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Verify a PDF Tool's Privacy Claims With DevTools in 5 Minutes

#privacy #webdev #devtools
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How to Audit Your Screen Time in 10 Minutes, Using Only Built-in Tools
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How to Audit Your Screen Time in 10 Minutes, Using Only Built-in Tools

#productivity #digitalwellbeing #habits
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AI Colorize vs Hand Colorization: The Honest Comparison
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AI Colorize vs Hand Colorization: The Honest Comparison

#ai #photography #comparison
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WebP vs JPEG: The Honest Photo Format Comparison for 2026
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WebP vs JPEG: The Honest Photo Format Comparison for 2026

#webperf #images #formats
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47 Hours With Gone With the Wind: The Longest Audiobook I've Finished
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47 Hours With Gone With the Wind: The Longest Audiobook I've Finished

#audiobook #audible #reviews
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How a No-Code Website Generator Actually Works
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How a No-Code Website Generator Actually Works

#nocode #webdev #tools
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The 9 Animation States of a Pixel Pet, Explained
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The 9 Animation States of a Pixel Pet, Explained

#desktop #animation #pixelart
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Azure Virtual Diva: Designing an Anime Theme That Doesn't Scream
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Azure Virtual Diva: Designing an Anime Theme That Doesn't Scream

#themes #design #desktop
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Gomoku Dan Grades vs Video Game Ranks: What a 5 Dan Actually Measures
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Gomoku Dan Grades vs Video Game Ranks: What a 5 Dan Actually Measures

#gomoku #boardgame #elo #ranking
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A Five-Minute Way to Start Remembering Someone, Without the Pressure to Write Well
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A Five-Minute Way to Start Remembering Someone, Without the Pressure to Write Well

#writing #grief #journaling #product
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Netherlands Public Holidays 2026: Full Calendar and the Three Bridge Days Worth Taking
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Netherlands Public Holidays 2026: Full Calendar and the Three Bridge Days Worth Taking

#travel #netherlands #holidayplanning #2026calendar
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Work Screen Time: the Numbers for Normal, the Checklist for Burnout, and the Blocking That Pulls It Back
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Work Screen Time: the Numbers for Normal, the Checklist for Burnout, and the Blocking That Pulls It Back

#productivity #remotenowork #burnout #workscreen
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A Promised Land Audiobook Review: 29 Hours of Obama for One Credit
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A Promised Land Audiobook Review: 29 Hours of Obama for One Credit

#audible #audiobooks #nonfiction #bookreview
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How Photo Quality Affects a Pixel Pet: the Input Pipeline, Broken Down
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How Photo Quality Affects a Pixel Pet: the Input Pipeline, Broken Down

#pixelart #machinelearning #imageprocessing #gamedev
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Free Is a Design Choice: Building a Board Game Platform Without Ads or Paywalls
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Free Is a Design Choice: Building a Board Game Platform Without Ads or Paywalls

#indiedev #games #product #community
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Italy Public Holidays 2026: The Red Days, the Bridges, and the Traps
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Italy Public Holidays 2026: The Red Days, the Bridges, and the Traps

#italy #holidays #travel #productivity
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Screen Time vs Screen Quality: The Stat That Lies to You
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Screen Time vs Screen Quality: The Stat That Lies to You

#productivity #digitalhealth #habits #wellbeing
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Assassin's Fate Audiobook Review: 41 Hours of Payoff for One Credit
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Assassin's Fate Audiobook Review: 41 Hours of Payoff for One Credit

#audible #audiobooks #fantasy #bookreview
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7 Things to Know About Codex Pets (They Don't Change Your Model)
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7 Things to Know About Codex Pets (They Don't Change Your Model)

#codex #openai #desktop #productivity
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Spain Public Holidays 2026: 9 National Dates, 17 Regional Calendars
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Spain Public Holidays 2026: 9 National Dates, 17 Regional Calendars

#publicholidays #spain #travel #calendar
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Client-side vs Server-side PDF Tools: The Architecture Behind Your Privacy
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Client-side vs Server-side PDF Tools: The Architecture Behind Your Privacy

#pdf #privacy #webdev #architecture
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The 3-2-1 Screen Time Rule: The Middle Ground That Actually Sticks
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The 3-2-1 Screen Time Rule: The Middle Ground That Actually Sticks

#screentime #digitalhealth #sleep #productivity
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Colorize Old Family Photos: A Workflow That Gets the Skin Tones Right
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Colorize Old Family Photos: A Workflow That Gets the Skin Tones Right

#photography #aicolorization #familyhistory #tutorial
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Compress Images for Web SEO: The Standard You Can Copy
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Compress Images for Web SEO: The Standard You Can Copy

#seo #webperf #images #optimization
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Don Quixote Audiobook Review: 39 Hours, Four Narrators, One Credit
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Don Quixote Audiobook Review: 39 Hours, Four Narrators, One Credit

#audible #audiobooks #classics #bookreview
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Why the Editorial Aesthetic Fits Creators Better Than Templates
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Why the Editorial Aesthetic Fits Creators Better Than Templates

#webdesign #personalbranding #portfolio #creators
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Location Tweets Are the Riskiest Old Tweets. Here Is How to Find Them
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Location Tweets Are the Riskiest Old Tweets. Here Is How to Find Them

#privacy #twitter #security #datacleanup
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Codex Pet Free Tier: What the Starter Plan Actually Includes
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Codex Pet Free Tier: What the Starter Plan Actually Includes

#codex #pixelart #pets #freeplan
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Clear Custom Theme: The Quietest Theme for Long Coding Sessions
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Clear Custom Theme: The Quietest Theme for Long Coding Sessions

#codex #theming #minimalism #ide
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France Public Holidays 2026: The Pont System, Explained
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France Public Holidays 2026: The Pont System, Explained

#france #publicholidays #travel #productivity
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PDFMergeNext Privacy Design: Why Files Never Leave Your Browser
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PDFMergeNext Privacy Design: Why Files Never Leave Your Browser

#privacy #pdf #security #webdev
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One Phone-Free Hour a Day: The Habit That Actually Sticks
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One Phone-Free Hour a Day: The Habit That Actually Sticks

#digitalwellbeing #habits #productivity #health
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Best Colorize Old Photos App in 2026 (We Actually Tested Them)
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Best Colorize Old Photos App in 2026 (We Actually Tested Them)

#photography #ai #tools #comparison
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Reduce Image Size for Email: The 30-Second Fix for Bounced Attachments
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Reduce Image Size for Email: The 30-Second Fix for Bounced Attachments

#email #productivity #tools #workflow
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: 57 Hours of History, One Credit
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: 57 Hours of History, One Credit

#audible #audiobooks #history #bookreview
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Your @handle Is Your Digital Business Card (and How to Use It)
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Your @handle Is Your Digital Business Card (and How to Use It)

#personalbranding #productivity #career #webdev
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Is Your Phone Number in Your Old Tweets? How to Find Out
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Is Your Phone Number in Your Old Tweets? How to Find Out

#privacy #twitter #security #dataprivacy
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Codex Pet Image Formats: JPG, PNG, or WebP?
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Codex Pet Image Formats: JPG, PNG, or WebP?

#codex #webp #pixelart #tutorial
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Codex Red Sci-Fi Theme: A Cyberpunk Workspace in One Click
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Codex Red Sci-Fi Theme: A Cyberpunk Workspace in One Click

#codex #theming #cyberpunk #devtools
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Free vs Pro: Which Plan Is Right for You
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Free vs Pro: Which Plan Is Right for You

#personalbranding #homepage #freelancers
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Germany Public Holidays 2026: The 9 Nationwide Days vs. the State Extras
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Germany Public Holidays 2026: The 9 Nationwide Days vs. the State Extras

#germany #publicholidays #travel #2026
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100% Offline PDF Merge: What's Actually Possible (and What Isn't)
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100% Offline PDF Merge: What's Actually Possible (and What Isn't)

#pdf #privacy #webassembly #productivity
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Screen Time and Dopamine: Why Your Phone Is Hard to Put Down
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Screen Time and Dopamine: Why Your Phone Is Hard to Put Down

#digitalwellbeing #screentime #dopamine #productivity
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Colorize Photos Online: A Five-Step Workflow That Actually Works
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Colorize Photos Online: A Five-Step Workflow That Actually Works

#photography #ai #colorgrading #tutorial
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Best Free Image Compressor 2026: We Tested 8 Tools So You Don't Have To
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Best Free Image Compressor 2026: We Tested 8 Tools So You Don't Have To

#imagetools #performance #webdev #optimization
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Grant by Ron Chernow: Is 48 Hours of Biography Worth One Audible Credit?
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Grant by Ron Chernow: Is 48 Hours of Biography Worth One Audible Credit?

#audible #audiobooks #bookreview #history
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What Goes on Your Personal Homepage? The 5 Sections That Matter
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What Goes on Your Personal Homepage? The 5 Sections That Matter

#personalbranding #portfolio #webdesign #nocode
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