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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
Read →What actually got our articles cited by ChatGPT (and what didn't)
A few weeks ago I found out our site had a table of contents that rendered for absolutely nobody. The code was there. The CSS was there. It had been shipping to production for months. It just never a...
Read →I reverse-engineered Claude's undocumented Design API so a file sync wouldn't cost 665k tokens
A build log about protocol archaeology, three wrong guesses, and refusing to trust my own mocks. The token bill that started it Claude Design (claude.ai/design) is a nice place to keep a d...
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Catch Secrets Before They're Committed: Meet the Env-Secrets-Scanner Skill
Catch Secrets Before They're Committed: Meet the Env-Secrets-Scanner Skill The Problem: Accidental Secret Leaks One misplaced .env file, one forgotten API key in a config, and yo...
Read →How to reword README and docs text so developers actually get it
Most docs aren't wrong. They're written by the person who knows the code best, at the moment they know it best. That's the problem. Every shortcut makes sense to the author and almost none of it makes...
Read →Migrating an Application to the Cloud: Node.js Graceful Shutdown
When you're migrating an application to the cloud and every deploy causes a short burst of 502s, the fix is usually two small changes. Give your Node.js service honest health check endpoints, and make...
Read →The Zeroeth Law of Engineering
Overview Before architecture, implementation, and deployment comes a question that can ruin an otherwise excellent planning meeting: does this artifact need to exist at all? Everybody has a...
Read →CSS-Tricks has a new owner!
Yes, I've got the keys to the castle, so to speak. And, even after 12 years of working on the site, I'll admit I'm a little overwhelmed and nervous about that. CSS-Tricks has a new owner! originally...
Read →This AI Radio Host Speaks Spanish and Backs Immigrants. It’s Winning Over Listeners
Coyotec is bilingual, swears, and tells listeners how to defend themselves against ICE. Its popularity comes as more broadcasters are experimenting with artificial personalities.
Read →Valve Steam Frame Review: Costly and Inconsistent
The Steam Frame’s promise of greatness for stand-alone and streaming VR gaming doesn’t quite connect.
Read →Meet the AI Agents Trying to Be Real-Life Journalists
Jayden, Sam, and Zack are eagerly pitching editors on reported stories and investigative features. The catch? They're all AI agents.
Read →The Tragedy of Having a Wikipedia Page—and Then Losing It
Every day, Wikipedia biographies of living people are flagged for deletion because the subjects are not “notable” enough. How do these poor souls take the news?
Read →Lykyn Review: A Mushroom Garden Worth Showing Off
Dramatic lighting and fog make this countertop fruiting chamber a conversation starter. The mushrooms are pretty good too.
Read →LG B6 OLED TV Review (2026)
The LG B6 has deep and rich blacks and a low price tag, but midrange performance elsewhere.
Read →The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It
Copper prices are at record highs, but for TikTok creators, the real money may be in teaching others how to strip wire—and selling them the tools to do it.
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