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Fathom showed plenty of signups but few confirmations. The problem turned out to be a mix of email authentication, misleading analytics, and UX friction. Here is how I diagnosed it and fixed it with Cursor and AI-DLC.
I’ve decided to write about one of Barbara Stanwyck’s less well known and less discussed films. It is a film about love, family, second chances and following your heart wherever it may lead you. This gem features an excellent lead...
You see it all the time — “70% of drivers think they’re above average” used as an example at how stupid people are. Often mixed with some confused Dunning-Krueger references. But the thing is: Most people observe the other drivers around...
If you haven't played laser tag in ~30 years, you'll need to make adjustments: the equipment is much different (and better) than you remember, and the rules are probably more complicated. Start by internalizing the idea that you don't...
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. He is trampling down the mansions where the wealth of men is stored. He has heard each cry of widow, orphan, refugee–ignored! The Lord is marching on! Refrain: Glory, glory,...
Sean Malseed over at Action Retro has shipped something pretty cool: a Markdown editor for 68k Macs named ArtfulType: A distraction-free Markdown writing app for classic 68k Macintosh computers (System 6/7), built to run from a BlueSCSI...
Our most local brewery, lager specialists Lost & Grounded, has redesigned its packaging after a decade with the same look, and their choices tell us something interesting about how 2026 is different to 2016. First, it comes with a...
It's kind of incredible that these days, barely a day goes by that I don't think about AOL Instant Messenger (or AIM, as I'll call it throughout) at some point.That statement doesn't make sense on the face of it even to me, since I only...
I would say Monday always seems to bring bad news, but bad news seems to show up on any day that ends in “y” lately. But this is a Monday and this is bad news. Maestral, an open source client for Dropbox has ceased to be maintained as of...
I’m not the biggest fan of trivia games. Especially those that require players to know a specific answer, and a hundred times those that sporadically stuff me into a locker with an unexpected sports question. “Who soiled his pants while...
Sometimes cloning a repository doesn't require a complex dependency tree. Plain git is enough! It's possible to leverate the forgejo context for the information needed to clone. The gotcha is that forgejo.server_url contains the protocol...
Favorited Ikigai Collective by David Orban Yes, this type of exploration is important. Without a set purpose as goal, but certainly not without purpose as an experience and source of meaning. I don’t think I have the bandwidth at the...
POAP 7593072 at I passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in 2026.
After announcing my intentions to catch up on my reading through June of 2026, I managed to get a little bit of progress made, but overal my book consumption stayed relativly low. I had hoped to read 1,190 pages (36 per day) and listen...
I recently read Alan Alda's first memoir Never have your dog stuffed which was pretty good. Hence I began looking for more information about him on the web. I came across a YouTube video At 89, Alan Alda reveals the seven actors he HATED...