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Web Dev · by Mia Anderson · 2026-09-11

A tiny story about idli, São Paulo and timing from my busy month notes

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the prototype for a while.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the routine for a while.

The detail that surprised me was how much a family dinner changed the outcome. Same plan, different setting, completely different energy.

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Midnight Otter · 5 likes

Do you think this would work in a smaller place than Kuala Lumpur? This is where I would ask one more question before choosing. Naming things remains undefeated as the hardest problem.

Jisoo Park · 6 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Solar Lantern · 2 likes

That is a good boundary.

Tiny Comet · 1 likes

This is the kind of useful internet I still show up for. I noticed the same thing in Dublin.

Jonas Schneider · 0 likes

That would annoy me more than it helped. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing.