Why does nobody talk about flexbox gaps breaking in older Safari versions?

My buddy Jake runs a small web design shop and he argued that using gap in flexbox is fine for everyone now. I showed him a client's iPhone 6 still running iOS 12 and the layout completely collapsed. Do you prioritize modern browsers or still code around the old stuff like I do?

Chatted with a printer about bleed margins and it shook my routine

I was dropping off a rush job at the local print shop in Austin and the owner casually mentioned he sees 3 out of 10 files with wrong bleed settings. He said most designers just set the guides and pray without checking the actual output. Anyone else ever get humbled by a simple production detail like that?

Shoutout to the ranger at Glacier National Park

Last summer I was planning a 6 day hike through the backcountry and this ranger told me to skip the Highline Trail and take the Dawson-Pitamakan loop instead. Said the Highline would be packed with day hikers even with permits. He was totally right. I had maybe 3 other groups on the whole route and the views were unreal. Anyone else gotten a tip from a ranger that really paid off?

Debate: Bold text vs. high contrast backgrounds for readability?

Honestly, last week I was working on a flyer for a community event in Austin and got into a huge argument with my friend Jenna. She swears by using bold text on a lighter background to make things pop, but I think high contrast backgrounds like dark blue on white work way better. I tested the flyer on a projector at 25 feet and the bold text was fuzzy while the high contrast looked sharp. What do you all lean toward when you have to pick one?

Pro tip: I learned the hard way not to rely on my phone's GPS for trail navigation

I was hiking the Lost Coast Trail in California last fall and my phone died halfway through day two. I had been using it for all my navigation for years without a backup. That night I ended up bushwhacking through poison oak because I took a wrong turn from memory. A pair of experienced backpackers I ran into pointed out that paper maps and a compass are not optional gear. They showed me how fast weather can mess with phone signals out there. Now I always carry a printed topo map and a simple compass in my pack. Has anyone else had a close call relying only on electronics for route finding?

Realized I was overdriving every screw after an old timer called me out

Some retired cabinet maker watched me sink a deck screw and just said 'son, you're fighting that bit for no reason'. I switched to a countersink bit with the stop collar and my forearms stopped aching by the end of the day anyone else still think they need to bury every screw head?

Tried two-factor auth via SMS vs an authenticator app and one got my account compromised in 48 hours

Switched from Authy to SMS codes for a week and ended up with someone logging into my email from Nigeria despite never losing my phone, has anyone else had SMS intercept attacks happen to them?

That week in March where every auto-layout broke at once

Opened a project I hadn't touched since February and Figma just refused to recognize half my constraints-buttons were floating in space, text boxes were overlapping. Has anyone else had a whole file just corrupt itself like that?

Just realized that old lady's VCR repair from 3 years ago still sticks with me

Spent 4 hours fighting a clogged cutterhead on the Mississippi River job

I had this job near Baton Rouge where the cutterhead kept bogging down, and I figured it was just a hard layer of clay. Turns out a steel cable from an old wreck had wrapped itself around the shaft, and it took me and the deckhand 6 hours to cut it free with a torch. Nobody warned me the river was full of that stuff down there. Has anyone else dealt with random debris locking up your pump like that?