Margaret Bennett (u/margaret417)

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Hot take: I think people overuse grid for simple layouts.

I was building a client's contact page for a small bakery site in Portland. I set up a full grid for a simple two-column form and image layout. The client's kid, on a really old tablet, couldn't see the form right because the grid's fallback was a mess. I redid it in about 20 minutes using flexbox for the main structure and only used grid for the image gallery below. It just worked better. Anyone else find grid can be overkill sometimes?

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15h ago

Can we talk about those 'urgent' red alerts in software that are just a red dot?

Good call asking IT to add text labels for accessibility.

1d ago

Honestly, I always thought a full packer brisket was too much work for just me and my wife. Then I watched a video from that guy in Austin, Aaron Franklin, where he broke down his whole process for a small cook. He said something like 'you're not cooking for a crowd, you're cooking for flavor, so treat it the same.' So last weekend, I did the whole 16-pounder on my offset anyway. We ate brisket for three days, gave some to the neighbors, and froze the rest. The flavor was just... deeper, you know? Way better than when I'd just do a flat. Anyone have tips for reheating frozen slices without drying them out?

Did you separate the slices with parchment paper before freezing? That's a game changer. I vacuum seal mine with a spoonful of the defatted drippings, then drop the whole bag in hot water to reheat. Comes out like it just rested.

1d ago

Update: My attempt at a backyard dig in Tucson last week

Found a weird metal thing in my garden last year that I swore was an old tool. Got all excited, cleaned it up, turns out it was just a broken piece of a lawn chair hinge. The disappointment was real.