Had a senior dev laugh at my grid code during a code review last month

I was in a Zoom call with this guy from a different team, showed him my product card layout using CSS Grid with a 12 column setup and nested grids for the content. He just laughed and said "why are you making this so complicated when Flexbox would work fine." I was honestly pretty embarrassed at first, but I asked him to explain why he thought that. He pointed out that I was over nesting and using grid where a simple flex wrap would do the same thing with half the code. That conversation completely changed how I think about when to actually use grid vs flexbox. Has anyone else had a senior dev call them out on overcomplicating layouts?

Watched a crew pour a slab at the new Amazon warehouse in Richmond last week

They used a laser screed and got 20,000 sq ft done in like 3 hours without breaking a sweat. Has anyone else seen those things in action or is it just me who was blown away?

My grocery budget dropped $40 after I started meal prepping with just a slow cooker

Tried batch cooking chili and chicken on Sunday for the week and somehow only spent $60 total at Aldi, has anyone else found one appliance cuts down impulse takeout that much?

Overheard a guy at REI say his tent flooded because he skipped the footprint

I was in line at the Seattle REI last weekend and this dude was telling his friend he saved $40 skipping the footprint for his tent. Then he woke up in a puddle after a light rain. Has anyone else used a tarp as a cheap alternative and had it work out?

That Viking sunstone story had me rolling my eyes for years

Read a paper last month from some university in Iceland showing how calcite crystals actually do find the sun through clouds within a few degrees. Still not 100% sold they used them on boats, but it's way more believable than I thought.

Tried using a borrowed Fluke 87V instead of my go-to Klein MM700 on a King Air 200 yesterday.

The Fluke was way more sensitive for reading those finicky VOR signals but I kept missing the continuity beep I'm used to lol. Anyone else stick with a specific brand even when the 'better' tool is right there?

Your city's historic district isn't worth the lumber it's framed with

I went to visit the old town district in Savannah last weekend and walked through some of their famous carriage houses. Everyone raves about the craftsmanship, but I noticed half the joists had obvious moisture damage and some of the new roof trusses were nailed with galvanized nails instead of proper structural screws. For the money they charge for tours, they could afford to bring in a real framer instead of a handyman. Has anyone else noticed the construction quality in historic districts slipping?

Hit 1000 player count on my homemade RPG at a con in Columbus

I brought a prototype fantasy game to Origins Game Fair last year, just hoping to run a few demos. By Saturday afternoon, I had logged 47 unique players across 8 sessions, and the total hit 1,024 by Sunday night. It shocked me because I only printed 50 character sheets and had to photocopy more at a FedEx ten blocks away. Has anyone else run a game that blew past their expectations like that?

Hot take: Baxter State Park is overrated for camping

I was up in Maine last fall and everyone RAVES about Baxter, but honestly I found the campsites cramped and the trails way too packed for how remote it's supposed to feel. Has anyone else had a better time at less hyped spots like the Bigelow Range instead?

Appreciation post: That $800 inspection camera saved my bacon on a tricky flue liner job