Daily Dose of Curious

There is rarely one magic modification. There is usually a fourth attempt.

05 SEP 2026MAKING

Everything I have built that ended up worth using got there by being wrong several times first. The version that works looks obvious from the outside, which is precisely why the three before it are worth remembering.

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