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Ever wonder why we sometimes #count things by the #dozen, or why there are 60 minutes in an hour? We may have the ancient Babylonians (or earlier societies) to thank. They came up with this ingenious way to keep track of large numbers using only their two hands. There are variations on this theme, but it becomes pretty obvious if you have a hand with four fingers, with three bones each, and a thumb.

mdpaths.com/rrr/history/counti

Satisfies in TypeScript

This is a post about one of TypeScript’s less common features: the satisfies keyword. It’s occasionally incredibly useful, and knowing how to properly wield it is a valuable trick to have up your sleeve. Let’s take a look!

🧑‍💻 frontendmasters.com/blog/satis

frontendmasters.comSatisfies in TypeScript – Frontend Masters BlogThe `satisfies` keyword allows you to assert that a certain value

Shell two-liner to watch your phone battery via KDE Connect while charging (or discharging):

alias kcbatt='qdbus6 org.kde.kdeconnect /modules/kdeconnect/devices/$(grep -Em1 "^\[[0-9a-f_]+\]" ~/.config/kdeconnect/trusted_devices |tr -dc 0-9a-f_)/battery org.kde.kdeconnect.device.battery.charge'

ob=0; while b=$(kcbatt); do if ((ob!=b)); then date "+%H:%M $b%%"; ob="$b"; fi; sleep 5; done

If you are useful, it doesn’t mean you are valued via Better Than Random [Shared]

As you progress in your career, understanding the difference between being useful and being valued is very important. At first glance, they might look similar because the signals you get are more or less the same: a promotion, a higher than expected bonus, a special stock award. This is why it’s important to dig deeper and try to detect subtler signals.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/07/12

#work#life#career

My brain might be foggy, but I still managed to make this in between big rests today. Our former garden hose lives again. Exterior grade uv graded zip ties instead of adhesive in case we ever need a little bit of hose for something/future upcycling.

I had considered doing all three hoses as a big outdoor rag rug, but they are so heavy.

Think I will make three mats like these instead.