Why it matters: Empowers non-English speakers to join global convos (and English speakers other convos as well!), networks, and communities. No more isolation - true accessibility.
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Rodrigo Dias
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web dev & startups.
linux, devops, and self-hosting.
Example 2: Maria, a student in Brazil, shops on a Japanese e-commerce site. The page translates to Portuguese; she asks questions in Portuguese, which post in Japanese. Gets responses translated back. Shop, learn, connect worldwide without language hassle. 💡
Example 1: João, a dev from Porto, Portugal, jumps into English tech Twitter. He reads AI threads in Portuguese, types replies in Portuguese (auto-translated to English), and chats with global experts; no more sticking to just Portuguese circles. Breaks down walls! 🌍
How it works: Load a site in English, Spanish, whatever; the extension detects and converts the whole page to your language (e.g., Portuguese). When you type a reply in your native lang, it flips it to the site's lang before posting using either a translator or an LLM for not missing context. Invisible magic for browsing & engaging. 🚀
Idea for a game-changing browser extension (pretty sure it doesn't exist yet):
It auto-translates any webpage, no matter the language, into your native tongue. Plus, it translates your inputs (like comments or posts) into the site's language. Seamless global interaction without barriers!
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Whenever I watch sports I just want the team that's losing to win even if I am a fan of the team that's winning 😅
I can't just cheer for a team 😭
"Great public speaking comes from great private thinking."
> Derek Sivers
I just realized VSCode also has next line edit suggestions, it's just disabled by default 😅
Simply automating stuff in my life is so fun to me, plus saves me time 😄
What have you automated lately? I'd love to hear about your experiences and ideas
Maybe NOT always using the cutting-edge of tech would be a good idea??
I just use too much early tech and upgrading every app and Docker container I use is not fun. 😅
Are you a more mature-product user or do you chase the latest trends like I do?
Code comments should explain why, not what. The code already shows what it does.
The cloud is just someone else's computer, but at least it's someone else's problem too.
Technical debt compounds faster than financial debt AND is harder to pay off.
Every codebase has that one file everyone's afraid to touch. You know the one. I know the one. 😅
Microsoft Edge is low-key solid for dev work now. Tabs groups actually help with my tab hoarding problem. And they sync between devices! Who knew?
Focus beats features. A product that does one thing flawlessly outperforms a kitchen-sink (Teams) app every time.
Learning grep and CTRL+R in your shell will save more time than the next hyped framework. Tool mastery compounds daily.
REST naming cheat-sheet:
GET /books → list
POST /books → create
GET /books/42 → fetch one
PATCH /books/42 → partial update
DELETE /books/42 → bye
Predictable verbs = zero-page API docs.
Use EXISTS instead of COUNT(*) > 0; databases stop at the first match and save I/O.
Deadlines are fictional characters we pretend exist to feel something.