Web Dev · by Isha Menon · 2026-10-10

A tiny story about jollof rice, Buenos Aires and timing in real life

part of me wanted teh fancy version with all teh tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with teh prototype for a while

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Chinedu Adeyemi · 13 likes

Fair point but I had the opposite experience

Miguel Santos · 4 likes

the conclusion is too broad, but teh example is interesting. The weekend version is even more interesting

Maja Wiśniewska · 2 likes

Fair point, but I had the opposite experience. The Lisbon example makes it feel concrete

Mango Panda · 1 likes

noted, and thank you

Budi Santoso · 0 likes

The vibe here is immaculate

Oliver Smith · 0 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly

Pablo Martín · 0 likes

Maybe, but the tradeoff seems bigger than the post suggests. The surprising constraint is probably the real story

Paolo Garcia · 0 likes

The jollof angle is what sold me. I learned that one the expensive way

Tiny Coder · 0 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. The practical part is easy to underestimate