💸 Dollar Stores Caught Overcharging While Marketing ‘Low Prices’
A sharp look at how operational neglect and profit-driven systems can quietly exploit vulnerable communities—proof that small errors at scale can become structural injustice.
An investigation found that major U.S. dollar-store chains routinely overcharge customers, particularly in low-income and rural areas. State audits revealed price mismatches exceeding 70% in some stores, exposing systemic failures in pricing oversight and enforcement.
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🐧 Schleswig-Holstein Goes Fully Open Source, Saving Millions
A landmark example of open-source adoption at the government level—showing that strategic independence from big tech can also make solid financial sense.
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is finalizing its migration from Microsoft products to open-source alternatives like LibreOffice. The shift aims to ensure digital sovereignty while saving over €15 million annually in licensing costs, despite an upfront €9 million investment.
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🎬 Rebuilding the 1996 Space Jam Website with Claude — and Failing Gloriously
A fun yet insightful glimpse into AI’s creative boundaries—proof that even nostalgic web design can outsmart today’s smartest models.
An engineer humorously chronicles multiple failed attempts to make Anthropic’s Claude recreate the 1996 Space Jam website. Despite understanding layout semantics, Claude struggled with visual precision, highlighting current limitations in multimodal AI reasoning.
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🖼️ Why Image Optimization Still Matters for Your Website
A grounded reminder that responsible front-end engineering is as much about efficiency and care for the web ecosystem as it is about speed.
A data-driven exploration of image optimization using ImageMagick reveals that even small savings in file size improve bandwidth use and page performance. The author balances compression, color accuracy, and load time to advocate for efficient, sustainable web design.
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🌐 Lessons from Reading Two Thousand Web Pages
A beautifully reflective essay that blends technical depth with digital nostalgia, reminding developers that the web’s best lessons are often hidden in plain source code.
Alex Chan shares the insights he gained after analyzing thousands of websites—rediscovering forgotten HTML elements, clever CSS techniques, and enduring design wisdom. His exploration celebrates the web’s creative diversity and the timeless value of ‘view source’ learning.
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