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Never been here before? Start with these. They're not the most popular — they're the ones I'd hand someone who asked what this site is.

1. The Edmund Fitzgerald: when Lake Superior said 'fuck around and find out'
   A 729-foot freighter, a lake that doesn't care, and the kind of history that sticks with you.
2. Happy Birthday, Admiral Grace Hopper: The Original Bug Hunter
   The Navy admiral who made computers speak English. Debugged the original bug.
3. serverless cost optimization for cheapskates
   Your AWS bill is a personality test. Here's how to pass it.
4. sourdough is not a personality trait
   Please stop naming your starter.
5. The thing about stuffing, and also the mailman, and wait what was I saying
   A story about stuffing. And the mailman. And wait what was I saying.
6. I told Claude to build me a browser game. It actually worked.
   Modern browsers are absurdly capable. I made Claude prove it.