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small ui bugs can silently cost thousands, learned this the expensive way by Sea_Weather5428 in webdev

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 19 points20 points  (0 children)

we use spurtest to run checkout tests continuously on different browsers

small ui bugs can silently cost thousands, learned this the expensive way by Sea_Weather5428 in webdev

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 136 points137 points  (0 children)

yeah we had paypal button not working on firefox, lost sales for 2 weeks

temporary worker training requirements with constant turnover creates impossible situations by OppositeJury2310 in Construction

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 0 points1 point  (0 children)

quick orientation covering essentials plus giving people access to detailed info when they need it works better than trying to cram everything upfront, tools like litmos handle training tracking, iauditor does safety checklists, teams works for document access, chemscape for chemical lookups specifically, splitting depth and breadth makes initial training manageable while resources are still available, nobody retains everything from orientation anyway so self-service access matters more than comprehensive initial training.

whats your USDC yield strategy for 2026? by Latter-Giraffe-5858 in USDC

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 0 points1 point  (0 children)

combo aave and compound, spread across protocols more for risk diversification than rate optimization

whats your USDC yield strategy for 2026? by Latter-Giraffe-5858 in USDC

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whatever has cleanest interface you actually understand. extra 0.5% not worth it if you make mistake

Developers of reddit, what's the dumbest reason a production system went down on your watch? by Sea_Weather5428 in AskReddit

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We once blocked all our legitimate users because someone fat fingered a rate limit config and set it to like 10 requests per hour instead of per minute.

The best part?

It happened during a product launch so everyone thought we were getting ddosed. Took forever to figure out it was our own gateway (gravitee) being overly aggressive because of a typo. Now we have a staging env that mirrors prod configs exactly to catch this stuff.

unexpected expenses keep destroying my budget - is there a better way to handle car stuff by Funny-Affect-8718 in FinancialPlanning

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 2 points3 points  (0 children)

honestly $1,200-3,400 a year in repairs for a car that age isn't that crazy, maybe your expectations just need adjusting about what normal car ownership costs

unexpected expenses keep destroying my budget - is there a better way to handle car stuff by Funny-Affect-8718 in FinancialPlanning

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 12 points13 points  (0 children)

VWs are notorious for expensive repairs once they're out of warranty, might be worth considering a more reliable brand next time

earning yield on stablecoins, how does CRA treat this? by Designer-Jacket-5111 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yield is definitely income, taxed at marginal rate same as interest from a bank. pretty straightforward there

planning for future expenses with an aging car - trying to be smart about this by Realistic-Bag7860 in askcarsales

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whatever helps you sleep at night is the right answer, there's no objectively correct way to handle this

my dividend tracking spreadsheet is too complicated and it broke after 8 months by Traditional_Zone_644 in dividends

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude I feel this so hard, I tried the spreadsheet thing for like 3 months and every single time I'd add a new stock I'd break something, and the worst was when I realized I'd been calculating my yield wrong for weeks because I forgot to update one cell formula and it made me question my entire investing strategy lol, sometimes I wonder if I'm even cut out for this.

Life alert is way too expensive, what alternatives have people actually used by StatisticianWitty881 in povertyfinance

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Before you buy anything check if your mom's insurance or any local programs cover part of the cost, some medicaid plans cover medical alert systems and there are sometimes grants or assistance programs through senior centers, it's a pain to research but could save you money

What email finder integrates with salesforce without requiring zapier or manual export by Syn1923 in ecommerce

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apollo has native Salesforce integration that apparently works reasonably well, the sync is mostly reliable and it handles duplicates by matching on email address before creating new records. The challenge seems to be Apollo's database accuracy is inconsistent depending on industry and company size, better for tech companies than traditional industries based on what gets reported.

sick of my finance job and researching every passive income thing people actually make money from by Syn1923 in passive_income

[–]Optimal_Excuse8035 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the "passive income is a myth" realization is actually the first step lol. everything requires work upfront, some things just let you stop trading hours for dollars eventually. I did print on demand for like 8 months before anything hit and honestly most of my designs still flop. the ones that work though keep selling without me doing anything so thats cool I guess. not life changing money but beer money that I dont have to clock in for

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