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Prefer open public solutions over private one-off fixes

I hate solving problems for me in a one-off way and not like it. I always want it to be like a bigger open public solution to the problem that

Episode 248: Thingamajigger (episode page, opens in a new tab) January 23, 2026, 2:13 p.m. CT 01:14:15 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Dave hates solving a problem just for himself with a private rig nobody else can use. If he has the problem, others have it too, so he always wants a bigger, open, public solution that other people can use themselves.