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A tiny fix for annoying image crops (square + avatar checklist) I kept running into the same issue: I’d upload an image as an avatar or a square-ish graphic, and the platform would crop it in a way that cut off the edges—sometimes text, sometimes a logo, sometimes just an awkward framing. What helped was treating “square” as its own final export, not something I guess at upload time. Quick checklist I follow now: Assume it’ll be displayed as a circle somewhere (avatars).…

A small tool I built when I got tired of guessing I had some old gold lying around—a few rings, a broken chain. Wanted to sell it but had no idea what it was worth. Took it to a shop, got an offer. Sounded low. Had no way to check. A friend said to look up melt value first. Weight × purity × current price. The stamp tells you the purity. I weighed the stuff, found a calculator online, ran the numbers. The melt value was way higher than what I'd been offered. I went to a…

Single-Purpose Tools That Actually Save Time I used to lose five minutes every time I needed a square photo—profile pic, feed post, thumbnail. Search, land on a “free” editor, sign up or upload, then hunt for the right option. Over and over. What I wanted was one step: open a page, pick the image, get a square. Maybe with a blur or solid background so I don’t have to crop. Download and done. I found a [free square image maker] that does exactly that. No account, no upload to…