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Doing Taxes

Taxes

I always dread the paperwork of doing taxes, and the cost of services like Turbo Tax. Is there a better way to automate it so that it's faster and cheaper?

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 3, 2025

Power Tools are Unreliable

My power tools tools break too often. Servicing them is a hassle. Returns are hardly and option. Image is just for reference.

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 2, 2025

Goals can be difficult to achieve

Personal Development

It can be difficult to accomplish the goals you set out for yourself. Maybe you have a great new years resolution, or a bucket list, but the follow through never seem to happen. You try to motivate yo...

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 4, 2025

Knowing what problems are worth solving for a builder

Start Up

For someone beginning a startup, it is important to know if a problem is validated or shared among many people, and to know it in the most efficient way. Is there a better way to validate a problem be...

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 4, 2025

Making the most of Mentorships

Personal Development

What is the best way to not only connect with but engage meaningfully and long-term with mentors? I find that most of the time, we might meet once or sporadically. Another perspective, as a mentee, ho...

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 5, 2025

Using Keyboard and Mouse can hurt or lead to injury

Computers

As someone that uses the computer a lot each day, it is easy for me to get sore or risk the possibility of injury (i.e. carpal tunnel). Plus, it is very fatiguing. Is there a better way to interact wi...

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 7, 2025

Generating test questions

Creating test questions can be tiring for teachers. It's repetitive and time consuming. It can be difficult to phrase answers in a way that doesn't make the question too easy or too difficult.

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 10, 2025

Understanding general sentiment around issues

Information

I want a good way to gauge people's opinion on a wide variety of issues. The current landscape of looking at news, surveys polls, social media, all seems very disjointed, incomplete, and fragmented. I...

Posted by phillip_ng Apr 18, 2025

Ensuring code works in the wild

Software Development

After you write code, there is always a possibility that you will run into bugs. It is a stressful for the development team and the customer when that happens, since the customer can't get work done, ...

Posted by phillip_ng Mar 10, 2025

UI Component Libraries

Software Development

There are so many component libraries out there for different front end frameworks. Some are completed open source. Others have a community license with paid licenses. The idea is that you save time b...

Posted by phillip_ng Apr 28, 2025

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