# often (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 629 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover often. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pure Components in React: A Practical Guide](https://pythonguides.com/pure-component-in-react/) _2026-08-26 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build sales dashboards, support portals, or admin screens, I often start with a simple activity list. It might show recent orders, new tickets, or customer updates. The feature works well at first, but then parent components update for unrelated reasons and every row in the list renders again. That is where Pure Components help. They ... Read more \>\> ## [Call a Function Inside a Child Component from Parent in React](https://pythonguides.com/call-function-in-child-component-react/) _2026-08-26 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build sales dashboards, I often need a parent screen to tell a child widget to do something. For example, a manager may click Refresh Activities in the dashboard header, while the activity list component needs to reload, clear filters, or scroll back to the newest item. React normally moves data from parent to ... Read more \>\> ## [Wednesday, August 26, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-26/) _2026-08-26 · RandomDailyArt.com_ For the Last Time by Emily Mary Osborn Artist Notes: Emily Mary Osborn was a Victorian artist known for her powerful and emotive paintings that often depicted the struggles and injustices faced by women in society. Her work often focused on themes of gender inequality, poverty, and social reform. Osborn was a prominent member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and her detailed and realistic style was… ## [How to Use the React Data Grid Component](https://pythonguides.com/react-data-grid-component/) _2026-08-26 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build a sales activity dashboard, I usually need the newest records at the top. A sales manager does not want to scroll past Monday’s calls to find the deal Olivia Johnson updated two minutes ago. That sounds simple until you call reverse() on a React state array and the grid starts behaving strangely. I have ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Sort an Array of Objects by Property Value in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/sort-an-array-of-objects-by-property-value-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build sales dashboards, API data collectors, or small Node.js reporting scripts, the data rarely arrives in the order users need. A sales manager may want customers ranked by revenue, an employee directory may need names in alphabetical order, or a dashboard may need newest records first. Sorting an array of objects in TypeScript ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Remove Duplicates from an Array of Objects in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/remove-duplicates-from-an-array-of-objects-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ A sales dashboard I built for a client in Austin received customer records from two API endpoints. The problem was simple: Emma Johnson appeared twice because both systems returned the same customer ID. If I displayed that raw data, the dashboard showed duplicate rows and incorrect customer counts. Removing duplicates from an array of objects ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Get Unique Values from an Array of Objects in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/get-unique-values-from-an-array-of-objects-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ I often need this when building customer dashboards or sales-reporting tools. An API returns several records for the same customer, city, or sales region, but the dropdown or summary card should show each value only once. TypeScript makes this job safer because you can define the object shape before you write the filtering logic. That ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Merge Arrays of Objects in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/merge-arrays-of-objects-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ I often merge arrays of objects when building customer dashboards and sales-reporting tools. One API may return basic customer records, while another returns the latest account status, city, or revenue details. The tricky part is deciding what “merge” means for your data. Sometimes you only need to join two lists. Other times, you must combine ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Filter an Array of Objects by Multiple Properties in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/filter-an-array-of-objects-by-multiple-properties-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ A customer dashboard rarely needs every record from an API. In real projects, I often filter a sales list to show only active customers in a certain city, with a minimum account value, before sending the result to a UI or report. That is where filtering an array of objects by multiple properties in TypeScript ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Get Index in forEach Loop in TypeScript](https://pythonguides.com/get-index-in-foreach-loop-in-typescript/) _2026-08-25 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build small reporting tools or customer dashboards, I often need more than the current array item. I also need its position. Maybe I want to show row numbers, flag the first customer, or create a numbered export for a sales team. That is where the TypeScript forEach loop index becomes useful. The forEach() method gives you the ... Read more \>\> ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PrvzuOOiduJd) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Tuesday, August 25, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-25/) _2026-08-25 · RandomDailyArt.com_ Ophelie (c. 1895) by Paul Steck Artist Notes: Paul Steck was a French painter known for historical scenes, portraits, and atmospheric landscapes. A student of the celebrated academic painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, Steck developed a polished, traditional style marked by careful drawing and rich detail. His subjects ranged from literary and biblical figures, such as Ophelia and Judith, to landscapes… ## [Capacity Must Become Structure](https://skehrenidema.substack.com/p/capacity-must-become-structure) _2026-08-24 · Stacy Kehren Idema · Stacy Kehren Idema_ A system does not possess capacity because capable people keep it functioning. Capacity becomes durable when truth, uncertainty, and disruption no longer depend on someone overfunctioning. ## [How to Use the repeat() Function in Python](https://pythonguides.com/use-the-repeat-function-in-python/) _2026-08-24 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build small reporting scripts, I often need to repeat a label, separator, or default value several times. For example, a sales report may need a row of dashes before each regional summary, or a test script may need the same sample value repeated for a fixed number of records. In Python, the term repeat() ... Read more \>\> ## [Monday, August 24, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-24/) _2026-08-24 · RandomDailyArt.com_ Skiing Lapp with the Northern Lights (1885) by Frants Diderik Bøe Artist Notes: Frants Diderik Bøe was a Norwegian painter best known for beautifully detailed still lifes of flowers, fruit, shells, game, and other natural subjects. Trained in Copenhagen and later working in Paris, Bøe combined the careful observation of the Dutch still-life tradition with a distinctly Scandinavian sensitivity to… ## [Sunday, August 23, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-23/) _2026-08-23 · RandomDailyArt.com_ In A Café (1873) by Edgar Degas Artist Notes: Edgar Degas was a French artist known for his paintings, sculptures, and drawings that captured the beauty and movement of the human form. He was a key figure in the Impressionist movement, but he preferred to be called a realist or independent. Degas is most famous for his ballet dancers, racehorses, and portraits of friends and family. His unique use… ## [Things I Learned - 23 Aug 2026](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/things-i-learned-23-aug-2026/) _2026-08-23 · S Anand_ This week, I learned: DuckDB 2.0 adds a CONNECT command that can connect to databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. making DuckDB the only DB client I need. EQ-Bench evaluates models on capabilities like: does it follow direction, does it challenge you, how good are its insights, does it build rapport, etc. Very interesting to see that the Gemini models are the most "yielding" to your pressure and… ## [Time Saving Household Hacks for Busy Couples](https://www.modernhusbands.com/post/time-saving-household-hacks-for-busy-couples) _2026-08-22 · Brian Page · Modern Husbands_ When two careers demand focus and energy, the home can become a source of stress and resentment if it isn't managed equitably. Managing a home takes work. Planning meals, paying bills, and doing chores take time and energy. Busy dual-career couples need as many time-saving hacks as they can get, and that's why I wrote this post. Time pressure at home frequently manifests as emotional tension… ## [Spindled and Liquefied](https://flavigula.net/static/blog/202608220745.html) _2026-08-22 · Flavigula - the Martenblog_ The card will eventually be there, as we know. My love, Ivanečka, picks withered spinach leaves out of a bag of bio špenát. She tenderly passes healthy leaves into the container that has a slicing rotor at its base. These healthy leaves will soon be spindled and liquefied so that we can easily drink their sustenence into our living corpses. This is the way of the morning, or, rather, it is one of… ## [Saturday, August 22, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-22/) _2026-08-22 · RandomDailyArt.com_ Two Springs (alt. "The Field Mouse and the City Mouse") (1910) by Gustave Van de Woestijne Artist Notes: Gustave Van de Woestyne was a Belgian painter whose deeply personal art blended Symbolism, Expressionism, and influences from the Flemish Old Masters. A member of the influential First School of Sint-Martens-Latem, he often portrayed rural life, religious subjects, portraits, and still lifes… ## [I built a deck](https://www.erikkroes.nl/blog/i-built-a-deck/) _2026-08-21 · Erik Kroes - Accessibility Consultant_ We have a guesthouse that we would like to make available for other people. That requires making it usable for other people (surprise!) One of the things we needed was "something in front of the door". Which is this deck I've made. The starting point The area was a lot of wood chips on sand. The soil around here tends to settle, quite a lot. The plan/structure Piling felt like overkill. So I did… ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zJrXSBDMenva) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon](https://enhaq.com/the-everything-store-jeff-bezos-and-the-age-of-amazon/) _2026-08-21 · My Ledger_ In February 1994, a Texas publisher named John Quarterman printed a chart in a monthly newsletter called Matrix News. It showed that the number of bytes transmitted over the World Wide Web had grown by a factor of 2,057 between January 1993 and January 1994. Packets sent over the Web had jumped by a factor of 2,560 in the same twelve months. A twenty-nine-year-old running a quantitative fund's… ## [AI Scams and Data Breaches Are Surging in 2026: How to Protect Yourself and Your Family](https://www.modernhusbands.com/post/ai-scams-and-data-breaches-are-surging-in-2026-how-to-protect-yourself-and-your-family) _2026-08-21 · Brian Page · Modern Husbands_ Scams have always relied on deception. Artificial intelligence is making that deception much harder to recognize. That’s why I sat down with Andy Murphy, the founder of The Secure Dad®, to discuss how to protect yourself and your family. Data breaches are also surging. CNBC reported 1,803 data compromises in the United States during the first half of 2026, up from 1,732 during the same period in… ## [What to do less because of AI](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/what-to-do-less-because-of-ai/) _2026-08-21 · S Anand_ Some ideas on what we can do less, thanks to AI. Why? Because less is more and we keep getting advice on what to do more of, not what to do less of. Skip meetings you don't speak in . Agents can summarize the transcript. Stop taking notes . Agents can summarize a recording. Stop reading group chats . Agents can summarize WhatsApp groups , Hacker News , Twitter , and more. Stop translations .… ## [Building an AI Hive Mind to Understand Systems as a Manager](https://candost.blog/surfacing-org-knowledge-with-ai-agents/) _2026-08-21 · Candost's Blog_ I've built a 'hive mind' of AI agents over dozens of repositories to surface organisational and tacit knowledge without gathering a room full of engineers. ## [Friday, August 21, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-21/) _2026-08-21 · RandomDailyArt.com_ Il y eut peut-etre une vision premiere essayee dans la fleur (1883) by Odilon Redon Artist Notes: Odilon Redon was a French painter and printmaker whose works are considered early precursors to Dadaism and Surrealism. He worked primarily in charcoal and lithography, and then began working almost exclusively in pastels and oils later in his career. His paintings are often described as ‘dreamlike’… ## [Local agents are good but slow](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/local-agents-are-good-but-slow/) _2026-08-21 · S Anand_ Last year, I shared how local LLMs are expensive . There are only 3 reasons to use them over an inference API: You have no choice , e.g. Government, pharma, finance, or other sensitive data. You have free GPUs , e.g. your laptop, local data center with sunk cost, free cloud credits, etc. This doesn't scale. You want to learn . This year, I finally started using them for a combination of #1 (on… ## [The Law Passed. Now What? Why the Rulemaking Stage Matters Just as Much](http://www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_law_passed_now_what_why_the_rulemaking_stage_matters_just_as_much) _2026-08-20 · Arielle Haughee · Keeping Up and Checking In - Freedom to Read Project_ When a bill is signed into law, it is tempting to think the work is finished. Supporters celebrate, opponents regroup, and headlines move on to the next legislative fight. But for parents, educators, librarians, and community members concerned about the freedom to read, the passage of a law is often only the beginning. ## [How to Share Your Feelings with Your Partner](https://www.modernhusbands.com/post/how-to-share-your-feelings-with-your-partner) _2026-08-20 · Brian Page · Modern Husbands_ Talking about our feelings is a bedrock of communication in marriage. For many of us, expressing our emotions can be a challenging task. In this blog post, we'll explore ways to open up and share our feelings with our spouses to foster a deeper emotional connection. The most useful starting point is the emotional wheel. How to Use an Emotion Wheel An emotion wheel is a visual guide with no clear… ## [How Thailand resisted colonization](https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-thailand-resisted-colonization/) _2026-08-20 · Works in Progress RSS Feed_ Its royal family used a charm offensive where military power failed. ## [How Thailand resisted colonization](https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-thailand-resisted-colonization/) _2026-08-20 · Works in Progress RSS Feed_ Its royal family used a charm offensive where military power failed. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1u8gdBE2jcXm) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [What can AI not do](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/what-can-ai-not-do/) _2026-08-20 · S Anand_ Over the last few weeks, I asked 166 people: What’s something you did not ask AI last week, because it can’t do it? There were 4 groups of responses. 37% said "Reliability" . AI tries but fails often enough. Like: Verify & return exact source of information. Generate accurate images. Completing PDF accessibility reliably according to the WCAG 2.2 standard. Converting 2D interior design to 3D view… ## [Thursday, August 20, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-20/) _2026-08-20 · RandomDailyArt.com_ The poor fool (1915) by Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Artist Notes: Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso was an early Modernist painter. Born in Mancelos, Portugal, he initially studied architecture at the Superior School of Fine Arts in Lisbon. He began painting around 1907 and his early impressionist style soon began to be influenced and changed by cubism and futurism. His work remained relatively unknown after… ## [Making Sense of the ISO 31000 Risk Management Process](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/making-sense-of-the-iso-31000-risk-management-process) _2026-08-20 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ ISO 31000 provides one of the most widely recognised frameworks for managing risk. Its risk management process is conceptually sound, deliberately generic and applicable to almost any organisation, industry or type of risk. But there is a problem. For people encountering ISO 31000 for the first time — and sometimes even for people who have been using it for years — the process diagram can be… ## [Can a blog post be handwritten?](https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/can-a-blog-post-be-handwritten/) _2026-08-20 · Digging for Fire_ Can a blog post be handwritten? Suppose I handwrite a post on my supernote, then export it as a webp, which supports XMP metadata. Pretty sure I should be able to read that with javascript. Then, I could embed the webp on a blog post, and write a script that will toggle between hand- writing and the OCR'd (and edited) text metadata. Worth an experiment, I reckon. Wonder if you can read my… ## [How to Set Up T3 Code and Tailscale on Windows and Phone](https://ardalis.com/how-to-set-up-t3-code-and-tailscale-on-windows-and-phone/) _2026-08-19 · Ardalis.com on Ardalis (Steve Smith)_ T3 Code provides a convenient interface for working with coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex. One of its more interesting features is that the T3 client doesn't need to run on the same computer as the agent. That means you can start a Claude Code session on your development workstation, walk away, and continue interacting with that same session from your phone. If you only use Claude Code,… ## [React Component Naming Conventions: A Practical Guide](https://pythonguides.com/react-component-naming-conventions/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When you build an internal support dashboard, component names often start simple: card, list, data, and button. A few weeks later, the same React application has dozens of files, several API requests, filters, forms, and team members trying to understand what each component does. That is where clear React component naming conventions make a real ... Read more \>\> ## [Higher Order Components in React: A Practical Guide](https://pythonguides.com/higher-order-component-react/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When you build an internal support dashboard, the same requirements often appear in several places. One page needs an authentication check. Another needs a loading state. A third needs activity tracking or role-based access. You could repeat that logic inside every React component. That works at first, but it quickly creates bulky files and inconsistent ... Read more \>\> ## [Build a React Modal Component Example](https://pythonguides.com/react-modal-component-example/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ A modal looks simple until you add one to a real internal dashboard. You need it to open from the correct employee row, close reliably, block accidental background clicks, and keep keyboard users from getting stuck. I have used this pattern in support ticket tools, customer portals, and admin panels where users need a focused ... Read more \>\> ## [Should You Lend Money to Family or Friends? A Guide for Couples](https://www.modernhusbands.com/post/lending-or-giving-money-to-family-or-friends-the-right-answers) _2026-08-19 · Brian Page · Modern Husbands_ When a friend or family member asks for money, the decision can get complicated quickly. When the ask is from your partner’s friend or side of the family, it can be even harder. You aren't simply deciding whether you can afford to help. You're balancing your finances, your relationship with the person asking, and your values. And if you're married—your relationship with your spouse. That's why the… ## [7 Best React Component Libraries for Modern Apps](https://pythonguides.com/best-react-component-library/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When you build an internal support dashboard, the first request often sounds simple: add a searchable table, status badges, a ticket form, and a confirmation dialog. Then the design work begins. Building every button, input, modal, menu, and responsive layout from scratch can slow a React project before the actual business features are ready. That ... Read more \>\> ## [Pleasures of a bus ride](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/pleasures-of-a-bus-ride/) _2026-08-19 · S Anand_ There are some small pleasures in life, not worth mentioning by themselves, but sometimes they come together so well. Like: Google Pay popping up a "Disable verification for transit?" option, so I just touch my phone to the bus ticket reader even while on a call and it just works like my card . Finding a seat at the front of the double-decker bus on top, so I can take in the entire vista from a… ## [8 Top React UI Component Libraries for Modern Web Apps](https://pythonguides.com/best-react-ui-component-libraries/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ Building an internal support dashboard from scratch sounds simple until you need tables, filters, dialogs, forms, alerts, loading states, and mobile-friendly layouts. I have seen teams lose days styling the same button, input, and modal patterns across several React screens. That is where React UI component libraries help. They provide tested, reusable building blocks so ... Read more \>\> ## [How to Build an Infinite Scroll Component in React](https://pythonguides.com/pass-component-as-prop-react/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ A product catalog, support ticket dashboard, or employee directory can quickly grow beyond a few dozen records. Showing every item at once slows the browser, creates a long page, and makes the interface harder to use. That is where an infinite scroll component in React helps. Instead of loading everything up front, the frontend loads a small ... Read more \>\> ## [Talk to Strangers!](https://www.razor.blog/2026/08/talk-to-strangers.html) _2026-08-19 · Marcel Emmenegger · razor.blog: where philosophy meets the road._ Talk to Strangers! This may sound like a rather modest challenge. I decided to start talking to strangers. Not for dating. Not for networking. Not because I need anything from them. Just to see whether I can start a small conversation with almost anyone. In Switzerland, this is more interesting than it sounds. This is not the United States. People here can be extraordinarily reserved. On a train,… ## [Wednesday, August 19, 2026](https://randomdailyart.com/art/2026-08-19/) _2026-08-19 · RandomDailyArt.com_ Stormy Sea (1857) by Marcus Larson Artist Notes: Marcus Larson was a Swedish Romantic landscape painter celebrated for his dramatic depictions of nature. Best known for stormy seas, turbulent skies, waterfalls, and rugged wilderness, Larson filled his paintings with movement, atmosphere, and theatrical light. Influenced by the Romantic belief in nature's overwhelming power, he often portrayed… ## [What Is a React Component? A Beginner’s Guide](https://pythonguides.com/what-is-a-react-component/) _2026-08-19 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build a recent activity dashboard, I do not write one huge file for every card, filter, button, and ticket row. I split the screen into smaller pieces that each handle one clear job. That makes the app easier to read, test, update, and reuse. Those smaller pieces are React components. Once you understand ... Read more \>\> ## [Opus 5 doesn't use em-dashes in code comments](https://lalitm.com/post/code-comments-are-a-model-fingerprint/) _2026-08-18 · Lalit Maganti_ I’ve been using Opus 5 as my main coding for the last few days 1, and I noticed something odd: the code comments stopped using em-dashes; everything is double hyphens (--) now. Instead of going off a gut feeling, I decided to actually run some checks. agentsview indexes all my conversations into a SQLite database, so this kind of question is just a query away. Here’s the chart: Seems pretty clear… ## [Apple Products](https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/apple-products-2026/) _2026-08-18 · Digging for Fire_ I’m just reading through MacRumors today, and thinking about the new AirPods with camera, new HomePods, and an iPhone event in September. I realised that I have never been more bored and uninterested in Apple’s latest products since I started using them at the age of 5. A couple of years ago I insta-bought the new AirPods Pro as soon as they were available. Now, I mostly were my wired headphones,… ## [Codeberg Pages 2: Setting Up Subdomain for git-pages Back-end](https://aartaka.me/codeberg-pages-2.html) _2026-08-18 · rss@aartaka.me (Artyom Bologov) · Chaotic Blog of Artyom Bologov_ Read on the website: Codeberg Pages moved to a new back-end (git-pages.) This caused me some pain. But I’m now on the other side of it, and I want to share some gotchas. ## [How to Use the Break Statement in TypeScript For Loops](https://pythonguides.com/break-statement-in-typescript-for-loops/) _2026-08-18 · Bijay Kumar · Python Guides_ When I build a support-ticket dashboard, I often need to scan recent tickets until I find one that needs urgent attention. Continuing through hundreds of remaining records wastes work and makes the code harder to follow. That is exactly where the break statement helps. The break statement lets you stop a TypeScript loop immediately when ... Read more \>\>