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April 21, 2026

Day 111 of 2026

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

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"I’m not afraid of computers taking over. I’m afraid of people thinking they’re smarter because of them."

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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

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J.K. Rowling

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Rubber Duck Debugging: explain your code line by line to an inanimate object.

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