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Real write-ups from the process of shipping Voice Translate & Dictate — not tutorials, just what actually happened.
August 2026 · 7 min read
What I Learned Building a Voice Translation Chrome Extension
Speech recognition stops itself without warning, iframes hide your target field, and Google Docs breaks every rule. Here's what actually went wrong, and how the extension recovers from each one.
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August 2026 · 6 min read
Why You Can't Put an "Install Extension" Button on Your Website
I wanted a one-click install button on my landing page. Chrome said no — for a very good reason. Here's the actual security model, and the closest thing that's allowed.
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August 2026 · 8 min read
Debugging the Bug That Wasn't There
My screenshot tool kept showing a broken sticky navbar. The DOM insisted it was fine. One of them was lying — a story about trusting measurements over pictures.
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August 2026 · 5 min read
The GitHub Pages Jekyll Trap That Almost Broke My Deploy
GitHub Pages quietly offered to auto-build a Jekyll site from my README — and it silently overwrote my real landing page. Here's what happened and how to avoid it.
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August 2026 · 5 min read
The CSS Grid Bug That Only Shows Up on Phones
A code snippet in a grid column pushed my entire mobile layout off-screen. The cause: min-width:auto, the default nobody remembers grid items have.
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August 2026 · 6 min read
What Actually Goes Into Getting a Site AdSense-Ready
The real technical checklist for a personal site applying to AdSense — and why thin content, not a missing snippet, is the most common reason sites get rejected.
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