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The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Six ways to wear a navy blazer and one that never works

Buy it in hopsack, get the shoulder right, and one jacket covers the office, the airport, dinner and a funeral you weren't expecting.

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Set up a family password manager in one evening

Two hours at the kitchen table, about forty dollars a year, and your household stops running on one reused password.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideGamingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Flight and driving sim gear that fits an actual desk

What to buy when you have a desk and not a spare room, which upgrades you'll feel, and the mounting problems nobody warns you about.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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Crypto6 min read

How to size a crypto position without lying to yourself

Most people pick a percentage after they've already bought, and measure it against the wrong number. A cleaner way to arrive at the figure.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGadgetsDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Why the text message code is the weakest lock on your accounts

Six-digit texts feel secure and aren't. A practical ladder from SMS to hardware keys, plus the backup step almost everyone skips.

GuideGamingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to play when your reflexes are gone and your evenings are short

Turn-based games you can pause mid-move, five that teach you something, and the honest problem with Civilization's late game.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

What a central bank digital currency would actually change

Holding caps, intermediated wallets, offline mode. The proposals are public documents, and most of the argument happens without reading them.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

GuideGamingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Running a role-playing game for your own kids

Forty minutes, one problem, no character sheets on the first night. What actually works at the kitchen table, and what quietly kills it.

Ask BRO

Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

The Bitcoin halving explained without a price prediction

What actually changes in the code, what happens to miners the next morning, and why the four-year clock is a rounding error rather than a rule.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

Raising a daughter who doesn't fold

Backbone isn't a temperament she's born with. It's a set of habits, and most of them get built before she turns twelve.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGamingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to buy when you only get forty minutes a night

Resume time matters more than frame rate. A practical look at handhelds, consoles and the games that actually fit a short evening.

GuideCryptoRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Read the token table first, then read the white paper

Most of what a crypto white paper is hiding sits in two places: who gets the supply, and who can change the rules.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The order to pay things when there isn't enough money

Housing, power, food, the vehicle that gets you to work. Then the phone calls most men put off until the account is already empty.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

Gaming5 min

What esports scholarships actually pay, and what they cost

$The electricity math to run before you buy a mining rig$

Crypto5 min

The electricity math to run before you buy a mining rig

Ask BRO

Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideSkillsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Swapping a Switch and an Outlet, in the Right Order

The whole job takes twenty minutes once you know what to look at first, and exactly where it stops being a homeowner job.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Gaming5 min read

Family game night on the console, without the arguments

Four controllers, rounds under twenty minutes, and a handful of games that work whether the youngest is six or the oldest is seventy.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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