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Smiirl Counter Research Notes

Reverse-engineering and hardware exploration notes for the Smiirl Counter — a wifi-connected physical number display sold for showing metrics like Facebook likes, Stripe revenue, etc. Smiirl does not provide repair services, spare parts, or repair documentation, so keeping these devices alive is left to owners.

This document is a working reference, not a finished guide.

Top Usenet Indexers (2026 Edition)

A curated list of Usenet indexing sites for automation (Sonarr/Radarr) and manual browsing. Updated: Jan 2026

🏆 Tier 1: The "Must-Haves"

These are the heavy hitters. Most users should have at least one of these as their primary source.

Name Status Type Best For Pros Cons
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QINGCHARLES / magazine-marketplaces.md
Created January 16, 2026 06:22
A curated list of marketplaces for buying new, vintage, and back-issue magazines

📚 The Master List: Where to Buy Magazines

A complete index of marketplaces for new, vintage, and rare periodicals. Organized by sourcing style.


🏢 The Titans (General Marketplaces)

The first stops for specific searches and buyer protection.

  • eBay 👑
  • The Gold Standard. If it exists, it's probably here.
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QINGCHARLES / ui_ux_resources_master_list.md
Last active February 11, 2026 01:55
UI patterns, UX audits, and design blogs

UI/UX Master Resource List

A curated collection of design patterns, audits, blogs, A/B testing tools, and books.

1. UX Audits, Case Studies & Psychology

These sites focus on "why" a design works, offering teardowns, psychology, and research.

  • Built for Mars [Freemium] - The benchmark for UX audits. High-quality, critical teardowns of top banking and tech products. Free articles available; "BFM+" membership for full archive.
  • CXL [Freemium] - The industry standard for Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) training. Blog is free and extremely technical; Courses are expensive (~$1,200/yr).
  • Growth.Design [Freemium] - Entertaining, high-quality UX case studies presented in a comic book format. Case studies are free; they sell a premium course (~$290).
  • UserOnboard [Freemium] - Deep-dive "teardowns" of user onboarding flows from popular tech companies. *Tear
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QINGCHARLES / domains.md
Created January 9, 2026 05:14
List of Domain Marketplaces

🌐 Secondary Domain Marketplaces & Auctions

A curated list of places to buy aftermarket, expired, and premium domains.

🏢 The Big Players (Massive Inventory)

These are the standard places everyone checks first. They connect to millions of domains.

  • GoDaddy Auctions - The largest inventory. Good for expired domains and closeouts ($5-$50 deals).
  • Sedo - Huge European presence, great for premium .com and international extensions (ccTLDs).
  • Afternic - Owned by GoDaddy. Massive "Fast Transfer" network meaning you get the domain instantly.
  • Dan.com - The "Apple Store" of domains. Famous for clean design and "Lease-to-Own" monthly payment options.
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QINGCHARLES / agents.md
Last active February 13, 2026 07:11
My agents.md/copilot-instructions.md for .Net 10 coding

What AI agents should know about me

C# / ASP.NET Core developer (Razor Pages + Windows Forms) targeting .NET 8–10.

Coding standards & conventions

  • Strong explicit typing; avoid var unless the type is truly obvious or required.
  • PascalCase every identifier (types, members, variables, parameters, generics, Razor artifacts, generated names like App/Builder).
  • Exception: simple loop counters (i, j, k, w, h, x, y, z).
  • Tabs for indentation; opening brace on its own line.