Why the advertised jackpot is misleading, what we learned modelling 50 states of tax law, and what it's like shipping a first digital product out of a tiny company. Short, honest, and shipped when there's something worth saying.
Walking through the math on an $825M Powerball from the headline to the bank deposit — where every dollar goes, who takes it, and why most take-home calculators get the last third wrong.
● EngineeringSeven weird scenarios, one flat file of tax rates, and the hardest question we had to answer: does "state tax" mean withholding or liability? A look at the data model behind the app.
● ProductThe case for a clean, private, subscription-only tool in a category overrun by ads and upsells. How we priced it, how we run the business, and what "no ads" actually means under the hood.
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