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I found this part funny:

> Also, I really didn't want yet another thing with [...] code to debug (there comes a time in every programmer's life when they can't face debugging yet another thing that should be simple and just work)

... when two paragraphs later comes the code to generate a SVG :)

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Yes! I am a programmer, of course, but my graphic design skills are non-existent so my only choice was to write some code. But, thank goodness, that code only has to run once and doesn't have to interact with WiFi, an API, or anything else!

As I'm getting older (and have seen more of my "smart" solutions turn into terrible maintenance nightmares) I'm now fully on board with that general idea. The simple things just keep working and it's great.

I'm with you, the less complexity the better. I hate having to maintain ten thousand things around the house.

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