<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PiPi Worlds — English guides with review records</title><description>English guides with sources and AI-assisted review records. A review record is not a guarantee of accuracy or specialist review.</description><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/blog/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Cover letter word count: edit a paragraph, keep the evidence</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/cover-letter-char-count-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/cover-letter-char-count-2026/</guid><description>Compare a fictional paragraph before and after editing, then catch two shorter rewrites that change the facts. Use the free evidence ledger for your own draft.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>word_count</category></item><item><title>Resume Length in 2026: One Page, Two Pages, and the Federal Rule</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/resume-length-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/resume-length-2026/</guid><description>Compare the same 437-word sample in one-page and two-page layouts, with a free PDF and source text. 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Compare two fictional dates with Korea’s youth-savings birth-date range and official cancer-screening year lookup.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>age</category></item><item><title>529, Roth IRA, UTMA or Trump Account? A 2026 Parent’s Guide</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/child-savings-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/child-savings-2026/</guid><description>Four U.S. child-saving routes serve different goals. Check the 2026 IRS rules, a transparent $200-a-month example, and what our calculator cannot do.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>interest</category></item><item><title>USD CD or FX? Check the USD you may get back</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/fx-deposit-usd-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/fx-deposit-usd-2026/</guid><description>A $10,000 hypothetical CD example shows what the PiPi calculator can check—and why foreign-currency value, deposit insurance, and account location are separate questions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>interest</category></item><item><title>JLPT N5 Starter Words: A 12-Card Sample, Not a Full List</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/vocab/blog/jlpt-n5-essential-words-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/vocab/blog/jlpt-n5-essential-words-2026/</guid><description>See every word in the free Vocab Routine N5 web sample: 12 readings, meanings and example phrases, plus quick self-checks and an honest note on what this set cannot cover.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vocab</category></item><item><title>Why your paycheck is smaller than your salary (2026)</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/salary_calc/blog/take-home-pay-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/salary_calc/blog/take-home-pay-2026/</guid><description>Read a 2026 US pay stub without mistaking a simplified annual tax estimate for your actual withholding, benefits, or deposit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>salary_calc</category></item><item><title>URL Encoding: Query Values, Whole URLs, and +</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/url_encode/blog/url-encode-component-full-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/url_encode/blog/url-encode-component-full-2026/</guid><description>Use component for one value, full for an already-structured URL. Reproduce why + becomes a space in query parsing and how to preserve a literal plus.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>url_encode</category></item><item><title>How to Read a JWT&apos;s Claims and Expiry (Safely)</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/jwt_decode/blog/jwt-decode-safely-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/jwt_decode/blog/jwt-decode-safely-2026/</guid><description>Use a sample JWT to read payload and exp, understand why decoding is not verification, and handle live access tokens as credentials.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>jwt_decode</category></item><item><title>Converting Markdown to HTML Without Getting Burned</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/markdown_html/blog/markdown-to-html-safe-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/markdown_html/blog/markdown-to-html-safe-2026/</guid><description>What to watch when you turn Markdown into HTML: table support, the sanitized preview versus the raw source, and the line-break gotcha.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>markdown_html</category></item><item><title>2026 401(k), IRA and HSA Limits: A Checked Planning Map</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/retirement-savings-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/retirement-savings-2026/</guid><description>Corrected September 24, 2026: check 2026 401(k), IRA and HSA limits, remaining contribution room, and what a savings calculator cannot promise.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>interest</category></item><item><title>One card, not the full birthstone list</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/age/blog/birthstone-zodiac-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/age/blog/birthstone-zodiac-2026/</guid><description>June has three birthstones. Learn what our single-card result leaves out, and how to check the full list.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>age</category></item><item><title>Smart Scales and DEXA: What the Measurements Can Tell You</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/ipr_calc/blog/body-composition-scale-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/ipr_calc/blog/body-composition-scale-2026/</guid><description>A practical guide to weight, BMI, and body-fat estimates: what a home scale measures, what BIA infers, and why brand-wide accuracy percentages are not dependable.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>ipr_calc</category></item><item><title>Why a character count is not an X, SMS, or Google verdict</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/char-limits-digital-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/char-limits-digital-2026/</guid><description>Three worked examples show where a simple character counter helps and where X weighting, SMS encoding, or Google snippets need a different check.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>word_count</category></item><item><title>Dedupe, Trim, and Sort Lines: What Changes the Result</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/line_tools/blog/dedupe-sort-lines-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/line_tools/blog/dedupe-sort-lines-2026/</guid><description>Why do duplicates remain after sorting? Compare two fruit lists to see how adjacent dedupe, whole-list dedupe and blank-line removal differ.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>line_tools</category></item><item><title>HYSA vs Treasury Bills After Tax: A $100K Worked Example</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/deposit-1y-aftertax-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/interest/blog/deposit-1y-aftertax-2026/</guid><description>In a hypothetical one-year example, a 5% HYSA and a 4.5% Treasury bill differ by only $85 after tax in California—not 2.6 percentage points. 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Pick the denominator before using the percent calculator.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>percent_calc</category></item><item><title>JSON Formatter: Check Numbers, Order and Duplicate Keys</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/json_format/blog/json-format-validate-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/json_format/blog/json-format-validate-2026/</guid><description>Run three made-up JSON samples to check key order, exact number spellings and escaped duplicate keys before copying a result.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>json_format</category></item><item><title>Same Salary, Different Paycheck: Filing Status and State Tax (2026)</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/salary_calc/blog/same-salary-different-take-home-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/salary_calc/blog/same-salary-different-take-home-2026/</guid><description>Compare two $80,000 pay scenarios with explicit 2026 tax assumptions—and see where a simplified net-pay model stops.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>salary_calc</category></item><item><title>Japanese words: recognize them or recall them?</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/vocab/blog/spaced-repetition-vocab-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/vocab/blog/spaced-repetition-vocab-2026/</guid><description>Try three English-to-Japanese verb prompts before revealing the references. Compare recall with a four-choice quiz, and plan a later check without a guaranteed review schedule.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>vocab</category></item><item><title>Why btoa() Breaks on Unicode, and How to Fix It</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/base64/blog/base64-unicode-safe-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/base64/blog/base64-unicode-safe-2026/</guid><description>btoa() accepts é but not emoji. Decode Y2Fmw6k= as UTF-8 to get café; compare errors and invisible BOM text.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>base64</category></item><item><title>Wedding QR: can your guest actually RSVP?</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/qr_static/blog/qr-wedding-event-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/qr_static/blog/qr-wedding-event-2026/</guid><description>A readable QR can still open the wrong RSVP form. Check the guest link, sign-in, venue entrance and paper fallback before printing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>qr_static</category></item><item><title>Shop QR codes: what changes mean you must replace them?</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/qr_static/blog/qr-wifi-vcard-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/qr_static/blog/qr-wifi-vcard-2026/</guid><description>A new guest password needs a new Wi-Fi QR. A menu edit at the same URL may not. Compare Wi-Fi, menu and contact codes, then use a counter-card proof log before printing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>qr_static</category></item><item><title>24 Solar Terms in 2026: Eight Seasonal Landmarks</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/lunar_calc/blog/solar-terms-24-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/lunar_calc/blog/solar-terms-24-2026/</guid><description>See eight 2026 seasonal landmarks, why Lichun can be cold, and how sun-defined terms fit a lunisolar calendar. Dates can differ by time zone.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>lunar_calc</category></item><item><title>Lunar Birthday in Google Calendar: Check the ICS Before You Import</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/lunar_calc/blog/lunar-birthday-reminder-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/lunar_calc/blog/lunar-birthday-reminder-2026/</guid><description>A 2028 leap-month mix-up can move a birthday by 30 days. See five dates tested in PiPi&apos;s converter, what its ICS and CSV actually contain, and the Google Calendar import-and-alert checks that matter.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>lunar_calc</category></item><item><title>LinkedIn headline and About: a clarity check before you publish</title><link>https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/linkedin-profile-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pipi-worlds.com/en/word_count/blog/linkedin-profile-2026/</guid><description>Compare two fictional profile rewrites, count the text you control, and check the final headline and About in LinkedIn itself instead of trusting a fixed preview rule.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>word_count</category></item></channel></rss>