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Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech
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Comment on Looking for a simple lists app in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentSure thing! This'll be a wall of text, be warned. I've spent a week getting this dialed in, but at this point I doubt I'll make further changes for a while. I'm using the default core plugins (but...Sure thing! This'll be a wall of text, be warned. I've spent a week getting this dialed in, but at this point I doubt I'll make further changes for a while.
I'm using the default core plugins (but the only two I mess with are Daily Notes and Sync, though Sync is optional and adds a tiny bit of complexity) and the community plugins called Tasks and Nested Daily Todos.
I haven't really messed with any of the community plugins' settings that I recall, and the only big change I can think of making was to Daily notes, changing Date format to "Custom," and then setting the format to "YYYY/MM-MMMM/YYYY-MM-DD" which forces daily notes to automatically generate a folder for the year, then subfolders for the months of that year into which to place the daily notes it creates. This is all being placed into a folder called Daily notes inside a folder called Daily and Yearly Planner, in which I've also placed a template file that I point the "Template file location" setting to, again under the "Daily notes" settings.
On my main device, I have the "Files and links" top setting set to default to open the Daily note, which is my central hub file day-to-day. My synced devices have slightly different settings to keep them from gumming up my daily note, namely that they default to opening the last opened file (if you're curious why, this is a good explainer).
My template file looks like this:
Ideas/thoughts:
Personal tasks for today:
- [ ] Check monthly planner
due on or before {{query.file.filename}} (filename includes Tasks by Month) OR ((filename includes {{query.file.filename}}) AND (heading includes Personal tasks for later)) (not done) OR (done {{query.file.filename}})Personal tasks for later:
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Work tasks for today:
- [ ] Check [[Long term work tasks]]
due on or before {{query.file.filename}} (filename includes Long term work tasks) OR ((filename includes {{query.file.filename}}) AND (heading includes Work tasks for later)) (not done) OR (done {{query.file.filename}})Work tasks for later:
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Other notes:
Essentially, this creates a blank note every day with types of task I like to track. Then, the "Tasks" plugin checks a pair of files (technically, it checks any file with a name that contains those strings) that contain long term work tasks and long term personal tasks along with the "for later" sections of that day's Daily note, and if any of those places contains a task with an assigned due date of before or the same as the day of that Daily Note's title (the daily notes are generated with a title that is just the day's date), Tasks will put a clone of that task into the "for today" section it pertains to, and when I check it off it checks off the original and stays present in the clone list so I can see it was checked off on that day, hence the line about "OR (done {{query.file.filename}})".
Importantly, each morning when I open the Daily note I have to remember to click the "Nested Daily Todos" button to "Add incomplete todos to today's note." This is the only thing I have to remember, everything else is automagic. Then I just add todos as I come up with them, and the Tasks plugin handles stuff for me.
Of course, I also heavily use links to create new files from within tasks, so "Meeting with boss about Product X" becomes "Meeting with boss about Product X" and that link, when clicked, generated a new file called Product X into which I put details from the meeting and the project long term.
I've been using Obsidian for my todos, which is totally necessary to me to keep my sanity and I used to use Google Keep for. But with all the extra utility, I'm also using it for larger stuff I used Workflowy for, outlining presentations and such. Plus I can easily put my recipes in there, with links from my Daily notes so I have a record of each time they're used. Same for rating things, or grocery lists, or whatever else I'm keeping track of. The worst part of my setup is that if I move or rename certain files it can break the code for "Tasks" and I have to fix it, but I'm trying not to do that too much.
Anyway, I hope that's useful, either to you or some poor soul following my trail later.
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Comment on Looking for a simple lists app in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentAfter a year of occasionally using workflowy and continuing to use keep for most stuff, I finally decided to try Obsidian. Holy crap, it works so well! I wish I'd listened to you a year ago, so...After a year of occasionally using workflowy and continuing to use keep for most stuff, I finally decided to try Obsidian. Holy crap, it works so well! I wish I'd listened to you a year ago, so much time left undocumented! Thanks for the recommendation!
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Comment on Nova Launcher: An update in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks for the suggestion of Smart Launcher! I also really just wanted to keep things the same as my Nova setup, so like you I will just migrate for now and if they stay good.Thanks for the suggestion of Smart Launcher! I also really just wanted to keep things the same as my Nova setup, so like you I will just migrate for now and if they stay good.
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Comment on Moving back to the US (after 7+ years living in Germany) in ~life
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentYou're very welcome! I'm not honestly sure what criteria to use, I think I just went off word of mouth and decent rates. I'd had an account with my credit union for years because of an old zero...You're very welcome! I'm not honestly sure what criteria to use, I think I just went off word of mouth and decent rates. I'd had an account with my credit union for years because of an old zero interest credit offer, but hadn't really thought about it for a while until my neighbor informed me that they had recently introduced a high-yield savings that was very competitive. So, I guess check with people in your community and see if any have good name recognition, then check rates and product offerings (credit cards, home/auto loans, savings, checking) to make sure they offer what you need.
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Comment on Moving back to the US (after 7+ years living in Germany) in ~life
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI've seen where you said you have banking accounts already, and this may be a low priority thing, but make sure to look into local credit unions. This is top-of-mind for me right now because I've...I've seen where you said you have banking accounts already, and this may be a low priority thing, but make sure to look into local credit unions. This is top-of-mind for me right now because I've spent the month transferring my high-yield savings account with an online-only place (3.35% apy) and my car loan with a nationwide lender (8.99% apr) to my credit union (4.00% apy and 4.24% apr, respectively). Check around, as there are likely multiple credit unions with carrying rates and membership requirements.
And while you're at it, don't forget to get a library card! Or multiple, since you're in a suburb. I have two cards, one with my county (which shares catalogs with a huge network of libraries in my state, both for physical media and e-materials via the Libby app [shout-out to Libby, ebooks and audiobooks rock]) and one with the nearby city I used to work in (which doubles the potential content pool on Libby). And, since you've been away, makerspaces in libraries have become way more common and provide opportunities to cheaply hone new skills and start up new side gigs/hobbies.
Good luck with the move!
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Comment on Good News Everyone! - the coping with everything edition in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThere's a guy making videos right now with a similar vibe, complete with piano music to match the visuals. Here's one on custom embroideryThere's a guy making videos right now with a similar vibe, complete with piano music to match the visuals. Here's one on custom embroidery
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 5 in ~society
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentTo be fair, he didn't bankrupt a casino, it was at least four. With experience like that, I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing.To be fair, he didn't bankrupt a casino, it was at least four. With experience like that, I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing.
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Comment on Clicks Communicator: the ultimate communication companion in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI went ahead and put down a deposit on one, though I might chicken out later. It ticks a lot of boxes for me, and I like the look. We'll see.I went ahead and put down a deposit on one, though I might chicken out later. It ticks a lot of boxes for me, and I like the look. We'll see.
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Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentThanks! It's a fun conversation starterThanks! It's a fun conversation starter
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Comment on I am kinda curious about the demographics of Tildes in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkMiddle millennial in Kentucky, instructor to locksmiths/security professionals. Edit: @Cannonball, howdy neighbor!Middle millennial in Kentucky, instructor to locksmiths/security professionals.
Edit: @Cannonball, howdy neighbor!
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentReading this while my wife and her mother are in the next room making a spreadsheet of my wife's polishes gave me quite a chuckle. She collects Holo Taco brand polishes. I collect titanium tools,...Reading this while my wife and her mother are in the next room making a spreadsheet of my wife's polishes gave me quite a chuckle. She collects Holo Taco brand polishes. I collect titanium tools, so I don't complain 😁
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentMore details here, looks like it was days, actually. Apparently no alarm was triggered until the end of the robbery. That is kind of surprising, as it is typical for there to be several...More details here, looks like it was days, actually. Apparently no alarm was triggered until the end of the robbery. That is kind of surprising, as it is typical for there to be several overlapping alarm sensors to detect this sort of entry. If true, could be negligence on the part of the bank.
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentFrom today's news: Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist. They went through the wall, then pried open the safe deposit boxes inside. Brute force wins again!From today's news: Thieves Make Off With Millions in German Bank Heist. They went through the wall, then pried open the safe deposit boxes inside. Brute force wins again!
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Comment on She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it. in ~tech
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentHonestly sounds like some coworkers I've had. This might be noiseIt doesn’t remember things exactly, it misses context clues a lot. After a while it starts breaking down and you start getting really wonky answers
Honestly sounds like some coworkers I've had.
This might be noise
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Comment on Reading my first Stephen King novel - What are your favorites? in ~books
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI just want to mention the Dark Tower audiobooks. I'm not an audiobook guy, but a dear friend encouraged me to experience the Dark Tower series that way first, and I'm glad I did. The readers were...I just want to mention the Dark Tower audiobooks. I'm not an audiobook guy, but a dear friend encouraged me to experience the Dark Tower series that way first, and I'm glad I did. The readers were so talented... I just have to recommend it.
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Comment on Modern Christmas carol renditions that aren't mediocre CCM? in ~music
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkIf you haven't heard it before, give the album Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand a try. It's, admittedly, by a Christian band (Relient K), but it's fun in a 2000's pop-punk way and frequently stuck...If you haven't heard it before, give the album Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand a try. It's, admittedly, by a Christian band (Relient K), but it's fun in a 2000's pop-punk way and frequently stuck in my head as someone who doesn't really like Christmas music after a decade of retail holiday seasons.
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Comment on What are some of your favorite stews/soups? in ~food
doors_cannot_stop_me LinkI like to make a cheesy potato soup (much more cheese than potato, admittedly) and chicken velvet soup. For the "potato" soup I will usually add a bit of heat via Sriracha to my own bowl, and...I like to make a cheesy potato soup (much more cheese than potato, admittedly) and chicken velvet soup. For the "potato" soup I will usually add a bit of heat via Sriracha to my own bowl, and serve with buttered yeast rolls. For the chicken velvet, saltine crackers are a must. I also like to add cheese and Sriracha to the chicken velvet soup, but that's because I'm a cheese fiend.
Edit: the potato soup became too powerful and taste of home had to remove it from the internet for everyone's safety, but here's a wayback machine link for the brave ones out there. I usually leave out the broccoli and add bouillon cubes to the boiling potato water as the commenters suggested. And I just keep all of that potato water to add back in, no measuring necessary.
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentIt's a little bit classroom, but also a little bit the other thing too sometimes 😁It's a little bit classroom, but also a little bit the other thing too sometimes 😁
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Comment on Tilderinos in ~talk
doors_cannot_stop_me Link ParentBank vaults are not so much in my arena, but it has in fact been the case that thieves have gone around the door entirely to pierce the walls, floor or ceiling instead. Cost and structural...Bank vaults are not so much in my arena, but it has in fact been the case that thieves have gone around the door entirely to pierce the walls, floor or ceiling instead. Cost and structural limitations usually mean that the door is simultaneously the easiest (with the correct combination) and hardest (drilling or otherwise defeating) entry point. The walls can be reinforced in various ways, but a determined attacker with an angle grinder eventually will get through most barriers.
But this is generally the case with security. Why try to beat a computer's web security countermeasures if you can just walk up to it and put a USB drive into it? Why pick the $300 lock cylinder when the latch itself can be opened with a $10 tool? I always say to my students, "When in doubt, cheat."
Most of my faves have already been mentioned, but I haven't seen Atomic Shrimp named yet, so I'll mention that channel. It's excellent, Mike is a kind individual with many interests and wonderful good humor. It's as if (and I mean this in the best possible way) a Hobbit spent years as an IT professional, then decided to spend his retirement making YouTube videos about cooking, nature walks, foraging, baiting Internet scammers, weird canned goods, gardening, and various crafts. I've watched him for years and never heard the slightest hint of a bad take. He just seems so wholesome, and watching him is the most relaxing thing I know of on YouTube. I can't recommend him highly enough.