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  1. Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk

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    A quote from Dostoevsky that I've been meaning to think about

    A quote from Dostoevsky that I've been meaning to think about

    For, after all, you do grow up, you do outgrow your ideals, which turn to dust and ashes, which are shattered into fragments; and if you have no other life, you just have to build one up out of these fragments. And all the time your soul is craving and longing for something else. And in vain does the dreamer rummage about in his old dreams, raking them over as though they were a heap of cinders, looking in these cinders for some spark, however tiny, to fan it into a flame so as to warm his chilled blood by it and revive in it all that he held so dear before, all that touched his heart, that made his blood course through his veins, that drew tears from his eyes, and that so splendidly deceived him!

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  2. Comment on What are the best truly unbeatable E2EE, presumably P2P messaging apps? in ~tech

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    Came here to also suggest delta.chat. I also dont use it since signal satisfies my needs.

    Came here to also suggest delta.chat. I also dont use it since signal satisfies my needs.

  3. Comment on Are most jobs not what you thought they would be? Expectations vs. reality. in ~talk

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    Most jobs have lots of grinding little things that you have to slog through day to day. So while the grander picture of a job may give you some high expectations the devil is in the details. For...

    Most jobs have lots of grinding little things that you have to slog through day to day. So while the grander picture of a job may give you some high expectations the devil is in the details. For example it would be cool to work on a huge engineering project but if you focus on that you are forgetting the endless mind numbing amounts of meetings that proceeded it.

    I work as a brewer which many people feel like would be lots of fun from the outside. But the reality is that it has some great moments but most of the day to day is not that.

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  4. Comment on Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite in ~tech

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    Tell me more about sideloading on an Nvidia Shield. I have a shield but ive never tried what you mentioned

    Tell me more about sideloading on an Nvidia Shield. I have a shield but ive never tried what you mentioned

    3 votes

  5. Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech

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    4-5 years. Usually its because the battery degrades and replacing it is worth the money.

    4-5 years. Usually its because the battery degrades and replacing it is worth the money.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    I use nextcloud to sync and i never have a problem.

    I use nextcloud to sync and i never have a problem.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    Quick into emacs is a tall order. Its old and idiosyncratic and that sets up a steep learning curve. I would recommend going into it with something in mind you want it use it for then you’ll...

    Quick into emacs is a tall order. Its old and idiosyncratic and that sets up a steep learning curve.

    I would recommend going into it with something in mind you want it use it for then you’ll extend to use it for other things as you go along. I started with org-roam for notes, then discovered dired-mode for file management (its a great file management system), then to-do lists, ssh, terminal, etc…. The program can do everything and the kitchen sink but if you try to go full immersion i think it will be a frustrating experience.

    TL;DR: use it for a specific function or task and expand as you learn the system.

    i use doom emacs. Someday i hope to build up from scratch but doom has been good for me do its not a priority. Only reason i would build my own is doom emacs has so much built in that i find myself parring it down.

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  8. Comment on Single most useful program you daily use? in ~tech

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    Emacs… but that thing is almost its own operating system so its kind of a cheat to name it.

    Emacs… but that thing is almost its own operating system so its kind of a cheat to name it.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is reaching end of standard support soon: April 2025. Plan to upgrade soon! in ~tech

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    I use ubuntu on my server and laptop. Mostly because all the tutorials target ubuntu, it usually works, and the things that don't work perfectly haven't been bad enough to overcome the inertia...

    I use ubuntu on my server and laptop. Mostly because all the tutorials target ubuntu, it usually works, and the things that don't work perfectly haven't been bad enough to overcome the inertia against change (I’m lazy).

    2 votes

  10. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    Preaching to the choir

    Preaching to the choir

    6 votes

  11. Comment on How has your industry changed in the past decade? in ~life

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    I’m a brewer and all my special/seasonals have become IPAs. Only thing that sells consistently and that the most vocal customers want. Sure i could make something else but then it sits eating...

    I’m a brewer and all my special/seasonals have become IPAs. Only thing that sells consistently and that the most vocal customers want. Sure i could make something else but then it sits eating fridge space. Make an IPA and it’s gone.

    18 votes

  12. Comment on Forever ✱ Notes — A simple and scalable digital note-taking method for Apple Notes in ~tech

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    I actually used obsidian for some time and its good out of the box. I wanted to use org-mode as its more powerful than markdown. Also emacs is a full on text editor so you get all kinds of bonuses...

    I actually used obsidian for some time and its good out of the box. I wanted to use org-mode as its more powerful than markdown. Also emacs is a full on text editor so you get all kinds of bonuses with quickly working with text.

    Downside is learning emacs isnt a small venture. But if youre trying to future proof your stuff emacs might be somewhere to look. The thing is ancient. It’s been actively developed since the 70’s and still going strong. Can’t get much more promise of future proofing than a program with more than 40 years of history.

    But seriously just keep using obsidian. I love emacs but i spend entirely too much time playing around with it

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Forever ✱ Notes — A simple and scalable digital note-taking method for Apple Notes in ~tech

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    I like your idea of transferring it into meat space documents even if i dont have too many of those. As for naming the files. I do try to leave descriptive names but i trust tools that can read...

    I like your idea of transferring it into meat space documents even if i dont have too many of those.

    As for naming the files. I do try to leave descriptive names but i trust tools that can read the files and search their contents. I also use a roam like system and attach files to notes so they have some semantic context.

    Some tools i use:

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Forever ✱ Notes — A simple and scalable digital note-taking method for Apple Notes in ~tech

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    This seems like it would require diligence to maintain. I trust in search to find files and keep a flat folder structure

    This seems like it would require diligence to maintain. I trust in search to find files and keep a flat folder structure

    7 votes

  15. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Snowcrash. Took me a bit to get into it but im now enjoying it.

    Snowcrash. Took me a bit to get into it but im now enjoying it.

    2 votes