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  • RiderExMachinatoLinuxsucks@lemmy.worldDecisions
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    1 day ago

    Windows breaks:

    1. find a Windows installation Disc or USB (1 hour)
    2. backup files from broken installation (2 hours)
    3. Install windows (15 minutes)
    4. Install Windows updates (8 hours) 4a. Debloat/Decrapify Windows (30 minutes)
    5. Restore backed up files (2 hours)
    6. Find and install previously installed programs (??? Years)
    7. Try to remember accounts and special settings for special previously installed programs (3 hours)

    Done in 16 hours

    Linux Breaks

    1. Find Linux Live USB (5 minutes)
    2. Reinstall Linux (10 minutes)
    3. Install updates (20 minutes)
    4. Reinstall previously installed programs (5 minutes)

    Done in <1 hour and spend the rest of the weekend playing Elden Ring

    Separate /home partitions are a godsend.



  • No one talks about how many tasks make up something like “clean the kitchen” and it can be overwhelming for us neurodivergents, especially since most of the stuff that needs cleaned up is left out might not even have a home, and so you might have to do that as well.

    Here are a few things that have helped me out

    1. Work Timers

    Work timers, even if they’re only for 10-20 minutes, allow you to get in, do at least a little bit of work, and then have a break period. But set a break timer, too for 5-15 minutes. If there’s nothing to interrupt your break, you’ve more likely to procrastinate and get distracted.

    1. Realistic goals

    This can work well with the timer. Ask yourself what tasks you can get done in 10-20 minutes. Maybe it’s just laundry, the dishes, or sweeping, or maybe it’s all three. But start small and build on more afyerwards until your break.

    1. Work buddy

    Having a friend, family member, or significant other do the tasks with you can help you feel motivated by using something called Body Doubling. Essentially, if you see someone else doing chores, you are more likely to also do chores.

    1. “Add” Interest

    If you don’t have someone available, listening to YouTube, audio books, or podcasts can also help, as most of the time we don’t want to do regular activities because they’re not interesting. By listening to something in the background, you’re stimulating your brain with information while also getting something done.

    What strategies have other Lemmings come up with?




  • IMO, blurring a house in Street View could lead to the Streisand effect, especially when 99% of all other property is unblurred.

    If you want to remain private, in the case of Street View, your best bet is to keep it as inconspicuous as possible, otherwise people will start looking closer and ask questions; the exact opposite of what you want, even if you have nothing to hide.









  • I’ve started having issues recently, too. After a work injury, I finally saw my GP, who recommended Physical Therapy, which has basically just been a guided workout with some yoga moves worked in over the course of an hour.

    It hasn’t fixed my pain yet, but it’s made it better, and my pain was explained in a way that makes sense (my shoulders and core weren’t as strong as they should have been, placing undue burden on some of my backmuscles).

    If you don’t want to go to PT, I’d strongly recommend just slowly doing 10-15 minutes of simple stretching like what you might have done in Gym as a kid. Stretch to the point of mild discomfort, not pain, doing each stretch 3 tines for 10 seconds. It might be worth looking into some basic yoga poses that target your particular pains (or the ones that you want to target first).

    I’ll bet you’ll notice good results after a week. If not, definitely go see your GP again.

    Obligatory “I am not a doctor”


  • RiderExMachinatoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 months ago

    If I’m honest, video games and computers in general. The community has some to do with it, I guess, but more because the people making them just seem to not care about the customers at all anymore.

    If I had to put my feeling into words, its that they try to make things at the smallest possible cost with the highest return possible, including throwing ads into everything (making for a poorer experience for the users), while simultaneously making everything bland so they can appeal to everyone.

    Ten years ago, I loved video games, and now the only “next-gen” console I have is a Switch and a Steam Deck. I used to be a huge Windows fan, but now I can hardly stomach Windows 11, and run Linux exclusively as much as possible.

    Big tech ruined tech. Big video games ruined video games.





  • Phones are generally seen as more secure because they’re less likely to have malware and the apps should be running in their own sandbox, meaning it’s more difficult to see what each app is doing and so theoretically it’s more secure.

    Most desktop operating systems do not have sandboxing in place, have known malware that could be installed much easier than on a phone, and harder to verify that the system is secure. This is doubly so taking into account that basically the only way to use the banking information is through a web browser, which could have any number of junky web extensions installed.

    While things are incrementally changing on the desktop front (mostly on Linux with Atomic distros, Flatpak/Snap, and Firefox container tabs), most banks are only familiar with Windows and macos, and since those two have the most security risks, they’d rather play it safe with the relatively more standardized, theoretically more secure phone OS.


  • You definitely want a mid size case if you’re going to move it around. I got a full size with my first build and while it is nice and roomy, it’s never fun to move when needed.

    The case you have in your list has your 2.5" SSD storage in the back and PSU under an aluminum bar at the bottom. Everything else will mostly likely be easily accessible, but if you ever need to do PSU/SSD changes, it won’t be as easy as everything else.

    Otherwise, I really like Corsair cases, they’ve never done me wrong.