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It's not even on the same level. Container tabs as the name implies are all in the same window, and you can program them, for example always open up google.com domains in my Google…

I have been toying with the idea of introducing something like JD to my system using tags though so something can be both. I use Paperless to catalog all my PDFs, Obsidian for note…

I use a Boox Note 2 almost daily for reading and regularly with a bluetooth keyboard for writing. It has a stylus, and the OCR is good enough for even my terrible handwriting (I sh…

I switched to vertical typing. It was a challenge at first, but now I can type almost as well vertically as I can on a normal horizontal keyboard with significantly less pain in my…

One thing that I fully internalised only recently - despite learning Asian languages for literally decades. The things western people take for granted as ubiquitous in our culture …

I briefly flirted with a Japanese keyboard just to get the extra keys that they have (next to the space bar which is much smaller) I then remapped those keys to other more useful c…

I grew up playing 1/72nd tabletop wargames with my dad and his friends - Napoleonic to WW2 usually. Often with Star Wars/Trek or Babylon 5 on the TV. This was our 3am conversations…

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My house is about 100 years old and still has the original concrete tile roof, with a stack of spare tiles under the house ready if needed. An extension that was done in the 1980s …

I used to work backstage at concerts assisting my dad who was a sound engineer. We had my favourite cable of all time, a 30cm extension cord that was affectionately known as the "y…

This surprised me when I was on my local government and we had an application for a 24/7 carwash. When I asked why they thought it would be profitable to be open overnight with sta…

I keep a dozen books by von Daniken and his contemporaries on my bookcase to this day. Not because I believe them, but to remind me that I once did. I like to blame the X-Files, bu…

Same here, and if the audiobook has ideas that grab my attention I'll often get the physical book to read later. I find that I can churn through several books a week and find a hid…

I have both. But it isn't weaker. To be clear my gmail password and my password manager password are both 40-60 characters long. I also have TOTP and a Yubikey and a Passkey etc et…

I use Diceware. 6 random words with alphanumeric padding. So basically the XKCD, but something like: correct_2_horse_2_battery_2_staple. In my experience it doesn't take long to me…

I had the same thought, but wanted to know why the Author thought they were not. For example, a major issue for self-containment is that EPUB content can embed external assets. A c…

In my browser? Two. "Import Bookmarks" and "Getting Started" that Firefox happily recreates and syncs to my account every time I do a fresh install :( In my Zettlekasten 5374... Wo…

Someone at the time had a CNC aluminium one on ebay for $700 or so. I thought "I can do that cheaper". I was very wrong. The actual parts weren't too bad.(I still had to spend $140…

I made one of these during my MBA. I spent close to $2000AUD including the two Nikon mirrorless cameras I purchased. I am not particularly handy and made it out of spare 2x4 lumber…

I wish Firefox would support faster profile switching. I consult and have multiple customers who all insist I use their Gmail or Outlook accounts, so I need about 6 profiles on the…

I highly recommend "Managing Humans" by Michael Lopp. https://randsinrepose.com/ I read it several years into my management path and cringed when reading a few of the anecdotes rea…

I like the look of this for automation of some of my GitHub notifications. We have a small engineering team and we are all drowning under the number of notifications. This could re…

(Working in IT) I love laptop stickers for this. Whenever I'm returning from a conference a quick look around the lounge will reveal plenty of people with laptop stickers that are …

Have you ever seen a Morris dancer? If folk clubs will accept that... But seriously, you're right that they don't always look like they'd be welcoming. Most folk clubs tend to skew…

Contra is a great beginners dance that is also fun for experienced dancers. It is basically just walking, no fancy steps. A friend of mine used to host Contra dances done to techno…