Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by jaredmcateer » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 2:07 PM UTC

jeffreyrogers wrote: post #27

jasonlotito wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does it compare to just using git grep?

It works outside of git repositories and is faster than grep or awk.

It's noticeably faster than grep but I would say, in my experience anyways, only academically faster than ack. Both are so fast I can't really notice a difference when scanning my massive codebase.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by MadMoogle » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 2:09 PM UTC

ryandvm wrote: post #48

I don't use deodorant. At all. I haven't for about two years now. And I guarantee you that I have less underarm smell than you. Every morning I splash a squirt of rubbing alcohol under each arm. No smell, no white powder, no creepy aluminum salts.

Same, except I use an alum block instead of alcohol. I also don't use shampoo, conditioner or soap on my body. I shower daily with cold(ish) water and only water.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by MadMoogle » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 2:10 PM UTC

reubenpressman wrote: post #69

tshaddox wrote: post #30

A common one, but undeniably useful: find a type of sock you like, buy a bunch of them, then throw out or donate your old ones. Then never sort those socks again.

I've done this with all of my shirts, pants/shorts, and briefs as well.

Have you ever had an issue with people asking why you wear the same shirt all week?

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by MadMoogle » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 2:20 PM UTC

Instead of keeping squishy balls at my desk, I have something that resembles Thor's hammer, except it's weighted. I play with it idly during the day[0], which helps strengthen my grip and forearms. I started doing this when my hands started to show signs of RSD. Haven't had an issue with it since.

[0] I don't swing it, as I'm too worried about accidentally hitting somebody.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by elementai » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 10:02 PM UTC

ryandvm wrote: post #48

I don't use deodorant. At all. I haven't for about two years now. And I guarantee you that I have less underarm smell than you. Every morning I splash a squirt of rubbing alcohol under each arm. No smell, no white powder, no creepy aluminum salts.

Alcohol damages skin in the long term, there are a lot of safer antiseptic options.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by elementai » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 10:05 PM UTC

thomasvarney723 wrote: post #18

I can't recommend LastPass enough. Also, PIA for VPN. I put a little cash and my credit card in my phone case so that I have only one thing to carry and always have money on me. I really liked f.lux when I used windows, if only I had a decent replacement for ChromeOS.

You can use orange/yellow tinted glasses instead of f.lux, also works vs other sources of blue light.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by elementai » Sat, Jul 19, 2014, 10:08 PM UTC

conductr wrote: post #39

My credit card details are saved in my Gmail account because when I want to buy something online my wallet is usually in another room I feel the risk is low, I trust google enough and there's really no risk as a cardholder anyway

I store credit card details in a password manager that allows free-form entries (for example "pass").

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by dblandin » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 2:19 AM UTC

tokenizerrr wrote: post #22

thomasvarney723 wrote: post #18

I can't recommend LastPass enough. Also, PIA for VPN. I put a little cash and my credit card in my phone case so that I have only one thing to carry and always have money on me. I really liked f.lux when I used windows, if only I had a decent replacement for ChromeOS.

I really want to like LastPass, but I can't get over all of my passwords being stored on someone elses server. Doesn't that seem like a terrible security risk?

I'm a big fan of KeyPassX which you use can easily store locally or sync via Dropbox.

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by dmishe » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 5:42 AM UTC

ryandvm wrote: post #48

I don't use deodorant. At all. I haven't for about two years now. And I guarantee you that I have less underarm smell than you. Every morning I splash a squirt of rubbing alcohol under each arm. No smell, no white powder, no creepy aluminum salts.

and why is this better?

Re: Ask HN: Little hacks that make your life easier?

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Post by steanne » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 9:29 PM UTC

thomasvarney723 wrote: post #18

I can't recommend LastPass enough. Also, PIA for VPN. I put a little cash and my credit card in my phone case so that I have only one thing to carry and always have money on me. I really liked f.lux when I used windows, if only I had a decent replacement for ChromeOS.

when android apps work on chrome, use lux[1] (if there isn't a chrome app by then). it sells itself on brightness, but will also adjust warmth by time/location.

[1]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux