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by timrichard 4y ago
I use Forklift for those things. I hardly ever touch Finder. It isn't free, but it's a great orthodox-style file manager (with optional Norton Commander keys) with many other features.
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by timrichard 4y ago
That's where 'safe place' comes in. It's the intended use of backup codes.
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by timrichard 4y ago
I know it seems lo-tech, but it's a good idea to print out the ten Gmail recovery codes and keep them in a safe place. I've done the same for GitHub too.
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by timrichard 4y ago
I did this during our last power cut. The ISP was unaffected. Kept a few table lamps going too.
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by timrichard 4y ago
I'm in the habit of stashing a few UPS units around the house, so the home network has coverage.... I think my ISP in the UK (BT) offer a fibre package that has battery backup, probably for customers that have medical or emergency devi
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by timrichard 4y ago
> Can only hope in the future we can say "computer", state what we want and then ack with a beep. That's how it is with my Amazon Echo, after a couple of settings tweaks (wake word and Brief mode). But I would love to turn
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by timrichard 4y ago
Incredibly valuable for me. When exploring something new, I journal as I go. If a side task has to be parked, I can pick up again months later because I use it as a knowledgebase. Also, a quick scan for #gotcha in my notes reminds me of sub
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by timrichard 4y ago
I'd say heat the person, not the space. Following on from the Electric Blanket mention, I'd recommend a heated vest. I have one made by Arris [1], and it has a 7.4V battery. Following a tip in an Amazon review, I contacted their
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by timrichard 4y ago
For supermarket milk at least, I can only remember seeing both units for quite a while. I had a glance at the one in our fridge, and it says "2.272L 4 pints" on the label.
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by timrichard 4y ago
I like being able to search every email I've archived since 2004 on any device I have to hand.
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by timrichard 4y ago
If you use Spotify, I'd recommend searching for "Opera Explained" by David Timson. A number of popular operas are in the series, and Timson is excellent at giving a colourful bio of the composer, plot synopsis, and excerpts p
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by timrichard 4y ago
> Except HP of course Well, just as another data point... I've been using a HP LaserJet Pro M402dne for the last two years, and it's solid. I should point out it's not colour, and Ethernet (not wifi). Also prints fine from
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by timrichard 4y ago
I use noise before sleeping due to some mild tinnitus. I tried the Alexa/Spotify approach for a while, but didn't like the gaps between the tracks or anything else that would make me take notice of the background sound. I ended up
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by timrichard 4y ago
Some others that I like in my setup... - Zoom: Work on part of a bullet list structure in isolation, with a breadcrumb line at the top to jump to a different parent level - Copy button for code blocks - Auto backup with Git - Outliner: Vert
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by timrichard 4y ago
Out of interest, I just checked my Philips Hue smart switch (Zigbee) using my measuring plug. It reported 0.2W.
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by timrichard 5y ago
Just a personal recommendation for domestic use. I use two Bosch 36V 4.0AH batteries for their mower, strimmer, and leaf blower. For long tasks, I put the first battery on charge as soon as depleted and switch to the second one. I haven&#x2
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by timrichard 5y ago
Their advice hasn't been updated for a long time, and is for 400 IU. During Covid, plenty of medics in the media were recommending about 2000 IU, perhaps a bit more. Studies are emerging, so time will tell I guess.
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by timrichard 5y ago
That's a nice article. It prompted me to mention BashSupport Pro which I installed a couple of months back. It's a plugin for JetBrains IDEs that allows step debugging and variable inspection for Bash scripts in the same way as ot
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by timrichard 5y ago
That was one example that came to mind. Clearly (?) the shortcut can be only a character or two and the text it expands to can be as long as you like.
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by timrichard 5y ago
Just glancing at my menu bar for any that might be less known... Jettison is great for ejecting and optionally remounting external disks when you put the Mac in and out of sleep. Turbo Boost Switcher is useful for getting the Mac to run coo
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by timrichard 5y ago
"the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), later renamed to the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)" Nice resource, but I thought a URL is one form of URI, another being a URN.
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by timrichard 6y ago
Mine works completely if there is no internet. I like the Hue system as it only relies on the internet connection for software updates of you want them. The Zigbee network it uses has been super reliable for me, and always responds to the a
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by timrichard 6y ago
I've found Local History on these JetBrains IDEs to be really helpful too. Particularly when combined with "Put Label" command (which I assign to a keyboard shortcut). This lets you insert a descriptive label info the stream
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by timrichard 6y ago
If this followed along the lines of the Thomas J. Watson anecdote, Citibank would say "fire him? We just spent $500M training him."
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by timrichard 6y ago
Overestimating doses required allows you some room for manoeuvre. Plans can change, like when the Sanofi/Merck/Pasteur vaccine tuned out to be a dud and was abandoned within the EU. Manufacturing capacity at the continental AZ fac
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by timrichard 6y ago
Quite right. And on the flip side, who would have guessed that haggling down the price of a super cheap at-cost AZ dose and playing hardball on liability when everyone else was bending over backwards would result in delays and supply proble
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by timrichard 6y ago
That drama is even more enjoyable the second time around with commentary from three of the Acorn team portrayed : https://youtu.be/yaonVYOTSsk
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by timrichard 6y ago
Seeing this post reminded me that when I had the 'flu vaccine a little while back, the Pharmacist advised avoiding Paracetamol (Tylenol?) afterwards in case it reduced the efficacy of the vaccine. A bit of quick Googling turned up stud
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by timrichard 6y ago
Following on from the link of the other poster, the Random Access part allows plugins like Melodyne to "see" all the audio data that's on the track all at once, without you having to transfer it inside the plugin manually. Yo
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by timrichard 6y ago
It looks like a good update, but I'm starting to give up hope on seeing ARA2 as a feature... :-( Something that wasn't a problem for $200 Logic Pro or even $60 Reaper (with their two-person dev team).

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