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Projects > Adulting > People >

Good time management is an incredible stress-reducer.

I think I’ve been able to bring my various experiences to a time management system which works for me.

Examples:

See also:

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Software > Web browsers >

(on Wikipedia)
Linux > http://www.palemoon.org/
http://www.palemoon.org/

A web browser which is essentially a fork of Firefox. Pale Moon keeps the simpler UI before the astonishingly terrible changes Firefox made.

A very good browser. Newer addons targeting the latest Firefox which are addicted to its new interface will not work with Pale Moon, since Pale Moon lacks that interface. Older addons or proper UI-agnostic addons will work fine.



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Internet > Remote controlling software >

SSH being enabled is also known as having “shell access” enabled. It’s generally considered a risk for various reasons, most notably because runaway processes can be an issue.

  • Secure Shell

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Software > File managers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://github.com/IgnorantGuru/spacefm
http://ignorantguru.github.io/spacefm/

The current god of file managers.

It’s bloody amazing, and does so much “just right”. I can tell that the author has his head on straight. It ought to be the default in every Linux distribution which uses GTK+.



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NZHT. 103-h2 case - black - front angle

Computers > Quiet cases >

https://web.archive.org/web/20150206201839/http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/103-h2-case.html

NZXT H2 Silent Mid-Sized Tower

aka NZXT CS-NT-H2-B or H2-001-BK

Conclusion: Seems great!

NZXT H2 Silent Mid-Sized Tower

I snapped off the front door, tried to glue it on and then snapped it off again. While it’s not fragile as fuck, I’m clumsy and it’s not very well made.



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Projects > Archivism >

This is not quite a live projects — there’s lots to learn!

This is primarily for movie-DVDs, with instructions for Linux. Another topic covers ripping audio.

Use cases:

  • Backup discs you own, before disc rot sets in.
  • Rip discs and keep them safe

    • e.g. parents with little kids (or drunken friends) who damage discs.
  • Playing on DVD-driveless devices

    • (or devices where the DVD player has stopped working)
    • Such as a phone or portable media player.
      – e.g. a portable player for road trips.

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TODO – host all scripts.

TODO – this whole thing needs to be redone!

Greasemonkey-logo.png

(on Wikipedia)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/
https://github.com/greasemonkey/greasemonkey/
https://www.greasespot.net/

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