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[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 54 points 5 months ago
[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Maybe not Linux per se, but certainly learning how to write scripts and other technical stuff, to automate boring tasks or alert me of things, or writing applications to do things I need, has been a massive time saver - but also a time waster as I enjoy it, and probably spend longer on these things than the amount of time they've saved.

And as footnote, it's always easier to do this stuff on Linux than Windows... plus you can stick things on a Pi so it's cheap and quiet.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Scripting is the closest thing to magic I've seen in real life. Wave your hand over the script and poof, a job is done.

I automated so much at my last job I usually never "worked" more than a half hour a day. I am not a programmer, but I slowly learned enough Excel functions and VBA, then simple batch files and some AutoHotkey. Since it was only stuff for my job I needed to learn to program for, it took much less time than learning to program for any situation. Also much of your work is going to be relatively the same as many others' work, so there is a lot of code out there you can lift from and tweak until you learn to build it from scratch.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 17 points 5 months ago

standing ovation

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Linux got me a job later on in life. Made my life a breeze honestly.

I know most people will talk about how Linux/Windows/Mac but one of the not often talked about benefits to learning an OS really well is that it can lead into a high paying job. And Linux allows you to see under the hood as deep as you want....so more likely.

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[-] CodeGameEat@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago

A lot of things could go there i guess haha, here's some things I'm thinking of at this moment:

  1. a dishwasher. I will never go back this is the best invention humans created since the wheel
  2. AC. Same as above it changed my life
  3. keybar. This is a nice tool to manage keys and some other tools in a swiss-army like format.
  4. a good usb-c docking station. I need to jungle between multiple laptops for work, this really helped doing that.
  5. Going full public transit, bike and carsharing (communauto). Less traffic, and between these options it's rarely more difficult than a car. And muchhhh cheaper, with gas, maintenance, taxes and depreciation it's a bit crazy how much you put towards a car. It really helps to live comfortably with my budget.
[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

Where do you live that public transit is a viable option?

[-] CodeGameEat@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago
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[-] Bluu@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

No car/public transit was going to be my answer too. Sold my car about 9 years ago and switched to using the bus, carpool, or walking. At first it was a financial decision because I figured it would save me lots of money, and it did. I was surprised though how much more connected to the community I felt. I made friends and talked to people on my commute instead of sitting alone in the car. It also makes me feel more free to move around the city instead of just going from point A to point B and then home again.

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

AC also changed my life. My doctor thought I was dehydrated, but I also had symptoms of over-hydration. Not only did everything about my time at home improve significantly, but I also started sleeping better than I ever had in my life.

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[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 40 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Solitude.

I appear to have had extraordinarily bad luck in my life, as nearly every significant friend or lover or family I've ever had is consistently some.combination of abusive, exploitative, duplicitous, violent, criminal, hypocrite, never willing to hear my side of any story.

Been by myself with a new phone number in a new state for some months now and I've never been less stressed out, never felt less burdened, never felt more free.

Took me 35 years to figure out... wait, what if I did what I wanted to do, enjoyed things because I enjoyed them instead of pretending to like some other thing because someone else does, what if I stopped bending over backwards to solve everyone else's problems when they usually just go out of their way to cause more problems for me, and never give anything meaningful back, and in fact usually blame me for things I have no control over, and then spread unfounded rumors about me due to their own massive neuroticism and guilt complexes?

I am quite happy now. I've never needed much to be happy, and nearly no one who has ever claimed to care about me has ever once been able to handle my honest opinions about what they have put me through.

Its been astounding to realize that actually, I make friends quite easily and get along with most people I meet great, whilst everyone I used to know has spent decades convincing me I am an unlikeable asshole who is merely to be tolerated.

[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 6 points 5 months ago

I am going through setting strict boundaries and getting those people out of my life right now, so glad you managed the same!

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Well, the final straw was when a number of them made me homeless, and the rest were either too busy or too emotionally burdened to help right now.

So after losing all my possessions, losing my job, being homeless for nearly a year, getting the shit kicked out of me regularly by fentanyl addicts uh... well, I should not have survived.

But despite nearly being killed more times than I can count, being held hostage by madman (who the police held for 30 days and then let loose), and witnessing a number of people I'd met along the way die...

It was not exactly easy.

But, by basically dumb luck, I survived.

And, being alive, having not only hit rock bottom, but having been dragged and kicked along its jagged ground... well, now I am free.

It is only after you lose everything, that you are free to do anything.

And for me, that means not having to deal with anyone while I do a whole lot of PT on disability.

Also, I now have a great deal of self confidence, as I am 100% certain any of those dumbfucks would have died going through a tenth of what I went through, yet I persist.

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[-] coffinwood@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 5 months ago

Got rid of (most) social media. Even only reading about its toxicity makes me uncomfortable.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

Electric wheelchair. After my 2nd heart attack, it became harder and harder to do things in the world. Grocery stores were impossible unless they had scooters of their own, which were usually in use or out of service.

Now I just bring my own.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago

I use a wheelchair part time, and it's unbelievable how much starting using one can help when you're partially ambulatory. I find it funny how able bodied people use phrases like "wheelchair bound", which perpetuates this idea of wheelchairs being like prisons, but at least for me and a few people I know, finally getting a wheelchair was hugely freeing.

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[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 31 points 5 months ago

No joke, implementing automated MMO style daily quests on my smartphone harnessed my brainrot for productive means. I struggle with depression and ADHD among other things, so before l pretty much never made my bed or worked out, etc. I do all of that consistently now, and I feel all the better for it.

I've been looking for a way to invert that and make a number go up instead, and maybe implement gacha, flashing lights and FOMO into my daily routine to really exploit my busted psychology to its maximum.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 7 points 5 months ago

How do you do that, is there an app?

[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 12 points 5 months ago

Plenty, IFTTT for android, Shortcuts for ios.

I've got a setup where all reminders with the Daily tag get set to incomplete at 1AM, and all with Weekly tagged get set up on Sunday, etc etc

[-] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 5 months ago

A longer cable for charging my phone

[-] Presi300@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

A NAS. Godsent when you're dealing with multiple machines.

Selfhosted VPN, another godsent for bypassing network restrictions or using public wifi.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 30 points 5 months ago

Password Manager. I use Bitwarden, which is open source and free.

It's probably the single most significant quality of life upgrade I've had since I started on ADHD meds 5 years ago. I wish I had started using one sooner.

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[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Got a dishwasher after I bought my house and it is incredible.

Also got one of those fancy self-scooping litter boxes which is great.

Got my yard fenced in too after I broke my ankle/leg walking my dog and had to have surgery. Now I can just let the dogs out whenever and not have to worry about them running off or me breaking my bones.

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[-] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago

Cargo e-bike. Errands are fun now and I get way more exercise. It's hands-down my favorite way to get around town.

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[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 21 points 5 months ago

Languages of the countries I lived in + English. I once again emigrated and am yet again at the start if my language learning journey, and it kind of pisses me off how difficult it yet again is. But I know how much easier my life will be once I master it.

[-] linucs@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

How do you study languages? Any advice?

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[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago

A spine. Got tired of doing everything for everyone, so I started setting rules. It's shifted the energy from physical to social/emotional, but the house is cleaner.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

A collection of spines does send a message.

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[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

Corrective eye surgery

For me this meant PRK not LASIK.

[-] Clusterfck 7 points 5 months ago

My eyes were bad. Like couldn’t see something three feet from my face bad. I’m 6 feet tall, so walking without glasses was out of the question. The first night I got up to pee and didn’t have to hunt for my glasses was magical.

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[-] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 18 points 5 months ago

A $1 backscratcher from a local pharmacy. Makes scratching my own back effortless. 10/10 investment. And way more affordable than the full-time backscratching assistant I was paying all those years.

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[-] Lightor@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Finally setup up my smart home. Lights coming on at dusk across my whole house with varying levels of brightness, from nightlight to lighting up the living room. Shutting down everything in my house and arming my security system all with one phrase. Temp automatically adjusting throughout the day/night for better energy savings. It really just made life a little easier in multiple ways. Especially once you realize there are smart IR blasters.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago

My Hue system is probably one of the best things I ever bought.

I live alone, in a suburb north of Stockholm, so during winters it get really damned depressing to leave the office after sunset, and then get home and open the front door to a dark hole.

Being able to turn some lights on before I open the door has made wonders for my mental health, it makes it feel as if there is someone at home taking care of it and waiting for you to come home.

Then in the mornings, using the lights in my bedroom as an alarmclock in combination with my phone makes me get up far quicker.

And when I have guests over I can set the mood and make my apartment look cool.

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[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

My roomba changed my life. Having one of those is essential now with 2 dogs.

[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Oh hell yes.

I work from home, in the basement. Getting a roomba meant I didn't have to vacuum, but I did have to pick stuff up off the floor.

So now one 15 minute break is tidying and starting the vacuum. The next is cleaning the vacuum out and organizing dishes, while a third is doing the dishes and sometimes minor dinner prep.

My wife gets to come home to a clean house and I get to do it all on the clock so it's done when I'm done with work. Total life changer.

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[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 months ago

Definitely gym membership. Yes, there are plenty of exercises I can do at home or outside, but having a dedicated place that I go just to workout is nice.

[-] Mojave@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Man I feel the opposite

It was so quick and simple to just do Murphs at home. I didn't need to worry about packing gym bags, spending money, showering in public, needing to drive 10-15 minutes out and back, leaving work early or waking up at 5am to dodge a gym full of people.

Zero equipment Calisthenics are fucking golden if you don't give a shit about getting big fat dudebro muscles, and just wanna be strong and hot.

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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago

A gimp suit.

I'll be taking no further questions.

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Money, makes life easier (as in surplus to your immeadete needs)

I was always frugal and started investing small amounts in the stock market when I was 19 , started reading the financial news when i was 18 and never stopped doing both. Still invest my surplus income now (still live a frugal life) and still read.

Quit work at 35, been mortgage free for decades and am 58 now. Allows me to live where I want, which is a quiet small rural town well away from everyone.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

20lb blanket. Better sleep means better everything!

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[-] credo@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

I stopped wearing navy blue socks.

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

First thing that comes to mind are my glasses I'm wearing right now. Might as well start with the thing on my already awkwardly roastable face.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Did - Lived abroad. Cheap, fun, good healthcare/dental, great new foods

Acquired - electric toothbrush, immediate halt of dental decay

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