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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • As another eng, let me suggest two things:

    1. Macrodroid can be configured to announce the hour every hour:

    Screenshot of Macrodroid macro showing blocks 'regular interval (every 1 hour)',  'say current time (12-hour clock)',  'constraint current time between 10:00 and 17:00'

    I find that helps me a ton.

    2. Consider looking at getting a “Time Timer”. They are a little pricey for what they are but they a) move the alarm from digital – which is a mental space for me – to physical, and that seems to matter for my noticing it; and b) seems to be the only commonly available timer that ticks in a way that matches an analog clock, which allows you to align it with the current clock and see the hour burn down in front of you.

    If you find something that helps you avoid “well… What’s 15 minutes more? This would feel good to be done…”, let me know. I’m now very aware of how much time I’m spending on shits and giggles.



  • I understand the temptation for snark, but if you’re going to snark, I suggest that “here is how I googled it for you” is a better response, wherein you explain the terms you chose and how you selected the most pertinent result.

    Definitely more work, but even if the OP is infuriating, there are people who will find the answer in the future, and who would benefit from the explanation of something that might be obvious to us but not them.


  • Hey, I just finished my own search for a good Linux-compatible PDF editor. I wound up choosing Master PDF, which works on both Linux and Windows and has a demo available. It’s about $100 for a license which I’ve very much found worth paying.

    … I’m sure that there are also methods out there for getting it to work if you find yourself unable to pay the license cost.

    As for dual booting, it’s a bit of a learning curve but the software has gotten so much better over the years that I think you’d be easily able to do it. Find some YouTube videos if you feel anxious or if you have specific or unusual needs in your setup and just go for it!

    Edit: but back up your files, just to be safe!