Depending on your feeling towards the ethics of it:
YouTube Vanced (3rd party YouTube app) with its integrated sponsorblock actually makes the app pleasant to use, it also unlocks some of the premium only features like background play.
No root required, although you're buggered if you run iOS presumably
Nice app, but I had to uninstall it after a week due to frankly ludicrous battery usage. My phone (pixel 3) battery typically lasts for 2-3 days between full charges, but with YouTube Vanced installed I was running out of battery by 8pm. I want to like this app, but the battery drain was insane.
On the other hand, backups as an afterthought is what leaves you paying ransoms. I prefer to think about backups directly when setting up the machine, since grouping data directories can help a lot with backup strategies later on. Of course, making sure you're the only one on the machine is step 1, but at least I like to set up backups before placing any serious data on the machine, it's a part of the initial setup for me.
> Of course the first-5-minute title is hyperbolic
I don't think it is. I've managed a server directly connected to the internet with a US government IP, and it was being port scanned from a Chinese IP within minutes of being turned on. If you are a target, then there is an adversary out there that is patiently waiting for the opportunity to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in new installs, as if your security is otherwise good it might be how they get their foot in the door on your network.
(In our case I really did have a "5 minute plan" to login as soon as the fresh install was booted, setup a firewall, lockdown the ssh server, and install fail2ban ASAP. I'd then check system logs to see if anyone got in before proceeding. Time was of the essence.)
no one in that scenario would not do things manually like in the article.
but if doing it, then at minimum you should use an custom install media with latest packages bundled and all the configuration already backed so you hit the ground with sane defaults and cover the first 5 minutes from this articles during install time.
also in any install i would always do a netinstall to get any updates between media generation and install time, so you should always have the latest and greats at install time.
That would leave the installer exposed though for the duration of installation. I typically did installs disconnected from the internet for that reason.
yeah.. any realistic case that is how you would do it..
but the scenario i was replying was install a server and immediately start it with a public facing IP before updating..
if i had to do that with no other sane option.. that is how i would do it.. custom install media with latatest patches bundle and ore-configured as much as possible..
But i agree, i wold not install a public facing server while it is public facing, i would install it offline or in a private network, update, configure, secure and then expose it..
And besides that, it's very easy to bypass those restrictions anyway. The most common would be to screen _record_ prior to opening, that usually isn't detected — or alternatively, for us rooted users just use a screenshot app which ignores those soft-blocks.
>The most common would be to screen _record_ prior to opening, that usually isn't detected — or alternatively, for us rooted users just use a screenshot app which ignores those soft-blocks.
According to other comments in this thread, this just freezes when switching apps, and fails. I'm not too surprised, given that the feature (at least on Android) is meant as a security measure (i.e. most of the banking and 2FA apps use it to some extent).
Significant whitespace is one of the things that irks me the most about the likes of Python, I'll take C-style braces over significant whitespace any day.
I actually prefer the Rust approach here as well, removing the single-statement shortcut makes sense, as all it does in my view is cause issues, and I have it baked into my code styles for it not to be used.
I have used Typora, it's alright — but it's definitely no Obsidian[^1] Typora is very limited in terms of plugins / customisability — although it's standard feature set might be enough
Obsidian is my new Emacs, it rules my life through some plugins I've written for myself, it can be a simple focus driven markdown editor like Typora if I need it to be, or a full knowledge suite like Notion and the likes of that all while managed by git.
I can't see a reason as to why I would ever use Typora over Obsidian, but I might not be the target user.
Could you describe a bit why Obsidian feels superior to you? I tried to get into Obsidian multiple times but I just never got it. I don't really see myself clicking on the knowledge graph every other day, and typora actually had wikilinks.
I never use the knowledge graph, I don't think anyone who uses obsidian daily does either. Other than it looking pretty it doesn't have a practical use for me.
Obsidian's back links are pretty great and holding alt over them will give you a Wikipedia-style snapshot of the note, or you can control click to open it in a new window.
I use it as a knowledge IDE for college and work, and as such it lacks the simplicity that Typora has; I think they're aiming for two different markets
Their built in indexing and searching system is really where they shine. The ability to #tag content throughout a document, create and link to internal documents and have all the the links update as file names change or are moved is really why the program is as solid as it is
And all of that while keeping hold of your data in simple readable formats! while the software isn't OSS, it is free and you can use any older version to sync with your server of choice. The extension ecosystem is insanely healthy, productive, and easy to write your own that works on both desktop and mobile.
Note: If you are on Linux DO NOT INSTALL THE SNAP - its really, really slow. The flatpak or AppImage are perfectly fine.
100% agree. In addition, Obsidian has a great Vim mode, which is something that we've been asking for in Typora for years [0]. Typora is less buggy than Codemirror, but it's a small price to pay for native keybondings. I've now completely switched over to it, from a combination of Typora and Inkdrop.
Obsidian still doesn't replicate Typora's clean aesthetic though. It's something I really wish it had - some kind of clean Zen mode. A clean theme / zen plugin is on my list of wishful weekend hack TODOs.
Not org mode per se, however I have written a small tool which converts some markdown front matter in markdown into entries in todoist so that I can match notes with actionables, thats show my workflow has developed as a full time student.
Typora is nice for the clean WYSIWYG editing experience, but now that Obsidian has Live Preview mode (currently in Insider-access beta) I had actually just uninstalled Typora because I was having trouble updating it and didn't feel like dealing with figuring out why.
> Obsidian - Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
Just because two applications have somewhat the same features - the purpose of the application as stated by the developers is different and with that there are different kind of optimization and shortcomings . ;-)
I acknowledged this, what I was trying to get across is that the existence of obsidian obliterates the need for something like Typora as its functionality is baked into obsidian sufficiently for me
One of my "executive function" problems is that I get overwhelmed when I think about things I need to do. I noticed that a sort of movie starts playing in my head of how to accomplish the task, i.e. the steps entailed, resources needed, etc.
What happens frequently is that my brain takes multiple discrete tasks and attempts to simulate each one's steps to completion simultaneously. I suddenly find myself at the front door paralyzed for five minutes, "Should I grab the trash since I'm going to go check the mail? I have to walk the dog, I can't carry all this trash while holding the dog. Where will I put the dog when I get the mail. Ok, put the leash on the dog, grab the trash... Crap, there's so much trash! Ok, just take the office trash out..."
ADHD medicine stopped working after a month. What has helped a lot is N-acetylcysteine. In fact, it's been several months and I'm comfortable saying that it has changed my life. The trainwreck thought loops give way to singular chains of focus.
Your comment on N-acetylcysteine is really left-field. Its not even listed as a use of that medication, whos primary purpose is to treat panadol overdose. Can you elaborate?
I hesitated to mention the specific supplement for that reason, but maybe it will help someone.
Apparently, the glutamate-glutamine system is implicated in psychiatric problems. Through my research I found that GABA deficiencies can cause ADHD symptoms. GABA is produced in the gut, I have stomach problems, so this seemed feasible. I learned that NAC increases glutathione and helps regulate glutamate. The effects people report point to an effect on this system.
N-acetylcysteine is very effective (for some people) against anxiety, addictions, amphetamine tolerance, acne, and also some things that don't begin with "a".
Amazon also stopped selling it this year because people thought it was a COVID cure.
Yeah. I've had several convos with my health store owner about this. She told me she's found herself stocking up a lot lately because of the increased popularity and COVID misinformation-motivated stocking changes on Amazon.
It has to do with the glutamine-glutamate system, glutathione, GABA and dopamine. There are various possible etiologies for ADHD, but I'm lucky this is one path I discovered that actually helped me. It also explains why Adderall and Wellbutrin didn't help me, as they affect dopamine and norepinephrine respectively.
I take at least 2g per day. Some NAC supplements have some selenium and molybdenum included, so in those cases it's important to be mindful of not taking too much of those trace minerals.
No, that's a smart question because MSG is so prevalent in our food. You'd have to ingest a lot of MSG to make an impact on glutamate levels, which would then affect GABA, which then affects ADHD symptoms.
I noticed a difference on day one. I'll note that I also take l-glutamine to further the effect on the system I'm targeting. You'd also want a molybdenum and selenium source because NAC uses them up.
The effect is not dramatic like a stimulant. It's more like it makes my attention stickier, and allows me to hook into long problems more easily. It doesn't "feel" like anything, just causes a noticeable change in what I find engaging. One weird effect it has had is I completely stopped craving alcohol, news and social media. I usually spend hours on Reddit when I don't have anything on my plate. I'm talking 40k+ karma, multiple posts/comments per day type of addiction. I see multi-day, multi-week gaps between comments on my account now, which is unheard of for me. I know it's a silly heuristic, but it's an example of the behavior change.
I've seen much smarter people than me on Reddit say that effects may take 2-3 days. The supplement itself is pretty cheap, and negative side effects are minimal to non-existent. I am seriously astonished that such a common and accessible supplement has had the impact it has had on me. I personally think the cost/benefit ratio is so good that warranted skepticism can be overcome with a self-experiment.
If it doesn't have an effect, then at least a person can check off the "glutamate-glutamine system" checkbox in their quest to address executive function problems.
I thought excess glutamine was associated with neuroticism, anxiety, depression, etc., and that there was a positive correlation between glutamine levels and depression [1]? Do you think in your case maybe you have naturally very low levels of glutamine, making supplementation helpful?
Small typo there! Otherwise neat idea, akin to linktr.ee which has gone viral over the past few months.