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  • I'm one of those. I have a phone, but use it rarely. On the other hand, the tablet is always at the ready. I've only ever wished I could put it in my pocket and ditch the phone. My brother has the Fold 3 and it's intriguing, but my tablet has almost double the screen size and a more common aspect ratio. The new tri-fold actually looks quite promising, if only it could support a pen (which is a silly wish for a plastic screen).

  • It only mentions the snapshot storage and processing. It's a perfect solution for them. The AI will crunch the data and report only it's findings to Microsoft for advertising purposes. They save on storage and electricity by offloading the data harvesting to your machine.

  • There are only a few mouse models that fulfill my requirements and software support for them is bad even on windows. I'm currently on Razer and Roccat, the software is slow, heavy and convoluted, but it's the only way to use the devices to their full potential. There's no way to get the drivers for Linux and that's a deal breaker for me.

  • What would be the impact on everyday life if a nuclear EMP destroyed all electronics in our lives instantly? First there are a lot of dead from car / plane crashes, then most patients in hospitals, then many due to running out of water and food. And what's left of the society then collapses into barbarism, violence and fighting for resources.

    It's possible something like this would happen should the nuclear weapons of today be used. The book is hard to stomach, but everyone should be aware of the possibility and be at least knowledgeable in survival without modern technology (if not outright stocked up in a doomsday vault).

  • One Second After - W. R. Forstchen

    Please everyone, read this book. It's sad, disgusting and heavy, but it's probably a documentary for events that may happen one day. It's very well researched and the plausibility and realism make it even scarier. It hasn't turned me into a prepper, but in part motivated me to make our house as self-sufficient as possible. Also it made me aware of small useful things in my surroundings that I used to be blind to.

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  • Buttons mapping is the exact reason to use the software. There are only a rare few models that fulfill my requirements for a mouse... Currently I'm using a Razer, the software is heavy, clunky and obnoxious, yet I need it to properly function.This is also unfortunately one of the main obstacles for me to switch to Linux, because it's not supported.

  • Standing desk (electric, not crank operated) + tiny under-desk stationary bike. Sitting the whole day working/gaming and still getting to do some physical activity is great.

    3D printer (I've got Prusa MK4+MMU3). It's an amazing versatile utility, great skill to have, and a fun hobby. Don't buy cheap chinese clones, it's not worth the hassle.

  • I took up online tutoring and teaching programming for kids. It has great benefits:

    • It's an hour or so after work, it has a fixed schedule so it forces me to clock out
    • it makes me focus hard so I completely forget about work
    • it pays for itself (not my corporate day-job rate, but I'm not doing it for free)
    • I can try out languages and tech I'd normally wouldn't be able to in my day job, or I'd have to invest my free time for a side project
    • I have a background in teaching... I like it, it's fun and refreshing
    • I've helped many kids jump start their interest in programming even in families that know nothing about tech at all. I've helped a few of them to get accepted to the school they wanted to and pursue a career in programming

    All in all, teaching after work makes for a great hobby and a strong barrier for my day job so I don't find myself working late anymore.