If I'm sick or it's the 1st step in getting something diagnosed: I call the (public) clinic to book an appointment, get a date within like 3 days max. I usually leave with a prescription and paid doctor's leave for work. The visit costs nothing. If it's urgent you can walk in without an appointment or call the ambulance/go to the ER in your local hospital. This is free.
Sometimes the doctor gives you a medical referral to a specialist or for a certain test. This can be realized in the public health system, or at a private clinic.
Wait times vary a lot - some things like a blood test are very quick, but some specialists in the public system have very long wait times. Like, 6 months to a year. Some surgeries in the public system can take even longer. The public system is free, or has a small symbolic fee.
The private system is much faster for certain specialists - dentists, psychologists, dermatologists, injury rehabilitation, ect. but it also can't do everything. In my experience, almost all serious and niche surgeries are done in the public system for example.
Overall it's a decent experience, but the system is severely underfunded. This isn't really a case of mismanagement imo, it's genuinely just a lack of money in the system. Some surgeries can get delayed because money allocated for them ran out for the year.
First: There is a certain amount of time you have to dedicate to a task to complete it. Estimate that amount of time, estimate how much time you actually have left to do it, and adjust the goal or deadline if necessary. This avoids the classic "huh maybe I'll do it this weekend or whenever I feel like it" proceeds to not do anything for a month.
Second: Writing stuff down on a physical piece of paper is valuable. I'm sure this doesn't apply for all people, but I believe having all of your notes/tasks/ect. on a computer screen is not the most optimal for our brains to process.
You not only have the abstraction of the current task, but also you're viewing it through a small 13 inch window on a generic document that sits somewhere on the abstract device called "your computer" or "your cloud". All of that information sits in your mind and takes up cognitive power from other tasks.
This is why I think writing stuff down is useful - it's making use of all of your other senses, which are subconscious. The things you write are unique. They have their own physical weight, their own look and mood reflected in your handwriting, they're located in a certain space on your desk or drawer, or maybe you scribbled a random picture on it.
Your brain automatically remembers these random details and helps you organize them. When you're looking for a note or document it's much easier to go to a physical place and say "there!" than to browse folders or websites on a computer.
I made a browser extension to make downloading Minecraft mods easier. It would scrape the curseforge page you're visiting, search for the mod on modrinth, and redirect you if it found one. It was actually very useful when I needed it, I even put it on the extension stores and it gained some users.
I also have a small collection of random python numpy and matplotlib utilities. I need to do some basic graphs and data analysis for uni, and this simplifies it a lot.
I would draw the line at having an algorithmic content feed as the primary way of interaction. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook (mostly), YouTube, Twitter, Reddit would be out or would have to drastically change their content discovery system. By algorithmic I mean - one that adapts to the user's personal viewing habits.
I'd classify stuff like IRC and web forums as communicators, in the same basket as WhatsApp, email, sms, and perhaps Discord. I agree that they have, in general, valuable social interactions. They also don't have the same effect as algorithmic platforms where you can be scrolling for 2 hours and not remember a single thing you read, or where you're served content tailored to keep you engaged.
I'm sure there are some valuable platforms that would get hurt by this distinction, but imo it's a good first guideline.
Are you genuinely comparing social media to social interactions? Twitter for example is like a parody of what social interactions are, and I think this article is talking about things like Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and other algorithmic platforms that give the user an anonymous feed of slop. I can't imagine this is advocating for a ban on platforms like fb messenger, WhatsApp, ect. that aren't nearly as invasive and generally do serve a good social function.
The case isn't clear for platforms like reddit and Lemmy imo, on one side they do have a slop feed effect, but they also feel a lot less aggressive to me for some reason.
Eeh, idk. I've first installed kubuntu 20.04, then used it all the way up to 24.04, updating each version. I tinkered with it, added ppas, ect. and each update new random issues started piling up. I switched to fedora when the update to 24.04 completely broke my system, I don't recommend kubuntu.
Yes, you're right. I think I misunderstood the question. We call the pancakes in the post "Naleśniki". American style pancakes would be "Pankejki" or "Naleśniki Amerykańskie". Now I wonder - do Americans have a word for Naleśniki-style pancakes?
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If I'm sick or it's the 1st step in getting something diagnosed: I call the (public) clinic to book an appointment, get a date within like 3 days max. I usually leave with a prescription and paid doctor's leave for work. The visit costs nothing. If it's urgent you can walk in without an appointment or call the ambulance/go to the ER in your local hospital. This is free.
Sometimes the doctor gives you a medical referral to a specialist or for a certain test. This can be realized in the public health system, or at a private clinic.
Wait times vary a lot - some things like a blood test are very quick, but some specialists in the public system have very long wait times. Like, 6 months to a year. Some surgeries in the public system can take even longer. The public system is free, or has a small symbolic fee.
The private system is much faster for certain specialists - dentists, psychologists, dermatologists, injury rehabilitation, ect. but it also can't do everything. In my experience, almost all serious and niche surgeries are done in the public system for example.
Overall it's a decent experience, but the system is severely underfunded. This isn't really a case of mismanagement imo, it's genuinely just a lack of money in the system. Some surgeries can get delayed because money allocated for them ran out for the year.