zipsglacier @ zipsglacier @lemmy.world

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Naming my branches like I name my word documents: master, main, main2, main2_FINAL, main_master, main_master_main, master_SUBMITTED, master_REVISED, master_REVISED_main_FINAL2,...

No one is mentioning gnucash and I think that's beautiful.

My partner and I used a spreadsheet from Google docs "budget template" or something. Moved on to gnucash after we wanted more features. I love it now, but it was a struggle to learn. Also a clunky interface. Also way more complex than we need. But I did once track down a tiny error in one of our bills, saving us a fraction of a dollar after hours of cross-checking!!

(I do love it though; the tradeoff is that we don't have to do repetitive manual entry and duplication of info. Instead, we have extensive notes on how to accomplish what we want!)

The imagination library is fucking amazing.

M.eegrant is the only version that fits the setup.

Here's one starting point: https://boardgamegeek.com/hotness

That website (boardgamegeek) has a lot of other resources for finding different types of games that might appeal in different ways.

I didn't know about that one; seems cool.

Freecad!

I like the sustainability, but if I'm being honest, what I really enjoy is the pure satisfaction of solving a tiny but annoying problem. This was a lot cheaper than a full replacement, but also a lot easier than tracking down the part and ordering it.

This is petg with 100% infill, and it seems sturdier than the original. I put a reminder for myself to check in 6 months if I don't notice a problem sooner.

Why is it on the ground?

Agreed; the emacs one is incredible! Emacs is also the ones I know the best, so maybe that's a core reason for my preference.

A change that was truly freeing for our family was to decide on just a few repeating standard meals. We did one night for tacos, one for some kind of fish, and one for some frozen food. Depending on how quickly you get bored, you can make the same or different things within those general outlines, but it helped narrow the decision tree at least for those nights.

After some time, we expanded to an even more thoroughly planned schedule, but that's not where I would try to start. Just a loose schedule for some go-to meals that aren't too repetitive but also don't require too much energy to plan, prep, and make. Then you have more energy for deciding on other nights, or some basis for planning the other nights if that's what you want.

your average black rubber oring isn the same material

That has got to be the most amazing typo I've seen in a while. This comment seems legit and knowledgeable. So, did they mean is the same material, or isn't !!???

(Context says they mean isn, but still, it's a fantastic typo)

Gnome and KDE are two different "desktop environments". Each distro has a default desktop environment (DE for short), but it's like a regular application that you can swap out for a different one that does the same thing. The DE is (roughly, I think) the graphical interface to the operating system. So it can feel like the DE is the operating system (especially on Windows or Mac, which don't have options to change the DE).

Most Linux distros, and certainly all of the beginner friendly ones, make it relatively easy to switch to a different DE. (Or, so I've heard. I've been using Linux as my daily driver for I've a decade, and I barely understand what's involve in installing a new DE.)

I came here to mention 3d printing as a solution (that comes with it's own problems!).

Board gamers watch videos about board games too!

I've really been looking forward to this! This announcement post is really sweet, and makes me glad for all the folks who worked on it.

Actually my first time; I had to order them just for this, and they're great! Now I have extras ready for the next project.

7 hellhounds howling

No, you're supposed to buy a loaf, use 1/3 of it before it goes bad, throw away the rest, and buy another loaf.