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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I tried quitting a number of times. Not easy, and demoralizing when you fail. You may have to try several times too.

When I finally did quit I had decided to put off my first cigarette in the morning as long as possible, reasoning that sleep was the longest I'd go without nicotine. One day I went the whole day.

A friend quit at the same time as me, using the gum. Six months later she was still using it, and gave up and started smoking again.

Probably helps that I had quit drinking by then as well. Pretty hard to drink and not smoke, for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

FWIW I use xournal to sign pdfs with an image of my signature. Not exactly a form though.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

pulled in my K9 settings and good to go, seems like.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Xmonad with XFCE in no-desktop mode.

I can use the xfce tools to configure things like mouse and screen settings, but visually it's just xmonad.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Pomodoro technique. Basically set a timer to do work for 20 mins (or even 10 minutes), then take a break. Then do it again. Sometimes this can get you over the initial hurdle of getting started. Once you get into the task you may not want to take a break anymore.

A similar trick is if you think of something else to do that's timewasting, like posting on lemmy (lol), then its ok to do it - but only after working for 10 minutes. You can still do those things but prioritize getting something done first.

Another one: go to the library to work. Initially all you have to do is go, not do the task itself. Then you're there, and there's nothing to do except for work. This can turn into card games in the library cafe lol, but then you have to choose a less popular place.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm mainly interested in old time fiddle tunes. I get them from youtube recommends sometimes, or from going to jams and hearing a cool tune, or someone I play with wants to learn a tune. I often post tunes I like on my old-time music lemmy community.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21334917

Chance McCoy on fiddle, Adam Hurt banjo. Rockin version of this tune!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes that's a nice thing to fix a problem with a software update. But isn't it funny how the possibility of updating after purchase seems to mean that products ship without really being well tested. If there's no possibility of fixing problems once something is in the field, then you make damn sure it works before it goes out the door.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Whoa, better make sure all my pwds are in keepass! Didn't know the fines were so hefty for that.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What I'd like is for Kamala to get in office and appoint a wicked sharp attorney general who would aggressively prosecute anyone associated with Jan 6 and Trumps many other crimes.

However, I predict Trump will get off scott free as he always has and continue being a rallying focus point for the extreme right wing. But there will be no widespread uprising. There will be legal challenges to the election, which will all fail.

If Trump survives long enough he'll try to run again in 2028, and if he can't run he'll try to mess things up for any republican candidate. He'll continue to throw a monkey wrench into any legislation that would make Democrats look good, either to improve his chances next election or just for spite.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Wow never heard of this platform. RIP

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20120284

Nice twin fiddle version of this tune, which is apparently from the english ballad.

[–] [email protected] 264 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Rich shitbags funding divisive propaganda to make the plebs fight each other and vote against their own interests.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19930720

Ripping version of this mississippi tune from "Jeb and Mark" plus Andy on bass according to the comments. No idea who's playing guitar. No one looks up!

carter brothers version.

Tractor Family version, Ithaca style.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19151035

Cool ragtimey tune, with train activity in the background. The 1929 original from Prince Albert Hunt’s Texas Ramblers. "Feel like a jug of molasses"

 

I've written a web app that uses ctrl+alt+ shortcuts because they don't interfere with the many expected ctrl- shortcuts. Librewolf blocks these shortcuts because of RFP, apparently. As a result I have to disable RFP for my site (or just be annoyed all the time), and I guess I'll have to advise my users to do the same.

I haven't found any doc that explicitly discusses the justification for disabling alt shortcuts. There is a bug about how ctrl- was broken for a while. This page doesn't mention alt either, that I can find.

I can guess that it probably allows identifying some keyboards somehow. Just would like to read up on it so I can at least understand what the issues are with the alt key.

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Snowtown - The Onlies (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18185547

Snowtown, a crooked tune from Sami Braman.

 

Snowtown, a crooked tune from Sami Braman.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

AJ Srubas is the fiddler on this. Always solid! He won clifftop in 2023.

 

They jam this one out to almost 11 minutes. Trancey but ripping old time!

 

Foghorn with Rafe Stefanini on banjo.

 

Rayna Gellert, John Herrmann, Tom Sauber, Carl Jones, and Ira Bernstein tearing it up with the flatfooting.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18052620

My favorite version of wolves a howling. There's a lot going on in that banjo part!

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