ungawatkt

Use case: my partner and I have a discord server just for us. That's something I'd like to keep a backup of for the future. Both for day to day communication that's searchable (what was this logistics thing?) and for nostalgia (where did we do that silly date? Can we do it again?)

And yes, a place for pictures between friends is handy, even if in running immich.

Downpour, most audiobooks are drm free and they have an audible-like subscription thing.

As much as it was a meme, I really did see a split in what folks enjoyed between Doom and Animal Crossing during covid, and they basically boiled down to the same thing: yeah, this game is so relaxing, I just turn my brain off and play.

Doom: all flow state, no thoughts, just execution.

Animal Crossing: cozy, comfortable, routine.

Funny how both accomplish similar things despite being so different on the surface.

makemkv->mkv->handbrake->mp4 is pretty straightforward for saving media, especially if you don't mess with handbrake much (I just use one settings profile for everything). _Playing_ bluray directly from disk is a PITA because of needing to set up the encryption keys and extra system libraries.

The part that eats my time is converting the subtitles from an image format (vosub/psg) to a text format (srt), since the image formats have never worked well for me on plex. SubtitleEdit is good but it still takes manual managing.

Edit: I forgot about the annoyance of finding a drive that works with ripping software, iirc there's only a couple that will without flashing firmware

Holding down one arrow key and only pressing the other makes directional changes much quicker, since the second press overrides but doesn't cancel the first.

Very fun!

Hitting a semester in college where I just couldn't keep up the way I was used to (A's and B's by default). It was the first time I had to manage my workload and purposefully do a worse job on things (so I had time for everything) to just get C's. It was definitely easier to learn those skills in college than in the workplace.

Low risk, but never say never. Hilary in 2023 caused a bunch of flooding in SoCal and the NHC sent out a tropical storm warning, but with the California Current keeping the water cold along the west coast there's a pretty big barrier in the way, plus the winds blow away from the coast on average in that region. Hilary is a good example: it was a Cat 4 until it hit the cold water, landed as a Tropical Storm, and lost steam fairly quickly as an organized system (though still had impact via rainfall). Storms might start stronger and get further north, but I don't think it's high on the list of risks.

Stuff: toss it if you don't have a clear, exact reason to keep it. It's nice to have things, and if you have room for them and it doesn't cost much keep them, but otherwise it's _just_ reacquisition cost if you need it (I know that is a meaningful cost sometimes, but also sometimes it's cheaper to ditch things)

People: they come and go, and often dropping them is not great but ok. Don't feel beholden to an acquaintance just because. The real ones though, and you know who they are, never let go of them. you only get a few of those people in life, don't waste them.

Job: if you're in this headspace, it's a commodity, you need to live but don't let it own you. use the toothbrush rule: don't throw out your old one until you have a new one, because it sure feels dumb to fish your old one out of the trash when you got busy and didn't make it to the store. But don't be afraid to throw out the toothbrush for one that's not worn out.

For everything in general: find what the actual issue is. That's a simple to say but massively hard thing to do. But, blowing up your life is something that shouldn't happen every 2-3 months or years, and the urge to do that is a sign of deeper problems that's mere change won't help.