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I have mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), aka "randomly allergic to everything" including heat, vibration, pain and, at times, — most fucked of all — water. So I've got an elaborate system of allergy prevention and management. A lot of the elements of this system are
At least, what are my productivity challenges where tools can help (or hurt)? I thought it would be useful to make a list. Can't tackle problems if you don't know what the problems are! Visual clutter & distractions, inefficient use of my screen Too many tabs
Back in the day, I used to be a true power user — I had a highly specific setup, tuned over the years, with lots of specialized productivity tools. I had a highly customized app launcher, I had virtual desktops before they were cool. I used to use my Mac
Some user experience suggestions for Bluesky around blocking/muting and generally controlling the content and people you see. Blocklist (mute/mute list) of people When viewing a shared block list, it should hoist certain people to the top: the people you follow , who follow you (and ideally — altho this
How does your brain work? Not psychologically… but, like, the experience of it? This wasn't a question I'd ever asked myself, back in the days before I learned that internal monologue isn't, actually, a metaphor . That just blew my mind. Then I started
Originally a thread on Twitter, archived here for posterity, plus an expert weighs in at the bottom! Nov 22, 2018 — 6:17pm somebody buy this antique(?) copy(?) of the original oil painting(?) that inspired the HA! HA! meme guy so i don’t have to plz [expired ebay
My childhood basement was stuck firmly in the 70's: dark faux wood paneling; harvest gold speckled linoleum — the real kind, cold and smooth; monolithic This End Up crate furniture with nubby beige fabric. Even the air felt brown. It was the place I escaped to, to escape