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Microsoft is killing OneNote for Windows 10
  • I'll give it a look. I've been using Joplin since Evernote enshittified, and I didn't know it had drawing support. I very rarely use Markdown, though. You can hide that with two interface tweaks, which I did years ago on my machines. (I have to look it up again every time I add a new machine, so it's not perfect.)

    Is Notesnook FOSS? I expect any closed-source software to enshittify over time. 🙁

  • Got these (notes) provided by my school..
  • Introverts: These are usually people of high intelligence who prefer their own thoughts to listening to a bunch of babbling idiots. They tend to develop close relationships with other bright people, and often decline social invitations from oafs.

    Extroverts: These are usually people of average or below average intelligence who have difficulty learning new things because they seldom shut their pie holes long enough to hear what others are saying. They tend to share their ignorant opinions with everyone they meet.

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  • And very few medications will show a shelf life longer than 2 years because they simply aren't tested for that length of time. Many medications that come in dried form (i.e., pills) are likely good for a decade or more, but safety and efficacy certainly are not guaranteed beyond what the manufacturer says.

  • Microsoft Please Fix
  • I'm sure that the "three months of work" was completely shit code. Anybody who is unfamiliar with source control (or even backups!) is prone to making stupid mistakes. Republican voters are likely to have a similar experience over the next 4 years.

  • how to create the circumstances to think and make decisions
  • Things that I have found useful:

    • MENDS as a routine, as often as I can remember (meditation, exercise, nature, diet, sleep)
    • Mind mapping to take notes and reorganize / review it often (I use XMind)
    • Keeping searchable notes (I use Joplin, but OneNote and Evernote work too)
    • Using the above as part of an organization system (look up GTD and "building a second brain")
    • Microdosing psilocybin
    • Get your hormone levels checked - if they're outside the normal range, it can exacerbate ADHD

    Good luck! It has been a multi-year journey for me, but a successful one.

  • Starlink kit found amid wreckage of Russian drone
  • Are you saying that geolocation of a starlink unit is difficult from the starlink satellite network? That seems unlikely to me.

    Starlink has no reason outside sanctions to give a fuck where their payments are coming from

    Do you see a moral dimension to this? Keeping technology out of the hands of an aggressor state is an excellent reason. I think that many people feel that because corporate entities behave like criminal organizations (indifferent to anything other than maximizing their own profits) that this is somehow OK. It isn't, and normalizing isn't acceptable either.

  • Drinking 3 cups of coffee linked to preventing multiple diseases
  • I was curious about why all of the authors of a study from Oxford University seem to have Chinese names. I didn't find any of their names in a search of Oxford's staff, either.

    I have no idea what this means, but maybe the study was actually conducted elsewhere using data from the UK? Maybe there are just a ton of graduate students from China at Oxford in their life sciences program? I'm not insinuating any sinister, it just seems odd and I was trying to understand why.

  • What instances do you block and/or contain the most trolls?

    I found that things became much more pleasant on here when I blocked hexbear. I recently blocked lemmy.ml as well, but I may reverse that if I find that I'm missing too much good content.

    I'm open to other ideas on how to mostly avoid people who love conflict or argue in bad faith.

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    Tasting notes for my most recent order

    I ordered from SmokingPipes.com in the US. They carry a lot of different tobaccos.

    These are some ideas around blending, but include thoughts around the individual blends. All of these are bulk tobacco rather than tinned. You can you can probably tell that I prefer Virginia tobaccos. 🙂

    Tobacco tasting notes

    Stoved Virginia

    Smooth and brown-sugar-like on the retrohale, with a hint of smokiness. Like a sweet barbecue sauce with none of the sour campfire flavor some blends have. Very tasty on it's own. Should blend well with some of my hot-pressed favorites, or as a base for something with a bit of citrus or tartness to balance the heavy mouth-feel. Maybe a bit of lemon peel?

    Yorktown blend

    It looks like a very light Virginia, but tastes slightly darker than that. Mostly light and smooth with a little bit of sweetness and hay. This might blend well with a hot-pressed Virginia, to sweeten it without adding too much complexity.

    Mac Baren rustica ready rubbed

    I found this pretty hard to light. It's probably just too wet it needs to dry out a little bit before I smoke it again. When I can keep it lit, it reminds me a lot of Mac Baren's pure Virginia blend, which is excellent. The nice thing is I can buy this in bulk. I think this is going to be worth an 8 oz reorder, but I want to try it after drying it out a bit to make sure.

    Windsail Silver

    This tastes like a very medium Virginia blend. No real smokiness, maybe a hint of hay, and that typical Virginia retrohale. On the retrohale it's not nearly as deep as something like an evening flake, but still satisfying. Probably a good one if I want just a light smoke, or better still a good base for blending.

    Night Slice

    Pre-Lite, it smells a lot like evening flake, or luxury twist flake. Not surprising, given the maker. The flavor is much lighter than the other Stokkebye blends. Complex, and interesting. Toasted nuts and hay, It became spicier the longer I smoked the bowl. I'm really enjoying it, and I will l want to get some more of this. It's very good, but I think if I age it a year or two it will be fantastic.

    Louisiana Perique

    Dis heeyah tase like de Virginia, but wit a hint a da fahn madiro see-gar. Will add complexity to anything I mix it with. It smokes really well on its own, too!

    Broken Scotch cake

    This Burns really really well. Stays lit for quite some time. Overall flavor is standard Virginia, maybe a bit of spice but just a tiny bit. Probably best mixed with something with some dark character, like Stoved Virginia.

    Brown Flake Unscented

    Smoooooth smoke. Burns amazingly well. A bit of spice and vanilla. MUST BLEND this. It will be a great base. Maybe a little perique, a bit of navy flake, and just a hint of Stoved Virginia. It doesn't need much. It develops nicely on its own. Still smooth, but a bit more spice halfway through a bowl. The finish is like a navy flake. Maybe top it with a small amount of the above instead of mixing?

    Kendal #7

    This didn't leave any lasting impression.  It was sort of a "yeah, it's a ribbon cut virginia".  It will be fine as a minor additive if I want to round out a blend & the cut of the other tobaccos is compatible.

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    A realistic take on rescheduling

    It's a step forward, but there is still a long way to go for full legalization.

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    A community for people using GLP-1 medications for weight loss
    lemmy.world Zepbound, Weygovy, Mounjaro and other GLP-1 medications - Lemmy.World

    Discussions about weight loss, challenges and victories (on the scale and otherwise) using GLP-1 medications.

    Check out Zepbound at lemmy.world.

    This is a community for anyone who is using or plans to use Ozempic, Zepbound or any of the other peptide-based obesity/diabetes drugs. Share information, hacks and get support!

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    A cosmology without dark matter

    I haven't found anything calling this crank science, although it does make some rather sweeping claims. One is that dark matter does not exist, and another is that the universe is 27 billion years old.

    https://phys.org/news/2024-03-universe-dark.html

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    Crisis in cosmology? Or just tweaking models?

    I have read several articles like this one.

    https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-confirms-there-is-something-seriously-wrong-with-our-understanding-of-the-universe

    They all seem to be saying that there is a "crisis in cosmology", where different measurements can't reconcile what the value of the hubble constant is.

    Then I watched this video last night that seems to be saying it's all just tweaking different models.

    https://youtu.be/2pux7v9qJ58?si=ux3zBSHR-vvsz9qY

    I'm not entirely sure if they're talking about two slightly different things. (Hubble's constant, and the predicted age of the universe.) Or if the "crisis" is really just a misunderstanding, or just clickbait tactics. Any informed opinions on the subject?

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    A newly-discovered volcano on Mars
    scitechdaily.com Mars Unmasked: Giant Volcano and Hidden Ice Challenge Old Theories

    A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight. Its discovery points to an exciting new place to search for life, and a potential destination for future robotic and hum

    Mars Unmasked: Giant Volcano and Hidden Ice Challenge Old Theories
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