+10000 for notepad++, its he swiss army knife of file editing tools. Adding:

• Plugins: CSV being read as a small dB table you can query is a game changer. Or have a JSON plugin that auto formats and queries as well as opens the JSON in a clickable nested window.

• Pinned tabs: pin important tabs, I use one as a todo list.

• Search for text within files in a folder: need to find a specific bit of text in one of dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions of files somewhere? Its lightning fast and works a treat

• Search and replace with regex: amazing feature, use regex patterns to find complex parts of your files and replace them with something else Bulk operations: remove newline, replace line breaks etc

• Multi format support: see line breaks from different OSs like Unix and windows and amend them Portable install: you dont have to install it, you can use a portable version

So much more, get it and you won’t look back.

I’m not your friend, guy!

Pro tips, ty! I was hoping for something mobile friendly but this will definitely help!

Maybe safe is the wrong word in my post. I mean keeping the data safe from meta in the respect that I don’t want them to have it. Their record in data privacy is not so great so I’m keen to keep my data away from Meta if I can.

+1 for reaper. Its free to “demo” forever with no limitations and is much closer to a traditional DAW than audacity. So many plugins and scripts to customise too, such a great tool I can never recommend it enough to anyone wanting to do anything from simple audio edits/conversions to full fat tracking and mixing sessions.

Also adding my English condolences, can’t agree with you strongly enough. UK is fucked, need to emigrate

Me too, glad I wasn’t disappointed

Game changer!

+1 for taskmaster. The James acaster season is top notch

Factorio cranking up towards 800 hours with the new expansion out. I dread to think how many hours got sunk into WoW over the years…

A drawer full of emergency makeshift weapons? Yes. Also a junk drawer? Yes, more than one.

+1 for notesnook, self hosting coming soon

Like others have said it depends on the field you want to code for and language choice. The field might inform your language choice.

I’d highly recommend python as your first if you’re just looking to get stuck in. It’ll teach good fundamentals, it doesn’t have a steep learning curve and it has a very wide set of applications plus loads of community support. This website is what I recommend to anyone wanting to learn python: https://futurecoder.io/

Good luck!

Along with the suggestions here can also recommend a short hike. There’s also a bunch of short, fulfilling games on itch.io and the developers see more of your cash vs steam, worth considering if you’re so inclined.

I also go through phases like this, particularly in the winter. You could be suffering from depression or if this is a more recent thing as the days get shorter maybe its SAD. Get some sunshine and a SAD lamp and see if that helps. If not, worth talking to a professional like others have suggested. Godspeed fellow gamer!

You’re right! I missed it somehow

I also tried Joplin and while it’s great while using it, there’s no background sync and never will be. That’s a huge pain when you’re mobile and need to get at your notes but have little or no signal.

I’ve been getting on well with notesnook, the self hosting is in beta right now but its just a docker container. Docs are coming for self hosting in the near future.

https://notesnook.com/

The criteria for me when I was looking for a notes app were:

• self hosted
• e2e encrypted
• supports images and other rich media as well as text
• can use markdown for text formatting
• supports mobile as well as some desktop interface
• can make lists with checkable boxes
• background sync

Notesnook hits all of these. I wish it had a dedicated desktop app but that’s something I can just use a browser window for.

Goodbye daily life, work and any other responsibility. The factory calls me. It must grow.

I owned an original puma, such a wonderful car. Then the new monstrosity arrived :( sad times

Nice.