shadowSprite

joined 11 months ago
 

What are people using in place of Google docs/sheets/etc? I'm looking for a simple program that syncs with the cloud so I can access my documents on my different computers or my Android phone. I run Windows 10 (don't crucify me). I use libre office for things that can stay on one computer, but for things like school notes, budgeting spreadsheets, or certain reference sheets I've created for work I need to be able to access on my different devices or log in on a web browser and easily have the changes sync. I'm constantly on the go and logging into different devices between work and school and while I want to de-google I've just found the convenience of the google suite has kept me saving non-confidential stuff with them. With some minor searching I found Cryptpad, has anyone used that, or can anyone recommend anything else?

I don't do anything crazy, for docs its mostly just typing and basic formatting, importing pictures into my school notes, very simple tables, etc. With Sheets I just use basic math functions to balance my bank accounts and keep my budget on track, so I don't need anything advanced, it just needs to work and sync with the cloud. I don't even care if I have to pay a few bucks for it if it's worthwhile.

[–] shadowSprite 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I look at genre, average review, and watch maybe 30 seconds to a minute of a game play type trailer. If it looks interesting, I'll add it to my wishlist and buy it when I can afford it. I've been let down a few times, and absolutely lost my soul to a few games that I knew nothing about prior.

[–] shadowSprite 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yes, you're right, my mistake!

[–] shadowSprite 27 points 2 months ago

I used to be an EMT (am going to be working as one again soon) and where I worked we had some good cops and some real shitty cops who had no business being cops, but one thing that they all had in common was that the rules were if someone asked for medical help, they had to call the ambulance. Didn't matter if it looked like obvious bullshit, all the departments in the area I worked had a blanket policy that they weren't medical professionals and they couldn't make that decision. You could have a tiny little cut on your finger and ask for medical help and even the shittiest cops would sigh and call for EMS. These cops infuriate me. How many more people have to get murdered? If someone asks for help fucking help them and sort out the details later.

[–] shadowSprite 32 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I was a little lost until the iPod and the t9 showed up, then it was almost scary how normal it all felt. I didn't even realize I still remembered t9 but I didn't even have to think.

[–] shadowSprite 9 points 2 months ago

Kids these days are just so lazy, back then the average man could lift way more weight

[–] shadowSprite 2 points 2 months ago

If you've had covid, it's done a number on some young people's cardiovascular systems. I know a person in their 20s who was very healthy, got covid, and was shortly after diagnosed with POTS. I've heard of several other people being diagnosed with POTS after getting covid.

[–] shadowSprite 8 points 2 months ago

Happy late birthday to your orange brain cell!

[–] shadowSprite 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've gone through some traumatic shit lately, and I'd also like to get a tattoo once I can put in enough OT to save for one.

Is your wife free? :)

[–] shadowSprite 2 points 2 months ago

Shit, I'll never forget being at home watching the towers burn on TV as a kid and seeing things falling from them and asking my mom what they were and hearing "those are people jumping rather than burn to death". Horrifying. What a choice to make.

[–] shadowSprite 3 points 2 months ago

Oh definitely. It just did give me sympathy. I'm much better than I used to be, although I definitely have days and weeks occasionally where I'm like wow, I just want something sweet, and I eat like crap and then have to eat super healthy for awhile to balance it out. But I'm only human, and sometimes I get stressed, depressed, or too broke/tired to eat the way I should. And that's ok. I've tried the ultra healthy lifestyle for awhile and I was honestly miserable and unhappy. I like good food, and everything in moderation and all.

[–] shadowSprite 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I like sweet things. I totally confess that I eat way too many sweet things. 3 or 4 times in my life I've "challenged" myself to go 30 days without eating any sugar except what's in fruits and vegetables and food like that naturally, making sure to eat a very careful diet and no treats or processed food. Every time within a few days I was having awful cravings and mood swings, and by a week I felt like an emotional wreck who just wanted sugar. I completed my "challenges" but it was disturbing.

It also gave me a ton of empathy for addicts. If I can't not eat sugar without a massive struggle, I can only imagine trying to get clean from heroin or another drug.

[–] shadowSprite 67 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm also joining the group coming here from All, I've never heard of this, but just wanted to chime in and say I'm sorry some of you have to DYI your own healthcare because the system is failing you, please be safe and healthy.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by shadowSprite to c/[email protected]
 

I have a Lenovo Yoga running Windows 10 on a 1TB SSD and at some point will probably have to upgrade it to Windows 11. I use it for school and have to keep Windows on it for now because of what I'm currently doing. I want to start getting into Linux in hopes of making the switch sometime down the line. Is partitioning the disk and dual booting Windows/Linux a thing and is it possible/easy to do? If so, what distro would anyone recommend? (I've heard good things about Mint). Back in the day I had gotten bored one night, installed Ubuntu on an external drive and played around with it a very tiny bit before forgetting about it, but that's the extent of my Linux knowledge, so kindly keep explanations ELI5 :)

Edit: Thank you everyone! You've given me lots of good advice and knowledge, some terms to Google, and some good places to start. I appreciate it! Looking forward to joining the wonderful world of Linux!

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by shadowSprite to c/learnjava
 

What exactly are Maven and Gradle and Ant? I'm learning Java in school right now and nowhere in class or in my textbook have they ever been mentioned, but every time I'm asked to code a project of course I have to pick whether I use Java with Maven, Java with Gradle, or Java with Ant. I always just pick Java with Maven because I have no idea what I'm actually doing, but it would be nice to know what I'm picking and why. I googled it but just found a bunch of articles that assume you already know what they are and want to know the differences between the 3. I read a few of those articles and now I'm even more confused, they talked about how they are good for different things because they are different languages with different dependencies. But... isn't Java the language? So can someone explain what exactly Maven and Gradle and Ant are and why I need to pick which one I want to use when I'm coding in Java? Edit: also, how do I know which one to pick, and when it matters what to pick?

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Metadata and torrents. ELI5? (self.nostupidquestions)
 

That's the question really. I hear the terms metadata and torrents thrown around all the time when talking about internet and privacy, but I don't really understand them and when I tried googling torrents I was just confused. Can someone explain one or both like I'm 5?

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Ti-84 graphing help (self.ask_math)
submitted 10 months ago by shadowSprite to c/ask_math
 

Is there a way to get my TI-84 to not draw the whole line in a graph? For example, if I want to graph a piece work function like f(×) = x+1 for x<2 and x-7 for x>2 can I get it to draw that to easily visualize it, or do I just have to have it draw both full graphs? It would be so much easier for me to see if I could get it to cut off where it needs to.

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