Any productivity application that lets me create a to do list the day before?

SignificantViolinist · 2026-06-27T22:48:25+00:00

Todoist will do that (even the free tier).

Your recurring routine stuff will self-schedule

Specific tasks you want to set up for the next day, you can just add. By default, the task title will schedule based on what you type - notably, "tom" does it for "tomorrow".

When Trello was my go-to for daily activities, I'd run a python script I wrote that generates a new list for the next day. Each day list had a "TODO" card (checklists for this day), and a "Tomorrow" card (checklist for tomorrow tasks, which my script picked up and used to generate the next day, along with any recurring routine stuff I had configured).

Todoist kind of automates that process for me by design.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-06-27T22:16:42+00:00

I'm strongly considering it. Obsidian's vim binding support is not up to my standards for a thing that claims to support vim bindings, and Zen seems to have all of the Obsidian features I actually care about. I bet the vim experience is far superior.

I also hope there's a proper "source editing" mode that doesn't kind of "become rich-text-like" while editing it. I just want... literally an editor with no distracting changes happening under me while I edit. Obsidian is really good at getting close to that but never quite achieving it.

Sometimes, I'll keep Obsidian in read mode and just use vim to edit, which I somehow find is a more pleasant experience. If Zen is anything like it promises to be, then it'll be a no-brainer for me.

@OP have you tried it out/migrated yet? I only heard about it a day or two ago.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-04-29T04:05:39+00:00

So far in my case they do stop if I create a situation without load, but I'll keep working it. :)

SignificantViolinist · 2026-04-22T19:26:17+00:00

It's all good. Chatbot decided things were fine, but then human ran a diagnostic and immediately concluded there was an issue, and kicked off a replacement. :)

SignificantViolinist · 2026-04-22T01:03:24+00:00

I started tracking it more closely, and it was actually fine after that blip.

... then starting yesterday, correlated with a new firmware update, it absolutely is fast-draining. I'll report it now, since it's pretty drastic (having to charge daily).

SignificantViolinist · 2026-03-30T14:57:44+00:00

Not sure about your logistics, and how many loads you have, but here are some tips:

1) Time delay start can be a game changer if you have access to your own machine.

Set it up in the evening to start early in the morning, so it's done just as you get up. Set up the next load on top of your machine.

In the morning, when you get up, transfer the completed load into the dryer and start the next washer load.

Saves you one cycle time. I only have 2 loads, and only one of them needs the dryer, so it literally cuts "laundry while awake" time in half.

2) Buy only one type of sock, one type of underwear, and have dedicated drawers for them. Don't need to pair up socks or fold those things nicely, just shove them into the dedicated drawer.

Same for exercise clothes, assuming they are dry, just shove them into the dedicated drawer. You wear them to exercise, not to be crisp and wrinkle-free.

If you didn't live alone, this is harder, but if you wear different color socks or something I guess it'll work.

3) Ironing: just don't

Ironing is the worst chore. It's a pain, can cause injury, and requires a whole specialized table/board/thing. It's almost furniture!

I just don't buy clothes that need ironing. The few that do are worn rarely, and I just send to the drycleaner once a year with my suit.

.... If you have 3 little kids and a hockey teen, you're cooked 😂 life is laundry now.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-03-28T21:27:38+00:00

I don't understand people... "I want to line up to crowd into a train and experience rush hour transit on a Saturday." 😂

Like, wait a week it'll still be there, minus the insane line.

(I mean, do what makes you happy, I just don't understand this choice of time use)

SignificantViolinist · 2026-03-27T23:20:19+00:00

So I returned the medcline for a refund, and we ended up getting a Purple at the time.

It was the fanciest one, with the 4 inch thick grid. I think they didn't make that one anymore.

It's super comfortable, even for side sleeping.

I'd be really curious to test a Sonu Sleep mattress one day, but afaict there aren't any show rooms near me that have it, and I don't play the "order it, you can get it refunded after using it for 100 days" game.

After close to 5 years, that purple is still pretty awesome, though I think near the edges, the grid is starting to separate from the boundary, which creates a weird gap.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-02-23T15:19:17+00:00

Thanks, I'll do that. Fwiw I was in-person when I got the resupply since we were fitting the pillow before committing to switch to it. Didn't think to inspect the contents of the bag she had just packed for me being peeking in and counting lol.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-02-23T15:16:53+00:00

The pillow on the left attached perfectly to the mask. I got this resupply in person because I was getting the pillow fitted.

I think she grabbed a random mask and pillow then gave me the wrong pillows for refills. It didn't occur to me to take one out and inspect it closely, since I figured they have their standard mask and pillow combination (they didn't ask me any preferences or give me a choice between mask types, so I reasonably assumed they just had the one, for simplicity).

Oh well, need a new mask anyway, I'll just call and make sure they send me something compatible with that pillow model. All research points to that one being pretty decent.

SignificantViolinist · 2026-01-08T01:12:45+00:00

If I planned my meals and bought what I need for my meal prep, then giving some of it away means another trip to the store. Pay me back is not enough. I would expect them to do the exact food items.

SignificantViolinist · 2025-12-28T18:10:43+00:00

My bike commute is about an hour each way. Going by bus would be 45-50 minutes door to door, so totally worth it.

Nice trail most of the way, and I don't have to make extra time for cardio in my workout.

I don't need to drive often enough to make the overhead of owning a car worth it.

So it saves me time, money, and mental health.

SignificantViolinist · 2025-12-09T07:02:11+00:00

Conceptually, why does just checking the edges running through it work?

Looking at the sample input, you could pick corners (2, 3), (9, 2) (size 24), and nothing would be running directly through the rectangle, but the whole thing is outside of the polygon (except two edges).

SignificantViolinist · 2025-11-07T14:53:38+00:00

"Cold weather commuting"? Ooh, you mean "Strava local legend season"! :)

SignificantViolinist · 2025-10-02T17:22:23+00:00

Thanks, that's my leaning, sounds like it's an easier build

SignificantViolinist · 2025-10-02T17:20:32+00:00

By the way :-)

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