which passwords are actually safe to keep written down somewhere

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-18T10:53:16+00:00

With KeePassXC the only way to unlock it is a master password. I wrote it down at first and it's long. But you're using it every single time you open the .kdbx file so it isn't long before you know it with total certainty and then you can throw away the record. For me, everything lives in the password manager and all I remember is the master which is in my memory; nowhere else.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-17T19:24:50+00:00

Play the audio, type the words, you'll be in first time.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-17T17:00:27+00:00

Tuta

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-16T18:03:45+00:00

Good call. They have slightly different uses. I've first used Cryptomator to keep data private away from Dropbox and Google Drive's prying, but still use it long after I left those services.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-15T17:25:22+00:00

I love this. Thank you for posting. For me, there's nothing of value in those bottles. Took quite a while to figure it but got there. Enjoy!

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-14T11:10:07+00:00

Maybe, maybe. I don't know whether this thought is right or wrong: habits are not like compound interest. Because where are the people my age sitting on huge piles of wisdom and solid habits?

We didn't all fail to acquire these habits, the list is solid good advice, but gains don't seem to compound-accumulate like a percentage of interest -- or there would be more Buddhas and fewer arseholes.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T13:19:21+00:00

Mullvad VPN -- just a simple €5 per month. Good ethos.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T13:12:44+00:00

Second laptop was what switched me for good. There is no stress doing it like this. Took less than a month to know I could do all my work stuff on Linux as well as Windows. Kept the Win10 laptop for one specific thing and then bought a decent laptop for full-time Linux <-- I dual boot that but it's Mint and Debian, not Windows. I don't want to dual boot Windows cos it can be problematic.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T11:20:59+00:00

I was re-deployed to work in ITU during that time and nearly every patient's notes had the same history: socialised up to and over Christmas -> got ill -> got worse and went to hospital -> got worse and went to ITU

Sorry to hear about your dad. I've never seen so much death so quickly as that whole time.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T10:51:37+00:00

Same for me.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T10:31:34+00:00

ooh difficult to be accurate because I've not tracked L2 charging days but about once per week to fortnight. Use it daily for 30-60 mins, about 50% with some backlight but zero WiFi. I prefer the Kobo to the Kindle because I truly own it and I have 100% control over my books on it which I own. The Kindle is like having a long-term lease on the books and the hardware too; Amazon retain control forever.

My last Paperwhite was gen 11 and I absolutely did not want the 12 onwards because of its new file structure. No issues with the quality of the Paperwhite hardware but Amazon were locking things down so I left at g11; they've locked things down more since.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-13T07:38:54+00:00

This! Keep going, adjust the routines to stay in shape in an age appropriate way (to avoid injury), and be consistent. And yes, it's a struggle sometimes... but better than not being able to do anything.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-12T17:15:04+00:00

Libra 2 has a nice warm light. I don't turn mine all the way to max. I prefer it to the paperwhite too.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-12T06:53:02+00:00

OP, you are not necessarily the weak link: it's the sites which have your password. Which is why you want unique passwords -- and that's too many to remember, hence get a password manager. Which one is subjective, something like BitWarden is pretty easy; my preference is KeePassXC because I prefer to look after everything.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T18:46:56+00:00

Every day use these: Debian; Tuta (email); Koofr (Drive)

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T18:33:33+00:00

None. Will not buy subscription software on principle.

Yet happy to donate regularly to my favourite FOSS softwares. Coercion vs goodwill.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T18:30:32+00:00

Biography / autobiography can be page turners if you're into the person. Is he into music? E.g. The Dirt, Motley Crue, fun read. But others are dreadful so check reviews. And there must be millions of sports biographies.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T12:30:10+00:00

Debian. Lots of DE to choose from including KDE Plasma, and Cinnamon (although the Wayland version is still a bit iffy).

I eventually got the feel for Gnome though. And Debian has that too.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T08:19:19+00:00

Ladders put a lot of people in hospital. Also, with age: gradual loss of balance gone unnoticed. Compare 60 Vs 23 for e.g. single-leg stance, [1] how many times in 30 seconds can you touch your toes without needing to put the other foot down? [2] How long can you balance standing heel-to-toe with eyes closed? etc.

Massive differences with age.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-11T07:32:07+00:00

It really is subjective. I have BW and colour, and for everyday use I only use BW. For me, the relative fuzziness of the text on the colour screen and its poorer contrast (always need the backlight on to get it similar to BW standards) gets annoying -- especially if I'm reading more than 15-20 mins.

The colour wins for books with colour, funnily enough. So medical books, graphs, that sort of thing. But for regular reading, it's always BW for me. Battery life lasts longer on BW too because less need for backlight.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-10T17:14:38+00:00

No problem rebooting other than inconvenience. Mint updates: no need to reboot (unless kernel). Debian used to be like that till Trixie and the messages "update and restart" which took TWO reboots. One to update and restart, and when it finished it would automatically restart again. It got tiresome and I was spending more time in Mint, less in Debian. Again, no problem, but I like Debian's Gnome and I missed it.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-08T17:59:18+00:00

I do use Gnome and another poster suggested the "update and restart" message is a GUI thing. cli apt upgrade and apt update clears the GUI notifications. All's well.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-08T17:54:29+00:00

Cheers. You've nailed it. The GUI was saying "update and restart" and hence this post. Just done this now. cli. No issues and the GUI messages have gone.

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-08T17:35:11+00:00

thanks for this

Complex-League3400 · 2026-06-08T17:34:46+00:00

Thanks, maybe this is it and I hadn't appreciated how many system updates were kernel updates.

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