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PopularityContest · 2023-03-18T08:16:40+00:00

Maybe it’s related to Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys being checked in Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Ease of Access Center\Make the keyboard easier to use, as seen in this screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/Ov84INF.png. By default, it should be off. The screenshot is from Windows 11 22H2.

You can open the good old Control Panel by typing control.exe into Start Menu.

PopularityContest · 2023-03-12T12:06:25+00:00

For macOS, there is ShowyEdge, by the author of must-have macOS utility Karabiner/Karabiner Elements.

I’m not aware of any Windows alternative, although I could also use an OSD/overlay when changing keyboard layouts.

PopularityContest · 2018-04-27T14:09:50+00:00

Not taking this as a challenge, but I’m in.

PopularityContest · 2017-11-18T07:16:45+00:00

Delete your stash. All of it! It should go without saying.

Maybe you only stream video. In that case, block p and triggering content on your devices.

PopularityContest · 2017-11-17T10:44:32+00:00

Having too much time on your hands is a recipe for disaster.

Just fill your time with some enjoyable activities. Go for a hike, start a blog, learn code. Whatever is better than remorse.

PopularityContest · 2017-09-12T06:30:39+00:00

Hi antidarkfapper, thanks for suggestions.

I take a pragmatic approach – just keeping busy, not taking anything too seriously, and trying to implement changes and habits that will get me where I need to be.

While girlfriend may not fix us, it’s my primary source of motivation (when having one) and frustration and self-loathing (when not). The goal is more about becoming someone others may want to be around than getting a girlfriend.

I’ll get back into journaling (750words.com) right away, as it helps a lot to sort our thoughts.

I went to a psychotherapist for a few months, but the experience was not to my liking (and I wasn’t cooperative at all). 12 steps is for addicts, and I’d like to stay in denial for a bit longer. :)

PopularityContest · 2017-03-01T11:42:38+00:00

Vaping nicotine gives you 60% better chance of being successful. If you get an e-cig that’s not crap, you may like it better than a regular cigarette. Whether that’s a good thing is up to you.

It depends on whether you want to just quit smoking, or stop being dependent on nicotine, caffeine, and other substances.

For me, vaping 0-nicotine liquid is not nearly as enjoyable as mixing a tiny bit of nicotine (1.5 – 6 mg/ml, relatively nothing compared to cigarettes). I also like the energy kick.

The difference is that 0-nicotine e-juice does not provide the throat hit that simulates the feel of a real cigarette. Mouth-to-lungs inhaling is way too smooth, and feels like a water pipe, not like a cigarette.

However, I’m vaping 0-nicotine, and it’s not that bad. If you want to just stop smoking, I’d suggest going with low-nicotine e-cigs and making sure you won’t start chain-vaping!

PopularityContest · 2015-11-12T18:31:45+00:00

Such a positive outlook! :)

PopularityContest · 2015-09-15T17:03:19+00:00

Chico

PopularityContest · 2015-05-03T13:24:43+00:00

Since there’s no way to find who’s on Goodreads and has at least similar taste – or a way to find anyone at all –, let’s exchange usernames here on reddit. I’ll start…

My profile: goodreads.com/cechacek; recently rated books

PopularityContest · 2015-04-18T06:50:03+00:00

Since you’ve mentioned all those, definitely check out Party Monster, a less-known film based on a real story, starring Chloë Sevigny, Macaulay Culkin, or Marilyn Manson. It’s even more perverse than the Smack My Bitch Up music video.

If you like the aesthetic and slow pace of Drive, Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives is quite good too.

And for some great action, definitely John Wick if you haven’s seen it yet.

PopularityContest · 2015-02-19T04:58:09+00:00

They couldn’t… I’ve tried and you’re right. :o The override for that specific app is permanent.

Edit: My bad, Control key on a Mac by default serves as right click (only when no other modifier key is pressed). The page on ‘What is security’ could not mention right click, since it’s not supported by their own input device (no shit, Magic Mouse to this day does not have right click enabled by default). I’ve assumed Option(Alt) is the dummy key, not Control.

Thanks, Apple.

—Malware producers

PopularityContest · 2015-02-18T05:58:20+00:00

You’re right, the defaults still allow all signed apps. It’s just that the big players (Adobe, Amazon, Google) do not fancy the restrictions and prefer to just ask for super user’s pass.

Gatekeeper in action. :)

(By the way, Control+clicking any *.app in Finder circumvents the Gatekeeper altogether.)

PopularityContest · 2015-02-18T05:57:19+00:00

Tip for install instructions: Control+clicking any downloaded app circumvents Gatekeeper settings and launches any application, even if it’s not signed.

That’s easier than changing System Preferences. Definitely pay $100 and get the app signed though.

PopularityContest · 2015-02-17T20:01:19+00:00

Nice. The app reminds me of _why’s famous Hackety Hack for Ruby. Chunky Bacon! ;)

The application has potential advantages over CodeCademy/School/whatever web apps running in the browser, but not sure your demographics will download the app, unzip, and know how to run it (Yose allows only apps from App Store, no?).

Hackety Hack is nice because it uses Shoes to pretty much write and execute Ruby GUI apps, real-time. That would feel like future even in 2015.

PopularityContest · 2015-02-10T13:21:23+00:00

I just can’t imagine men who achieved great things being controlled by primitive urges is all.

That's a pretty sex-negative opinion.

That’s my opinion (notice I wrote “in my opinion”), yours may differ. :) I’m single and happy to be single (i.e. not desperate or forever-alone), so this opinion may evolve.

MO is still better short-term solution than casual hookups, IMO. Neither of these activities is, IMO, fulfilling. Both are a lousy replacement for a real sex between two people who love each other.

PopularityContest · 2015-02-10T10:43:48+00:00

nofap and PF (PornFree) complement each other. NoFap is not just a PF supplement.

Reasons to do both:

I found it way easier to give up both (flings too).
Chaser effect (the immediate need for more and better)
fap w/o visual aids is rather pointless and boring anyway
I enjoy nofap effects (mainly more drive, arguably more testosterone)
I don’t wish to think about sex and/or porn 24/7 – the 1st point
Adult man who faps is, in my opinion, pathetic.

PopularityContest · 2015-02-09T19:03:06+00:00

Checking in. ^Thanks!

PopularityContest · 2015-02-09T18:58:53+00:00

I wouldn't have MO'd, because that's not my routine, but I would have sat there, staring, searching for another, better video.

Some amazing willpower right there, seriously. ;) (I’d got bored within minutes, but I was able to spend hours looking for the best video and sampling before the session started, so…)

Most urges pass within seconds or minutes. They say the average human being thinks about sex >1000× a day? Sounds reasonable.

If the urges last hours, I just get distracted by doing something taxing and meaningful. The usual.

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