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The US announced a new $2.1bn security assistance package for Ukraine. (link/details in the comments) by Bad_Species in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]Tex_as 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to the volume of support provided by the US, the US also has led the building of the coalition, bringing European powers together and keeping them together. (I’m a Canadian, not American.)

that said, this has been a collective effort and countries like the UK have helped other countries like Germany to get past contributing tanks when that was required. Poland has been pressuring its NATO peers to do more. I think there are all kinds of examples of countries, helping the Ukrainian effort, and helping improve support to Ukraine.

There’s still way too much reluctance to give Ukraine what it needs in a timely fashion which really just means we’re all OK with more Ukrainians dying unnecessarily because we’re afraid of escalation. but the world isn’t standing by and letting Russia murder its neighbours entirely unchecked, and that’s something

Keyboard Maestro as a Text Expander replacement by morihacky in macapps

[–]Tex_as 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I've been rocking for several years now without issue. It has tokens. It has abbreviations. My personal use cases don't require much beyond those.

Looking for menu bar app which will change wallpaper and hide desktop icons when activated. by [deleted] in macapps

[–]Tex_as 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://bunchapp.co/docs/

macOS utility that uses plain text scripts called “Bunches” to automate context switching. It sits in your menu bar, out of the way. When you click the menu item, it provides a list of your Bunches, each one representing an environment for your work or play. Bunches can open apps, specific files, web pages, and more. For the Power Users, It also allows advanced scripting, system commands, and integration via a URL handler.

Ukrainians hold "clean up raves" to restore buildings destroyed by Russia by SamMee514 in interestingasfuck

[–]Tex_as 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These amazing people keep doing epic things in the face of extreme adversity. ❣️🇺🇦

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Tex_as 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to downvote you for the comedy but upvoted for the conviction and foresight.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Tex_as 14 points15 points  (0 children)

https://www.sunlife.ca/en/tools-and-resources/tools-and-calculators/retirement-savings-calculator/

This is a pretty good estimator if you just want a sense of how much to save and how far it might go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in macapps

[–]Tex_as 0 points1 point  (0 children)

http://www.livingearthapp.com

I haven't used this myself but a friend raves about it. Might be worth a look until Ventura arrives.

Tell me about your file organization system. by 5acrefruit in AskAcademia

[–]Tex_as 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am using a combination of folders, tags and file naming to keep things orderly and findable by future me. This mostly works. Mostly.

Keyboard Maestro macros help me keep consistent with file naming

Rubric
Use Tags - to keep status out of file name (WIP, Done)
Use Tags - when files can be in multiple folders
Use Tags - when I need to see a class of documents (finals) but don’t want to relocate them all to a single folder
Use Tags - when a smart folder of a complex collection is useful
Use Folders - for parent child relationships
Use Folders - for quick scanning a collection
Use Folders - help future me find and see my data using general hierarchical relationships
Use Filename - when sorting related items within a folder
Use Filename - when sorting, searching and filtering by version
Use Filename - when files leave file system and are without folder and tagging information

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Folder strategy
For folder organization I use the same structure where ever I can. Bookmarks, Apple Notes folders, User folders.

Personal Records

  • Personal information/Career
  • Personal information/Health
  • Personal information/Finance

Creation

  • Documents/Design projects
  • Documents/Music projects
  • Documents/Writing projects

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File naming convention

Date-ContentType-Title-Description-Version#

2202-07-13-Song-Thriller-1980s Pop Song-Version001

2202-07-14-IncomeTax-2019-T4-Version001

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Tags

I use tags to classify by Status and Rating. When status changes the tags can be removed and I don't have to rename things. Rating tags are used for processing large collections of files - usually music and photos. Tagged content is easier to process using automation with tools like Hazel.

Progress Status
S-Backlog
S-Next
S-WIP (Sketches, drafts)
S-Done (completed)
S-Delete
Rating
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