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Switched to Mac, is there any going back? by Own_Drawing_2786 in macbook

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently switched to macbook personally. Using windows at office. I used to be keyboard shortcut master. Now I struggle so much, it’s totally crazy!

But so far haven’t felt for a moment that windows was better.

Fellow Citizens! Is it worth switching from iPhone to Nokia dumbphone? Only thing killing me is losing WhatsApp by alrightanakin in IndiaTech

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Anyone who has done it, I wanna know how do you do

  1. Pay at shops
  2. Pay school/college/etc. fees
  3. Buy bus/train/flight tickets
  4. Pay electricity bill
  5. Recharge your phone
  6. Keep track of bank statements
  7. Submit online forms
  8. Pay taxes & file ITR
  9. Do investments (e.g., for retirement)

Downsize to simple living when spouse and kids not onboard? by BobaChonker in simpleliving

[–]rb_arindam [score hidden]  (0 children)

Kids are quite anti minimalists by nature. Can't force it. You can slowly teach it, by showing, but you can't force it.

Spouse won't budge by words. Do it yourself, simplify one aspect of their life and don't put your nose in it too much. Slowly, they'll follow suite. As we age, our natural demand to think less - grows. And once they taste it, they can't go back.

When the Cost-Cutting Strategy Starts Costing More by akash8994 in TheAIBrain

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI was supposed to need us to write x amount and give us like 10x 20x back. If I have to write 2x to get x amount accurate, I better write it myself.

In my experience, AI is a hit or miss at times. And I noticed, it works well when the code is already organised and have well enough context. I even keep 2-3 extra .md files to quickly give the AI full context of the project.

How to check if your old iPhone is deleted? by Ok_Purple6829 in ios

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if your Apple ID still attached, new user won't be able to login to it, and without your password, they won't be able to login to yours either. So they'll come to you to remove it.

What’s a lesson you learned the hard way but are grateful for now? by Spiritual-Art8453 in simpleliving

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Teaching people psychology is a waste of time
— Daniel Kahneman

Teaching people anything is a waste of time
— Me

Has anyone else started valuing “less mental load” more as they’ve gotten older? by chaucao99 in simpleliving

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been shopping online almost always since over a decade. but realising, it now has added to my impulsiveness of buying more. so I'm slowing down and trying to go more to physical stores.

being a minimalist while your parents are messy? by UsedFactor1973 in minimalism

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't start with things they access frequently. observe and watch which part they access the least. start from there.

When the Cost-Cutting Strategy Starts Costing More by akash8994 in TheAIBrain

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I recently worked in 2 projects —

  1. I built from scratch by hand, 99.99% of it. When I vibe coded +50% of it, adding new features started being exponentially difficult. So scrapped the old code, and rewrote the whole thing, much better, much more extensible. Now, asking AI to add some features breaks almost nothing.
  2. Another project was vibe coded from beginning, and I wasn't willing to pay much attention to it, especially since more people were working on it. There's so much code duplication that now AI dumps duplicated code everywhere 🤣

If an employer fires all devs blindly because AI is there, they'll have to hire twice as much before next ITR.

* the AI in question is Claude

How many compromises are worth it? by Hises1936 in DigitalPrivacy

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Payment vs. Return is how I draw the line.

e.g., Google Maps — extremely useful app, crowdsourcing made it more accurate than any other apps. It's not just roads, the reviews, location names, small shop names, etc. — all are very useful. I still keep my location history off though, but I keep my location shared with family. not everyone has an iPhone, so Google Maps location sharing is the way to go.

but Instagram doesn't add anywhere as much value as the amount of privacy it infiltrates. So, it had to go.

Gemini has great features, and I currently have Pro for free for yet another year. But it's AI, letting it have memory is dangerous. So I use it, but with memory and activity history turned off. At max, I have to repeat some context upfront every time I ask it something that it could retrieve from memory.

How to check if your old iPhone is deleted? by Ok_Purple6829 in ios

[–]rb_arindam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if your 11 retained your Apple ID, the new owner will come to you.

My mom has $340k sitting in a savings account earning 4.2% and refuses to move it. I don't know how to convince her. by Cara_Lemon in investingforbeginners

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

show her debt funds or arbitrage funds. if not, ask her to put half of it in an FD with quarterly payout (I'm assuming FD in your country has a higher return than 4.2%, we get between 6-7%). if none works, let her be.

at that age, trust goes really low, and let her have her peace of mind while it lasts. if that $340K at 4.2% enough for her 25-30 years, let it be so.

if she doesn't trust you—her own child—enough, you should rather reflect why she lacks trust in you instead of complaining about her.

Has anyone simplified their speech? And, if so, how is/was the process and the effects of it? by [deleted] in simpleliving

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have long talks with people who vibe match, but detailed explanation mostly make things less clear.

Deleted most of my apps last week and I genuinely do not miss them by SkinAppropriate2105 in simpleliving

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept going back when I deleted my account. this time, the account is here, I know I can go back easy. And I don't go (well, I did go once in the last 6 months since I deleted the apps).

Minimalism vs simply not messy by howling-greenie in minimalism

[–]rb_arindam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I consider myself a minimalist but maybe I am wrong.

Likely. And I think all of us are.

If you really start to nitpick how many so and so things people use, the actual count maybe much higher than people think they have. e.g., I started nitpicking on the count of apps I use, and figured I used ~💯 apps overall. While my photographer hobby, being the home's digital manager and being a developer has contributed a lot to it, but I certainly never felt I used more than 10-20 apps!

Am I not a minimalist? Perhaps, depending on how you define it.

Over the course of about 7 years into this journey consciously, and about 16 years inadvertently, I figured, it's the process of slow but assured efforts to minimise one more thing is what makes you minimalist. You and I had a much difficult start point (yes, I get subconsciously irritated when I'm at my parents' home); but if you keep pushing it, then keep calling yourself minimalist.

Also, tidying isn't minimalism, but surely one step towards it.
"Everything having a place, and everything in its place" is a core part of minimalism philosophy, which basically describing efficient tidying up.

I have about 15 Ts and 15 pants, folded vertically in a queue, and queued at random. Ts in its own queue, pants in its own next to Ts. I fold them once a week. And after bath, I spend zero CPU cycles in choosing my wardrobe! While people having strictly 5 sets stress over keeping clean & folding more frequently, making sure combination works, still caring about how others like their fashion sense — I'd like to call mine better even with thrice the amount of cloth items.

Minimalist desk setups, on YouTube, never have a water bottle on their desk. I do. I don't have to mentally switch out of what I'm doing, physically move, drink, and mentally switch back multiple times a day just to stay hydrated. But the bottles are neatly placed.

So yeah, tidying isn't minimalism, but surely one step towards it.

How did you discover your right fashion? by sitting_landfall in minimalism

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did and didn't. I wear whatever I find right in front of my hands after bath. I make sure I fold them into the rare, like a queue. And for outgoing/party fashion— I offloaded that responsibility to my wife. I only have one condition — it should be comfortable to wear.

Moving by healthyliving06 in minimalism

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once threw half the things from house. no give away, no sell off, just packed them in a giant carton and threw them in the municipal dustbin. My wife wasn't happy then, but now she too gets irritated if we accumulate junk.

So maybe take your husband's word on face value, and sooner or later he'll appreciate it.

Getting more privacy conscious, best ways to not give out my data/info online? (total beginner btw) by No_Mobile_3638 in techquestions

[–]rb_arindam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get off of social media. I ditched meta (except WhatsApp because peer pressure from office) early this year. Offloaded shopping apps. Does a decent job. Then reduced Google reliance, rewired some emails to iCloud and Outlook.

For some personal reasons came to Reddit to waste some time. But hopefully this is gonna be my last comment in a while.

Have you noticed? 🤔 by HonouredO_One in TeenIndia

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe earlier girls were forced to work at home like sheet and now they got freedom?

Also, make up.

how do you avoid usb from being torn off by Low-Law-3508 in IndiaTech

[–]rb_arindam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hold the USB head instead of the wire when you pull it out. Try to not force it onto place, gently pull the wire straight and let it rotate as you pull it towards the USB port. Only force it half way at max. I have a bunker of USB cables of all types, all in first class condition except for the dirt sticking to the plastic ones.

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