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David Cantrell • Edited
  • Just about any multi-step task that I have to do more than once I wrap in a script;
  • I have the same configuration EVERYWHERE. It's stored in git, and it checks for updates. If a tool's configuration can't be conveniently handled like that it's a shitty tool and I don't use it;
  • Instead of watching videos or listening to audio in a browser I turn it into private podcasts so I can consume on whatever device I like whenever I like;
  • I have custom compose key mappings so I can type H̸̡̪̯ͨ͊̽̅̾̎Ȩ̬̩̾͛ͪ̈́̀́͘ ̶̧̨̱̹̭̯ͧ̾ͬC̷̙̲̝͖ͭ̏ͥͮ͟Oͮ͏̮̪̝͍M̲̖͊̒ͪͩͬ̚̚͜Ȇ̴̟̟͙̞ͩ͌͝S̨̥̫͎̭ͯ̿̔̀ͅ (and also in Greek, all the Latin accents, mathematical symbols and so on). Only amateurs pick characters from an onscreen list;
  • I use a trackball.

But most importantly ... I have automatic backups, which I test regularly, and I have offline backups, because I know that computers are malicious and untrustworthy.