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Using CertUtil to verify Linux checksums in Windows

2026-03-25T23:31:30Z

Ms-demeanor: Ms-demeanor moved page Using certutil to verify checksums in Windows to Using CertUtil to verify Linux checksums in Windows without leaving a redirect: Misspelled title

This is a super simple how-to as a reminder for myself and an explainer for anyone else who is trying to verify a [[Linux]] ISO file with SHA256 on a Windows machine.

== Before you start trying to verify ==
* Download the ISO of your chosen distro to your computer
* Download or copy the checksum from the distro's verified website (so if you're downloading Mint from the Harvard mirror, get the verification documentation from the Linux Mint website)
* Open a text document (notepad or Word or whatever)
* Identify the location of the ISO file on your computer
* Right-click on the ISO file and open Properties, in Properties copy the file path to the ISO file and the full name of the file, then paste that information into your text document
* Paste the SHA256 Sum into your text document

Now you're ready to verify.

* Open Command prompt on Windows by hitting "Windows Key+R", typing CMD in the dialog box, and hitting enter.
* Type "cd" followed by a space then paste the file path from your document into the prompt and hit enter. (So, something like "cd Desktop\Parent Folder\Folder) this should output the following:
:: C:\Users\Name\Desktop\Parent Folder\Folder>
* Type (or paste the following without the quotation marks or brackets): "certutil -hashfile <EXAMPLE-ISO-NAME-DELETEQUOTATIONMARKS.ISO> SHA256"
* Hit enter; this should return something like the following:
:: SHA256 hash of EXAMPLE-ISO-NAME-DELETEQUOTATIONMARKS.iso:
:: 6arire78tbaan901tvir234lbh5678hc9012arire34567tbaan6yrg78lbhqbja
:: CertUtil: - hashfile command completed successfully.
* Copy the 64 character hash string and paste it into your text document to compare the sum you pasted earlier. If the strings match, you are clear to flash the ISO to a disk.

2025-12-12T06:48:47Z

Ms-demeanor:

You will Rent Everything, and Hate it: A Screed

2025-12-12T06:35:17Z

Ms-demeanor: Created page with "= Introduction = Ida Auken's [https://web.archive.org/web/20161125135500/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/shopping-i-can-t-really-remember-what-that-is 2016 World Economic Forum essay on sustainable growth] has been an easy target for fanatical right wing libertarians for almost a decade. In the brief though experiment, Auken considers how communal access to shared goods might improve an individual's life. You wouldn't have to wrestle with the expense and stora..."

Reclist

2025-12-11T05:22:40Z

Ms-demeanor:

== Software and Tools ==
=== Computery Type Software and Tools ===
*[[LibreOffice]]
*[[Firefox]]
*[[Malwarebytes]]
*[[Bitwarden]]
*[https://cryptpad.fr/ Cryptpad] - open-source, browser-based collaborative office suite software. It's like if LibreOffice lived in your phone or if Gdocs wasn't evil. Zero-Knowledge storage and a free tier with 1GB of space available.
*[https://search.marginalia.nu/ Marginalia] - Indie search engine
*[https://proton.me/drive Proton Drive] - Cloud Storage that isn't spying on you. Sign up for 5GB free storage, with paid plans up to 3TB.
*[https://proton.me/mail Proton Mail] - Free end-to-end encrypted email service. I strongly recommend them with the caveat that [[Email is Not Secure]].
*[https://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint] - A distro for newbies. Easy to use and well-supported.
*[https://www.linuxliteos.com/ Linux Lite] - ultralightweight distro for older machines.
*[https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan Cloudflare URL Scanner] - scans URLs for some basic info.
*[https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt Picocrypt] - truly simple file encryption (it has a web-only option! you can use it from your phone!)

=== Brain Management Software and Tools ===
*[https://www.yourfocusfriend.com/ Focus Friend] - A cozy focus timer app by Hank Green.
*[https://goblin.tools/ Goblin.Tools] - great AI to-do list generator and I love /judge for parsing the emotional tone of writing.
*[https://habitica.com/ Habitica] - online task manager modeled after a video game.
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/leechblock-ng/ LeechBlock Extension] - distraction blocking extension for firefox with customizable groups and timers.
*[https://youfeellikeshit.com/ You Feel Like Shit] - a self-care "game" that helps you fine-tune why you feel like shit.

=== Art/Video/Music Software and Tools ===
*[https://cobalt.tools/ Cobalt.Tools] - social media video downloader; save videos from Twitter, IG, Tumblr, TikTok, etc., as audio or visuals.
*[https://ditherit.com/ Dither It] - a free dithering tool
*[https://ezgif.com/ EZGif] - Free online GIF maker and editor.
*[https://www.rawtherapee.com/ RawTherapee] - Open Source RAW photo editor.

=== Pet Care Software and Tools ===
* [https://www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/clinical-calculator/chocolate-toxicity-calculator Chocolate Toxicity Calculator for Dogs]

== Websites ==
=== Computer/Hacker/DIY related ===
* [https://www.howtogeek.com/ How-To Geek] - Articles and tutorials about computer repair
* [https://pluralistic.net/ Pluralistic.Net] - Corey Doctorow's blog/newsletter. Privacy and tech news
* [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/ Privacy Guides] - what it says on the tin; particularly recommended for their rec list

=== Interpersonal/Social/Self-Improvement Related ===
* [https://www.askamanager.org/ Ask A Manager] - Advice column for jobseekers
* [https://captainawkward.com/ Captain Awkward] - Advice column for the socially awkward

=== They're Good Websites Bront ===
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg] - public domain books.
* [https://archive.org/ Archive.Org] - the Internet Archive.

== Podcasts ==
I use the [https://antennapod.org/ Antennapod app] for all my podcasting needs.

This is every active podcast that I'm currently listening to that I've spent 100+ hours on. Proceed with caution a lot of these are kind of heavy.
* [https://knowledgefight.com/ Knowledge Fight]
* [https://www.dolloppodcast.com/ The Dollop]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/ Behind the Bastards]
* [https://www.qanonanonymous.com/ Qanon Anonymous]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/ It Could Happen Here]
* [https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/ Citations Needed]
* [https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/ I Don't Speak German]
* [https://qqwithsorenanddaniel.podbean.com/ Quick Question with Soren and Daniel]
* [https://know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com/ Know Your Enemy]
* [https://www.fivefourpod.com/ 5-4]
* [https://www.maintenancephase.com/ Maintenance Phase]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-some-more-news-29429923/ Some More News]

Bonus: [https://westwingthing.libsyn.com/ The West Wing Thing] (Leftist criticism of The West Wing)

== Creators ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/@FoldingIdeas Folding Ideas]

== Books ==
* [https://ia801809.us.archive.org/30/items/bookofthedead_1808_librivox_202011/A%20Culture%20of%20Conspiracy%20Apocalyptic%20Visions%20in%20Contemporary%20America%20%28Mich%C3%A6l%20Barkun%29%20%28z-lib.org%29.pdf ''A Culture of Conspiracy'' by Michael Barkun]
* [https://archive.org/details/designbasics0000pent/mode/2up ''Design Basics'' by Stephen Pentak and David A. Lauer]

== Articles ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://crimethinc.com/2019/04/08/against-the-logic-of-the-guillotine-why-the-paris-commune-burned-the-guillotine-and-we-should-too Against the Logic of the Guillotine]

== Music ==
In no particular order, just music that I think is good that I think people would like but that they might not otherwise stumble across.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AESrPcQRgc0 "Shame" by Low.] Really, listen to anything by Low but I think this and "Lullabye" are the best.
* [https://youtu.be/zFwPBhKwZLc "Machine Gun"] or [https://youtu.be/WVe-9VWIcCo "SOS" (ABBA Cover)] by Portisehead. Look everyone knows "Glory Box" rules check these out because they rule in a totally different way.
* [https://youtu.be/0PW-GrreKRw "Don't Slander Me"] by Roky Erickson.
* [https://youtu.be/1lkuDm_g2ig "Call me a Hole'] [https://twitter.com/pomdeter PomDeter] mashup of "Call me Maybe" and "Head like a Hole."
* "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss [https://youtu.be/rnAlO8r2tjI Sped Up] and [https://youtu.be/GOJVVpXGguU Slowed Down with Reverb].
* [https://youtu.be/crqpmb_-ke8 (the) Melvins cover of Kiss's "Going Blind."]
* [https://youtu.be/UjKeiZLEWsM "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns].
* The whole first album of Chipmunks on 16 Speed is worth listening to, as are parts of the second album, but the best track off of either is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SodT0FyebU "Bette Davis Eyes."]
* [https://youtu.be/ukZYP5Dy43E ''Pulse Demon''] by Merzbow. This is a harsh noise album, so warnings for loud and obnoxious noises. This is my heavy-duty, need-to-focus, emergency ADHD music.
* [https://youtu.be/BOBe--9NqLU 9hr time-stretched "Bela Lugosi's Dead."] I absolutely cannot explain why this works but the nine hour version of BLD played at 2x speed is a less aurally punishing version of the effect that I get from listening to ''Pulse Demon''.
* [https://youtu.be/oCWordf7uLQ "Supernaut"] by 1000 Homo DJs (collab with Al Jorgenson and Trent Reznor).

== Poetry ==

ADHD

2025-12-11T05:20:04Z

Ms-demeanor:

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and I have spent a lot of time catching up on coping skills and figuring out how my brain works. This page is a collection of resources that I've either created myself or have gathered from various and sundry places on the internet.

== General ADHD Brainhacking Techniques ==
* [[Do the Smallest Amount Possible]]
* [[5-4-3-2-1-Go]]
* [[Start a Timer]]
* Make a [[To-Do List]]
* [[Zero Inbox]]
* [[Planning Tools and Techniques]]
* [[Identifying Steps]]
* [[Build Landing Zones]]
* [[Background Noise]]
* [[Habit Stacking]]

== Ms-Demeanor's Patented ADHD Tips ==
* [[Keeping track of Important Papers]]
* [[Speedbumps]]
* [[Inertia Surfing]]
* [[Success Traps]]
* [[Annual Chore Chart]]
* [[Close Three Tabs]]
* [[So You Need to Complete a Project]]

== ADHD tips and tools from other fine folks ==

* Hank Green's incredible [https://www.yourfocusfriend.com/ Focus Friend app]. A focus timer that convinces you not to open apps by giving you a little bean friend who you don't want to interrupt while he's knitting.
* Tumblr User ADHDPie's [https://web.archive.org/web/20240307001102/https://www.tumblr.com/adhdpie/183404336485/am-i-having-a-brain-problem-or-being-a-shithead Am I having a Brain Problem or being a Shithead] checklist for assessing procrastination.
* Everything at Goblin.Tools but especially the [https://goblin.tools/ Magic To-Do List]

ADHD

2025-12-11T05:15:31Z

Ms-demeanor:

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and I have spent a lot of time catching up on coping skills and figuring out how my brain works. This page is a collection of resources that I've either created myself or have gathered from various and sundry places on the internet.

== General ADHD Brainhacking Techniques ==
* [[Do the Smallest Amount Possible]]
* [[5-4-3-2-1-Go]]
* [[Start a Timer]]
* Make a [[To-Do List]]
* [[Zero Inbox]]
* [[Planning Tools and Techniques]]
* [[Identifying Steps]]
* [[Build Landing Zones]]
* [[Background Noise]]
* [[Habit Stacking]]

== Ms-Demeanor's Patented ADHD Tips ==
* [[Keeping track of Important Papers]]
* [[Speedbumps]]
* [[Inertia Surfing]]
* [[Success Traps]]
* [[Annual Chore Chart]]
* [[Close Three Tabs]]
* [[So You Need to Complete a Project]]

== ADHD tips and tools from other fine folks ==

* Hank Green's incredible [https://focusfriend.me/ Focus Friend app]. The app blocks all but a few set apps on your phone for a set time, and convinces you not to open apps by giving you a little bean friend who you don't want to interrupt while he's knitting. I'm not explaining it well. Check out the website. Try not to get distracted by the animations following your mouse on the desktop site, or use the desktop site as a soothing way to relax and spend a few minutes doing something mindless and pretty.
* Tumblr User ADHDPie's [https://web.archive.org/web/20240307001102/https://www.tumblr.com/adhdpie/183404336485/am-i-having-a-brain-problem-or-being-a-shithead Am I having a Brain Problem or being a Shithead] checklist for assessing procrastination.
* Everything at Goblin.Tools but especially the [https://goblin.tools/ Magic To-Do List]

Inertia Surfing

2025-12-11T05:06:40Z

Ms-demeanor:

ADHD in motion will stay in motion, unless it gets stuck on something and turns into a barnacle.

Inertia Surfing means riding a wave of action or productivity - you started by rinsing the coffee pot and then you decided the dishes needed to be done and while you were in the kitchen there wasn't a good reason not to sweep and as you put the broom away you took the vacuum out and did the floor in your bedroom, which got you to put away your floor pile of clothes so you also got together a pile of donations and took them over to the thrift store while you returned your library book and went grocery shopping on the way home, then put the groceries away, grabbed a drink out of the fridge, and sat down on your couch wondering when the spirit of helpful elves decided to possess you.

Inertia Surfing can be involuntary - perhaps you are cleaning your entire house at midnight because you're hiding from an email - but it is also a state that can be induced and maintained in the right conditions.

= Getting Started =

First, note that it is not always possible to inertia surf. If you are burned out or you have looming deadlines you are probably not in a state for sustained, varied activity so much as either lethargy or panicked unidirectional action. That said, anxiety and depression can be emotional motivators for inertia surfing, and inertia surfing can help to relieve anxiety and depression. You don't precisely have to be feeling well to inertia surf, but you have to be feeling right.

But, if you're in the right state to get started (you're not exhausted, you're not avoiding an imminent deadline, you don't have any looming obligations and it's cool if you fall headfirst into action for a few hours), the way to get started is by finding the one thing in your environment or situation that is currently most annoying to you. Perhaps you've been meaning to bake for a day or two but the sink needs to be emptied first. Perhaps you want to mow the lawn but first you need to move your car. Perhaps you've got a powerpoint you need to finish at work but you need to read someone's email before you can update a slide. In these examples, it's not the baking, powerpoint, or lawn that are the barriers, it's the sink, email, and car in the driveway. If you've figured out what the barrier is, write it down or otherwise fix it in your mind (I'm going to write it down. I'm going to forget if I don't write it down.)

Once you've identified the annoying little lever, think about things that are in proximity to the project. If you empty the sink do you also need to empty the refrigerator and wash tupperware containers? If you're going to move your car anyway do you need to go anywhere with it first? If you finish the powerpoint do you have other emails you could read after? Think about the thing you want to do and the surrounding things that touch on it, if you empty the containers in the fridge does that give you space to clean the shelves? Think along that path for a little while - making a list as you go if lists are helpful to you - and think if there's anything that could stop you as you're following that path. Do you need to eat breakfast? Do you need to go to the bathroom? Is it five AM and you've got work at eight AM and should sleep for a couple hours? Before you start the ball rolling, make sure that you're going to be in a condition to lock in for at least a couple of hours. Eat something, fill your water bottle, take your meds, write your list.

You want to avoid [[Speedbumps]] that might slow you down, so plan some entertainment or [[Background Noise]] to help keep your focus and prevent you from seeking out distractions.

Now that you're prepped and you've got the vague outlines of a plan, focus back on the barrier/annoyance/lever. Think about the first step you have to take to move that lever. Walk to the kitchen. Grab your car key. Open your email client.

Okay now do it.

I know that's easier said than done, and if you aren't able to motivate yourself to take that first small action without some other motivation, consider these as possible motivations:

* Future you will be much less stressed if you do this now than if you put it off
* Once you are done with this thing you do not have to do other things and can fuck around as a reward
* Doing the thing will mean that you have accomplished the thing and you may be given a crumb of dopamine by your brain as a reward
* You get to cross the thing off your list
* Nobody can yell at you for not having done the thing if you do the thing
* Nobody will be waiting on you to do the thing if you do the thing
* Doing the thing will prevent the thing from looming at a later date
* Doing the thing is productive enough to be a good excuse to procrastinate on another, less appealing thing that you could be doing.

If none of those work, try [[5-4-3-2-1-Go]]. If that doesn't work, try to [[Do the Smallest Amount Possible]] or see if you can [[Start a Timer]] as motivation. If those - or other initiation tricks - don't help to get you moving, you may simply not be in the right mindset today, and can always try again later. Sometimes the surf is too high and you can't get up on your board. No biggie.

If you ARE able to get started, your next goal is to keep riding the wave.

= Keep Going =

It is much easier to keep going than it is to start, so from here all that you have to do is bounce from task to task. This is part of why you visualized related tasks earlier and made sure that you were fed and watered and suitably entertained before you got down to the task at hand.

The trick here is to keep yourself from stopping. You are using the inertia to keep you going. You are a monkey in the jungle swinging from vine to vine - if you pause too long between swings you're going to lose your grip on the next vine. What this means is that you have to be willing to step away from a task that is slowing down the inertia. Ten mostly-done tasks is a better day's work than two completely done tasks with the rest not even started.

This means that it's important to figure out when you've hit the peak of what you can accomplish with one task. Maybe your dishwasher is full but there are still dishes in the sink - are you going to be more effective if you hand-wash the rest or if you bounce to another task while the dishwasher runs? Maybe you know that if you run errands when you move your car there's no chance you'll have the energy to mow the lawn.

If you find yourself getting to the end of a task and hesitating, or getting into the tiny details of an unimportant task, take a moment to look around you and figure out if there's some task that could be done quickly and with little effort while you're right where you are. If there is, great, do that - maybe you realized it was time to swap out the hand towels in the kitchen and suddenly you're sorting laundry, maybe you shook out the mower bag and realized the driveway needed sweeping - if there isn't, think about the list of tasks you visualized at the beginning of this wave and consider if there's another one that you can hop to.

I find that I do best maintaining my inertia when I'm doing tasks that are relatively similar - if I get started cleaning I'm probably going to have a good day of cleaning but I probably won't be able to dye my hair because that's too jarring of a switch. If I'm doing a powerpoint I may be able to write emails and create invoices, but I'll probably lose momentum if I have to make phone calls because that's reliant on another person matching my inertia.

If you're not sure how to move from one task to another before the inertia peters out, here are some possible ways to keep things going even if there is a pause between tasks:

* Group similar tasks while you are planning your day, write them on a list, refer to the list as soon as you feel yourself slowing down, and go to the next item on the list.
* Identify whether a task is a route into a lateral group of tasks - maybe you can go from cleaning the kitchen to taking out the trash to pruning the hedges even if you couldn't go directly from cleaning the kitchen to pruning the hedges.
* Look around and grab the nearest thing that needs doing (with the right amount of ADHD there's always something that needs doing) even if it ISN'T similar to what you were just doing. Sometimes simple physical proximity is enough.

= How does it end? =

The end of your inertia surf is going to depend on you and your tasks and your environment. Maybe it's a good day and you get through your whole list and you don't feel a need to add more so you stop. Maybe you don't want to stop because you don't know when you'll have this time and energy again so you keep going until you're exhausted. Maybe you get through half a task and then get a nuclear distraction. Maybe you get tired way earlier than you thought and don't get much of your list done at all.

No matter how the inertia surfing ends, it's important to check in with yourself after. Make sure you're not hungry or in pain, make sure you're hydrated and you've got time to get to sleep before work. Make sure you've taken any meds you might need to.

And it's important to be nice to yourself. It's hard to get things done and even if you didn't finish what you set out to do, you made the effort. Don't beat yourself up if you didn't accomplish everything you wanted to do, because you [[Don't Punish Good Behavior]]. You made the effort. You did a good job. Congratulate yourself and get some rest. Not only because you deserve it, but also because it will mean that you're in better shape to do more next time if you don't kick your own ass for not doing enough.

Inertia Surfing

2025-12-11T04:29:02Z

Ms-demeanor: Created page with "ADHD in motion will stay in motion, unless it gets stuck on something and turns into a barnacle. Inertia Surfing means riding a wave of action or productivity - you started by rinsing the coffee pot and then you decided the dishes needed to be done and while you were in the kitchen there wasn't a good reason not to sweep and as you put the broom away you took the vacuum out and did the floor in your bedroom, which got you to put away your floor pile of clothes so you a..."

Alli Hates Movies

2025-12-02T20:59:13Z

Ms-demeanor:

I don't actually hate movies. I love movies. I adore movies. But when I got a job that had regular hours and a long commute, it became difficult to dedicate time to watching movies when a lot of what I was seeing was kind of trash.

I'm not going to pretend that I'm not a snob; I like artsy films that make interesting use of the medium, I like films that are moody and alienating and will make you think about them months or years later. But I also like a good popcorn flick or monster movie.

Unfortunately it seems like a lot of those have gone away too and instead we've got films with massive budgets and scripting committees and actors hovering in front of green screens reciting lines they learned that day; it feels like a lot of movies kind of suck now, which is why I kind of stopped watching them. I recently got into an argument with my dad about how film scores are boring now and he responded "well how would you know, you don't even watch movies!" and you know what, fair point pops. It's time for me to catch up.

I'm going to be watching the movies that I missed from 2011 to the present day and documenting my reactions and reviews (in one format or another - I'm not certain yet what that format will be, but it will definitely be linked on this website). I suspect there will be a lot that I find frustrating, but I also suspect that there are some good movies I missed.

Thanks for following along if you're interested! If you want to watch along, I've made a [https://letterboxd.com/ms_demeanor/list/alli-hates-movies-watchlist/ letterboxd list of these movies].

= The List =

I will not be adding things to this list. I will not be taking recommendations or criticisms on the list. The list is fairly arbitrary, it is not a "top films of X year" list, it is a list of movies I missed. Some of those are the top 10 highest grossing films of a given year (per box office mojo) and some of those are critically acclaimed and well-reviewed films, and some of those are films that ended up on other people's year-end lists and made me go "Oh! That's right! I wanted to see that!"

If I want to find good movies, I am perfectly capable of finding good movies. The purpose of this project is not to find good movies. I do not need movie recommendations.

In fact, before I started this project, I watched kind of a lot of movies. I used to go to the movies two or three times a week (sometimes two or three times a day on a good release week) and I used to watch a ton of movies on the satellite channels when that was a thing. If you absolutely positively must recommend a movie, please make sure that it's not on The List and is not one of the [https://letterboxd.com/ms_demeanor/films/ 1400-ish films I've marked as "viewed" on letterboxd].

There are a few movies on the list that are there because they were big films from that year, but that I will not be reviewing because I vetoed them. I just don't want to see some movies, I'm just not interested in seeing more of some franchises (Star Wars has been comprehensively destroyed for me, I don't want to see more Star Wars, I am mad at Star Wars, we are fighting), and I cut myself a little slack to know that there's no chance I was wrong about Wicked, that movie most assuredly sucks. They are on the list for two reasons: to acknowledge that they are films that I missed rather than things I just forgot to put on the list, and to potentially be used as a torment nexus by people following along with the project (it is entirely possible that you could someday force me to watch Top Gun Maverick in spite of my initial veto).

I have also already seen some of the movies on the list - even when I "wasn't watching movies" I was still watching a couple new releases a year, and there were only two years (2022 and 2023) in which I actually didn't see a single new movie. Movies I've watched for the project will be updated with a link to the review when such a review exists.

==2011==
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
* Transformers Dark of the Moon
* Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn 1
* The Hangover 2
* Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides
* Fast 5
* Cars 2
* Thor
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Captain America, the First Avenger
* A Separation
* We Were Here
* Nostalgia for the Light
* My Perestroika
* The Artist
* The Muppets
* Win Win
* Moneyball
* Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
* The Guard
* Drive
* Hugo
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* We Need to Talk about Kevin
* Tree of Life

==2012==
* Avengers
* The Dark Knight Rises
* The Hunger Games
* Skyfall
* Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2
* The Amazing Spider-Man
* Brave
* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
* Ted
* Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
* Amour
* Zero Dark Thirty
* Lincoln
* Elena
* Argo
* Moonrise Kingdom
* Looper
* Jiro Dreams of Sushi
* How to Survive a Plague
* The Kid with a Bike
* This is Not a Film
* Silver Linings Playbook
* Beasts of the Southern Wild

==2013==
* Iron Man 3
* Hunger Games: Catching Fire
* Despicable Me 2
* Man of Steel
* Monster’s University
* Frozen
* Gravity
* Fast & Furious 6
* Oz the Great and Powerful
* Star Trek into Darkness
* 12 Years a Slave
* Before Midnight
* Inside Llewyn Davis
* Stories We Tell
* Her
* Short Term 12
* Mud
* 20 Feet from Stardom
* Wadjda
* American Hustle
* Fruitville Station
* Nebraska
* Wolf of Wall Street

==2014==
*Guardians of the Galaxy
* Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
* Captain America: The Winter Soldier
* Lego Movie
* Transformers: Age of Extinction
* Maleficent
* X-Men Days of Future Past
* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
* Big Hero 6
* Amazing Spider-Man 2
* Godzilla
* Boyhood
* Mr. Turner
* Leviathan
* A Summer’s Tale
* Ida
* Gloria
* The Tale of Princess Kagya
* Selma
* Starred Up
* The Babadook
* Two Days One Night
* The Lunchbox
* Grand Budapest Hotel
* Birdman
* Gone Girl
* Blue Ruin
* Life Itself
* Foxcatcher
* Whiplash
* Nightcrawler
* Interstellar
* Jodorowsky’s Dune

==2015==
* Jurassic World
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens
* Avengers: Age of Ultron
* Inside Out
* Furious 7
* American Sniper
* Minions
* Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
* The Martian
* Cinderella
* Carol
* 45 Years
* Spotlight
* Timbuktu
* The Shawn the Sheep Movie
* Truman
* Long Way North
* Aferim
* Mad Max Fury Road
* Brooklyn
* Mustang
* It Follows
* Paddington
* Room
* The Revenant
* The Big Short
* Backcountry
* Ex Machina
* Sicario

==2016==
* Finding Dory
* Rogue One
* Captain America Civil War
* The Secret Life of Pets
* The Jungle Book
* Deadpool
* Zootopia
* Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
* Suicide Squad
* Moonlight
* Manchester by the Sea
* I am Not your Negro
* La La Land
* Toni Erdman
* Hell or High Water
* Love & Friendship
* Hunt for the Wilderpeople
* Kubo and the Two Strings
* Arrival
* The VVitch
* Green Room
* The Love Witch
* Don’t Breathe
* The Lobster
* The Shallows
* Silence

==2017==
* Star Wars: The Last Jedi
* Beauty & The Beast
* Wonder Woman
* Guardians of the Galaxy 2
* Spider Man Homecoming
* It
* Thor Ragnarok
* Despicable Me 3
* Logan
* Fate of the Furious
* Dunkirk
* Faces Places
* Call Me by Your Name
* Lady Bird
* The Florida Project
* 3 Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri
* Get Out
* The Big Sick
* Baby Driver
* Coco
* John Wick 2
* Brawl in Cellblock 99
* It Comes at Night
* Bladerunner 2049
* Okja
* The Shape of Water

==2018==
* Black Panther
* Avengers Infinity War
* Incredibles 2
* Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
* Deadpool 2
* The Grinch
* Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle
* Mission Impossible Fallout
* Ant Man & the Wasp
* Solo: A Star Wars Story
* Roma
* Amazing Grace
* Shoplifters
* They Shall Not Grow Old
* The Favorite
* BlacKKKlansman
* A Star is Born
* Spiderman into the Spiderverse
* A Quiet Place
* Paddington 2
* Mandy
* Sorry to Bother You
* Annihilation
* Won’t You Be My Neighbor
* Hereditary

==2019==
* Avengers Endgame
* The Lion King
* Toy Story 4
* Frozen 2
* Captain Marvel
* Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
* Spider-Man Far from Home
* Aladdin
* Joker
* It Chapter 2
* Parasite
* Portrait of a Lady on Fire
* The Irishman
* Marriage Story
* Uncut Gems
* Us
* Knives Out
* Little Women
* Booksmart
* John Wick 3
* First Love
* The Lighthouse
* Ready or Not
* Midsommar
* Rojo
* Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

==2020==
* Bad Boys for Life
* 1917
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Jumanji the Next Level
* Birds of Prey
* Dolittle
* The Invisible Man
* Call of the Wild
* Tenet
* Never Rarely Sometimes Always
* Time
* First Cow
* Minari
* Gunda
* Soul
* Nomadland
* Judas & The Black Messiah
* Promising Young Woman
* Bill & Ted Face the Music
* 76 Days
* Saint Maud
* Color out of Space
* Psycho Goreman
* The Platform
* Sound of Metal

==2021==
* Spider Man No Way Home
* Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
* Venom: Let there be Carnage
* Black Widow
* F9: Fast Saga
* Eternals
* No Time to Die
* A Quiet Place 2
* Ghostbusters Afterlife
* Free Guy
* Summer of Soul
* Petite Maman
* Memoria
* Flee
* Licorice Pizza
* The Worst Person in the World
* Parallel Mothers
* Luzzu
* Sabaya
* Paper Spiders
* Hive
* Azor
* Boiling Point
* 7 Prisoners
* Don’t Look Up
* Pig
* Candyman
* The Green Knight
* Dune
* Coda

==2022==
* Top Gun Maverick
* Black Panther Wakanda Forever
* Dr. Strange & the Multiverse of Madness
* Avatar the way of Water
* Jurassic World Dominion
* Minions: The Rise of Gru
* The Batman
* Thor: Love & Thunder
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
* Black Adam
* Aftersun
* Tár
* The Quiet Girl
* Three Minutes: A Lengthening
* The Banshees of Innsherin
* Everything Everywhere All at Once
* Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
* Turning Red
* Happening
* Fire of Love
* Marcel the Shell with the Shoes on
* Till
* The Woman King
* Prey
* RRR
* Hatching
* The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
* Nope
* X
* Pearl

==2023==
* Barbie
* Super Mario Brothers Movie
* Spider Man Across the Spiderverse
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3
* Oppenheimer
* The Little Mermaid
* Ant Man & The Wasp Quantumania
* John Wick Chapter 4
* The Sound of Freedom
* Taylor Swift Eras Tour
* Past Lives
* The Zone of Interest
* Saint Omer
* The Boy and the Heron
* All of Us Strangers
* Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning pt1
* Killers of the Flower Moon
* Air, Courting a Legend
* Are you there God? It’s me Margaret
* TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
* M3GAN
* Blackberry
* Godzilla Minus One
* Sisu
* American Fiction
* Lola
* Evil Dead Rise
* Poor Things

==2024==
* Inside Out 2
* Deadpool & Wolverine
* Wicked
* Moana 2
* Despicable Me 4
* Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
* Dune Part 2
* Twisters
* Godzilla x Kong New Empire
* Kung Fu Panda 4
* Nickle Boys
* Anora
* The Brutalist
* Sugarcane
* Hard Truths
* Challengers
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Hit Man
* Love Lies Bleeding
* The Substance
* The Wild Robot
* Conclave
* Monkey Man
* A Real Pain
* I Saw the TV Glow
* Venom: The Last Dance

Alli Hates Movies

2025-12-02T10:23:14Z

Ms-demeanor:

I don't actually hate movies. I love movies. I adore movies. But when I got a job that had regular hours and a long commute, it became difficult to dedicate time to watching movies when a lot of what I was seeing was kind of trash.

I'm not going to pretend that I'm not a snob; I like artsy films that make interesting use of the medium, I like films that are moody and alienating and will make you think about them months or years later. But I also like a good popcorn flick or monster movie.

Unfortunately it seems like a lot of those have gone away too and instead we've got films with massive budgets and scripting committees and actors hovering in front of green screens reciting lines they learned that day; it feels like a lot of movies kind of suck now, which is why I kind of stopped watching them. I recently got into an argument with my dad about how film scores are boring now and he responded "well how would you know, you don't even watch movies!" and you know what, fair point pops. It's time for me to catch up.

I'm going to be watching the movies that I missed from 2011 to the present day and documenting my reactions and reviews (in one format or another - I'm not certain yet what that format will be, but it will definitely be linked on this website). I suspect there will be a lot that I find frustrating, but I also suspect that there are some good movies I missed.

Thanks for following along if you're interested!

= The List =

I will not be adding things to this list. I will not be taking recommendations or criticisms on the list. The list is fairly arbitrary, it is not a "top films of X year" list, it is a list of movies I missed. Some of those are the top 10 highest grossing films of a given year (per box office mojo) and some of those are critically acclaimed and well-reviewed films, and some of those are films that ended up on other people's year-end lists and made me go "Oh! That's right! I wanted to see that!"

If I want to find good movies, I am perfectly capable of finding good movies. The purpose of this project is not to find good movies. I do not need movie recommendations.

In fact, before I started this project, I watched kind of a lot of movies. I used to go to the movies two or three times a week (sometimes two or three times a day on a good release week) and I used to watch a ton of movies on the satellite channels when that was a thing. If you absolutely positively must recommend a movie, please make sure that it's not on The List and is not one of the [https://letterboxd.com/ms_demeanor/films/ 1600-ish films I've marked as "viewed" on letterboxd].

There are a few movies on the list that are there because they were big films from that year, but that I will not be reviewing because I vetoed them. I just don't want to see some movies, I'm just not interested in seeing more of some franchises (Star Wars has been comprehensively destroyed for me, I don't want to see more Star Wars, I am mad at Star Wars, we are fighting), and I cut myself a little slack to know that there's no chance I was wrong about Wicked, that movie most assuredly sucks. They are on the list for two reasons: to acknowledge that they are films that I missed rather than things I just forgot to put on the list, and to potentially be used as a torment nexus by people following along with the project (it is entirely possible that you could someday force me to watch Top Gun Maverick in spite of my initial veto).

I have also already seen some of the movies on the list - even when I "wasn't watching movies" I was still watching a couple new releases a year, and there were only two years (2022 and 2023) in which I actually didn't see a single new movie. Movies I've watched for the project will be updated with a link to the review when such a review exists.

==2011==
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
* Transformers Dark of the Moon
* Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn 1
* The Hangover 2
* Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides
* Fast 5
* Cars 2
* Thor
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes
* Captain America, the First Avenger
* A Separation
* We Were Here
* Nostalgia for the Light
* My Perestroika
* The Artist
* The Muppets
* Win Win
* Moneyball
* Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
* The Guard
* Drive
* Hugo
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
* We Need to Talk about Kevin
* Tree of Life

==2012==
* Avengers
* The Dark Knight Rises
* The Hunger Games
* Skyfall
* Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2
* The Amazing Spider-Man
* Brave
* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
* Ted
* Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
* Amour
* Zero Dark Thirty
* Lincoln
* Elena
* Argo
* Moonrise Kingdom
* Looper
* Jiro Dreams of Sushi
* How to Survive a Plague
* The Kid with a Bike
* This is Not a Film
* Silver Linings Playbook
* Beasts of the Southern Wild

==2013==
* Iron Man 3
* Hunger Games: Catching Fire
* Despicable Me 2
* Man of Steel
* Monster’s University
* Frozen
* Gravity
* Fast & Furious 6
* Oz the Great and Powerful
* Star Trek into Darkness
* 12 Years a Slave
* Before Midnight
* Inside Llewyn Davis
* Stories We Tell
* Her
* Short Term 12
* Mud
* 20 Feet from Stardom
* Wadjda
* American Hustle
* Fruitville Station
* Nebraska
* Wolf of Wall Street

==2014==
*Guardians of the Galaxy
* Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
* Captain America: The Winter Soldier
* Lego Movie
* Transformers: Age of Extinction
* Maleficent
* X-Men Days of Future Past
* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
* Big Hero 6
* Amazing Spider-Man 2
* Godzilla
* Boyhood
* Mr. Turner
* Leviathan
* A Summer’s Tale
* Ida
* Gloria
* The Tale of Princess Kagya
* Selma
* Starred Up
* The Babadook
* Two Days One Night
* The Lunchbox
* Grand Budapest Hotel
* Birdman
* Gone Girl
* Blue Ruin
* Life Itself
* Foxcatcher
* Whiplash
* Nightcrawler
* Interstellar
* Jodorowsky’s Dune

==2015==
* Jurassic World
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens
* Avengers: Age of Ultron
* Inside Out
* Furious 7
* American Sniper
* Minions
* Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
* The Martian
* Cinderella
* Carol
* 45 Years
* Spotlight
* Timbuktu
* The Shawn the Sheep Movie
* Truman
* Long Way North
* Aferim
* Mad Max Fury Road
* Brooklyn
* Mustang
* It Follows
* Paddington
* Room
* The Revenant
* The Big Short
* Backcountry
* Ex Machina
* Sicario

==2016==
* Finding Dory
* Rogue One
* Captain America Civil War
* The Secret Life of Pets
* The Jungle Book
* Deadpool
* Zootopia
* Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
* Suicide Squad
* Moonlight
* Manchester by the Sea
* I am Not your Negro
* La La Land
* Toni Erdman
* Hell or High Water
* Love & Friendship
* Hunt for the Wilderpeople
* Kubo and the Two Strings
* Arrival
* The VVitch
* Green Room
* The Love Witch
* Don’t Breathe
* The Lobster
* The Shallows
* Silence

==2017==
* Star Wars: The Last Jedi
* Beauty & The Beast
* Wonder Woman
* Guardians of the Galaxy 2
* Spider Man Homecoming
* It
* Thor Ragnarok
* Despicable Me 3
* Logan
* Fate of the Furious
* Dunkirk
* Faces Places
* Call Me by Your Name
* Lady Bird
* The Florida Project
* 3 Billboards Outside of Ebbing Missouri
* Get Out
* The Big Sick
* Baby Driver
* Coco
* John Wick 2
* Brawl in Cellblock 99
* It Comes at Night
* Bladerunner 2049
* Okja
* The Shape of Water

==2018==
* Black Panther
* Avengers Infinity War
* Incredibles 2
* Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
* Deadpool 2
* The Grinch
* Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle
* Mission Impossible Fallout
* Ant Man & the Wasp
* Solo: A Star Wars Story
* Roma
* Amazing Grace
* Shoplifters
* They Shall Not Grow Old
* The Favorite
* BlacKKKlansman
* A Star is Born
* Spiderman into the Spiderverse
* A Quiet Place
* Paddington 2
* Mandy
* Sorry to Bother You
* Annihilation
* Won’t You Be My Neighbor
* Hereditary

==2019==
* Avengers Endgame
* The Lion King
* Toy Story 4
* Frozen 2
* Captain Marvel
* Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
* Spider-Man Far from Home
* Aladdin
* Joker
* It Chapter 2
* Parasite
* Portrait of a Lady on Fire
* The Irishman
* Marriage Story
* Uncut Gems
* Us
* Knives Out
* Little Women
* Booksmart
* John Wick 3
* First Love
* The Lighthouse
* Ready or Not
* Midsommar
* Rojo
* Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

==2020==
* Bad Boys for Life
* 1917
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Jumanji the Next Level
* Birds of Prey
* Dolittle
* The Invisible Man
* Call of the Wild
* Tenet
* Never Rarely Sometimes Always
* Time
* First Cow
* Minari
* Gunda
* Soul
* Nomadland
* Judas & The Black Messiah
* Promising Young Woman
* Bill & Ted Face the Music
* 76 Days
* Saint Maud
* Color out of Space
* Psycho Goreman
* The Platform
* Sound of Metal

==2021==
* Spider Man No Way Home
* Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
* Venom: Let there be Carnage
* Black Widow
* F9: Fast Saga
* Eternals
* No Time to Die
* A Quiet Place 2
* Ghostbusters Afterlife
* Free Guy
* Summer of Soul
* Petite Maman
* Memoria
* Flee
* Licorice Pizza
* The Worst Person in the World
* Parallel Mothers
* Luzzu
* Sabaya
* Paper Spiders
* Hive
* Azor
* Boiling Point
* 7 Prisoners
* Don’t Look Up
* Pig
* Candyman
* The Green Knight
* Dune
* Coda

==2022==
* Top Gun Maverick
* Black Panther Wakanda Forever
* Dr. Strange & the Multiverse of Madness
* Avatar the way of Water
* Jurassic World Dominion
* Minions: The Rise of Gru
* The Batman
* Thor: Love & Thunder
* Sonic the Hedgehog 2
* Black Adam
* Aftersun
* Tár
* The Quiet Girl
* Three Minutes: A Lengthening
* The Banshees of Innsherin
* Everything Everywhere All at Once
* Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
* Turning Red
* Happening
* Fire of Love
* Marcel the Shell with the Shoes on
* Till
* The Woman King
* Prey
* RRR
* Hatching
* The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
* Nope
* X
* Pearl

==2023==
* Barbie
* Super Mario Brothers Movie
* Spider Man Across the Spiderverse
* Guardians of the Galaxy 3
* Oppenheimer
* The Little Mermaid
* Ant Man & The Wasp Quantumania
* John Wick Chapter 4
* The Sound of Freedom
* Taylor Swift Eras Tour
* Past Lives
* The Zone of Interest
* Saint Omer
* The Boy and the Heron
* All of Us Strangers
* Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning pt1
* Killers of the Flower Moon
* Air, Courting a Legend
* Are you there God? It’s me Margaret
* TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
* M3GAN
* Blackberry
* Godzilla Minus One
* Sisu
* American Fiction
* Lola
* Evil Dead Rise
* Poor Things

==2024==
* Inside Out 2
* Deadpool & Wolverine
* Wicked
* Moana 2
* Despicable Me 4
* Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
* Dune Part 2
* Twisters
* Godzilla x Kong New Empire
* Kung Fu Panda 4
* Nickle Boys
* Anora
* The Brutalist
* Sugarcane
* Hard Truths
* Challengers
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Hit Man
* Love Lies Bleeding
* The Substance
* The Wild Robot
* Conclave
* Monkey Man
* A Real Pain
* I Saw the TV Glow
* Venom: The Last Dance

2025-10-03T23:50:19Z

Ms-demeanor: Created page with "On August 9th 2025 I bought a piece of shit Subaru from a scammer. The car is a nightmare and I'm suing the scammer. I'm able to sue the scammer because there is something broken in my brain and I have unearthed every piece of scam bullshit in his scam life. In the process of finding his home address and childrens' school, I ended up glancing off of r/OSINT several times and finding myself frustrated by some of the shit recs in their [https://old.reddit.com/r/OSINT/wiki/..."

Main Page

2025-10-03T22:44:24Z

Ms-demeanor:

=LA2600 - October 2025=
[[r/OSINT: A Cyberstalker's Review]]

= Where Am I? =

Hi there! You are on my [[Ms-Demeanor|personal]] website!

You may have found your way here because you knew me from Tumblr, or maybe I handed you a business card, or perhaps a cat walked by on his hind legs and recited the URL.

No matter how you got here, welcome!

== What Can I do Here? ==

Sorry, not much. While this is a wiki, this is also my personal site. I've decided to host it as a wiki because people have asked me a lot of questions and I've given a lot of very long-winded answers and I needed a good way to organize those answers so that people could find them. So you can't make edits or add to the talk pages or add pages yourself; you're a spectator and I'm the sport. If you'd like something more interactive, consider sending me an ask on [https://ms-demeanor.tumblr.com/ask my Tumblr].

If you're interested in staying here and poking around for a bit, what you ''can'' do is read! I've written an awful lot over the years and I'm very glad that people are interested in reading it. Hopefully you'll find something here that interests you.

Thanks for stopping by :)

== Why is that link Red? ==

Red links are planned pages. They may be something that I have already written elsewhere but not formatted for this wiki, or they may be something that I am planning to write from scratch. Expect this site to continue evolving. If you see a red link about a subject that interests you, take heart. It'll show up here someday.

== Where to Start: ==

*[[PDF Resources]] (The Death Book, The De-Googling Guide, etc.)
*[[Computers and Technology]]
*[[2025 LA Fire Disaster Recovery Resources]]
*[[ADHD]]
*[[Depression]]
*[[Essays and Rants]]
*[[Reclist]]
*[[Academics]]
*[[Recipes]]
*[[Directory]]

And if that doesn't get you where you want to be, check out a full menu of what's available in this [https://www.ms-demeanor.com/wiki/page_title/Special:AllPages list of pages].

Main Page

2025-10-03T22:40:22Z

Ms-demeanor:

=LA2600 - October 2025=
[[R/OSINT: A Cyberstalker's Review]]

= Where Am I? =

Hi there! You are on my [[Ms-Demeanor|personal]] website!

You may have found your way here because you knew me from Tumblr, or maybe I handed you a business card, or perhaps a cat walked by on his hind legs and recited the URL.

No matter how you got here, welcome!

== What Can I do Here? ==

Sorry, not much. While this is a wiki, this is also my personal site. I've decided to host it as a wiki because people have asked me a lot of questions and I've given a lot of very long-winded answers and I needed a good way to organize those answers so that people could find them. So you can't make edits or add to the talk pages or add pages yourself; you're a spectator and I'm the sport. If you'd like something more interactive, consider sending me an ask on [https://ms-demeanor.tumblr.com/ask my Tumblr].

If you're interested in staying here and poking around for a bit, what you ''can'' do is read! I've written an awful lot over the years and I'm very glad that people are interested in reading it. Hopefully you'll find something here that interests you.

Thanks for stopping by :)

== Why is that link Red? ==

Red links are planned pages. They may be something that I have already written elsewhere but not formatted for this wiki, or they may be something that I am planning to write from scratch. Expect this site to continue evolving. If you see a red link about a subject that interests you, take heart. It'll show up here someday.

== Where to Start: ==

*[[PDF Resources]] (The Death Book, The De-Googling Guide, etc.)
*[[Computers and Technology]]
*[[2025 LA Fire Disaster Recovery Resources]]
*[[ADHD]]
*[[Depression]]
*[[Essays and Rants]]
*[[Reclist]]
*[[Academics]]
*[[Recipes]]
*[[Directory]]

And if that doesn't get you where you want to be, check out a full menu of what's available in this [https://www.ms-demeanor.com/wiki/page_title/Special:AllPages list of pages].

Habit Stacking

2025-07-21T05:37:16Z

Ms-demeanor:

Habit stacking is the act of combining two habits into a single activity to encourage better adherence to one or both habits. The prototypical example is brushing and flossing your teeth; if you associate brushing and flossing as a thing you do together, you may have an easier time building and maintaining a flossing habit than you would if you tried to brush in the morning but floss after lunch.

The best example I have from my life stacks three habits: Brushing, flossing, and skincare.

* First I put on my lightweight moisturizer.
* While that is drying down I floss my teeth.
* Then I put on my moisturizing cream.
* While that is drying down I brush my teeth.
* Then I put on my sunblock and hurray ta-dah, five things I hate doing individually are now one efficient routine.

There are thousands of examples out there, and you can play around with it to make it more effective. Maybe you want to practice playing guitar more and you want more fiber; perhaps you get to have a nice smoothie with chia seeds after you've practiced for at least five minutes. Maybe you want to play with your dog more and also stretch more; perhaps you make a game of stretching that you can play with your dog. Think about some of the things that you wish you did more of and think about whether you might be able to do that while also doing dishes or riding on your commute or working in the garden.

2025-03-20T07:30:57Z

Ms-demeanor:

Success Traps

2025-03-20T06:57:48Z

Ms-demeanor: Created page with "A success trap is the opposite of a pitfall. Instead of stumbling across an issue that halts your process and drags you down, you can try to set things up so that when you are going to fall, you fall into something that bounces you back at the thing that you want to succeed at. Building effective success traps requires a fair amount of awareness of your own processes and a reasonable amount of flexibility in setting up your environment. The same success trap will not..."

Reclist

2025-01-21T04:16:33Z

Ms-demeanor:

== Software and Tools ==
=== Computery Type Software and Tools ===
*[[LibreOffice]]
*[[Firefox]]
*[[Malwarebytes]]
*[[Bitwarden]]
*[https://cryptpad.fr/ Cryptpad] - open-source, browser-based collaborative office suite software. It's like if LibreOffice lived in your phone or if Gdocs wasn't evil. Zero-Knowledge storage and a free tier with 1GB of space available.
*[https://search.marginalia.nu/ Marginalia] - Indie search engine
*[https://proton.me/drive Proton Drive] - Cloud Storage that isn't spying on you. Sign up for 5GB free storage, with paid plans up to 3TB.
*[https://proton.me/mail Proton Mail] - Free end-to-end encrypted email service. I strongly recommend them with the caveat that [[Email is Not Secure]].
*[https://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Mint] - A distro for newbies. Easy to use and well-supported.
*[https://www.linuxliteos.com/ Linux Lite] - ultralightweight distro for older machines.
*[https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan Cloudflare URL Scanner] - scans URLs for some basic info.
*[https://github.com/Picocrypt/Picocrypt Picocrypt] - truly simple file encryption (it has a web-only option! you can use it from your phone!)

=== Brain Management Software and Tools ===
*[https://goblin.tools/ Goblin.Tools] - great AI to-do list generator and I love /judge for parsing the emotional tone of writing.
*[https://habitica.com/ Habitica] - online task manager modeled after a video game.
*[https://youfeellikeshit.com/ You Feel Like Shit] - a self-care "game" that helps you fine-tune why you feel like shit.

=== Art/Video/Music Software and Tools ===
*[https://cobalt.tools/ Cobalt.Tools] - social media video downloader; save videos from Twitter, IG, Tumblr, TikTok, etc., as audio or visuals.
*[https://ditherit.com/ Dither It] - a free dithering tool
*[https://ezgif.com/ EZGif] - Free online GIF maker and editor.
*[https://www.rawtherapee.com/ RawTherapee] - Open Source RAW photo editor.

=== Pet Care Software and Tools ===
* [https://www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/clinical-calculator/chocolate-toxicity-calculator Chocolate Toxicity Calculator for Dogs]

== Websites ==
=== Computer/Hacker/DIY related ===
* [https://www.howtogeek.com/ How-To Geek] - Articles and tutorials about computer repair
* [https://pluralistic.net/ Pluralistic.Net] - Corey Doctorow's blog/newsletter. Privacy and tech news
* [https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/ Privacy Guides] - what it says on the tin; particularly recommended for their rec list

=== Interpersonal/Social/Self-Improvement Related ===
* [https://www.askamanager.org/ Ask A Manager] - Advice column for jobseekers
* [https://captainawkward.com/ Captain Awkward] - Advice column for the socially awkward

=== They're Good Websites Bront ===
* [https://www.gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg] - public domain books.
* [https://archive.org/ Archive.Org] - the Internet Archive.

== Podcasts ==
I use the [https://antennapod.org/ Antennapod app] for all my podcasting needs.

This is every active podcast that I'm currently listening to that I've spent 100+ hours on. Proceed with caution a lot of these are kind of heavy.
* [https://knowledgefight.com/ Knowledge Fight]
* [https://www.dolloppodcast.com/ The Dollop]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/ Behind the Bastards]
* [https://www.qanonanonymous.com/ Qanon Anonymous]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/ It Could Happen Here]
* [https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/ Citations Needed]
* [https://idontspeakgerman.libsyn.com/ I Don't Speak German]
* [https://qqwithsorenanddaniel.podbean.com/ Quick Question with Soren and Daniel]
* [https://know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com/ Know Your Enemy]
* [https://www.fivefourpod.com/ 5-4]
* [https://www.maintenancephase.com/ Maintenance Phase]
* [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-some-more-news-29429923/ Some More News]

Bonus: [https://westwingthing.libsyn.com/ The West Wing Thing] (Leftist criticism of The West Wing)

== Creators ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/@FoldingIdeas Folding Ideas]

== Books ==
* [https://ia801809.us.archive.org/30/items/bookofthedead_1808_librivox_202011/A%20Culture%20of%20Conspiracy%20Apocalyptic%20Visions%20in%20Contemporary%20America%20%28Mich%C3%A6l%20Barkun%29%20%28z-lib.org%29.pdf ''A Culture of Conspiracy'' by Michael Barkun]
* [https://archive.org/details/designbasics0000pent/mode/2up ''Design Basics'' by Stephen Pentak and David A. Lauer]

== Articles ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://crimethinc.com/2019/04/08/against-the-logic-of-the-guillotine-why-the-paris-commune-burned-the-guillotine-and-we-should-too Against the Logic of the Guillotine]

== Music ==
In no particular order, just music that I think is good that I think people would like but that they might not otherwise stumble across.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AESrPcQRgc0 "Shame" by Low.] Really, listen to anything by Low but I think this and "Lullabye" are the best.
* [https://youtu.be/zFwPBhKwZLc "Machine Gun"] or [https://youtu.be/WVe-9VWIcCo "SOS" (ABBA Cover)] by Portisehead. Look everyone knows "Glory Box" rules check these out because they rule in a totally different way.
* [https://youtu.be/0PW-GrreKRw "Don't Slander Me"] by Roky Erickson.
* [https://youtu.be/1lkuDm_g2ig "Call me a Hole'] [https://twitter.com/pomdeter PomDeter] mashup of "Call me Maybe" and "Head like a Hole."
* "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss [https://youtu.be/rnAlO8r2tjI Sped Up] and [https://youtu.be/GOJVVpXGguU Slowed Down with Reverb].
* [https://youtu.be/crqpmb_-ke8 (the) Melvins cover of Kiss's "Going Blind."]
* [https://youtu.be/UjKeiZLEWsM "Janitor" by Suburban Lawns].
* The whole first album of Chipmunks on 16 Speed is worth listening to, as are parts of the second album, but the best track off of either is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SodT0FyebU "Bette Davis Eyes."]
* [https://youtu.be/ukZYP5Dy43E ''Pulse Demon''] by Merzbow. This is a harsh noise album, so warnings for loud and obnoxious noises. This is my heavy-duty, need-to-focus, emergency ADHD music.
* [https://youtu.be/BOBe--9NqLU 9hr time-stretched "Bela Lugosi's Dead."] I absolutely cannot explain why this works but the nine hour version of BLD played at 2x speed is a less aurally punishing version of the effect that I get from listening to ''Pulse Demon''.
* [https://youtu.be/oCWordf7uLQ "Supernaut"] by 1000 Homo DJs (collab with Al Jorgenson and Trent Reznor).

== Poetry ==

Disaster Recovery Resources

2025-01-13T17:57:15Z

Ms-demeanor:

I live in Southern California. Disasters are a not-uncommon facet of life here. I have many friends who have been impacted by fires, I have had to evacuate on occasion, and I was raised by the Department Safety Coordinator of the LADWP (who once had to rush us home from Big Bear to respond to the Northridge earthquake). Here are some of the disaster resources I have made or collected over the years. Page is in Progress, more resources will be added as I collect them.

= January 2025 LA Fire Resources =

* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?usp=sharing Mutual Aid LA Masterlist of Resources]
* [https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/NLG4vIhWDazSafx3H0Ip1snvEtEN5NDRR6s9uIxnzC0/ Community-made resource list on cryptpad]
* [https://a41.asmdc.org/eaton-fire-resources-affected-residents-0 Resources compiled by/for Assembly District 41] - <<<That is crazy comprehensive; provides direct support for people impacted by the Eaton fire because that's in that assembly district, but includes resources that would be useful after any disaster.
* [https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/southern-california-fires-tips-resources LAist news roundup and cheat sheet]
* [https://www.fire.ca.gov/ Cal Fire website] - includes regularly updated evacuation maps
* [https://www.ladwp.com/outages/power-outage-map LADWP Power Outage Map]
* [https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status SCE Power Outage Map]
* [https://www.outageentry.com/Outages/outage.php?Client=glendale Glendale Water and Power Outage Map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20250109142342/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-08/insurance-explainer LA Times article with advice to evacuees and people who lost homes]
* [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250109969689/en/California-Wildfire-Assistance-U-Haul-Offers-30-Days-Free-Storage-at-92-Centers-across-L.A. U-Haul Storage available for free for evacuees for 30 days]
* [https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6a6a058a177440fdac6be881d41d4c2c/ South Coast Air Quality Index Map] - Updating hourly.
* [https://readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/#preparationsteps LA County Wildfire Evacuation preparation guide]
* [https://lacounty.gov/emergency/ LA County Emergency Site] - Includes current evacuation zones and ARCGIS maps that can be expanded to show what zone you're in. Helpful if you get another accidental emergency alert - check before evacuating if you don't know of a fire near you.
* [https://ktla.com/news/local-news/dept-of-insurance-hosting-workshops-for-l-a-wildfire-survivors-to-navigate-next-steps/ Free CA Department of Insurance Workshops for evacuees] - January 18th and 19th in Santa Monica, January 25th and 26th in Pasadena.
* [https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/pricegougingduringdisasters Learn about and report price gouging] - landlords are gouging after the fires, this is illegal and they can be subject to fines and prosecution; check the information at the Attorney General's office to learn about and report instances of price gouging.
= Post-Disaster=

== Forms ==

* [https://archive.org/details/post-disaster-expense-tracking-spreadsheet Post-Disaster Expense Tracking Worksheet] - This is an Excel sheet with a list of expenses to track after a disaster; everything from pet care to hotel costs to laundry is included. Keep track of these expenses and claim them with your insurance company.
* [https://archive.org/details/possession-inventory-worksheet Possession Inventory] - This is an Excel book (two sheets, instructions on the first sheet and form on the second) for tracking an inventory of the possessions you had in your home during the disaster. Check your computer and phone for photos that you may have had prior to the disaster to get a more complete inventory; if you have not evacuated yet, go through your home room by room and take a video slowly panning over the whole room before you leave so that you have documentation of what was in the home when you left.

== Resource Documents ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20241130004035/https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa_46.pdf FEMA Post-Disaster Recovery Guide]

= Pre-Disaster =

== Preparation ==
*[[Keeping track of Important Papers]] - this guide explains the basics of collecting important documents for people who have trouble with organization, and at the bottom of the page explains how to put together a rudimentary bug-out-bag by gathering your important documents and sentimental objects in one place.

== Forms ==

* [https://archive.org/details/possession-inventory-worksheet This is the same inventory sheet as earlier, but fill it out before a disaster to keep with your important documents.]

Disaster Recovery Resources

2025-01-11T07:12:59Z

Ms-demeanor:

I live in Southern California. Disasters are a not-uncommon facet of life here. I have many friends who have been impacted by fires, I have had to evacuate on occasion, and I was raised by the Department Safety Coordinator of the LADWP (who once had to rush us home from Big Bear to respond to the Northridge earthquake). Here are some of the disaster resources I have made or collected over the years. Page is in Progress, more resources will be added as I collect them.

= January 2025 LA Fire Resources =

* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?usp=sharing Mutual Aid LA Masterlist of Resources]
* [https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/NLG4vIhWDazSafx3H0Ip1snvEtEN5NDRR6s9uIxnzC0/ Community-made resource list on cryptpad]
* [https://a41.asmdc.org/eaton-fire-resources-affected-residents-0 Resources compiled by/for Assembly District 41] - <<<That is crazy comprehensive; provides direct support for people impacted by the Eaton fire because that's in that assembly district, but includes resources that would be useful after any disaster.
* [https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/southern-california-fires-tips-resources LAist news roundup and cheat sheet]
* [https://www.fire.ca.gov/ Cal Fire website] - includes regularly updated evacuation maps
* [https://www.ladwp.com/outages/power-outage-map LADWP Power Outage Map]
* [https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status SCE Power Outage Map]
* [https://www.outageentry.com/Outages/outage.php?Client=glendale Glendale Water and Power Outage Map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20250109142342/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-08/insurance-explainer LA Times article with advice to evacuees and people who lost homes]
* [https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250109969689/en/California-Wildfire-Assistance-U-Haul-Offers-30-Days-Free-Storage-at-92-Centers-across-L.A. U-Haul Storage available for free for evacuees for 30 days]
* [https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6a6a058a177440fdac6be881d41d4c2c/ South Coast Air Quality Index Map] - Updating hourly.
* [https://readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/#preparationsteps LA County Wildfire Evacuation preparation guide]
* [https://lacounty.gov/emergency/ LA County Emergency Site] - Includes current evacuation zones and ARCGIS maps that can be expanded to show what zone you're in. Helpful if you get another accidental emergency alert - check before evacuating if you don't know of a fire near you.
* [https://ktla.com/news/local-news/dept-of-insurance-hosting-workshops-for-l-a-wildfire-survivors-to-navigate-next-steps/ Free CA Department of Insurance Workshops for evacuees] - January 18th and 19th in Santa Monica, January 25th and 26th in Pasadena.

= Post-Disaster=

== Forms ==

* [https://archive.org/details/post-disaster-expense-tracking-spreadsheet Post-Disaster Expense Tracking Worksheet] - This is an Excel sheet with a list of expenses to track after a disaster; everything from pet care to hotel costs to laundry is included. Keep track of these expenses and claim them with your insurance company.
* [https://archive.org/details/possession-inventory-worksheet Possession Inventory] - This is an Excel book (two sheets, instructions on the first sheet and form on the second) for tracking an inventory of the possessions you had in your home during the disaster. Check your computer and phone for photos that you may have had prior to the disaster to get a more complete inventory; if you have not evacuated yet, go through your home room by room and take a video slowly panning over the whole room before you leave so that you have documentation of what was in the home when you left.

== Resource Documents ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20241130004035/https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa_46.pdf FEMA Post-Disaster Recovery Guide]

= Pre-Disaster =

== Preparation ==
*[[Keeping track of Important Papers]] - this guide explains the basics of collecting important documents for people who have trouble with organization, and at the bottom of the page explains how to put together a rudimentary bug-out-bag by gathering your important documents and sentimental objects in one place.

== Forms ==

* [https://archive.org/details/possession-inventory-worksheet This is the same inventory sheet as earlier, but fill it out before a disaster to keep with your important documents.]