Opencode CLI (and connect it with Synthetic subscription and Claude subscription)
and still use VS Code as the main editor
I do use virtual desktops so one is for the VS code (no AI in there beyond the auto-complete) and another window with my opencode (usually have no more than 3 tabs there) I have notification sound for when an agent done so I can review the code.
I remember trying to convince my friends to switch to Signal several times, and only a few listened. Then Elon publicly endorsed it (back in 2020 or something when a lot of people in my circles still saw him as a hero), and many of my friends joined. Some still use it.
but yeah I stopped pushing like long time ago.
Some of my friends are geeks any way so they use it on there own (always brings me joy when i just meet someone and find out they use Signal, not this is how I choose friends though), and I use XMPP as my main messaging protocol (through a public server). But with family, it’s mostly WhatsApp unfortunately.
Can you share more about how you use XMPP? It sounds like nobody you know uses it, but you also said it's your main messaging gateway, so I'm confused about how that works. Like you have XMPP bridges to Signal and Whatsapp? Do you have a solution for SMS?
oh, I use https://jmp.chat which gives you a real phone number, and you text someone by sending an XMPP message to an address that encodes their number then JMP’s server converts it to a normal SMS and passes it to a telecom carrier and vise versa.
not really best for privacy (since the carrier would know/see the content of the message) but at least the number is detached from your identity and device and the number isn't tied to your physical location (if using wifi)
that's really cool,
I don't know if it's possible to add `Return YouTube Dislike` integration to shows the dislike counts. API (OSS): https://returnyoutubedislike.com/docs
and this one might be tricky but SponsorBlock integration also? to auto-skips sponsor segments and introsusing crowdsourced timestamps. API: https://wiki.sponsor.ajay.app/w/API_Docs
Not necessarily in the industries that employ Western expats. After all, expats come because specialized labor is required, and specialized labor can command a higher salary. There are also perks like supplied accommodation (and sometimes a car) that lets one direct so much more money to savings.
This makes more sense because moving to a place like Japan permanently (from what I know) is very difficult. Or, at least, moving there and getting to act like a real citizen. Unless you marry a Japanese person, I don't think your children are ever considered Japanese citizens either. (And same with their children and so on)
Three things that helped me with my circadian phase (to certin extend)
1) Melatonine 300mcg 5-6 hours befor desired sleep time
2) 10k lux light for 30m when waking up
3) Nobeltin (nootropic) it enhances clock amplitude, so I do get less sleepy during teh day and more sleepy at night ..
things taht kind of helped but find hard to keep: Keto
(I feel less sleepy on Keto, and easier to fall a sleep but it's been a while since ive been on keto)
+1 to melatonin. It took me a very long time to dial in the right dose though. It’s not like it’s some miracle cure but it has helped a bunch with being able to fall asleep at a reasonable time, sleep through the night, and thus wake up at a reasonable time. Which of course helps a bit with everything else
That's part of the issue I had in terms of dialing in the right dosage. I was trying to use it off and on for about 20 years and could never get the right amount where it'd actually work at night but not leave me groggy in the AM. Part of the issue was for a long time it was hard finding the stuff in low enough dosages to even allow for this easily.
Turns out the answer is 500-600mcg for myself, but everyone's going to be different.
> so conditioned to being groggy in the mornings that I still find it hard to get up even if I feel fairly refreshed.
I am very much in the same boat. Mornings have never been my friend. Even the few restful nights and refreshed mornings I get are spoiled by learned grogginess and overstaying in bed.
yes, melatonin is unfortunately misused commonly, especially in the US, where it's not regulated for whatever reason. If you take 5 to 20 mg, it can act as an immediate sleep aid, by overwhelming your body with unnatural amounts, with a higher chance of side effects like nightmares. For reference, the body naturally produces about 30 mcg to signal itself to fall asleep [1].
If you actually want to shift your circadian rhythm, the optimal dose is about 300 to 500 mcg (the actual absorption rate varies wildly between manufacturers and delivery methods), taken 4 to 6 hours before your sleep onset (note: when you usually go to sleep, not when you want to go to sleep). [2]
and still use VS Code as the main editor
I do use virtual desktops so one is for the VS code (no AI in there beyond the auto-complete) and another window with my opencode (usually have no more than 3 tabs there) I have notification sound for when an agent done so I can review the code.
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