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I’m off until at least 5 Feb due to a boxers fracture. I’m getting sick of TV and movies. Today I’ll clean my apartment, but even with my busted hand it will only take a couple of hours. I can’t really go anywhere as I need to save as much money as I can to cover for missed time at work.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  • Solve Rubik’s cubes
  • Work on music production
  • Sleep

Thing I probably should do:

  • Continue to learn Swift
  • Follow makeup tutorials

Lemmy, what would you do?

EDIT: Keep ‘em coming Lemmsters! I LOVE the suggestions, and can’t wait to give some of these a go!

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[-] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

If you need help with Swift lemmy know

[-] SayJess 1 points 3 weeks ago
[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 weeks ago

"Follow makeup tutorials" is pretty vague, do you have more specifics on what you're aiming for with that? Part of why I ask if because I know that I can find the functionally infinite array of tutorials overwhelming, and if I don't have a clear goal, I'll end up burning out.

The other part of why I ask is because I'm curious about your style goals — what do you want to be able to do that you can't currently do? Is this part of a larger endeavour to shape your style?

[-] SayJess 2 points 3 weeks ago

I haven’t done my makeup in so long. I’m re-learning basics rn. I just want to be able to have a natural look that I can put on in a reasonable amount of time. It’s Viet Lunar New Year this weekend, and I want to look nice. Specifically I want to work on contouring, as I have like no idea what I’m doing.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

I started learning Kontakt 7

The 9 days will just fly by, and you might be able to map a couple of keys by then lol

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[-] ludrol@bookwormstory.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

A 33 tome long book series can't be finished in 9 days. Ascendance of a Bookworm is my favorite thing in the world right now.

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[-] SayJess 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you so much, I think I can handle those tutorials. Everything else I’ve looked at is either way above my knowledge level or so uninteresting that it felt like pulling teeth.

Like, I’ve gone through the documentation and made it to methods, but now my eyes just glass over.

My dream is to create and release an iOS app.

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Cool just remember you don't need to memorise the docs, they're for reference and even the seasoned pros have to use them daily.

Making small things is more important than the big ideas app you have right now.

So if you already have an idea for an app, you want to get to write smaller apps that have a small amount of that big idea. So just make an app that says hello world on the screen, then make a login screen for it, then authenticators, etc.

I would say the 9 days challenge would be on that level to get a simple app working, at least in the emulator. If you have to use an LLM(AI) always always get it to break down the explanation so you are still learning and not copy and pasting. I made a GPT that never tells me the right answer, uses other examples and always explains the solution,

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

You seem to feel like you should learn Swift, but don't want to. If you're looking for tech growth, but can't get invigorated, maybe try a different direction?

Self-host a good first-app, like Nextcloud?

Watch build videos on Voron 3D printers?

Switch apps you can from the Play Store to Obtainium to prep for DeGoogling your life?

Make a server out of some old laptop?

Write scripts that automatically set up your PC when you reinstall?

Organize all your techy tools on a pegboard?

[-] SayJess 2 points 3 weeks ago

It’s been a goal of mine to create and finish an iOS app. I’m setting my sights pretty low right now. I’m just looking for the motivation to actually make something.

I’m interested in Docker as well. I’ve never been able to setup a container that actually works. I just got read up on it.

Rn I’m focusing on music.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nice, all good options!

For iOS, I'd recommend Flutter, since that's where the market is going, and they have good quick start guides.

For Docker, it changed my world. I taught someone in these steps, they used GPT to do each step individually, but were required to learn what each part of the compose file did as they went. They used WSL in Windows, but doing it via CLI is key.

  • Use docker-compose to start an Alpine Linux container and Docker Exec into it
  • Get the id of the container with Docker PS
  • Add an environment variable of THIS set to 1
  • Swap Alpine Linix for Nginx, and open 127.0.0.1:80 on it so you can visit it from local host
  • Mount a folder on the local machine into the container as a volume with an index.html page so Nginx will serve that page

Getting those basics down one step at a time will make all the rest soooooo much easier.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] SayJess 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think I do, I just haven’t logged in in like ever. What’s up?

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] SayJess 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’m in! I have no idea what to do next lol

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