!Five Answers
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agk's phlog 
20 Feb 2021 @ 0143
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written on OnePlus 2 
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I like Christina's questions.[^1] In an attempt 
at interactivity, I present answers. 

> 1. Share your favorite evil/unethical hack.

Jeremy Hammond's hack of Stratfor--I don't like 
Pinkertons. The ransomware attack of the hospital 
where I work left me grateful we chart on paper. 
I wish I understood the SolarWinds Orion hack. 

> 2. Do you have a preferred O'Reilly Hacks guide? 

I don't know about those. 

> 3. What hacks do you recommend for the barely 
     computer-proficient who are keen nonetheless? 

Work: Work in two half-screen windows side by 
side. Use zim or ikiwiki to write and stay 
organized. Get comfy with the terminal. Use the 
middle mouse button a lot. 

Play: Get on a shared unix server with friends. 
Use classic social tools like talk and wall. 
Play terminal games. Make and fix things. 

> 4. What time management hack(s) do you have? 

Pocket paper calendar and to-do list. At work I 
write my schedule on a paper scrap and highlight 
items as completed. I nap on lunch break, and 
write a poem or draw when 1:1 with a sleeping 
patient. Both conserve paper. 

> 5. Are you a biohacker? What biohacks have you 
     tried? 

No. I've played "country doctor" for many people 
in austere circumstances though. I reintroduced 
Ricinus communis L. into limited clinical usage 
in the southern US for relief of acute spasmodic 
pain, did sharps and high-pressure water debride-
ment of staph-infected blisters on my palms 
3x/day for a week when I couldn't get antibiotics, 
stopped tough bleeds with cayenne powder, 
pressure, and patience, and learned to ID common 
wound and fecal bacteria by smell.

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[1]: gemini.circumlunar.space/users/christina/