Ah, I think I understand. Although, my take on those dullster communities is that they’re less about being a boring human but more of a recognition that a lot of tasks are pretty mundane but deserve a place to be discussed/celebrated. There may be value to be found in posting your successes and discussing them.

I don’t know of any communities that are specifically about what you’re looking for, but I guess you could also check in [email protected] and ask.

Do you mean to creating a community? There’s a button in the header navigation to do that. An entire instance would be overkill.

Although, you might consider checking out [email protected] and [email protected]. Those seem like the sort of vibe you’re going for.

Just jump in the deep end and install NixOS. 😉

I was seduced by the possibility of permanent “new computer smell” and it is 100% worth the fiddling: https://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings/

Last thing I remember was him dropping a hard R.

If it has hierarchical organization like files/folders, then miller columns. I wish there was a decent Linux file browser with miller columns; it’s one of my favorite things in macos.

If the cover art/thumbnail is helpful for quickly visually scanning, then grid. This is for things like my movies and shows in Kodi.

Everything else should be a list.

If you’re making a starter from nothing, yeah it would likely take a week or two. But it’s not difficult or very hands-on; you’re just combining water and flour for a couple minutes each day and waiting for yeast rng.

Oh, I’ve never tried making the starter from nothing; mine is from a friend. It’s probably easier just to ask around.

I’ve had good results with https://www.joshuaweissman.com/post/sourdough-bread (definitely watch the video).

If you have a stand mixer then follow this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEAHA6OHxPs

My personal tips:

• Do the resting parts in your oven with the oven light turned on. That should provide a good warm space without having to heat a whole room.
• I find cutting the top with scissors (like in the second video) easier than using a razor
• If your dough doesn’t look like it’s getting big enough, let it rest/proof for longer; you’re probably more likely to accidentally under-proof your dough than over-proof while learning
• You can use any oven-safe pot + pan that fit together if you don’t have a dutch oven type of thing (check their rated temps though)
• You can use a tea towel/dish towel (just something not fluffy/fuzzy) in a bowl if you don’t have bannetons
• Your bread probably looks better photographed than irl (“the camera adds 10 pounds”, but to your bread)

Sourdough is super easy though! Probably barely an hour of actual hands-on time from start to finish with no-knead methods.