I use the timer on my Apple Watch a lot. I find it frustrating that instead of pressing on the big “done” in the middle of the screen to stop the timer after going off, I have to target the small x button in the lower left corner, which because it is very near the rounded edges of the Watch’s screen, is even harder to target. 😒 (I just now saw the Done label isn’t even centered in the circle :smh:)
If you use the clock app on Sonoma to set a timer, when the timer goes off... it never stops. You can't stop it. You can't kill it. It goes on... forever...
Systemd timers are a modern alternative that work wonderfully with Systemd-based systems. Simply create a <service>.timer configuration file next to your <service>.service file and define the type of timer and execution time.
One advantage is that the scripts and executables started via the .service file can also be assigned resource restrictions or a defined execution environment (e.g. restrict CPU time or permissions).
In addition, the execution time can also be specified relative to the boot time, e.g. "Start the script every 10 minutes and start it 5 minutes after the boot".
The systemctl tool can be used to monitor the last execution time and check the status.
At ZERO GmbH, we are fans of systemd timers and use them regularly!
Dans la série tout le monde s’en fout : j’ai testé pour vous, mise en route d’un compte à rebours sur l’iPhone, installation d’une mise à jour.
Le compte à rebours reprend-t-il à l’issue de la mise à jour ? Et bien, oui ! #ios#update#countdown#timer#astuce
Since #electronics have been on my mind lately, I've been thinking of this ... story? situation? anecdote might be the best fit.
Doing anything every vaguely #niche, like #hobby electronics, in a small #city in the middle of #nowhere used to be quite difficult in terms of obtaining #supplies and #parts. Before the #internet, if you could plan ahead and order enough stuff at once from a big #distributor to make the #shipping charges worthwhile, #catalogs from DigiKey etc were life savers.
Keep in mind that #minimum#wage at the time was less than five bucks an hour. And of course as poor students, all the jobs we could work were minimum wage. It would be like trying to build your project today with transistors that cost $30. Each.
This is a real shot in the dark, but I've been looking for a very specific kind of #timer off and on for years and I haven't found one yet, so....
My requirements:
-a physical object I have to get off my ass to turn off.
-it must have a silent alarm mode. (ie flashing lights, blinking display, etc)
-it must be easy to set a ~45min timer (ie not pressing a button 45 times)
-the alarm must not turn itself off quickly (at least 5 mins, but more is better)
The last one is the tricky part. Everything stops after a minute! 😭