A lot of people like Evernote, but I need to write notes by voice. (My texting skills are lacking.) OneNote integrates easily with "OK Google", and I haven't been able to get anything else to do so. I just say "OK Google," then "note to self," then wait a second, then speak. But I don't like OneNote, because I can't seem to log in to the relevant Microsoft account to download my notes to my computer.

Any advice? My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S5.

Here's the homescreen of my main Android phone (with some obvious apps omitted, e.g. Phone, Flashlight etc):

• Google Voice Search - I use it all the time for setting alarms and adding tasks to Wunderlist inbox.
• Google Fit - mostly for making sure I walk my 12000 steps every day.
• Opera - I use it instead of Chrome because it's the only browser that reflows text when zooming in.
• Wunderlist - an essential GTD app which I hate. I'm working on my own todo app to replace it.
• Barcode Scanner - to grab articles from the desktop PC to the phone via the QRCode Chrome addon.
• Google Docs - for work, use it all the time.
• Kindle - I read all my books via the Android Kindle app. I stopped byuing paper books years ago.
• Dropbox - I like to have all my files accessible to me at any moment.
• Trello - I use it a lot, for work projects, hobby projects, self-improvement and Internet bookmarks.
• Workflowy - Was on hiatus, but I came back to it recently. It's an excellent thought capture tool.
• Evernote - for note-taking (all non-actionable reference stuff goes here). I use premium, PIN-protected.
• Slack - an excellent chat for work.

Some of the apps I use (Trello, Workflowy, Google Docs) are in your "not used" or "second-tier" bins, but I find them absolutely indispensable.

Another point is that I use mostly cloud-based apps, so if my phone gets lost or stolen, I still have access to my data. The phone is essentially disposable.

I fully agree with this. Here's a good quote I found on the web:

If you really deeply care about something, you will do it. You will do it without needing a list or a system or a reminder.

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I prefer stronger alcohol in very small doses (20-30g or so), just for the taste and for unwinding after a hard day. I don't like feeling 'buzzed', let alone drunk, so I don't usually drink more than that: a normal-sized bottle of good scotch can last for several months.

Taste-wise, I like higher-end scotch whisky (mostly various single malts, peated or otherwise, including cask strength ones) and plain simple bourbon, but I can't stomach any dose of vodka - I find its taste disgusting. I also enjoy good wine, no matter white or red. I don't drink beer, though I can definitely enjoy it.

Don't forget that "war" is wider than an armed conflict between governments. We can speak of a gang war, for example, which is also PvP with permadeath.

There must be unregulated PVP games with permadeath

They are usually called "war".

Otherwise I vaguely remember something about Russians selling tickets for a "cruise" during the peak of Somalian piracy. The cruise was on a ship full of small arms (up to bazookas and HMGs, I think) with some special-ops instructors and it cruised off the Horn of Africa with the hope of generating a run-in with the pirates.

Some assorted thoughts:

• Virtual PVP games with permadeath (or even progress permaloss) are relatively rare.

• There's currently no virtual PVP game that allows destruction of the game world, e.g. restarting and wiping a server triggered by an in-game event.

• Some real-world PVP games (e.g. racing or MMA fighting) have their risks, but injury or death are relatively rare because these games are regulated. The percentage of the population willing to compete in such games is tiny. There must be unregulated PVP games with permadeath, but I'm struggling to imagine them taking place anywhere outside a Colombian prison - and I don't think the participation there is fully voluntary.

• A CEV implementer can set limits to human conflict. For example, status games, Red vs Blue, bickering and insults are OK, but hurting / killing each other or degrading / destroying the environment are not allowed or impossible. Or, players could simply set the limits of acceptable loss in real-world PVP - or even limit themselves to PVE-only. No doubt there would be 'hardcore PVP characters' of various extent, but I think they would be in a minority.

How do I build the habit of writing down a fleeting thought that seems interesting? Way too often I notice that I just wanted to do something or write something down. Or should I just accept the thought as gone?

A mobile-friendly version of the website.

I believe that these would fit well on the open thread