If you don't have mobile coverage, the local library or community centre. MacDonalds is also a popular option.

I have been there.

It's not a fun place.

In my experience the thing that gets everything else going is going for a walk. Start small. Walk to your front door and open it. Next time do it again. Perhaps take a step outside. Do it again. Then two steps, closing the door behind you - bring your keys!

The idea is to do something slightly bigger than before, but not so much that you are exhausted or afraid to try again.

The only one who is going to change anything is you, harness your energy and have a crack. Nobody is watching so no need to be ashamed.

Have at it.

For anyone reading this.

From personal experience, have a shower daily, go for a walk, even if it's only to the end of your garden or street and drink plenty of water. Sleep if you need to.

This won't fix things, but it will give you an opportunity to give yourself a break.

In my experience, beating yourself up about everything you suck at is the single biggest thing that made it worse for me.

Finally, talk to someone, anyone. In the street, at the bus, at work, friends, family, online, anyone.

This too will pass.

There are plenty of other names and I'd be surprised if the ones you used are the oldest or even the most popular.

I found that it didn't all come off on the first attempt. I used a cool shower and washed it off. Soap didn't seem to help, but if I recall, it was a few years ago, sorbolene did help wash it off.

Ultimately it's likely still in your pores and causing grief. I was still pulling hairs off days later.

I didn't need an immediate result, so not quite the perilous journey that you are experiencing.

Good luck.

What's the LEGO set code .. asking .. for a friend.

It's a package management system in the same way that Flatpack, yum, apt-get, snap and dozens of others are.

If you use MacOS and Linux, it's not inconceivable that you might want to use the same package management system across both.

I've used it, didn't particularly warm to it and didn't install it on my most recent MacOS install after it shat all over itself on a previous installation.

I didn't know that it was available for Linux. Not tempted to try.

I'm a firm believer in apt-get and failing that, Docker with side journeys into podman.

I was born in Australia, moved to the Netherlands as a child and as an an adult moved back to Australia where I am now.

I had no access to or use of a car until I was around 23. Up to that point I lived in a country where you could cycle for most of your daily routine, take the bus a couple of times a month and the train sporadically.

I moved to a country where cycling was for the poor and foolhardy, me for several years, and public transport was atrocious.

Public transport has marginally improved, my bicycle hasn't been used for 20+ years and our household has one car.

Learning to drive is a process. It takes time. Just like learning to fly a plane takes time. If you have a need to drive, learning how is step one. In my country even when you pass your test, you are required to keep a logbook for at least two years and drive in a variety of conditions before you can actually upgrade your probationary licence.

I'd challenge the restriction. I doubt that everything in the house is "UL listed".

That said, the fear and concern is real. It's why many such products run on 5 or 12 volts.

I'd also check if you are actually switching mains power, rather than sending a separate control signal to the WLED.

UL listed?

Welcome to the community, we're all still figuring out what to do with it :)

When you want to reconnect with the hobby, after looking after yourself, look for my callsign, VK6FLAB. I have produced a weekly article about the hobby for the past 13 years and there's plenty of suggestions for things to do and learn.