I squat, therefore I am.

My favourite thing about updates on my work Mac is when you say ‘try in one hour’ thinking it’ll ask you then an hour later it aggressively closes your programs. I use Linux, Mac and Windows regularly and Mac has by far the worst update experience out of all of them imo.

Chrom, grant me my RAM…and if you do not listen, then the hell with you!

please !!

OneDrive to rule them all, OneDrive to subscribe them

OneDrive to pester them all and in the darkness sync them

In the land of Microsoft, where the data lies.

The lack of quality control may the the only believable part.

I would like to be your friend please

What about an empty ceiling?

LAN parties were always a great place to hang out.

Corporations at some time: Doing whatever they think will make them more money

Corporations at other time: Doing whatever they think will make them more money

My one regret is that I have but one life to slack

And get ripped forearms.

Grammar don’t matter

Xfire was so good. Rip, old friend.

Almost as good as Aragon

I could use a new novelty die.

Sounds like someone else’s problem to me

Great to see Mitsubishi really diversifying

Oh God, this brought back a traumatic memory. I was hanging out after hours at our office to look after a meetup group that was using our space that night. Nothing tricky, make sure people can get in, keep the lights on, make sure nobody sets the place on fire.

I was plugging away on my personal laptop which had Linux on it. Having a great time doing something or other when one of the meetup organisers approached me with a USB stick and asked if I could help them print out some signs to help people know where to go.

My install was rock solid, fast and set up exactly the way I wanted, but in that moment none of that mattered because it was me who froze. I thought back to all the decisions that lead me to that situation, even the conversation with a coworker a few months ago about Linux who literally said “I love Linux but one day I’m just afraid I’ll have to print something or whatever and I won’t be able to”. How foolish I was to dismiss the wisdom in his words that day, and now my worst nightmare had come to pass.

I swallowed hard, looked the organiser in the eyes, and told them I couldn’t help them. I didn’t even try. Best to rip the band-aid off, disappoint them now and get it over with. After the glaring admission left my mouth I waited for the inevitable response. I was a fraud, nothing more than a self proclaimed computer geek who couldn’t accomplish a rudimentary task despite all my time studying and tinkering. It was over, I guess it wasn’t imposter syndrome after all, I really was an imposter and now I’d been discovered.

But instead the the organiser just smiled and said “that’s totally ok, we were just a bit disorganised and didn’t print it before coming this time. Thanks for your help anyway!” And everything was fine. This time.

That was seriously admirable. From memory he actually did improve quite a lot after that as well.