This article is scary. It sounds a lot like something that may apply to myself… yeah, it’s the classic paranoid reaction, but it does fit. I feel tired, depressed and lazy all the time. Oh wait, that’s because I am. D’oh. ;) Although seriously, it’s an interesting discovery. I’ll be hanging out for further news… Read more
I think one of my callings might be a race car driver, or somesuch. Put me in anything with wheels and you’ll be eating my dust. Which of course is a problem, when it comes to getting a license. Car goes forward. Car doesn’t stop. Not natural. ;) Gah, it’s going to be a disaster.… Read more
I tried, I really tried… *sob* I just can’t do it; I can’t install Gentoo. It’s an evil fiend. I’m sure it’s actually impossible to install it – even if you do surmount all it’s challenges, months later when it’s finished compiling, I’m sure there’s a “boss” error… “Gentoo installation is finished. Please enter the… Read more
And people wonder why DVD players are so cheap and crappy… I pulled one to bits yesterday for spare parts. Well, actually I salvaged what was left of it’s bits, after Laura had already taken to it with some kind of extremely large, heavy blunt object. No, seriously – she’d torn the metal casing into… Read more
Yep, more horrible literature of mine from years gone by. This one’s called The Things, and was written in about 1998 or so. It really shows up how I was being influenced by Terry Pratchett, in regards to the humour and prodigious use of footnotes. :) Sorry it’s a pdf, but there’s no other easy… Read more
You know, it always kills me, the Linux vs MINIX debate, Linus vs Tanenbaum. Everyone loves Tanenbaum’s ideals, but can’t refute Linus’ pudding – the orders of magnitude faster Linux is than MINIX. You’d think that with the focus these days more on coding for reliability, simplicity, elegance and maintainability – all at the expense… Read more