Because awkwardness I've been running a Kumbongleton rig built from parts I found under the sofa where the ferrets had hidden them. It's been mostly working, and mostly working far better when given 8Gb of memory. And, since Umbongleton (they drink it in Congleton) the new-package-upgrade-reboot loop is about a week long ( Read more... )

At about quarter-to-mumble this AM, the internet connection expired, which caused the usual amount of grousing ( Read more... )

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I don't know if it's some manner of snobbery-related false consciousness or (more likely) a complete inability to function like other people, but I must admit that them there poll results make for somewhat uncomfortable reading ( Read more... )

"The English are a nation of scrap-dealers..."

There appear to be half-posts in my head about non-driving pivilege and Clarkson's odd response to the Sky malarkey, but as was pointed out on friday, I appear to be in the process of developing a rage-laser (for turning incoherent rage into cohered rage, which might be useful for cutting through a dense Bogon flux. Although I suspect powering the ( Read more... )

The smoking remains of Privilege Denying Dude has been rocking my white, male and cisgendered socks this weekend. A nerve accurately struck, I think.

The steampunk ATAT was pretty good, too.

I'm sure there's a medium-format joke somewhere that would involve me banging on about how all Americans bear collective responsibility for the crazed actions of a small number of so-called 'science fiction' authors, some of whom I'm sure can write as well as their literary peers. It would probably also include a section on the irresponsibility of ( Read more... )

Digging the starry pineapples.

Dear me. How sad. Never mind.

One of these days I will actually finish one of the Bento boxes from the splendid Japanese takeaway in Easton.

I'll just lie over here and move very carefully.

(End of whine. Oddly coincidental with being stuffed to the gills. Funny that.)