Mono No Aware. What’s that, you ask? Why, that is, of course, the Japanese philosophical concept wherein one feels a certain specific kind of sadness due to the transient nature of the human condition. I am currently suffering under a hefty dose of this particular flavour of sadness. I…
If you’re a certain type of nerd, of a certain age, you will have a pile of old servers in your garage. These are usually outdated and depreciated hardware, perhaps cast-off from employers who’ve upgraded to something more modern, or maybe equipment assigned to a project that was…
Another fun subgenre of military procedural books is Special Forces procedural porn. These books are related to the kind of techno/spy thrillers that you used to find in airport bookstores (last century, when books were physical objects) but they’re not quite the same. Rather than super-spy thrillers, the…
Okay, so, I finally got around to fixing the broken bootloader and kernel map and such on the server that hosts this blog. I think that my … [checks notes] … two years procrastination on this task is … [squints at notes] … perfectly reasonable.…
The following is a list of things which are “edgier” than Jared Leto’s Joker: * The song “Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)” covered by a local ska band. * A pair of “Docker” pants, unironed. * Wearing a pair of very dark blue socks with a black suit. * A powerpoint presentation…
I saw a fascinating little vignette[1] take place outside the curry shop where I was buying dinner. It featured three participants. Let’s call them Bogan Dude, Well-Groomed Guy, and Friendly-Looking Girl. The three of them are on their way somewhere, in no hurry. They’re all obviously friends,…
For my breakfast, I put a leftover piece of KFC with some leftover tandoori sauce. I cannot describe the result.…
Annette found this in the lounge. “MORE OF A MYSTERY THAN ANYTHING” Willow refuses to explain. We’re baffled. And delighted.…