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Shoutout to Lastpass, which had me doubting my sanity last night when I tried to unlock the LP extension with my master password, only for...

Shoutout to Lastpass, which had me doubting my sanity last night when I tried to unlock the LP extension with my master password, only for it to absolutely not accept it.

I had to use the password hint reminder thing to determine that I actually did use the correct password.

The password logged me in on the LP website just fine.

Of course then the Lastpass extension perfectly accepted the same password I had been typing all along.

The fact that I am actually “at work” means I have an excuse to go back inside anyway.

The fact that I am actually “at work” means I have an excuse to go back inside anyway.

It’s officially too warm to just sit quietly on a chair in my garden.Weather app claims only 20C.

It’s officially too warm to just sit quietly on a chair in my garden.

Weather app claims only 20C.

Super interesting. Thank you. I love reading the final incident reports for things like this. I love that they get into a detailed, second...

Super interesting. Thank you. I love reading the final incident reports for things like this. I love that they get into a detailed, second by second (sometimes millisecond!) timeline of events.

Not the same, but when I cancelled YT Premium, my recommended videos and video ads started to include topics that are completely not...

Not the same, but when I cancelled YT Premium, my recommended videos and video ads started to include topics that are completely not anything I wanted to see.

YouTube must have by now extremely accurate data regarding my interests, so it felt very much like they were trying to annoy me on purpose in order that I reactivate my Premium subscription.

Which I of courses did, because I’m a sucker.

I still think about my first hard drive equipped computer and the fact that I can (and do) download data from the internet approximately 100...

I still think about my first hard drive equipped computer and the fact that I can (and do) download data from the internet approximately 100 times faster than that computer could pull data from that hard drive.

Saw a local gov job advertised.Employer pension contribution was close to 30% on a position paying circa £50k.I thought I got a great deal...

Saw a local gov job advertised.

Employer pension contribution was close to 30% on a position paying circa £50k.

I thought I got a great deal recently with an employer pension contribution of 10% (if and only if my contribution is at least 7%).

Now I want a local gov job.

Tried Creeperhost for hosting a Minecraft server. After 2 days of it not working, they tell me “you need to reduce the draw distance to...

Tried Creeperhost for hosting a Minecraft server. After 2 days of it not working, they tell me “you need to reduce the draw distance to 10”.

I had it set to 16. This was on a not-the-cheapest tier.

Refund pending.

The Minecraft server I host on my home server has a draw distance of 16, but it worked fine with 32.

If I ever try an external host again, it will just be a basic VPS and I’ll pay for a fancy front end GUI thing.

“Your home insurance last year was £420. Your renewal price this year is £680”Get fucked.Just spent 30 minutes to get a few other...

“Your home insurance last year was £420. Your renewal price this year is £680”

Get fucked.

Just spent 30 minutes to get a few other quotes and have paid £290 instead for better coverage.

Our pot of savings set aside for home insurance had nearly £600 in it, so now we’ve got an unexpected spare £300.

Insurance is a jolly little scam.

Fiancee has deveoped a habit of interrupting me, so I used the "I'm sorry, did the middle of my sentence interrupt the start of...

Fiancee has deveoped a habit of interrupting me, so I used the "I'm sorry, did the middle of my sentence interrupt the start of yours?" as a light-hearted way to point out she was doing it again this morning.

So now she's gone back to bed and I'm wondering if our 10-year relationship will survive the next few weeks.

How do we feel about out those curious “personality colour type” tests?New employer is really keen on them to the point where I’ve...

How do we feel about out those curious “personality colour type” tests?

New employer is really keen on them to the point where I’ve gone through two quite thorough personality tests and one “chronotype” test in order to complete my onboarding.

Shocker… I’m analytical, supportive and prefer mornings.

I could have just told them that.

Woo! Just paid for my new revision Ultimate 64 Elite-II board!Sadly I’m a little way back in the queue for shipping, but it’s not like I...

Woo! Just paid for my new revision Ultimate 64 Elite-II board!

Sadly I’m a little way back in the queue for shipping, but it’s not like I need it urgently.

https://ultimate64.com/

Hurdle 1 passed: I have successfully removed neovim 0.9 and installed 0.11Hurdle 2 not passed: Want to remap caps lock key as escape key....

Hurdle 1 passed: I have successfully removed neovim 0.9 and installed 0.11

Hurdle 2 not passed: Want to remap caps lock key as escape key. Solution first tried does not work for waylaid.

I am starting to learn neovim.I don’t know if this is sensible.

I am starting to learn neovim.

I don’t know if this is sensible.

I do not agree with today’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court. This is a shameful day to be a Brit.

I do not agree with today’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court.

This is a shameful day to be a Brit.

Neat discovery that I’ve not previously seen: Whatever distro SteamOS is based upon exposes an interface that allows selection of the...

Neat discovery that I’ve not previously seen: Whatever distro SteamOS is based upon exposes an interface that allows selection of the exact codec to be used by Bluetooth headphones (with SteamOS in desktop mode).

Why yes, I would like to use aptX-LL. Thankyou so much.

Been using my Steam Deck as a pretty capable desktop system today. Keyboard and mouse mouse hooked up to the Deck’s dock, plugged into the...

Been using my Steam Deck as a pretty capable desktop system today. Keyboard and mouse mouse hooked up to the Deck’s dock, plugged into the living room TV.

Not too shabby.

Had an enjoyable gaming session yesterday playing Baldurs Gate 3 on my Steam Deck connected to the TV.It was 720p, choppy framerate and low...

Had an enjoyable gaming session yesterday playing Baldurs Gate 3 on my Steam Deck connected to the TV.

It was 720p, choppy framerate and low detailed graphics, but it just didn’t matter.

A roughly 15-20W device versus the 500W that I would be using with my actual gaming PC.

Amazing, really.

Monday morning meeting in 20 minutes and I have to intro myself to the teams with a “fun fact” about myself.I’m undecided between1:...

Monday morning meeting in 20 minutes and I have to intro myself to the teams with a “fun fact” about myself.

I’m undecided between

1: Used to live in a museum
2: I’m right-handed but I mouse left-handed when working
3: I have a collection of retro computers

New employer… new pension match.10% employer contribution, up from around 3% with previous employer. 7% from me, up from 5%. This is going...

New employer… new pension match.

10% employer contribution, up from around 3% with previous employer.

7% from me, up from 5%.

This is going to almost double my actual monthly pension contribution.

The kicker: I still get a little bit more take-home pay as well thanks to better salary.