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#Satisfactory solo progress (a rare occasion nowadays): I'm still chipping away at the work needed to get the nuclear power plant...

#Satisfactory solo progress (a rare occasion nowadays): I'm still chipping away at the work needed to get the nuclear power plant operational. Problem is, it's such a slog that I can only bring myself to work on it for an hour or so every week or so. Some day I'll get through this and past Phase 4...

That cursed stretch when it's too early to go to bed (have to wait until it's time to take meds) but you're so tired you...

That cursed stretch when it's too early to go to bed (have to wait until it's time to take meds) but you're so tired you can't actually do *anything* to amuse yourself or keep busy.

Orgy's take on "Blue Monday" may not be the top cover of all time, but it's certainly in the upper echelons.Good...

Orgy's take on "Blue Monday" may not be the top cover of all time, but it's certainly in the upper echelons.

Good pick-me-up music, and boy do I need a pick-me-up.

Shoutout to my now-long-lost friends in the 1990s with whom I'd sing along to NIN's "Terrible Lie" but replace...

Shoutout to my now-long-lost friends in the 1990s with whom I'd sing along to NIN's "Terrible Lie" but replace "Lie" with "Fries" because most of us worked fast food jobs.

It's been a long week of "stare directly into the camera a-la The Office" moments, and I'd really like to get back to...

It's been a long week of "stare directly into the camera a-la The Office" moments, and I'd really like to get back to doing productive & useful work instead please.

Good Friday?Are you sure about that? Because so far... hmm.

Good Friday?

Are you sure about that? Because so far... hmm.

My small bit of good luck for the day: Immediately found the dryer sheet after the clothes were done, so I could use it to clear the lint...

My small bit of good luck for the day: Immediately found the dryer sheet after the clothes were done, so I could use it to clear the lint trap right away.

(Scolding for dryer-sheet use not needed, thanks: I use fragrance-free sheets and I cannot abide static cling zappies, so this is what I do.)

I watched the movie called Hundreds of Beavers yesterday. I had no idea what to expect, and I'm not sure anything could have prepared me...

I watched the movie called Hundreds of Beavers yesterday. I had no idea what to expect, and I'm not sure anything could have prepared me adequately. What a bizarre piece of work! I had thoughts: https://greyduck.net/journal/4860

My on-call week has kicked off bright & early with a password-reset call before 9am Saturday, so I'm hoping that's the bulk of...

My on-call week has kicked off bright & early with a password-reset call before 9am Saturday, so I'm hoping that's the bulk of my calls rather than a harbinger of things to come.

What a lovely highlight to an otherwise grim and gloomy day!https://greyduck.net/journal/4857

What a lovely highlight to an otherwise grim and gloomy day!

https://greyduck.net/journal/4857

Ah, good. Nothing like there being a pressure washing going on right next door and your noise-canceling headphones are out of battery.

Ah, good. Nothing like there being a pressure washing going on right next door and your noise-canceling headphones are out of battery.

Finally got the 'fediverse:creator' meta tag back into my website. Knew I was forgetting something...

Finally got the 'fediverse:creator' meta tag back into my website. Knew I was forgetting something...

It was so nice of WordPress to destroy all the stuff I used to rely on in favor of the "block editor," so named presumably because...

It was so nice of WordPress to destroy all the stuff I used to rely on in favor of the "block editor," so named presumably because whoever thought of throwing out all the existing functionality in favor of it was a total blockhead.

eyerolling at ChristianityFaintest of tapping at my screen door, barely heard, led me downstairs to be met by... two ladies handing out...

eyerolling at Christianity

Faintest of tapping at my screen door, barely heard, led me downstairs to be met by... two ladies handing out flyers about "an upcoming meeting commemorating the anniversary of Jesus' death."

Have a nice day, ladies, no thank you, goodbye.

On the one hand, the "Coyote vs Acme" news is nice, generally speaking.On the other hand, where the hell's...

On the one hand, the "Coyote vs Acme" news is nice, generally speaking.

On the other hand, where the hell's "Batgirl"?

First #Satisfactory co-op since 1.0, and this time it's a four-hander. From "zero" to "look at that space elevator"...

First #Satisfactory co-op since 1.0, and this time it's a four-hander. From "zero" to "look at that space elevator" in just under 2 hours.

I love this game, and it's even better with more people helping get the work done.

Have spent nearly my entire day dealing with a request from our 800lb-gorilla client.I mean, on the one hand, they're paying our bills....

Have spent nearly my entire day dealing with a request from our 800lb-gorilla client.

I mean, on the one hand, they're paying our bills. On the other hand, it's not like they're our *only* client. On the gripping hand, it's not like I had anything more pressing to do, I suppose...

Still, thank Washuu-sama it's Friday.

Bought it yesterday morning, finished reading it late last night, slept on it, spent most of the morning writing up my thoughts about it. So...

Bought it yesterday morning, finished reading it late last night, slept on it, spent most of the morning writing up my thoughts about it. So here's my review of John Scalzi's "When The Moon Hits Your Eye": https://greyduck.net/journal/4851

Maybe I'm old and out of touch. ("MAYBE?!?") But... why do so many new products' installation procedures boil down to,...

Maybe I'm old and out of touch. ("MAYBE?!?") But... why do so many new products' installation procedures boil down to, "Pipe this downloaded shell script directly into an admin console. It'll be fine! Trust us!"?

#Satisfactory 1.0 save progress: I'm going to deliver water to my nuclear power plants by train, and what's worse, I'm sending...

#Satisfactory 1.0 save progress: I'm going to deliver water to my nuclear power plants by train, and what's worse, I'm sending the train way up to the high oasis in the desert to get that water. It's madness, I tell you.

Fun madness, though.