I'm sure that for those who randomly end up at this URL probably think, "What is this about?!". Is this a blog about medicine, computers, hacking, lawsuits, freedom of speech, Scientology (yikes), or is it a personal blog?
All of the above. Much like my life, it's an aimless series of freak occurrences, as well as my thoughts on them. It's random, it's probably a bit non-conformist, but... So am I... So be it. Oh, and I curse a lot when I write and I am an Atheist. I'm not fond of rules that make no sense and don't benefit society as a whole. And holy shit-- I write very verbosely! I would apologize, but it's just who I am and how I write. I wish I was able to be more personal without the threat of harassment. Truth be told, many people hate me. Truth be told, I'm not sure I give a damn. Want to know what's in one of my medical files? "Incorrigible, rebellious, and challenging". Funny-- I don't consider these to be necessarily negative traits.
Sorry if the formatting is off. I'm using an iPod to write this as Ubuntu installs. Or, shall I say, "hopefully installs". It's a bit difficult to tell when the laptop screen is internally cracked and any automatic HDMI to TV screen resolution settings are not exactly happening over here.
I said goodbye to Windows. I like Windows, I really do. I'm not a big fan of it always fucking breaking and giving me erroneous errors in this form: 0xc0000 blah blah. It was saying that I didn't have an OS, despite the 5+ backup discs, ISO's etc. which I provided it with. The internal LCD cracking is totally my fault. Don't sleep with your PC, even if you have a large bed. I've dropped the damn thing plenty of times, which is why it has a HDD shock protector. This time I guess when it fell, it fell on the side near the screen. Truth be told, I'm not even a fan of Ubuntu all that much. I used to be a Linux and Unix fan, but that was so long ago. My sudo'ing days are over, pretty much.
I also hate (and I mean that) Macs. With the exception of the iPod touch, which I think they could make a bit larger. Not by much, not as large as iPads, but is asking for about 1.5 inches on each side so much to ask for? Something that still fits in a back pocket, yet they keyboard wouldn't require tiny fingers to not make errors all the time.
At the moment, it's my only choice. I don't dislike Ubuntu either. Personally I think it's set up terribly, it's not as flexible as Linux, but it is WAY easier to use. And it's FREE, open source, just when everything is suddenly expensive and breaks too easily. I'm not a believer in the vast majority of conspiracy theories, and I wish I had all the editing capabilities at the moment to give you an example, but I do not. I will have to edit it when my PC is working.
At any rate, there's something called the Lightbulb (Conspiracy) Theory. I'm fairly it is about how cheaply things are made, yet their prices remain to rise. The icing on the cake is that things just don't last and they break far too soon. I'm pretty sure I have blogged about this once before, saying how my dresser from the 1800s will outlive the IKEA furniture I have. I love IKEA and wish the closest one wasn't hours away, but we all know IKEA furniture will most not likely last a lifetime, and their warranties neither say nor imply that.. Oddly enough, a few days after that post, the dresser's dove tails detached on one of its drawers. Humidity being the reason, I assume, for this to happen as wood stretches in heat, and the air conditioner I had in my bedroom broke (it was only 5 years old). I'm sure some Gorilla Glue will do the fix.
This week has been nothing but FML.
(I have always assumed that statement to be PC-culture related, but "the teenagers" of America have stolen it. Seth didn't know what it meant. He's in the PC field, but he's not American.) Much like MIT's IHTFP joke... Anyways, be it conspiracy or not, companies make stuff that breaks, even well before the typical 1 year warranty. "Follow the money": Always a good thing to keep in mind.
This week my clothing dryer broke. Not exactly great when it's 13 degrees F/ -10.5 C out at the moment! I knew it was going to happen soon. Washers and dryers are much like elderly people in love. When one dies, the other is almost always next. Last year, my washing machine broke... again and for good.
The first time it broke I had it for 3 months! So even if my dryer is 9 years old, I don't care what the warranty says. They USED to last for 15+ years. So did televisions, so did computers and so many other things. Why is my microwave 25 years old and works great? Why will my TV from 1991 outlive the two stupid flat screens?
I haven't given the Lightbulb Theory much thought, but I don't recall things breaking all of the time, and nothing needed to be updated every damn day. I love technology, but I often wonder why things just can't be efficient and stay that way. Devices and plug ins and updates... I'm sure there's gotta be a better way.
To make matters worse, (I'm fairly sure) my car's starter has died. The fuses aren't broken, the battery is fine and was charged just in case. Frustrated, I opened the hood to hear any strange clicks. Sure enough, I heard one, coming from the starter. While I am often called the female Stig (UK show,Top Gear) because I drive well and can parallel park in often 1 turn, even with a large car, I'm not a car buff, but probably know more about cars than the average woman. Luckily, I can replace it with a used one from, say, a car which was in an accident, but the internal parts are fine for about $30-100. It beats paying
a dealership hundreds of dollars! It's the actual starter, the cable to the starter, or the celluloid. Cable is about $5, celluloid is about $30. Start with the cheapest and go on, I say. After 80K miles, it wouldn't hurt to replace much. I'm super cheap, clearly. I also assume that by not having "a man" for most of my life, as well as losing my father when I was 27 has forced me to learn how to do things society regards as "masculine things".
So, no easy laptop to work with, no car, and no clothing dryer. FML. Sure, I could have it worse. Some people don't have cars, computers or clothing dryers; I'm aware of that. But why oh why does everything break at the same time?!? Murphy's Law is not enough of an explanation for me. Neither is "When it rains, it pours". Screw that idiom. It's false. Sometimes it just drizzles.
All of the above. Much like my life, it's an aimless series of freak occurrences, as well as my thoughts on them. It's random, it's probably a bit non-conformist, but... So am I... So be it. Oh, and I curse a lot when I write and I am an Atheist. I'm not fond of rules that make no sense and don't benefit society as a whole. And holy shit-- I write very verbosely! I would apologize, but it's just who I am and how I write. I wish I was able to be more personal without the threat of harassment. Truth be told, many people hate me. Truth be told, I'm not sure I give a damn. Want to know what's in one of my medical files? "Incorrigible, rebellious, and challenging". Funny-- I don't consider these to be necessarily negative traits.
Sorry if the formatting is off. I'm using an iPod to write this as Ubuntu installs. Or, shall I say, "hopefully installs". It's a bit difficult to tell when the laptop screen is internally cracked and any automatic HDMI to TV screen resolution settings are not exactly happening over here.
I said goodbye to Windows. I like Windows, I really do. I'm not a big fan of it always fucking breaking and giving me erroneous errors in this form: 0xc0000 blah blah. It was saying that I didn't have an OS, despite the 5+ backup discs, ISO's etc. which I provided it with. The internal LCD cracking is totally my fault. Don't sleep with your PC, even if you have a large bed. I've dropped the damn thing plenty of times, which is why it has a HDD shock protector. This time I guess when it fell, it fell on the side near the screen. Truth be told, I'm not even a fan of Ubuntu all that much. I used to be a Linux and Unix fan, but that was so long ago. My sudo'ing days are over, pretty much.
I also hate (and I mean that) Macs. With the exception of the iPod touch, which I think they could make a bit larger. Not by much, not as large as iPads, but is asking for about 1.5 inches on each side so much to ask for? Something that still fits in a back pocket, yet they keyboard wouldn't require tiny fingers to not make errors all the time.
At the moment, it's my only choice. I don't dislike Ubuntu either. Personally I think it's set up terribly, it's not as flexible as Linux, but it is WAY easier to use. And it's FREE, open source, just when everything is suddenly expensive and breaks too easily. I'm not a believer in the vast majority of conspiracy theories, and I wish I had all the editing capabilities at the moment to give you an example, but I do not. I will have to edit it when my PC is working.
At any rate, there's something called the Lightbulb (Conspiracy) Theory. I'm fairly it is about how cheaply things are made, yet their prices remain to rise. The icing on the cake is that things just don't last and they break far too soon. I'm pretty sure I have blogged about this once before, saying how my dresser from the 1800s will outlive the IKEA furniture I have. I love IKEA and wish the closest one wasn't hours away, but we all know IKEA furniture will most not likely last a lifetime, and their warranties neither say nor imply that.. Oddly enough, a few days after that post, the dresser's dove tails detached on one of its drawers. Humidity being the reason, I assume, for this to happen as wood stretches in heat, and the air conditioner I had in my bedroom broke (it was only 5 years old). I'm sure some Gorilla Glue will do the fix.
This week has been nothing but FML.
(I have always assumed that statement to be PC-culture related, but "the teenagers" of America have stolen it. Seth didn't know what it meant. He's in the PC field, but he's not American.) Much like MIT's IHTFP joke... Anyways, be it conspiracy or not, companies make stuff that breaks, even well before the typical 1 year warranty. "Follow the money": Always a good thing to keep in mind.
This week my clothing dryer broke. Not exactly great when it's 13 degrees F/ -10.5 C out at the moment! I knew it was going to happen soon. Washers and dryers are much like elderly people in love. When one dies, the other is almost always next. Last year, my washing machine broke... again and for good.
The first time it broke I had it for 3 months! So even if my dryer is 9 years old, I don't care what the warranty says. They USED to last for 15+ years. So did televisions, so did computers and so many other things. Why is my microwave 25 years old and works great? Why will my TV from 1991 outlive the two stupid flat screens?
I haven't given the Lightbulb Theory much thought, but I don't recall things breaking all of the time, and nothing needed to be updated every damn day. I love technology, but I often wonder why things just can't be efficient and stay that way. Devices and plug ins and updates... I'm sure there's gotta be a better way.
To make matters worse, (I'm fairly sure) my car's starter has died. The fuses aren't broken, the battery is fine and was charged just in case. Frustrated, I opened the hood to hear any strange clicks. Sure enough, I heard one, coming from the starter. While I am often called the female Stig (UK show,Top Gear) because I drive well and can parallel park in often 1 turn, even with a large car, I'm not a car buff, but probably know more about cars than the average woman. Luckily, I can replace it with a used one from, say, a car which was in an accident, but the internal parts are fine for about $30-100. It beats paying
a dealership hundreds of dollars! It's the actual starter, the cable to the starter, or the celluloid. Cable is about $5, celluloid is about $30. Start with the cheapest and go on, I say. After 80K miles, it wouldn't hurt to replace much. I'm super cheap, clearly. I also assume that by not having "a man" for most of my life, as well as losing my father when I was 27 has forced me to learn how to do things society regards as "masculine things".
So, no easy laptop to work with, no car, and no clothing dryer. FML. Sure, I could have it worse. Some people don't have cars, computers or clothing dryers; I'm aware of that. But why oh why does everything break at the same time?!? Murphy's Law is not enough of an explanation for me. Neither is "When it rains, it pours". Screw that idiom. It's false. Sometimes it just drizzles.
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