Yorrike

The 11th of July is the season finale of Murderbot and the season 3 premier of Foundation. And then the week after is the season 3 premier of Star Trek Strange New Worlds. It’s a golden time for TV sci-fi.

It’s been a week since I’ve had a laptop again. And it’s taken that long to get my email inbox from ~300 emails down to 3. Inbox zero is in sight.

After working for 3 years returning into the world of IT, I can confidently use vi to edit files without wanting to murder everyone around me. Not that I enjoy using it. I’ll be an EMacs man until the day I die.

80 grams of hops into an 8 litre batch (2.1 gallons in ridiculous units), seems like a lot. But I over-hopped my last batch, and it was amazing, so 🤞🏼

Bought a laptop. M2 MacBook Air 16GB RAM, 1 TB. This is the same laptop I bought a couple of years ago (sold my old one to my parents for cheap because there’s was getting to a point). Less than 2/3 the price I paid at the end of 2022. And still a great machine.

After not having a laptop, or full blown computer, at home I’ve been considering whether I need one. Maybe I could get everything done on an iPad? With the new windowing system. Just needs a terminal and proper file management. And to be cheaper. And what I’m describing is a MacBook.

I’m watching a road cop show from Australia. Two things stand out. There’s a hell of a lot of Aussies driving while on meth. And man it’s so good not owning a car.

Nerd time. I’ve decided I need a laptop again. It’s been a great 6 months, but my iPad Pro is steadily dying and I can’t do everything on my phone (my only other computer).

My requirements are a Mac, with 1 TB drive. I can get an M2 w/ 16 GB RAM for NZ$2k, or an M4 for NZ$2.8k. Is the M4 worth it?

I will not buy video games for one hundred and fifty of the lord’s own New Zealand dollars, each.

Just saw a trailer for The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Was quite excited there was a spin off show. Unfortunately it’s a game.

I think I have to concede and come to peace with the fact that I can’t type on touch screens and autocorrect is actively working against me.

I did an experiment, switching from New Zealand Marmite to Vegemite. Marmite has a lot of sugar in it (it’s the second ingredient) and Vegemite has none. Whanau, Vegemite is so bad in comparison. Just gross.

After not owning a car for over three years, and commuting by bike for that long too, I was thinking this week if I’d own a car again. And at this stage I can’t imagine buying and maintaining one ever again. What an absolute waste of money and resources and space.

I like the live action Cowboy Beebop. It’s not the same as the anime. It doesn’t have to be. It’s still entertaining. People get so hung up on pointless shit they forget to be entertained. Relax and have fun.

This could become a problem. Am I completely happy with it? Of course not (but it’s pretty close). Which is where the problem is. Original blue keys vs my custom keys and knob.

Using the shell in a browser, on a Remote Desktop, running in a browser, on a Remote Desktop running on a jumphost. What even is a computer any more?

I hate carry keys around. The issue is that keys are reliable whereas tech alternatives are all weird hacks that I don’t want to look in to.

I just tripped and fell on my arse. And my Apple Watch said “hey gramps I noticed you just had a fall. You good?” So that system works. I’m all good.

I have two things I still have to charge via lightning - my AirPods Pro 2, which can charge wirelessly so real big issue. And my Magic Trackpad, which needs charging once every 2 - 3 months. To replace these with USB-C version would cost me hundreds of dollars. I’m writing this to dissuade myself.

For those wondering, I ended up buying this KeyChron VM2-D3 Max. With some store credit, a gift voucher and a discount, it ended up costing me NZ$65.

Love: the knob, the weight and the sound and feel of the presses (brown switches) Hate: the cherry profile keys, the backlight modes

I run PiHole for network-wide ad and tracking blocking. On the occasions I do casual web browsing without being on, or VPNed onto, my home network I experience the full brunt of internet advertising. How do people use this? How do they tolerate this garbage?

This Keychron K12-J3 60% keyboard is both minimalist in the most pleasing way, and functional. Has anyone used on of these super cute-down keyboards? Are there too many compromises?

I’ve recently discovered that just speaking to my phone rather than tapping out sentences the way quicker. The new series is pretty good at dictation.

Multicellular life, so far as we can tell, has emerged only once in all of Earth’s biological history. Once. And it took four billion years to happen.

If you think there’s complex life throughout the universe, you’re dreaming. But there’ll definitely be endless bacteria.

Fermi Paradox solved.

I haven’t owned a laptop for a few months now, after selling my MacBook Air to my parents for an absolute steal (it was a selfish move for family tech support reasons). Anyway, now I’m getting to the point where I think I might need a new laptop. Although I’m doing OK with my iPad only…