And then I just need to stop banging my head against that wall and move on.
My head is all over the place. The ADHD is really slappin, and OMG I HATE THE RICH TEXT EDITOR ON DW MAKE IT DIE IN A FIRE.
It's all broken and I hate it, thank you.
*EDIT*
Edited for clarification. I'll be leaving Facebook, not DreamWidth. Thank you, ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zesty_pinto, for pointing it out my faux pas.
We've been getting ready to be besieged by tourists for the CMAs and Fanfest at work.
Chaos.
I have 10 glorious days off afterward. I need to get time with family in, as well as some productivity. Sis has been making attempts to reach out to me. I need to go and see her more often. She worries about how much time I spend in front of my computer.
PopOS Linux has been treating me well. Next step is to get a larger SSD and clone my current OS image to it. THEN will come the downloading of ESO and all the new content!
The weight I lost last year? It's all back. I need to start my appetite suppressant again. The bout I had with double pneumonia last year knocked me off my regimen.
Apart from that, all is well.
Welp, I did it.
I finally made the switch to Linux. Pop_OS, to be exact.
So far, great experience. PopOS has Nvidia and AND GPU support baked in, so no wonky graphics issues yet. I still have to see if I can get Elder Scrolls Online to run through Steam. THAT will be the test. I may change the desktop environment later.
There WERE, however, some casualties. My external hard drive that I had gotten to backup my Dropbox stuff can't be mounted for some reason. I was copying over files from a 2nd internal drive I have, and it stalled out, freezing up everything. I rebooted, and now the drive can't be mounted. I'll need to research that later. The other casualty was I never Exported my Free Tube playlists, so now I have to build those over again. I'm not too broken up about any of that, though. The main thing is no more Windows, and just in time.
"Why 'just in time', Dane?" you may ask.
Because Microshit is introducing a "feature" that will be screenshotting everything you do on your computer. Here's a link for the gory details. First impressions: This looks like a massive legal nightmare and HIPAA violation. It's also a dream for surveillance capitalism and the state.
If you don't rely on Windows for work-related stuff, folks, I suggest getting out. NOW. Be it a Linux conversion, switching to Mac, whatever. They are going to keep shoving AI down our throats. Myself, I'm trying to get out of big tech environments as much as I can. If anybody out there has any questions, or is just curious about the experience, just message me here or leave a reply. I'm happy to help in whatever way possible.
There's too much.
Too much media.
Too much noise.
Too much stuff to keep up with.
Too many notifications.
Too many ads.
Too much war.
Too much capitalism.
Today was my day off, so I slept in a bit. After I got up, it was just slack city after that. I guess I kinda needed it, but that makes tomorrow extra busy on the domestic front for me. I desperately need to clean the apartment after being too sick to do so.
There's probably more, but I'm running out of steam for this post.
Joe was the best friend I never met.
Incidentally, I don't care how many times i see this video, when the camera shows the members of Rancid, and pans over to Lars, I just wanna give him a hug.
I'll let this message I posted in the Notesnook Discord speak for itself.
Yes, a fucking notetaking app made me cry.
"This is a thank you post, not so much a suggestion.
Discovering Notesnook is a BIG thing for me. I have ADHD, and Evernote was the answer to a lot of prayers for me. It was the one, central app I could go to consistently to organize my thoughts, make lists, keep tabs of the names of people I just met. When I say it was everything, I mean it was EVERYTHING.
Evernote went the way of most other "free" online applications: It started out good, then lost its way. Over a year ago, the Android app started crashing on my phone. The app wouldn't even open. Evernote decides to limit the number of devices. Constant, intrusive ads for upgrading your account. I exported everything to Zoho Notebook, and was convinced Evernote was dead.
Now there is Notesnook. When I opened up the web interface, it was like opening up the good old Evernote. I learned of the feature set, then exported all my notes from Zoho over to Notesnook. One of the things I recently started doing was creating an agenda for when me and my aunt have our weekly lunch dates. I just got done mapping out things I want to talk to her about, so after we part, I won't be thinking "Dammit! I wanted to tell her about such-n-such!"
You developers have given me back one of the best tools to help me navigate my neurodivergent world. I cannot adequately put into words what that means to me. I hope you all realize that your work isn't just another app. It can impact lives.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you."
I really don't care if it's a liquor company ad, this is absolutely beautiful.
Heads-up: Have tissues on stand-by.
timeasmymeasure![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
flatlanders
