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Technology generalist and amateur historian. Always remember to question the context.

igloo honked 23 Aug 2026 13:09 -0700

Oh, so that's why I can't make the replacement disk seat properly!

A SATA HDD with the plastic behind the data pins missing. The plastic bit remained stuck in the chassis.

igloo honked 04 Aug 2026 22:14 -0700

Up, Down, Far Down, Go Down

Photos of tracks at Beamish, Aldwych station, and an old torpedo launching rail Photos of tracks at Beamish, Aldwych station, and an old torpedo launching rail Photos of tracks at Beamish, Aldwych station, and an old torpedo launching rail Photos of tracks at Beamish, Aldwych station, and an old torpedo launching rail

igloo honked 10 Jul 2026 22:22 -0700

Had to pull out the Windows laptop for a project.

Leave it alone for a few minutes, come back to find it's rebooted for updates without consent. 2 hours later, it happened again. Both times resulted in lost work for applications that present challenges on close.

Perhaps Microsoft should copy Apple's approach in their quest to suddenly de-crapify Windows?