Telling one drive to fuck off on my writing laptop just nuked my desktop
May. 26th, 2026 11:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
olivermossI hate the future. Because I do physical back ups I've probably only lost a week of work, but still, what the fuck? I don't even let that system online more than once every 2 months.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, should have been saved there. Everything should have pathed to my desktop. I even check file pathways sometimes.
This is so fucking insane.
I should get a thumb drive and use that as a primary drive. It seems to be the only way to control my files with how Windows OS works these days.
Fuck, I was hoping to post a fic tonight but it's gone. I really don't need this right now. And weirdly, my Noise and Silence file is missing? ... fuck, I realize why. I am missing a few files. Why the hell did my computer move all my files from my desktop? goddamnit
Edit - Just ordered a low profile thumb drive that can live in one of the USB ports. Literally cannot trust my desktop anymore. Despite disabling everything and keeping my system offline mostly, it hoovered and re-pathed my files. Every single document got deleted.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, should have been saved there. Everything should have pathed to my desktop. I even check file pathways sometimes.
This is so fucking insane.
I should get a thumb drive and use that as a primary drive. It seems to be the only way to control my files with how Windows OS works these days.
Fuck, I was hoping to post a fic tonight but it's gone. I really don't need this right now. And weirdly, my Noise and Silence file is missing? ... fuck, I realize why. I am missing a few files. Why the hell did my computer move all my files from my desktop? goddamnit
Edit - Just ordered a low profile thumb drive that can live in one of the USB ports. Literally cannot trust my desktop anymore. Despite disabling everything and keeping my system offline mostly, it hoovered and re-pathed my files. Every single document got deleted.
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The upper galaxy might be more photogenic, but the lower galaxy is more unusual.
Good News
May. 27th, 2026 12:21 amysabetwordsmithGood news includes all the things which make us happy or otherwise feel good. It can be personal or public. We never know when something wonderful will happen, and when it does, most people want to share it with someone. It's disappointing when nobody is there to appreciate it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our joys and pat each other on the back.
What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?
What good news have you had recently? Are you anticipating any more? Have you found a cute picture or a video that makes you smile? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your life a little happier?
Procrastinating
May. 27th, 2026 06:13 amvriddy
Recent picture of another place I'd like to revisit soon. Dreaming of the cool shadowed spot under the trees!
Dr Who - Collateral D.
May. 26th, 2026 09:16 pmlycomingst posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
100wordsTitle: Collateral D.
Fandom: Dr Who
Rating: G
Collateral D.
Amy's aunt sometimes has these weird dreams. In them she's in charge of her niece and not happy about it.
They're living in an isolated cottage and Amy is obsessed with some comic book character or something. These images seem so real that they unanchor the aunt's everyday life.
She worries because it's not always dreams. Sometimes it seems like memories. Pictures in her brain when she's awake come and go. Amy's parents feel to her like they're just shadows.
Now at Amy's wedding, she's having the flashes of a different life again. She has another glass to calm herself.
Fandom: Dr Who
Rating: G
Collateral D.
Amy's aunt sometimes has these weird dreams. In them she's in charge of her niece and not happy about it.
They're living in an isolated cottage and Amy is obsessed with some comic book character or something. These images seem so real that they unanchor the aunt's everyday life.
She worries because it's not always dreams. Sometimes it seems like memories. Pictures in her brain when she's awake come and go. Amy's parents feel to her like they're just shadows.
Now at Amy's wedding, she's having the flashes of a different life again. She has another glass to calm herself.
Conservation
May. 26th, 2026 10:40 pmysabetwordsmithMan Gathers Up Family Acres Home to Moose and Mountain Lion and Returns Them to Indian Tribe
Though Verbrugge, who lives alone at 72 years old in the forest, has no heirs to pass the property to, he found a suitable inheritor in the Kalispel Indians, who said they would carry the responsibility of keeping the land in good health forward with “profound gratitude.”
As to the land itself, the Little Spokane River runs through it, along with several creeks home to bull trout. In a subdivided and developed area, Verbrugge’s woodland is a haven for elk, deer, moose, wolves, cougar, bobcat, and eagles.
Though Verbrugge, who lives alone at 72 years old in the forest, has no heirs to pass the property to, he found a suitable inheritor in the Kalispel Indians, who said they would carry the responsibility of keeping the land in good health forward with “profound gratitude.”
As to the land itself, the Little Spokane River runs through it, along with several creeks home to bull trout. In a subdivided and developed area, Verbrugge’s woodland is a haven for elk, deer, moose, wolves, cougar, bobcat, and eagles.
A red-letter day
May. 26th, 2026 10:57 pmpetraI don't have a headache, possibly due to the 19th Nerivio treatment yesterday and the 20th today, though I did it preemptively when the barest twinge showed up at 9:30pm. We are not at home to taking chances.
Now if I could just stop being so nauseated that only pretzels and ramen sound like food, I could conquer the world.
Now if I could just stop being so nauseated that only pretzels and ramen sound like food, I could conquer the world.
gimme the ring, kissed and told
May. 26th, 2026 07:18 pmmusesfoolNow you know I'm not a big basketball fan but with the Knicks in the finals I will probably be talking about it some, especially since the Mets are so terrible and it looks like the Habs might not be moving on. I don't wanna root for the Canes. I do not like them! But I cannot root for VGK, so it is what it is.
Anyway, this was a fun article about Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs center, and the "Read like Wemby" campaign a library in San Antonio started. (Ignore the snobs in the comments talking about how he should read "real" literature instead of SFF - they are not serious people.) I love when libraries do stuff like this and they are always doing cool stuff like this.
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Anyway, this was a fun article about Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs center, and the "Read like Wemby" campaign a library in San Antonio started. (Ignore the snobs in the comments talking about how he should read "real" literature instead of SFF - they are not serious people.) I love when libraries do stuff like this and they are always doing cool stuff like this.
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but you can't blame me for hating it
May. 26th, 2026 06:12 pmmarginalianaThings:
--Watched Good Omens 3 and cried, not because it was particularly good (it was... fine) but mostly because I was ready to cry. Everything has been quite bad, mental-health-wise, and it was such a relief to feel something other than angry-or-numb. I mean I've sort of slid back into angry/numb again, now that a few days have gone by, but at least I had several hours of something that was a fresh emotion. Woo.
--I'm writing a poem.
--My games on Steam appear to be broken and I don't know why and I don't have the energy to dick around with troubleshooting. Perhaps they will fix themselves. That happens with updates sometimes, right?
--[long depressing paragraph about childhood redacted]
--I should make a thing. That generally causes me to feel better.
--Watched Good Omens 3 and cried, not because it was particularly good (it was... fine) but mostly because I was ready to cry. Everything has been quite bad, mental-health-wise, and it was such a relief to feel something other than angry-or-numb. I mean I've sort of slid back into angry/numb again, now that a few days have gone by, but at least I had several hours of something that was a fresh emotion. Woo.
--I'm writing a poem.
--My games on Steam appear to be broken and I don't know why and I don't have the energy to dick around with troubleshooting. Perhaps they will fix themselves. That happens with updates sometimes, right?
--[long depressing paragraph about childhood redacted]
--I should make a thing. That generally causes me to feel better.
30 Days of Blake's 7 - Day 26
May. 26th, 2026 07:57 pmjulesjonesDay 26: Favourite computer
I have written at least a couple of hundred thousand words of fanfic (not all of it has been published). I edited over a dozen zines. Looking at the shelf run of zines even after a weed reducing it to no more than a fifth of what it was, that comes to several million words. Picking one, or even a small sampling, is not happening. I'm going with the alternative question proposed byvilakins
Favourite computer by a long way is Zen. He's quiet but still a real person, for want of a better word. (Shut up, Avon.) He isn't always helpful, and on a couple of occasions actively hostile, but that's not normally his fault - he's the victim of both preprogrammed and direct control by his creators. Orac is definitely a person, definitely a pain in the neck, and definitely wilfully disobedient. Slave is mostly annoying and/or a foil for Orac, although I did find his death scene genuinely moving and would like to think that in some computer afterlife he's finally free of the grovelling personality Dorian forced on him.
Add me to the list of people who cried when Zen said "I have failed you."
I have written at least a couple of hundred thousand words of fanfic (not all of it has been published). I edited over a dozen zines. Looking at the shelf run of zines even after a weed reducing it to no more than a fifth of what it was, that comes to several million words. Picking one, or even a small sampling, is not happening. I'm going with the alternative question proposed by
vilakins Favourite computer by a long way is Zen. He's quiet but still a real person, for want of a better word. (Shut up, Avon.) He isn't always helpful, and on a couple of occasions actively hostile, but that's not normally his fault - he's the victim of both preprogrammed and direct control by his creators. Orac is definitely a person, definitely a pain in the neck, and definitely wilfully disobedient. Slave is mostly annoying and/or a foil for Orac, although I did find his death scene genuinely moving and would like to think that in some computer afterlife he's finally free of the grovelling personality Dorian forced on him.
Add me to the list of people who cried when Zen said "I have failed you."
July's questions for the daily question meme
May. 26th, 2026 07:49 pmkazzy_ceeUnder the cut for the July questions! All question sets for each month can be found in my sticky post, which can be found here.
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Prompt: #496 - Exhaust
May. 26th, 2026 02:22 pmsweettartheart posting in 100wordsThis week's prompt is exhaust.
Your response should be exactly 100 words long. You do not have to include the prompt in your response -- it is meant as inspiration only.
Please use the tag "prompt: #496 - exhaust" with your response.
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Solar
May. 26th, 2026 10:25 amranunculusMy solar "kit" is on the way! It has taken months for me to finally make up my mind to purchase it, but summer is at hand and we have had our first days above 95F, the point at which the house cannot keep itself cool enough for comfort. I'd love to get a whole house system, but that was about 3 times what this cost and is just out of reach right now. That said, the components of this system can be upgraded. To make it a "whole house" system I'll need to add a couple of panels, an inverter and batteries for storage. If I choose to keep a connection to our utility (the despised PG&E) I'll also need to do a bunch more wiring in the house so the solar system is completely separate, or get an expensive utility transfer unit. The kit includes 9 solar panels, a "mini-split" heat pump and wiring. The heat pump runs on solar as long as the sun is out, but drops to grid power when solar isn't enough (no battery storage with the kit). Yes, quite expensive up front, but it should pay for itself within two or three years.
Here is a link to the system I got: shopsolarkits.com/products/eg4-24k-hybrid-solar-mini-split-kit-r32
Here is a link to the system I got: shopsolarkits.com/products/eg4-24k-hybrid-solar-mini-split-kit-r32