I’m making progress on recovering all the things, but it’s a slog. Working 10-hour days in a factory really takes it out of you, especially when that day starts at 06:00 on the dot.
I’ve mostly gotten used to the physical labor in the job, but the waking in the wee hours of the morning and going to bed a couple hours after getting home really doesn’t leave me much time to think, much less socialize.
But I’ve finally gotten two monitors on the Windows computer, and am planning to get the second monitor for the Mac at the beginning of next month. And I got the USB/Midi audio cable for the musical keyboard, and it works on both computers.
I was also planning on getting a physical audio mixer because the software mixers I have tend to stop working periodically and I’m just tired of it. But if existing problems weren’t enough, I also just had my headphones die. I’m hesitant to buy another headphone set, because the last set was many months of research to find something that was only good for two years. But I may need to anyway, because of the recently departed.
I’m also debating getting an inexpensive Linux computer to simplify/centralize some file management, but I haven’t completely decided if I need to do that or if I should wait. I’m currently doing research on current Linux distros and modern filesystems with Linux services and tying that to cloud services to see what options/benefits are to changing things up.
After some initial research, I will say this about Linux – things have changed a lot since I last toyed with things. It looks like some distros have streamlined filesystems/locations as things like SSDs have replaced HDDs, CD-ROMs have disappeared, and USB has won the port hell that was the 90s and aughts (only to make it worse again by having USB 1, 1.1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) Another positive is that desktop environments seemingly have made amazing advancements, and I haven’t seen anything lingering about X.org….
So yeah, I may convince myself to get that inexpensive Linux computer just to be able to delve deeper into things and reacquaint myself with the system after an extended absence. I mean, if I’m honest, I’m not a Linux/Unix guru, I just was comfortable enough to be able to build a Gentoo system with a custom kernel, or be able to configure an intranet webserver with related file services. I don’t even know if MAN is the canonical way of finding guidance anymore.
ANYWHOO, yeah, Linux kinda derailed this meandering update.
I’ve finished reacquiring the majority of the kitchen stuff, bathroom stuff, and general living stuff. All that’s left is the specialty stuff.
But I also have to start thinking about the future, namely moving in June. So, yeah.
Thanks for tuning in to my blathering. I hope the world is treating you well, and that you’re able to make the world a bit better, even in these time of externally-stupid-induced hardships.
Skåll!!!