"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"
Category: Personal
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Last night I went for a small walk but tonight it was raining, then it would stop then it would suddenly start raining again – I’ve learnt my lesson from last time and that is to not go out and risk getting stuck in a downpour given that I got absolutely drenched and it took…
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There appears to be one constant in life and that is the lousy reliability of synchronising over wifi – it never worked when I had a Mac and it appears with the Phone Link that has continued. On a good side, hooking up the phone via a USB-C cable to my laptop and then dragging/dropping…
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Today was uneventful at work although the last couple of hours were pretty busy dealing with customer enquiries and one particular customer who thought if they argued their case that I could some how do the impossible. With that being said, I finished the day off and went for a small walk – kept a…
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It has been a rollercoaster for the last couple of days, sickness, my Microsoft account locking me out because the Microsoft Authenticator stopped working then having to contact Microsoft to try to get it all sorted – combine that with feeling like crap and having time off from work, yeah, it takes a toll. Long…
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Yesterday I was sick so I had the day off and today I’ll have the day off because I’m not fully recovered – you get a good run and then suddenly the wind is knocked out of your sails. Today I spent the time resting and pottering around the home getting things sorted out. I…
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For those who don’t know, I’ve been in the Apple ecosystem going right back to the days of the eMac 1Ghz that was released in 2003 and ever since I made that switch, I’ve been solidly in the Apple ecosystem however recent events and changing priorities has made be reevaluate my decision to go all…
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I’ve come back after getting my mum’s new computer setup (we bought a USB hub, mouse, keyboard etc from the local computer store) and what shocked me was how good Windows 11 actually is – not just surprised but substantially better than Windows 10 especially given that it is running on modern hardware, AMD Ryzen™…
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Finished work at 10pm tonight and went for a 17.4km walk – shorter than last night but that is all I felt like. Legs and feet a bit sore but it feels good having accomplished something with the reward once home being a nice hot shower to relax the muscles. On Monday I’ve decided to…
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I’ve just come back from a long walk night, slightly over 20km, but it was really cold tonight .The temperature according to the Metservice is 4 degrees celsius but it feels closer to 2 degrees celsius – I should have worn a long sleeve t-shirt under my jumper but I thought it would be sufficient…
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