1. Many happy returns!

  1. This year is not off to a solid start

I’m already at the level where I want this week to go die in a fire. A chemical fire.

Evening reading! Thanks for the link! ??

HP has made some nice improvements over the last couple of years, so that’s a pretty solid choice.

For some things they just aren’t the right hardware, right with you there. I just mine to use as little helpers. Thinking about getting a used Mac mini to be a file server on my network, or perhaps I’ll build something a bit more dedicated with *BSD and ZFS.

Nah, I’ll wait. Drinking some water and “coffee” to manage.

My thoughts exactly. Why is it so hard for manufacturers to at least build an option to switch such stuff off?

More like a melody that drags on for 5-ish seconds. Loudly.

Darn it. Want lunch now. Bloody Monday…

ZTE Blade annoyance:
Startup sound that appears to be impossible to switch off in any sensible manner.