thinking about the kinds of phrases that only exist due to iconic comics (usually xkcd, but not always). things like sealioning, and that one phrase i saw on cohost yesterday that came from xkcd that i don’t remember but someone will definitely say in the comments and i’ll quietly update my post so nobody will ever know i forgot.
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so... urbit is on hn and it looks like it really has evolved... from the haystack it used to be into something usable?
but i doubt any of the politics have changed so ... yeah salt that HDD you downloaded it onto or it might rise from the dead and haunt you
why the fuck do so many programs refuse to let you save gifs as gifs these days anyway, is there some sort of cult to try to erase them off the web or something? what the fuck
So I'm about to go to bed when I check my phone and notice an email saying my new 128GB RAM kit has been delivered. I bring the package inside for safety when the devil on my shoulder whispers in my ear "Changing out RAM is stupid easy! Why not take fifteen minutes and go to bed with some fresh satisfaction?"
Short version: It is now 5 hours later, my desktop now has 112GB of RAM (which, please note, is a different number from 128), and I'm going to bed with quite some fresh frustration.
Long version: So I go to use my desktop from its keyboard for the first time in a week...
and discover that it's main display is coming up all black. Spend an hour and change trying to figure out if Windows has somehow got its display configuration fucked, or if the cable died, when it finally occurs to me to check if the Switch can get a picture through. Turns out it was a software issue -- with the Roku TV. Fortunately rebooting *the TV* fixed it (once I figured out how.)So now I can finally shut the computer down and get to the nitty-gritty of swapping out the RAM. First thing's first, I gotta take the old RAM. out. Oh shit, it looks like I might need to take my GPU out momentarily to get access to the first RAM slot. Unplug the HDMI cable in preparation... then realize I don't actually need access to area that the GPU is blocking. Okay, got the two 16GB DIMMs out. In go the four new 32GB DIMMs. Make sure I hear a click on each one. Turn the PC back on. It's booting. I wait for the display to notice it has a signal... Waiting... waiting... the PC reboots. I frantically start hitting del to get to the UEFI setup and then remember I never plugged the HDMI back in after realizing I didn't need to remove the GPU. Okay I have a screen. I'm in the UEFI setup. Double-check the specs on my new RAM and lower the voltage from 1.35V to 1.20V. Save and exit.
System boot hangs before I can even get to the UEFI menu... Cue two more hours of debugging to figure out a DIMM/slot combo that works. System will boot with new RAM in slots x2x4, 12xx, or 12x4. Will not boot with new ram in slots 123x. Will not boot with new ram in 1234. Also will not boot if I swap the stick in slot 4 for the one that had originally been in slot 3. Will boot with new ram in slots 124 and old ram in slot 3.
So for the moment my desktop has 112GB RAM, and I took four and a half hours to go to bed with quite some fresh frustration.