An Empty Box

Yesterday was the first time I received an empty product package from Amazon! Luckily, Amazon makes it easy to report and get a replacement (at least it seems easy). We’ll see what happens when I get the actual product.

2023-04-19


Disappointing Tilda

Later in the conversation, Swinton said, “I’m about to shoot a picture in Ireland, and I was told to wear a mask at all times, and I’m not.”

variety.com

This is disappointing, especially when she acknowledges she’s had COVID several times and has struggled with long COVID.


Dickbert

“Don’t gloss this over by saying it’s politics or it’s cancel culture,” he said. “If you’re going to offend people, you risk paying the price.”

Cartoonists say a rebuke of ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams is long overdue


How Will Anything Change?

Everything is a conspiracy.

How ‘15-minute cities’ turned into an international conspiracy theory

They claimed he wanted to confine people to their neighborhoods and accused him of being part of a malign international plot to control people’s movement in the name of climate action.


Impossible Galaxies

Cool!

“It’s bananas,” said Erica Nelson, co-author of the new research and assistant professor of astrophysics at CU Boulder. “You just don’t expect the early universe to be able to organize itself that quickly. These galaxies should not have had time to form.”


Seeking Dashcam Advice

Does anyone have an opinion on dash cams? I’ve been thinking of installing a dash cam for several months. Over the last few years, drivers in my area have driven more erratically than ever. I feel like I need to have one just to protect myself when I go out to run errands!


Large Storage Question

Does anyone have experience with hard drive enclosures like this? SABRENT USB 3.2 5 Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray Less Docking Station I’m trying to avoid another NAS setup, but I have only experienced single hard drive enclosures.


My QNAP Died

It’s confirmed, my QNAP NAS died a horrible death last night after an attempted firmware upgrade. Searching on Reddit it seems I wasn’t the only one who had an issue:

Luckily I recently backed up the data from the QNAP so I think I’m in good shape. I don’t think I want to shell out $$$ for another NAS, though. I may go back to simple hard drive enclosures.

Dusty QNAP NAS

Death Comes for All

My QNAP NAS appears to have died during a firmware upgrade. Well, this sucks!


Anti-Vax Zach

Shazam’s Zachary Levi In Anti-Vax Controversy

I’m so glad I’m not on Twitter. Maybe I need to take a break from any news as well?


NewJeans OMG

Ok, last video. NewJeans with “OMG”.


Blackpink Shutdown

Then Blackpink’s Shutdown


BTS Run Music Video

I’m heading down a YouTube rabbit hole of K-pop dance practice videos. First up, BTS Run BTS.


For those who have migrated their blog from elsewhere, do you fix old posts with broken links and format issues? Or do you just let it be?