If it smells like chicken cooking you're holding it wrong.

I got my soldering iron out the other day to attach some speaker cables to some plugs. It didn't go well.

Apparently, the guilty netbook is suffering from a hard lockup on CPU 0. Tomorrow, I shall have to see if I can do anything about it.

OK, I've been offline for over 5 hours with my computer updating to Catalina.



F*S!!

Now I can't use my beloved ssX software.

Not updated since 2006, but the new Mac-friendly Soulseek interface is horrific.


I hate change.

I hate 'progress'.

Even on the computer I thought I could update, I can't cuz I'll lose The Secret of Monkey Island.

I can't update, I need Boxer to play Blood!

I've now realised I've lost Photoshop and all my MS 'suite'.

Downloading Mojave in order to reinstall it as I speak.


F**k Apple.

Download failed.

Yes, absolutely. All they've done ultimately, is made life much more complicated. And I would argue the world is now suffering badly from everyone and their aunt having access to more information than anyone ever imagined possible, with no ability to analyse or filter.

I don't enjoy technology for its own sake. I have a great sense of direction so I've never had sat nav - and I was thoroughly annoyed when a friend insisted on using google maps on his phone while we walked through an area I could negotiate blindfolded. It's like a compulsion with some people - he wouldn't put it away.

I was also recently hacked off when another friend was writing a letter and asked how to spell the word 'proposition' - before I could finish she'd commanded 'Alexa, how do you spell proposition?'. 

I have a rule - if a website refuses to load more than once, the cross at the top is clicked. And don't get me started on idiots who wear headphones in the street - cars, muggers, passers by - all ignored while these halfwits stroll around.

Nightjar wrote:

OK, I've been offline for over 5 hours with my computer updating to Catalina.

How's the new iTunes app? Called, errr.. 'Music'.



Anything go missing?

Nothing appears to be missing and the interface isn't all that different.



I am majorly p*ssed about all the 32 bit applications going though.

I am an ignorant fool.

Trash is now called "Bin" as well.

They're replace the Bash Shell with zsh

I wonder if this will make my little backup scrips stop working?

Not that I'm updating for at while anyway.

I was on Mojave for ages.

I didn't lose anything.

I desperately want to reinstall it, but I'm not sure how to.

I've been looking at this site...

https://www.imore.com/how-downgrade-macos#boot

...but my computer won't let me download Mojave.

No problems with Linux Mint so far.

Apart from my printer not working with it.

My drawing tablet works perfectly with it.

I think those are the only peripherals I have.