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We had some power outages on Friday, probably due to the crazy hot weather, and I think the SSD in my desktop is fried. After looking at replacement prices on Amazon, I think I'll just retire the system and work from my laptop, at least until the chip prices return to sane levels.

Watched The Sheep Detectives. Lovely movie, really enjoyed it. The Brett Goldstein rams made me chuckle.

This phishing email managed to get through to my inbox. The domain in question has no connection to WordPress whatsoever, so it was easy to spot. Still, as phishing emails go, this one is quite impressive and I could imagine some people falling for it. I definitely think AI was used to create the HTML template, or it was copied from a legit version 🤔

I played my first tournament in Tiny Football on the Steam Deck. Japan won the tournament. I'm not convinced that it's not an omen for how the actual World Cup will play out.

Dealing with the racket from the noisy little air conditioner in my office has given me a proper appreciation for the silence my AirPods Pro can provide through their active cancellation.

Tiny Football by MicroProse Software looks like it might be a lot of fun on the Steam Deck. Currently got 60% off on Steam 🤔

I find the whole race to AI supremacy fascinating. Just saying. Also, I remember watching Terminator 2 for the first time (nearly 35 years ago) and thinking to myself "Who would be stupid enough to create artificial intelligence? That'll never happen." 🙄

New desk toy. Quack!

The UK government's ban on under 16s using social media is a complicated subject. As a grumpa I would like my grandchild to be protected from the cesspits of Facebook, X, and the like. That said, as a total tech nerd I think it's rather silly to think a ban will work as they expect. From experience, kids are surprisingly resourceful and can make for expert shadow operators. Any ban will likely just push kids to be even more skilled. Not a bad thing I guess.

Just upgraded my old ThinkPad T470s from Fedora 43 to Fedora 44. The upgrade worked flawlessly, as I've come to expect from Fedora. This machine just keeps on going.

How do the Dutch football team get their kit so orange? It's proper orange. I'm not sure I've ever seen an orange that orange.

I'm not sure the World Cup officially starts until Brazil play their first game. That said, I'd love to see Morocco win this game. Also, it's about time an African team won the competition.

I'm really liking the hydration breaks in the World Cup games, they're perfect for fetching a fresh cuppa tea.

Watched Disclosure Day at the Vue cinema in Meadowhall. Brilliant movie, really enjoyed it.

Wishing the Canadian team the best of luck. Tonight is the night they they win their first ever World Cup game. Go Canada! 🇨🇦

I have migrated my Mastodon account to mastodon.social. Making the switch was simple enough and only took a couple of minutes. Looking forward to experiencing some vanilla Mastodon.

I'm not a huge football fan, but I do love to watch the World Cup (on TV from the comfort of my living room). Mexico vs South Africa should be a good opening game. I'd like to see either win the whole thing!

Finished watching The Boroughs on Netflix, loved it!

I finally snagged Diablo II on Steam last month when it was reduced, and it's genuinely perfect for the Steam Deck. I can play for a bit, suspend it, and when I restart, everything comes back flawlessly. It's a great find for any ARPG enthusiast.

Watching The Boroughs on Netflix. About half way through and thoroughly enjoying it so far.