Evening run before we are back up in Edinburgh for a long day, oh joy

8.5k, all road, dry and quiet. But coming back along the Teviot, dumbo de dug decided that he would bring a souvenir. I frequently pause here and throw a stick a few times to wind him down, but this? At least he brought it back another k and it is on the 'to be chopped' for the stove pile....

The analog sticks on the Switch [Lite] are garbage. I have classic Doom on the system, and I can play it just fine on other consoles, but the Switch makes it unplayable. I aim better playing Doom on the PSX, which uses the D-Pad. Yes, a D-Pad is better. Why do you think Nintendo sells a "Pro controller"? Only way to get decent analog control. Can't wait to not buy a Switch 2 because I don't hate myself.

Portable gaming devices should not have analog sticks at all.

More sticks. Behind every barn, a collection of old sticks. Need to do another round with the trailer and pick them up.

Also, there's something living in that barn. Inside is a hole filled with hay that I thought was from the (dead) badger and not being used anymore.

But today there were lots of paw prints in the snow where there's a gap under the door.

Need to knock politely before going in there next! :)

How to Save the World With ZFS and 12 USB Sticks: 4th Anniversary Video Re-Release Edition · Constant Thinking

<https://constantin.glez.de/2011/01/24/how-save-world-zfs-and-12-usb-sticks-4th-anniversary-video-re-release-edition/index.html>

2011:

「About 4 years ago, a few colleagues and myself got together and we created a short video about the coolness of two of the most innovative products from Sun of the last decade: ZFS and the X4500 Server.

Today, nearly 4 years later, the video has been downloaded more than 100,000 times …」

Appropriate song for today : Sunshine!
#Spotify #Sticks #Zonneschijn

https://open.spotify.com/track/3YNi7SUz1wRA7MK0QLKJFy?si=f6e53a1e334e4e5c

There is no magic solution for #archiving #digital #media. Statistically, #thumb #drives and #USB #sticks fail within few years, so will #SSD drives and #flash drives. Consumer grade #HDD may work few years longer but not much. Archive HDD drives will probably work a decade or so but eventually will fail. Creating new copies to constantly updated drives seems to be the best strategy but can suffer from #generation #loss due to physical damages, changing file formats etc. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/09/music-industrys-1990s-hard-drives-like-all-hdds-are-dying/

Love Sticks? There’s an Instagram for That. - Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/style/sticks-instagram-boone-hogg-logan-jugler.html #archesnationalpark(utah) #woodandwoodproducts #instagraminc #socialmedia #sticks

Sticks. And the People Who Love Them. - Those who appreciate “something as basic as a stick” are sharing their enthusiasm through... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/style/sticks-and-the-people-who-love-them.html #archesnationalpark(utah) #woodandwoodproducts #instagraminc #socialmedia #sticks

While public libraries have fallen out of favour with successive UK governments, dogs are showing the way.

A Valentines comic from years past.
#ValentinesDay #Herons #Sticks

I am up to the 4th ep of #SonicPrime, and it has had it's talented moments, and not talented moments. And I am not sure what to make of this story yet.

But the Knuckles in this jungle universe is vveerryy much #Sticks, the badger. And I feel a bit mad. Did the writers not know about Sticks? Did they, and thought they could improve on greatness? Did they, and thought lets give them almost, but not really? Either way, just give us Sticks. I miss -her-, not an imitation.
#Sonic

A stick in the sunshine, paused in order to listen to Dad talking some nonsense or other #DogsofMastodon #Labrador #Sticks #Sunshine

My magic wand.
#mushrooms #FungiFriday #itsactuallysaturday #magic #magicwand #sticks

Another #intro/ interest post because nothing is true.

#sticks #dirt #rocks #string #charms #plants #herbs #alternativerealities #chaosmagick #chaosmagic #chaote #occult #esoteric #magick #alchemy #mysticism #psychonaut #esotericbuddhism #decolonizeyourmind #neurodecolonization #neuroplasticity #bigdada #culturejamming #wyrd #weirdness #occultism #witchcraft #tarot #candles #incense #sigil #cutups

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