Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

@wigglytuffitout cool, cool

I was concerned that they were claiming like, it works 80% of the time in cases where it works and I'd have been super interested in the mathematical fuckery that somehow got them there

@wigglytuffitout just out of interest, did the study then claim 100% effectiveness?

'cause if it didn't then I have even more questions

I want a glass-sided toaster so I can see how toasty the bread is getting while it's in there

Hooray! My trackball has been repaired!

(touch wood, this was like 10 minutes ago so there's still time for some problem or other to raise its ugly head)

Left click started working intermittently so I swapped out the old microswitch for a new one

No pictures because I always forget to take any in process and also my soldering sucks

🎶 I need seaweed
(Kelp!) Not just any weed
(Kelp!) You know I need seaweed
KELP! 🎶

@mavica oof yeah, I had a really hard time with those

although weirdly I was always fine with like, mumble or discord or stuff so I managed to trick myself out of it by doing all phonecalls with a headset for a while

still don't know how that worked

@mavica he's right up there with richard dawkins

which gives me another opportunity to share my favourite article concerning dawkins

"British scientists don't like Richard Dawkins, finds study that didn't even ask questions about Richard Dawkins"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/richard-dawkins-atheism-criticism-atheist-study-rice-university-science-scientists-a7389396.html

ah yes, easter

an appropriate tale for this time of coronavirus

the story of everyone being confused seeing some guy walking around when he was definitely meant to stay the fuck inside

@mavica that's super cool

@mavica isn't that the bit you made your own cables for?

🦔

This is going to be a "sam gets entirely hacked off at tech day" I'm sure of it

Stuff that's been having problems:
Trackball
Answer Machine
Laptop webcam

If that printer so much as looks at me funny today I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD I'LL *angery octopus noises*

@shonalika yeah

I'm sure it's similar to a stress headache or summat

@mavica I keep on interpreting these as like, mavica beep codes

@mavica I love older tech with those brushed metal faceplates

@mavica also us in europe have FFP2, AS/NZ has P2, Korea has "1st Class", and Japan has DS

'cause fuck ISO or something I guess