In Neal Stephenson’s epic sci-fi novel “Cryptonomicon”, we read of a character in one of the modern timelines who is a techie and a new business owner. This guy has a running gag where he has an app he wrote that sits in his PC’s toolbar that checks his bank accounts and his investments and …
Author Archives: Shawn
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Work has me exhausted; I can’t work fast enough to finish one project before two tasks, three manager questions, and four support requests come in. So much context switching, and I lose time and energy. So much energy. The stack keeps deepening. People ask me, “Hey Shawn, why don’t you play games to unwind?” “Well,” …
Denke immer nie
Looking forward to the end of this semester of German II. I’m burned out. Given my struggles this semester, I’ll never achieve competence level A2. German I and II are considered A1, and I’m a middling student at it. Immigration wants higher than A2, so there goes that. At this point, I can’t even remember …
Deshaded
Apparently 10 days was the time set on my Mastodon shadow ban. I was thinking either 1 day (after apology and mod review), 3 days, or 7 days. But when the 7th day passed and I still had a limitation on my account, my next guess was 10, and I was right. The ban lifted …
Extra
My favorite is when I need connection, because everything inside is so heavy, so I hang out with the guys, and there’s just no room for me anywhere in the conversation. I can’t keep up. It’s the best. Tune out and scroll my phone until I leave. I’m tired. Just the best.