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Jul. 4th, 2011 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
witchscauldronWell, hopefully my computer 'drama' is done for a while.
This new machine I named the 'Great Smials', after the location in Tuckborough, in the Shire. I have a feeling that if I were a hobbit, I'd have been a Took, so the Great Place of the Tooks is fine with me.
It probably sounds ridiculous, but I -do not- like this machine. It's new and shiny and fast...and doesn't seem to want to do anything it's asked to. I've reinstalled some things two or three times now. I'm actually sick of this thing and don't want to look at it any more - but I still haven't ACTUALLY gotten to play any of my games yet. Still installing things. :\
Machines have personalities...
My former machine, box (who was further resurrected as 'necrobox') was a cheerful, fun little thing. It wasn't always the best, but it tried. I loved that computer. This one is...cold. And uncooperative. And rather arrogant. But at least it works. The first motherboard didn't, and that turned into a highway trip with broken A/C in 35 C. heat for almost 4 frikkin' hours on Saturday.
So. I'm here again. Watching installers. Woo.
This new machine I named the 'Great Smials', after the location in Tuckborough, in the Shire. I have a feeling that if I were a hobbit, I'd have been a Took, so the Great Place of the Tooks is fine with me.
It probably sounds ridiculous, but I -do not- like this machine. It's new and shiny and fast...and doesn't seem to want to do anything it's asked to. I've reinstalled some things two or three times now. I'm actually sick of this thing and don't want to look at it any more - but I still haven't ACTUALLY gotten to play any of my games yet. Still installing things. :\
Machines have personalities...
My former machine, box (who was further resurrected as 'necrobox') was a cheerful, fun little thing. It wasn't always the best, but it tried. I loved that computer. This one is...cold. And uncooperative. And rather arrogant. But at least it works. The first motherboard didn't, and that turned into a highway trip with broken A/C in 35 C. heat for almost 4 frikkin' hours on Saturday.
So. I'm here again. Watching installers. Woo.