Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

And while you don't *need* an OEM install from the factory, some of the newer ones have some very picky hardware. The XPS 13 9340 we tried only had camera support with some Dell PPA enabled and Ubuntu 22.04. Upgrading to 24.04 broke it again.

Their configurator didn't allow linux without some insanely expensive spec, so I will probably throw a distro on there as soon as I have time

Got a replacement Dell 16" precision for my old one which died just out of warranty. Dell somehow made it even bigger and heavier, which is impressive. It's like billet steel.

It'll come round in about 3 days at this rate.

I'm thinking of going back again in late Spring but will need to smash the piggybank 🇬🇧

3 weeks ago today I was out in the West End seeing Coogan's Dr. Strangelove. Time goes so fast.

It will use a python API to allow you to spin up 1300 instances of flipjiblets

Meanwhiile at AWS re:invent this year

"INTRODUCING AWS HEADLESS FLIBJIBLET FIRESHIT"

"Dear AWS administrator, AWS will soon be retiring phalange boom 1.1
Please ensure your code works on AWS flipjiblet fireshit, the replacement for AWS phalange boom"

Okay dude

AWS quite frequently send me these emails warning of deprecating a service, and I have *no* idea what on earth they're talking about.

@Jackiemauro We used to work together at CMU. Well, I worked for you, more accurately.

This also works for elevator call buttons and traffic lights

'Cloning Virtual Machine' 44% get on with it you bloody thing

I have had one of those days. It will probably continue tomorrow.

Electrons move about, that's a computing problem.

Let me just deal with this ticket to change the lightbulb in the shitter

Trying to explain to someone that no, the web developer can't do it because they let the web developer go is not something that gives me fulfilment