Oh, it always gets worse with these surveillance companies. Also good to bear in mind this is the tip of the iceberg.

Looks like a nice kit. I was holding out for 6400 before everything fell apart. G.Skill has been solid for me in the past.

What timings?

Sure, but contrarian investment and bets are built into the system. Everyone wants to think they’re the genius.

I’ve played with it for a little bit, but at this point, I’m so far removed from print design, I gave up after kicking the tires. When my resume ceased to be able to get anywhere as a PDF’d INDD, I tucked tail and went back to Word.

While I grant these things are true, there’s no way in hell multiple people aren’t trying this bet.

No, no … it’s Actually Indians.

Oh, you just know someone’s shorting this. It just doesn’t seem to get reported on.

I’m typing this on a Surface, so I’m not inherently anti-MS, but they’ve very clearly given up on the consumer side, which is an industrywide trend.

AI is sort of like having a plug. If you know you want it, it’s easy enough to find.

Have fun with the wait!

I have a rule that I will double RAM with each generation. I had 8GB of DDR2, then 16GB of DDR3. You can guess where I went with DDR4.

Looks like I’m not getting 64GB this year.

“Why would I want to use Notepad?”

It was rather pretty of me.

You can only use so many “fucks” before a video is demonetized. Running any longer would have come up against that wall.

“Finely reviewed newspaper”? Mate, everyone actually interested in committing journalism has already headed for the exits. Shit only gets worse from here.

Sometimes, being an editor sucks. I try to hold back, but when you end up with a different word than intended – and it’s funny – I feel I have no choice but to point it out.

I’m sorry. Are you a mod here? You’re just bitching that you didn’t get exactly what you wanted served on a platter.

I’m assuming you were going for “petty,” not rhapsodizing about the UI on the error.

So, you’re going with the slippery slope: There are so many other problems, why worry about a new one?

I’m homeless and struggle to afford food, so I’m aware of the larger issues in play. The problem here is that we’re adding a new one atop societal decay. Handwaving each new fuckup away is how we succumb to a future without agency.

Now is the time to be shouting from the rooftops, not giving up.

I’m an old guy (started with Photoshop 5 – not CS5; 5), and GIMP has never felt like software trying to help me accomplish a goal. It’s the vi of image editors.