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Cake day: November 20th, 2024

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  • Many, many moons ago (must have been around 2006?) I managed to procure a FingerWorks. It was magic, like holding a piece of computing history!

    It allowed a lot of the gestures we take for granted, to switch applications or workspaces, to go back a page, etc. But it also had really cool stuff. You could bind gestures like twisting your fingers clockwise to open a file (just like opening a jar!) or counterclockwise to close it. Pinch and zoom for copy and paste.

    I was only able to get a hold on a Dvorak copy. And because the key labels were printed on the board, you couldn’t really change the layout. Getting used to a split layout, no keys and Dvorak at the same time was too much and I had to sell it again. But I’ve been using split keyboards ever since!







  • We’ve had two floor vacuums from Dyson and they were fantastic. Totally dependable, lasted for years and years even though they were hand me downs from our In-laws. As they should - they aren’t cheap.

    So we decided getting a cordless Dyson and it’s been, OK I guess? The gasket for the cyclones was improperly installed and lost its seal, and then a catch broke off, so that the dust bucket would just slip off.

    Customer support was friendly and quick to help, at least.



  • Godamnit! At that time, we were visiting family stateside. It was like the window let in a chill, like a rug pulled out from under you, it was tangible that something in the very fabric of the USA had changed.

    I remember telling my grandpa, who fled soviet Bulgaria in WWII, that if this goes on, they can make anyone their enemy. 9/11 turned the hate siphon on full blast, and I was certain they would turn on their own.

    So happy he didn’t live to see what the Republicans became.