#getting used to the new computer is hard

[wolfchans]

[cicide76536]

My gift to @tragediegh for Rote Winterfest Gift-exchange !

My beloved @vilyar was a life saviour for lending me his drawing tablet and computer when mine broke and for helping me sketch some of the harder parts ❤️ Thank you

[badninken]

Moving from a 15 year old pre-owned PC to a brand new custom built one today and I'm scared. It's like moving into a big new house and now I have to move all my little things in and install new shiny furniture that will probably steal those things and also spy on me because that's what they do nowadays.

I'll also be forced to use a newer, probably much worse version of photoshop because adobe is the devil and I signed my soul away long ago.

[icewindandboringhorror]

I occasionally wish to reach out to old friends/acquaintances I haven't spoken to since high school/some other even earlier time in my life, but I have SOOO little social energy even for required tasks (like making dr phone calls or etc), I never have any leftover for extra ones, and it would be very odd to message someone I haven't spoken to in like 5 years out of the blue but then take 4 entire months to respond back lol.. My natural curiosity with nostalgia/collecting details of the past/etc. (literally if I were born a little earlier I would definitely do scrapbooking or something lol) is very strong, but, alas, not strong enough to beat out the Social Issues Demons apparently

[tj-crochets]

Crafting update: I had the day off work, so I ran some errands and overdid it enough that my heart rate was acting up, so I decided it was a "sit and crochet" kind of day, except I overdid that too so now I have an almost-finished crocheted cauldron and a blister attempting to form on my finger, so no more crochet for me for a few days lol

[cuz-reasons]

I don't waaaant to drag my computer to the shop it's heavvvvy

[drizzedoffrootbeer]

despite coming with like 6 pieces the universal charger i paid $95 for didn't have one that's the right size for my computer 🙃

[dr-gaytorius]

NO I'm not mad that my new 32gb of ram won't come in until after I finish the game. It's fine and I'm not brooding

[indigowallbreaker]

!8 on the fluff list for Edelguard/Bernadetta/Raphael?

It's only after I've finished editing this that I'm looking closer at your prompt and realizing you might have meant 18, not 8? Either way, an interesting trio to put in a Situation. Sorry for the wait!

[prompt rules]

[more Beagles stories]

8. “I’m so proud of you.”

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Bernadetta's leg bounced under the table. Her hands were clenched in her lap, fists wound as tight as her insides. No matter much she mentally pleaded, Professor Byleth wasn't handing back their tests any faster. It was as if they knew Bernadetta was about to pass out from nerves and took pleasure in her discomfort.

It wasn't even her own test Bernadetta was anxious about. In front of her, Edelgard sat upright and sure, eyes also tracking the Professor as they moved around the classroom. Beside Bernadetta was Raphael, hands clasped on the table top. It was their test scores Bernadetta wanted to know so badly.

Edelgard and Raphael had met multiple times that week to study for this particular test. More accurately-- Edelgard had tutored Raphael several times that week for this test. The guilt of it lay thick in Bernadetta's gut. Edelgard was royalty. She was next in line to be Emperor! If anyone should have been tutoring Raphael, it should have been Bernadetta. And now there was a chance Edelgard's test score could be affect by her lack of proper studying.

Stupid Bernie! Why didn't she offer faster? Why didn't she interrupt their sessions to take over instead? Her own scores could get as low as dirt-- they didn't matter compared to Edelgard's.

"It's easier to study in the library with the materials close at hand," Edelgard had explained when the tutoring plans had first been made. "I know you dislike being out of your room for so long. You may join us when you have the confidence."

But Bernadetta had talked herself out of joining them every time. Even when Raphael had offered to make her a 'Bernadetta Book Barricade' to keep her safe from the rest of the library, Bernadetta had yelled that moving so many books would draw attention and to not go through the trouble. Inside, however, she was happy at his attempt to keep her safe. Even if Edelgard had been shaking her head at the pair of them during the whole conversation.

"Here you are."

The Professor was standing beside Bernadetta, holding out her test. Bernadetta took it and placed in on her desk without looking at the grade. Her gaze was locked on the Professor's hand, which had reached into the stack to grab the next paper. Slowly-- or perhaps it was just slow to Bernadetta-- they handed back Raphael's test. Then Edelgard's in the next row. Then they began speaking to the class about something that went in on of Bernadetta's ears and out the other.

She didn't register anything until the lunch bell rang. Immediately she grabbed Raphael's arm, stopping him from leaving as the rest of the class filed out. Seeing this, Edelgard hesitated by Bernadetta's desk, then waved for Hubert to leave with everyone else.

"What's up?" Raphael asked once the three were alone.

"H-How did you guys do?" Bernadetta's own text crinkled in her grasp.

Raphael grinned with all his teeth. "I nailed this one! Thanks to Edelgard, of course!"

"You knew more to start with than you thought," Edelgard praised as she held up her own passing test score for Bernadetta to observe. "You just needed some help with--"

"I'm so proud of you two!"

Bernadetta buried her face in her palms, trying and failing to hold back sobs of relief. Raphael had gotten a better grade than Bernadetta! Her country's princess had passed with flying colors! The guilt and anxiety that had made it's home in her chest all week had vanished, leaving Bernadetta feeling lightheaded and shaky.

A strong arm wrapped around her shoulders and Edelgard's laughter seemed to wrap Bernadetta just as tight. "That's what's got you so worked up?"

"One test shouldn't cause so much grief," Edelgard said, holding out a handkerchief.

Bernadetta sniffed and took it. "Sorry." She dabbed at her cheeks. "Um, c-could I join in your study sessions next time?"

"Sure yah can! That okay with you, Edelgard?"

"Of course." Edelgard smiled softly as she pushed Bernadetta's bangs away from her tear-sticky face. "We will tackle the next test together."

Relaxing into Raphael's arm, clutching Edelgard's handkerchief, Bernadetta returned the smile, confident that she could easily brave a few hours in the library next time.

[clockworksheep2]

need to draw what i look like when im Really not doing well bc i stg my face looks like a sickly victorian ghoul child. it is genuinely kind of fucked up fjfkdl i just felt my heart fuckin jump when i walked past a mirror bc im still not totally used to my longer hair length + my face is getting that bad sunken look bc of the sleep issues and everything else going on

[aplatypusshapedkite]

No thoughts only a SMP from 2021 that only three videos of it remain

[skeletalheartattack]

"BLJ" actually stands for Biden Long Jump <isnt sure if youre aware of mario 64 speedrunning technique backwards long jump

and if joe biden was put into half life 2 he'd do an "ABH", as in: Accelerated Biden Hop

[jils-things]

meow

[rigginsstreet]

I got a new laptop which I should be excited about but also….im definitely gonna still be using my old laptop for giffing purposes cuz all my shit is on there 😂

[luetta]

idk if people on tumblr know about this but a cybersecurity software called crowdstrike just did what is probably the single biggest fuck up in any sector in the past 10 years. it's monumentally bad. literally the most horror-inducing nightmare scenario for a tech company.

some info, crowdstrike is essentially an antivirus software for enterprises. which means normal laypeople cant really get it, they're for businesses and organisations and important stuff.

so, on a friday evening (it of course wasnt friday everywhere but it was friday evening in oceania which is where it first started causing damage due to europe and na being asleep), crowdstrike pushed out an update to their windows users that caused a bug.

before i get into what the bug is, know that friday evening is the worst possible time to do this because people are going home. the weekend is starting. offices dont have people in them. this is just one of many perfectly placed failures in the rube goldburg machine of crowdstrike. there's a reason friday is called 'dont push to live friday' or more to the point 'dont fuck it up friday'

so, at 3pm at friday, an update comes rolling into crowdstrike users which is automatically implemented. this update immediately causes the computer to blue screen of death. very very bad. but it's not simply a 'you need to restart' crash, because the computer then gets stuck into a boot loop.

this is the worst possible thing because, in a boot loop state, a computer is never really able to get to a point where it can do anything. like download a fix. so there is nothing crowdstrike can do to remedy this death update anymore. it is now left to the end users.

it was pretty quickly identified what the problem was. you had to boot it in safe mode, and a very small file needed to be deleted. or you could just rename crowdstrike to something else so windows never attempts to use it.

it's a fairly easy fix in the grand scheme of things, but the issue is that it is effecting enterprises. which can have a looooot of computers. in many different locations. so an IT person would need to manually fix hundreds of computers, sometimes in whole other cities and perhaps even other countries if theyre big enough.

another fuck up crowdstrike did was they did not stagger the update, so they could catch any mistakes before they wrecked havoc. (and also how how HOW do you not catch this before deploying it. this isn't a code oopsie this is a complete failure of quality ensurance that probably permeates the whole company to not realise their update was an instant kill). they rolled it out to everyone of their clients in the world at the same time.

and this seems pretty hilarious on the surface. i was havin a good chuckle as eftpos went down in the store i was working at, chaos was definitely ensuring lmao. im in aus, and banking was literally down nationwide.

but then you start hearing about the entire country's planes being grounded because the airport's computers are bricked. and hospitals having no computers anymore. emergency call centres crashing. and you realised that, wow. crowdstrike just killed people probably. this is literally the worst thing possible for a company like this to do.

crowdstrike was kinda on the come up too, they were starting to become a big name in the tech world as a new face. but that has definitely vanished now. to fuck up at this many places, is almost extremely impressive. its hard to even think of a comparable fuckup.

a friday evening simultaneous rollout boot loop is a phrase that haunts IT people in their darkest hours. it's the monster that drags people down into the swamp. it's the big bag in the horror movie. it's the end of the road. and for crowdstrike, that reaper of souls just knocked on their doorstep.

[adraughtofamortentia]

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