Cumbersome

Conditions: Fiddly. And warm.

Big news at Jones central: I've been surprised by a new computer! Well, the surprise was yesterday, but thanks to the couriers the computer has only arrived today, at midday. Well it's the thought that counts. Rantings to follow:

12:15 - Oooh, it's black. A sexy, dangerous kind of black. The kind of black that seeps around the edges of black holes...

12:20 - What, am I supposed to break the foot off the bottom of the monitor before it rotates into position? Sodding computers. Oh how I hate them.

12:32 - Why have they given me a USB mouse when there's a perfectly good mouse plug next to the keyboard plug? Now i have to use one of my USB ports for the blasted mouse. Idiots.

12:47 - Why is it that the orientation of the computer is dictated by the orientation of the speakers? What if I wanted the computer to sit under the left hand speaker? The power cord won't stretch far enough. Now I have to reverse the speakers. The people who sit around all day in an office thinking this stuff up need to open their windows.

13:01 - So XP Professional (natch) needs it's 25 chara product key. That's on the Certificate of Authority. The Certificate of Authority has no sticker, but a card saying the label has been removed and stuck to the PC. The bottom of the PC. So after setting it up I now have to lay on the floor like a dog, or a Microsoft programmer, and write the 25 charas onto a piece of paper. How thoughtful. Thank you, retailer. And the B's look like 8's.


13:20 - The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed, huh? Screw this. I'm going to lunch.


15:30 - Ok. No idea how to fix the trust relationship. where has the trust gone? Anyway, logging in as Administrator works, and the computer can see the network. So without further ado, we can start copying over important files and directories. Well, perhaps some ado. Are there any new games? Why can't I get the screen to 'squish?' Need. More. Contrast. Ugh, this colour scheme has to go.

Ahhh, the copying percent screen. How I've missed you.



Movie Review: Children of Men

If you're looking for gritty drama, with lots of explosions, then this is the film for you. Starring Clive Owen (and others, but mostly Clive) and directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter?), this film is about an awful future where society is breaking down due to no new babies being born for over 18 years. It's a little bit Casablanca, a little bit Saving Private Ryan, and it's set in Britain, so it's mostly depressing. Very impressive camera work, almost to the extant of being distracting due to how difficult it must have been. Overall, a very intense and emotive film. Four out of Five foetuses.


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