A 50-something French dude that’s old enough to think blogs are still cool, if not cooler than ever. I also like to write and to sketch.

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Cake day: June 4th, 2025

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  • I don’t remember.

    Seriously. I’m almost 60 and I only remember when I turned 20 (I was studying and working hard, and there was that bright future waiting for me, or so I thought) and when I turned 40 (I was already bald and if I did manage to get a career it was also the year my spouse and I decided we had to get out of that crazy stupid endless race called ‘a career’ and try to live a much simpler, and much less shiny, life ;)



  • I actually used to pay for YouTube Premium for quite a while. It was $7/month and I split it with someone so it cost me $3/month to eliminate the very slightly annoying ads, which was well worth it.

    I could have written that. I was fine with paying for YT, even though they asked too much to my taste I paid for years, but I decided their attitude was way too hostile (and too dumb) and decided to cancel my Premium membership.

    I watch a lot less YT nowadays, like a lot, and I do it on Waterfox with those extensions: uBO + SponsorBlock (and YT Enhancer). So far, beside a few slow downs and the occasional refusal to play a video, it seems to be working fine.





  • I just don’t see the point of telling people what they already know,

    Like I said previously, if the web was only populated by non-redundant content (and books written alike) it would not be the Web we know and our bookshelves would be empty too. Also, the thing is that I’m probably too old to understand the ‘needs’ of younger generations but I consider repetitions, alongside with failing (aka trying and not doing great, aka spending time trying) as keys to any true learning. So, saying what you seem to consider obvious is not something I’m anywhere ready to stop doing, sorry but feel free to block me if it’s too much of a nuisance ;)

    But others will surely vote you up and vote me down, so I guess I’m in the minority.

    Does it matter? We share our opinions, which could be the start of something interesting, why should we care what bystanders can think about that? Even less so, I already explained that in a couple other discussions (repetitions, always repetitions) that I consider people silently downvoting without making the minimal effort of explaining their motivation/reasoning not worth of my attention. Alas, not only am I stating the obvious, and I’m a useless commenter but it looks like I’m also very mean. Looks like there is not much to like in me.


  • This in particular makes little sense, and IMO the whole comment is nihilistic and defeatist and generally not very helpful. Just my opinion.

    Most modern democratic societies have matured/thrived on a few key notions, including the idea that we, their citizens, had some fundamental rights among which were a few freedoms and at the very least some notion of privacy/intimacy. Those same fundamentals rights and values our actual leaders, so vocal about their unadulterated respect for democracy ad its values, happily are sitting on, when not pooping on.

    Hope this makes a little more sense. If not, well, ok next time I will try in French.

    As a side note, since you seem to consider comments should serve a purpose (if only, would you imagine what a nice place the Internet could be if it was only populated by useful participation and people willing to contribute to building a better place?), do not hesitate to tell me why this comment of mine made little sense to you (you know, it may help me understand your own comment) instead of just telling me it’s useless and nihilistic which, I don’t think I’m taking a huge risk here, you did not intend to use as a compliment. But, like you said, that’s just my opinion.



  • What I was about to say: wires seem way too short to do much. Tying them together would be my choice too.

    Also, I’m really not an expert but I’m also not sure this machine needs that much of cable management for improving airflow as there must not be that much to begin with? I see the two fans at the bottom but where is the ventilation in the top of the case? So, I’m not sure much air would have to pass through the bundle of cables.