Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦Feb 7, 2025

Morning Mastodonians!

It was another light turnout at hockey this morning—only 14 skaters. At least it was enough for 5v5, but with only 2 subs, the skating was a bit lackadaisical. I played okay, even if I could not stop 4(!) breakaways. We ended up winning 8-6. I am still getting used to how the puck bounces off my new chest protector. It is very solid, which means good protection but some big bounces.

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#Today should include some more shoveling. There's only about an inch of granular wet stuff, but we're expecting some more on Sunday, so I need to get it cleaned up now. I actually hit a couple of patches of ice driving into hockey this morning, despite the 35⁰ F / 1.67⁰ C temperature, which was exciting. And some #walkies. Not sure about this evening. Maybe get back to #Bardsung and play the first adventure. Maybe a movie.
Feb 7, 2025 at 4:47pmWeb
Show threadJonathan Arnold 🇺🇦Feb 7, 2025
No matter how hard I try, the chaos still seeps in. I read Amanda Marcotte's twice-weekly newsletter on Salon.com and Heather Cox Richardson's daily Letter, but I try to avoid everything else. I have the t-word blocked on Mastodon, and I should add the m-word. It is astonishing what they are getting away with. And yet 45% or more Americans approve of what is going on, which is desperately heartbreaking. They probably think it is all hyperbole.
Show threadJonathan Arnold 🇺🇦Feb 7, 2025
And yesterday was perhaps my worst day in the #SaltMine. I just wanted to release my changes but it never happened. I wrestled with git, where nothing is ever easy. I fought with submodules, a special sort of git hell. I fought our database versioning system, and with our CI tools, and with my boss' suggestions. And just when I thought the merge finally went through, I found out someone else snuck in a change while I thrashed, meaning I got to start over this morning.
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Be safe. Wash your hands. Watch your distance. Wear your N95 mask. Vaccinate! Boost! The flu is also running rampant in these parts.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met in my life were people who knew they were wrong.

William Hazlitt

Show threadNatalieFeb 8, 2025
@jdarnold Dagnabbit!! Hate days like that.
Show threadJonathan Arnold 🇺🇦Feb 8, 2025
@Natallini Thanks Nat! Today was ever so slightly better. At least I got the code merged, after much gnash of teeth and pulling of hair