Sean Heber

@bigzaphod
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Ex-galactic president. I'm just this guy, you know?
Identityhttps://www.bigzaphod.com
Workhttps://iconfactory.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/bigzaphod
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@bigzaphod
Sean Heber1d ago

I'm having orange juice while struggling with code because @skaeth got me orange juice.

It is yummy.

I have enhanced it with vodka because this code is pissing me off.

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Worst part is, the kind of things I like to get lost in like this that are most interesting are also the kinds of things that are hard but that "normals" don't realize are hard. And then at the end of it all, I might sit back and realize I spent 2 weeks or 3 weeks on a thing that, essentially, NO ONE is going to appreciate. Not really. They'll never truly see it if it works.
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And the whole time I know I'm annoying everyone else. Being grumpy. Being tired. And feeling like I'm letting someone down. Or wasting time. Or failing someone/something. Or holding someone/something back.
Sean Heber1d ago

Sometimes I hate how I get when I have a coding problem or project and I'm stuck on it or in super deep.

I don't want to lose the context, forget things, etc. I want to figure it out. I want to solve it. So I just keep working on it.

I work all day on it. I work after I should have stopped for the day. I eat dinner and think about it. Then immediately go back to working on it.

I go to sleep thinking about it. I wake up thinking about it. Sometimes I just can't seem to stop until I get it.

Sean Heber2d ago
The Iconfactory2d ago

 Sit a spell & decorate your devices with these textured, Celtic-inspired wallpapers. 🍀

Set wallpapers with a single tap in Wallaroo, our handy iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wallaroo/id1630565980

Also on Patreon as part of your sub or purchase directly w/ no commitment https://www.patreon.com/cw/iconfactory

#WallarooApp #StPatricksDay #Wallpapers

Sean Heber2d ago
Ged Maheux2d ago

Apple isn’t the only one celebrating an anniversary this year. June will mark the @Iconfactory 30th year in business. Still hoping and praying we make it, would be very nice indeed. We can’t afford to do the kind of celebration I would love to do but I’d honestly be happy just getting there.

Thanks to all of you who have supported us over the years, especially these last few. It’s been tough. Staying the course, and keeping fingers crossed! 🤞

Sean Heber3d ago
Annoying that I’m still coughing sometimes. I don’t really feel sick anymore, but the coughing lingers. Acting as a reminder. Or a warning.
Sean Heber3d ago
Jason Snell3d ago

Another unexpected opportunity 2026 threw my way: I got the call to be on Jeopardy! Tune in next Thursday, March 19 (or March 20 on Hulu or Peacock), to watch me on the Alex Trebek Stage!

https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/03/ill-take-beach-reading-for-1000-ken/

Show threadSean Heber5d ago

I never fully tried my actual Time Machine backup because it'd have wiped my machine first to start the process and I didn't want to risk losing my only potential copy before trying it. Which is why I was trying to get in and at least copy the important stuff before going the backup restore route.

I might have been able to restore it - just slowly. So I still don't really know for sure.

Setting up the drive I found as a *second* Time Machine backup.

So I'll have two now.

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So, in short, I don't really know what happened here - but I think it had something to do with FileVault. Did the T2 chip somehow forget a key? Did a cosmic ray corrupt something?

I was able to unlock and read my files fine in recovery mode so... yeah, I dunno...

Well. It *did* stop on me while copying... but that could have been anything, tbh. Could have been some stupid permissions error. But I don't know for sure.