It is always "interesting" how the people who have not used a thing at all seem to consider themselves the best experts on that thing. If they would just get rid off their prejudices and, you know, try things out, they could be positively surprised. But no, The Internet Outrage™ machine would stop working if they would do that…

After about one week on the new laptop I can confirm my suspicions. All that crap the new MacBook Pros get is all subjective. I got used to the shorter travel of the keyboard, actually I kind of like this keyboard more than the old one. Also, I find the Touch Bar useful. There, an unpopular opinion, but that's as valid as the one that tell exactly the opposite.

It will be Yule present for the kids1. Luckily that means the weekends will be filled with, well, playing on other devices until then.


  1. I know, we are early

I thought the Mini NES had a limited run and it was sold out fairly soon after its release. However, we found out that Clas Ohlson, a Nordic gadget and haberdashery store, has them in stock and on the shelves of their stores. We went and bought one today together with an additional controller.

Here’s the proof.

I meant that the grandfathers themselves are still very ”active”, doing active things with their grandchildren… ?

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Active grandfathers, you mean? And all the local emergency departments still know them and their (late?) mother by name? ?

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It was just a small cut, but we wanted to check it anyway. He's fine, he won't even remember the whole thing if we don't remind him. ?

Waiting for a nurse at the health center. The younger son had a rough play at the daycare after preschool and one of the other boys threw a small rock to his head. He has a cut that has already dried up but we came here to check it anyway.

I'm sorry for your loss.

There are still some things to set up on the new laptop while I work, but that can happen organically. ?