computers are mysterious!

For reasons unknown to me, the internet has been very slow around our house lately.  (This makes tumblin’ less fun, but it’s happened before and resolved itself.  We think.)

At work, the computers are pretty much always slow.  Which is fine, until the boss tries to use one.  ”This is really slow!” is the usual reaction.  (“Yes,” we say.  ”We know.”)

But the boss really only knows of one reason why computers might be slow — DANGEROUS VIRUSES!  So every time he tries to use one, and it’s slow, he blames us for infecting them with DANGEROUS VIRUSES (in all our spare time? IDEK) and starts these anti-virus scans running in the background.  Which slow things down even more, naturally.

It never seems to occur to him that perhaps it is simply that the computer he was trying to use was purchased in 1994, and therefore will be slower than the fancy super!Mac that he runs in his own office.  Nearly TWO DECADES separate the technology.  In computer years, that’s practically a geological age.

(Spoiler alert: sometimes, slow things are just slow.)

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flashback fic rec!

There was a post today on sga storyfinders looking for a Stargate: Atlantis fic. The description was this:

“Very early McShep fic: John goes with Rodney to Jean’s house in Toronto for leave – title is something like Canadian bacon or perhaps that’s the challenge.”

And of course it was found, because the SGA fandom is awesome like that, and it is the fantastic Thicker Than Water, by Julad.

(“Good,” Jean said, and folded her arms. “So? The last ten years of your life in thirty seconds, your time starts now.”)

Points to Ponder:

1. This story is still a super enjoyable read. I just read it again, and did, in fact, find it super enjoyable.

2. 2004/5 was a really long time ago, technologically speaking. They buy cds and dvds and Thinkpads, and no one sends any text messages.

3. I like Canadian bacon.

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