Thanks! Most people look at me like I'm speaking ... well, ancient Norse, when I tell them my computer's name. :-)
What's scary was when my car developed the same quirk my computer has -- if I don't say hello when I first sit down at my desk, it sometimes doesn't boot. It hangs on Windows. Talked to techs, and I should just wait, which never works. So I have to rest my hand on the CPU, apologize, say good morning (or whatever time of day it is), and cold boot. Then it works. Well, sometimes my car won't start if I take it for granted too. It's a recent problem, but amuses me. Mostly.
This naming of things is a double-edged sword. At least I named the computer for a male horse, so no PMS to deal with. :-)
Sympathies on Gozer. Just remember, if your computer asks you if you're a god, say yes. :-)
Though I know Robin McKinley now lives in England, I can't help wondering if she ever lived here in the Southwest, given her description of the desert. It's one of the very many reasons I love that book. And re-read it every year or two.
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Re: Books and silicon
Date: 2003-07-04 07:48 pm (UTC)What's scary was when my car developed the same quirk my computer has -- if I don't say hello when I first sit down at my desk, it sometimes doesn't boot. It hangs on Windows. Talked to techs, and I should just wait, which never works. So I have to rest my hand on the CPU, apologize, say good morning (or whatever time of day it is), and cold boot. Then it works. Well, sometimes my car won't start if I take it for granted too. It's a recent problem, but amuses me. Mostly.
This naming of things is a double-edged sword. At least I named the computer for a male horse, so no PMS to deal with. :-)
Sympathies on Gozer. Just remember, if your computer asks you if you're a god, say yes. :-)
Though I know Robin McKinley now lives in England, I can't help wondering if she ever lived here in the Southwest, given her description of the desert. It's one of the very many reasons I love that book. And re-read it every year or two.