Thursday, April 10, 2008

Java blockin'

For some reason my work computer cannot run Java even if its motherboard
depended on it. Which is sometimes does. The CPU is conveniently
located within kicking distance and boy, its failure to perform even a
simple app really grinds my gears. I've seen better script reading at a
high school drama club. Not that I've ever been a part of a high school
drama club.

So now I am blogging via email. Somewhere in this post, assuming this
whole setup works like it is supposed to, you should see a screenshot of
my computer's latest endeavor at being more than just a warm pile of
silicon and plastic.

I realize of course that my government-owned Dell, had it been fortunate
enough to exist as a home PC, would probably be functioning like a
well-behaved, law-abiding computer. Unfortunately this machine is
hampered by a legion of network-administered programs designed
specifically to keep me from completing any useful task. A boot-up
takes twenty-five minutes. The network people know my Java isn't
working, but I shouldn't be using Java anyway, they contend.
Essentially, I am enslaved to a slave PC. It sucks. Anyway, we'll see
how this blog-by-email thing turns out. Maybe I'll do it more.

Oh, the Navy is also blocking Facebook as of yesterday. What's up with
t <<screenshot.jpg>> hat?

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