Heading for the stairs. On the table, the Anchor Gnome is still helping smaller ones down from high places.

#Gnomecember

Joining up and starting off. #Gnomecember

The gnomes are gathering in their groups. One of the high-up gnomes needs an assist. #Gnomember

It’s time. As one, the gnomes turn, preparing to set out for the estivation chambers.

#Gnomember

Almost through the second week of the new job, and:

* Where tf is this self-confidence coming from, especially in early January?
* Can it please continue like forever?

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS cartridges use NAND flash for storage , not mask ROMs. Like all Flash memory, they "leak" charge over time and eventually lose data.

The Switch and 3DS card reader tells game cards to "refresh" themselves periodically. https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-3ds-cartridge-lifespan.591607/

But, some users are reporting cartridges already dying, especially ones they haven't used for years. I wonder which of mine already don't work.

Just a reminder that you don't own any data you can't back up. Buying physical cartridges and game cards isn't enough if they're using technology that inevitably deteriorates over time.

First day of the new job was faaaaabulous. As good as I’d hoped, maybe even a bit better.

(*falls over*)

Back to the ferry commute. ❤️

For Reasons, I needed to get my geeky tech writing course open-sourced before 2024 started. Got in just under the wire!

Course here: https://asrfs.github.io/Tech-Writing-for-Techies/output/html/00-00-course-overview.html

GitHub repository with all the weird AsciiDoc magic that generates the slides and web pages here: https://github.com/ASRFS/Tech-Writing-for-Techies

#Gnomecember brings new art to the gallery wall. Last year’s Gnoma Lisa is joined by the Gnome with a Pearl Earring.

@evilrooster Contributing mine: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35997277

It's December 21st. Time to link to a couple of seasonally relevant pieces for some Christmas-observing people, one widely recognized as good and one by me:

What Joseph Felt by Jo Walton: http://www.jowaltonbooks.com/short-stories/joseph/

Silence in the Hill-Country: evilrooster.dreamwidth.org/50289.html

First ever knit socks! They rhyme rather than match, but I love them.

“I’m Gnome of the World!” #Gnomecember

I should probably apologize to anyone whose enjoyment of elephant nature documentaries I permanently ruined yesterday.

Oh, dear, #Gnomecember has gone a bit sideways.

Cosplay research. #Gnomecember

It’s Gnome O’Clock somewhere. #Gnomecember

#Gnomecember #SilentSunday