Joshua Unlimited

Status Updates

Quick status updates not unlike what you’d post to social media channels like Twitter (X).

  • In my own way, I was an unhappy child. Or rather, maybe I should say I was far more troubled in childhood than I was after I became an adult. I think it’s partly because I was an only child and an introvert, and I didn’t get to spend much time with my parents since they were both busy working. It’s also because I wasn’t able to properly deal with the anxiety and sadness I felt.

    Since I couldn’t talk to anyone about this, I couldn’t find a way out of my problems, and little by little the sadness inside me grew until it felt like a massive balloon pressing down on me every night when I got into bed. Of course, it was always about childish things. They all seem trivial when I took back on them now. Like when I got depressed thinking about having to take a test in gym class right after summer break to see whether I could spin backward over the playground bars. Or when I heard a rumor that people buried dead bodies under cherry trees, and became afraid of the cherry tree in my backyard…

    More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

  • TIL there are 2 apps called mouseless: one by HangBoss and one by Sonuscape. Both appear to function the same way. I’m trying out HangBoss’ because Sonuscape doesn’t have a Windows version yet (though a beta is set to release on 7 April). I’m enjoying it so far but I do find myself still reaching for the mouse on reflex.

  • I’m updating the status of some documents and for the first time in about 2 decades I need to provide a certified copy of my Cambridge GCE A Level results. What a throwback to my skinnier days.

  • Sometimes you just have to make that Hail Mary shot and hope for the best. That way I can honestly say that at least I tried 🙂

  • When I saw the reveal for Mika and the Witch’s Mountain I knew I had to get it. There’s something appealing about making deliveries on a peaceful island. The cute graphics add to the atmosphere.

  • I daresay it ran better than Windows 10 (though I don’t think many would be surprised). It detected my external USB drives and the proper resolution for the laptop screen. Sadly I couldn’t test the external monitor because the USB stick was so thick it blocked the HDMI port.

  • In preparation for installing Linux Mint on my Asus Zenbook, I wanted to create a live USB stick to test run the OS on the system.

    I’ve been told “faster is better” for live USB sticks so I thought of getting the Kingston DataTraveler Max 256GB which is available at a local store. Then I remembered my Zenbook’s ports are USB 3.0 meaning I wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the stick’s faster speed.

    I realized I could save some money by getting a USB stick that closer matched the USB 3.0 speed limit. The Kingston DataTraveler Kyson 64GB seemed sufficient and was $30 cheaper. Then I found out that USB models of different capacities could have varying performances. In the Kyson’s case, anything below 256GB seemed sus.

    But here’s the thing: the DT Max 256GB is only $13 more than the DT Kyson 256GB. So I decided to get the DataTraveler Max because I’d also be future-proofing myself.