The desert sands adhere to your hands and block your airways.

[reddragdiva]

Fresh new hell at work: the SDLT drive has been put into active service at last, as of last night's backup. The esteemed fellow admin was here until one in the morning tweaking server room feng shui. He showed up today around one in the afternoon, looking about thirty percent not dead. He has been quite subdued today.

The new boss is considerably more clued than the old one and actually has the slightest idea what I do for a living. This means I do more actual work, but, on balance, is a considerable improvement.

Two Sudafed in the morning, one around 11am and a fourth one at 1pm, and my nose is still dripping like a tap. Pollen count: one frooglepoopillion.

Tonight: a date with arkady, in which we call upon a sick Veloria and visit the rats and family.

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Fresh new hell at work: the SDLT drive
I'll see you're tape drive and raise you a foundry NetIron.

[reddragdiva]

I'm actually very pleased to see the back of the old jukebox and the ridiculous number of DLTs it required each week. The new jukebox is just as Heath-Robinson in nature, and looking through the window into it while it's clanking away leaves one running a mental sweepstakes as to when it will clank its last. But it's new and shiny enough for the moment.

And SDLTs gaining popularity means DLT-IVs becoming affordable for home use. Particularly with all those unwanted tapes around nowadays.