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I seem to be on a bit on a robot bender recently. But really, I've been a little troubled with the vast amount of work that I've been dealt with over the past few days, and so I'm looking for solace in completing tasks that I have left languishing for too long.
Sadly, one of these tasks seems to be fixing my laptop, as it is failing to boot up. I've learned a lot over the past day in working in Linux, and discovered that the hard drive has started to fail, but has not yet entirely failed. As such, I'm actually installing Windows (gasp!) just so I can run a comprehensive disk scanner on the drive before I inevitably toss it in the trash and replace it.
In a somewhat related note, I've come to realize that Jim Henson was a brilliant writer on top of an incredible artist and visionary. (We miss you, Jim.) I find his existential writings, especially when performed with Muppets, to be incredibly moving. AT&T uncovered this Henson video from 1963 that they had commissioned to help explain the connection between Man and Machine.
If there is a book of Henson writings, I would want to read it, pore over its pages, and gain vast oceans of information in a single, all-encompassing gulp.
(This also reminded me of another video, not as existential, but still wonderful to watch, with an early version of the Cookie Monster. I love that the machine has many parts within its framework.)
Sadly, one of these tasks seems to be fixing my laptop, as it is failing to boot up. I've learned a lot over the past day in working in Linux, and discovered that the hard drive has started to fail, but has not yet entirely failed. As such, I'm actually installing Windows (gasp!) just so I can run a comprehensive disk scanner on the drive before I inevitably toss it in the trash and replace it.
In a somewhat related note, I've come to realize that Jim Henson was a brilliant writer on top of an incredible artist and visionary. (We miss you, Jim.) I find his existential writings, especially when performed with Muppets, to be incredibly moving. AT&T uncovered this Henson video from 1963 that they had commissioned to help explain the connection between Man and Machine.
If there is a book of Henson writings, I would want to read it, pore over its pages, and gain vast oceans of information in a single, all-encompassing gulp.
(This also reminded me of another video, not as existential, but still wonderful to watch, with an early version of the Cookie Monster. I love that the machine has many parts within its framework.)