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an apocalypse writ in blood

So in sum, this is the tale of how a 5-hour mild annoyance turned into a 50+ hour ordeal, with more to come. [...]   Some trivial thoughts about my own day and related matters: We’re back to using the office as a staging ground. Noah was here when I arrived this morning. I explained the situati...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Feb. 20, 2026

self-care self-haircut

For the past month or so, my hair has been obnoxiously long and getting in my eyes. Two weekends ago, I intended to find a local place that does walk-in haircuts, but instead I spent the whole weekend on Project C. Last weekend I was dealing with the aftermath of Project C and more generally did not...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Feb. 9, 2026

alphabet soup

Sometimes you gotta focus on the trivial just to stay sane. casino night zone took over as lead on February 1, and I’ve been mass claiming NCLs to get his impression up. But they keep getting flirted with, so I’ve been naming them all “a potato pancake” (“You are now flirting with a potato pancake”)...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Feb. 4, 2026

we didn’t get our swords

“We didn’t get our swords,” said HGR.

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Feb. 3, 2026

the senegal squad and other casuals

I’m really enjoying life as a casual stat pusher in LD. I like big numbers. I will always like big numbers. But I’m not committed to them, which makes all the difference. “Casual” stat pushing means I’ve got a squad of hunters with 2k+ stats (dawn is on pace to hit 3k soon) and my heir, casino night...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Feb. 1, 2026

boydinners all the way down (and a bento)

True facts: I generally don’t cook for myself. When I cook for two, I will eat it and enjoy it. But I don’t bother when it’s just me. So these past few days I have been happily scarfing down trash like a literal raccoon. Lowest effort possible. For dinner last night, I had: half a hamburger bun (for...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 29, 2026

staging ground

We’ve been given the go-ahead to work remote all week due to the cold, but I came to the office anyway as a staging ground. [redacted] is roughly 50 minutes’ walk from the train station, but only 35 minutes’ walk from the office. The plan was to walk the whole way and cut out Uber fees entirely. I d...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 26, 2026

biotics gtfo / jovial hgr

HGR's not doing so good today. big rip. “Anyone feel like…” HGR said. “…total shite?” I suggested. “A crusty crustacean,” he said. “Do your work.” I pulled up my email to make sure nothing new had come in. “I don’t have any.” A few minutes later, he said: “Shit creek. We’re up it.” And he exited the...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 20, 2026

the honest candidate

Thinking about it more, it’s kinda wild how dishonest the whole job interview process is. My old boss used to be on a hiring panel. When you first get hired, you start [by sweeping the floors], which sucks. Everyone knows it sucks. But you are expected to lie in the interview and say you would be re...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 15, 2026

summer externship

Today we’re interviewing a student for a summer extern position. HGR was incredulous at the idea of me being part of an interview panel. “Is there anything they could say to make you not take them?” he said. It’s unlikely. Every extern interview I’ve been in on has gone like this: We do the intervie...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 14, 2026

octopode supremacy

When I was buying Path of Exile 2, there was a slew of negative recent reviews on Steam, due to the devs’ mishandling of the current Path of the Vaal league. I was curious, so I looked it up. The main mechanic in Path of the Vaal is that you build a temple which you can run repeatedly for loot. Appa...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 11, 2026

sleep & exile

Oh man I really was super tired. I overslept until 9:55 am. For perspective, I pretty much always wake up at 8-something. In this work-from-home era, I’m getting consistent, adequate sleep for the first time in my life. It’s so good. It means I generally don’t need to sleep in, even on weekends. Occ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 47) - Jan. 9, 2026

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