IMPORTANT LIFE ADVICE!
It is therefore desirable to shut down Windows normally, and not merely hibernate it, before proceeding to resize the Windows partition. Lest, of course, one corrupt the Windows partition on waking it so badly that it will no longer boot subsequently, and without even a restore CD to repair it.
Oh well. I was really fed up with Windows 10 anyway. (To wit: there seems to be a vast misunderstanding over who actually owns the machine.)
The good news: I write on an entirely separate computer, and have decent backups. I have met this discovery with stoicism and amusement. I was really only using Windows for gaming, and with (most!?) Steam games running on Ubuntu it hardly matters.
Fiction Review: Aurora, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Matthew P. Schmidt My BlogCheck out my review policy for a few disclaimers before proceeding. Content warnings: Violence, sex as banally noted by a computer, swearing, but more importantly, a dreary philosophy that pervades the whole book. I add three more disclaimers...
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Matthew P. Schmidt My BlogPurgatory is a doctrine I usually have little trouble with. It is merciful in its own way, as one no longer has to either deem a sin meaningless or damning. Imperfection is a option. Punishment, on the other hand, is not so simple. It has...
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Matthew P. Schmidt My BlogBEFORE: Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol was one of my favorite CRPGs growing up. Still is, since the last character I played I put about 30 hours in. Something always felt more full about Mordor than other CRPGs. You weren't just delving a...
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