Well, I’m not exactly much happier, but at least I’m not crying now….I went to work today and just about made it through, although I was nearly in tears for no good reason several times – which was fun.
I suppose, reading yesterdays comments I just felt that they weren’t how I feel now. I think, having calmed down I don’t feel quite so bad about myself. Not good. I wouldn’t go that far. But not so bad. I think, with Linux, the thing is unlike with RISC OS where I was unafraid to do stupid things, and unlike Windows where I’d seen it in use loads – all I’ve had very little experience of Linux for such a long time. And that that I had of Unix was not at a level where I could “play”. I could fiddle, mildly, but I did infact spend most of my time doing project related stuff.
I also have no-one to just hang around and watch – and thus see it in use…so it’s kind of harder to pick up stuff (since one of my main methods of picking up skills is just to watch – which probably drives people nuts).
So, yes. Anyway, with my dad’s help we’ve maybe got something compiling although neither of us could work out which package it was in – so it was just a case of “install all those which it suggests”. Anyway, the compiling has got much further than before – although my system appears to be limpingly slow. I’m thinking PCI soundcard (SB 16 PCI or nearest equivalent. I think it’ll end up being the SB128 ‘tho), more memory and maybe, just maybe it’d be a little bit more bareable.
Anyway, yes. I also think I know what had upset Java….but fixing it’ll probably upset what I’m building today. Never mind.
My head is still filled with thoughts of my uselessness and my manyfold failures – but I think I’ll survive. I think much of this is caused by my job which just makes me feel like shite every time I go in.
Anyway, never mind.
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Kate.
