Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
          
          	A somewhat less busy but more nerve-wracking day at work 
          today. Just-in-time supply chains are a scourge upon the world 
          and are going to drive me into an early grave. My place of work 
          has fortunately been around long enough and is well-funded enough 
          that we have built up and are able to maintain a modest 
          inventory, which is typically just enough to continue production 
          at some capacity when our supply chains break down - but it is 
          always during the unusual and extremely time-sensitive jobs that 
          JIT shows up to kick in our teeth.
          
          	My 'project' last night was a failure - after posting my 
          log, I was distracted by some piece of nonsense or another and 
          ended up only getting about 5.5 hours of sleep. In addition, on 
          account of how busy we have been, I'm already into overtime at 
          work. So, of course I immediately passed out as soon as I sat 
          down on the couch when I finally made it home. Too many more 
          nights and days like these, and I'm going to find myself getting 
          a full night's sleep whether I want it or not.
          
          	Now that I'm sufficiently satisfied with my ability to 
          interact with the internet using this DOS machine, I've been 
          turning my attention to my phone. Yes, it is easy to access the 
          internet on a smartphone. It is almost too easy! I can even (and 
          frequently do) dial into a BBS or browse gopher from a terminal 
          app installed on my smartphone. The problem, of course, is the 
          tracking and the ads (and the tracking ads) that go along with 
          all of that accessibility. I have been thinking about my ongoing 
          efforts to get away from the reach of Google, and I think the 
          next step is going to be to ditch their phone OS. 
          
          	There are a number of ways forward on this, of course. I 
          could keep my existing hardware, and install LineageOS on it - 
          that would maintain compatibility while cutting back on some of 
          the access Samsung and Google have to me, my device, and my data, 
          but at the end of the day it is basically just skinny Android. 
          PostmarketOS is another option, although I would have to either 
          do a lot of dev to make it work on my current phone or I would 
          have to get a different phone that already has packages 
          available, many of which still have only limited functionality. 
          If I'm thinking about new hardware anyway, I could get a device 
          purpose built for user control - the Librem5 is a candidate, 
          though the price is completely unjustifiable, especially 
          considering its specs. The PinePhone has similarly not great 
          specs, however it does have a much more reasonable price point - 
          I'd consider getting one anyway if for no other reason than as a 
          hobby device.
          
          	Not that I need another hobby device at the moment - I think 
          I have the Digital Mavica in such condition now that it would be 
          functional, if I had a working battery pack - they are 
          fortunately available after-market, so there is one enroute now. 
          I also have my WinXP machine to rebuild, after tearing it halfway 
          apart to rent it out to work, and then tearing it the rest of the 
          way apart when I got it back to test the components of the 
          donation LGA1151. These are all projects for another day though - 
          tonight I am determined to get a decent night's sleep. Hopefully 
          it will go according to plan this time, haha.
          
          -Prokyonid