@thrrgilag I got it out of the way early. Was hoping to avoid a line full of people in baseball caps saying things that make me bite my tongue. Didn't work.

Error 0x80004005

Microsoft-ese for "IM GONNA BE VERY VAGUE ABOUT THE PROBLEM HERE"

No. This is in the socket code somewhere. I have DebugView running right now in the hopes that I get a good clue as to where.

Hmm. Works great under Windows 7. Bombs randomly under Windows 10. Going to be a long day.

@kdfrawg Then I have a lot of muting to do, I guess. I've run out of patience for the fetish some people have made of the process.

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Hmm. Was going to go with a Bach and Dvorak playlist today.

Suddenly in the mood for Psychostick.

Oh God. I HATE those.

Another Apple irritation. Enabling two factor authentication and using an older Apple TV. Every time Sidekick fires up HBO Now, I get notifications on my iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air and Mini. I have to accept them. Getting to the page to enter the code on the Apple TV is a pain in the rear but doesn't even seem to be necessary.

I need to disable it before I go nuts.

Firing up a Windows 7 VM I do VS-2005 development on. Too lazy to port the project over to 2015.

It has not been updated since September. I am trying to head it off at the pass by forcing the updates to run now so they don't pester me halfway through the day. Windows is wise to me. The update dialog is in the "I will churn, spin and do nothing for hours but suck all your available battery in the process. When 1:00PM rolls around, I will start saying "REBOOT ME PLEASE!" every five minutes." mode.

It's a Bunn. It will work perfectly for four years then the reservoir heating element will fry. A new one will be ordered and the old one repaired, given to someone or taken to the office. There's your damned review. Stop sending the daily emails asking for one.

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I am in a mood this morning.