>time to install 9front on old laptop
>plug usb into computer
>windows doesnt read it
>oh yeah i did some linxu formatting shit with it once
>go to boot into linux
>can't fucking boot with systemd-boot
>"shit did i uninstall grub last time i dont rememebr"
>grab other usb stick and plug it in
>fuck. no archiso on this
>boot into windows
>intent of installing ventoy
>"wait doesn't ventoy have some issue"
>do some googling for alternatives
>"oh it's fine. it wasn't a huge deal. it was some binary blobs in source but all the blobs you could build yourself if you watned to. whatever"
>"wait doesn't ventoy have a bug where it wipes hdds. i think i read that somewhere"
>google around
>can't find anything but a reddit thread and a few people saying ventoy rendered their usb unusuable(it's fixable tho with some fdisking)
>"ok time to install"
>"WAIT"
>"i read that on bluesky!"
>search "ventoy" on bluesky
>nothing about wiping hdds, only ventoy praise
>ok time to install
>installing ventoy
>"well im already on bsky"
>see this post https://lyra.horse/blog/2025/08/you-dont-need-js/
>this is also linked https://justfuckingusereact.com/
>yap about both articles on a server
>css only article links to this video as an easter egg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zbNBCb_AOU
>write out this entire tirade
>realize it works better as a blogpost
>waste like 20 minutes formatting it for your blog