{"id":5314,"date":"2025-12-20T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:14:13","slug":"phphony-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/20\/phphony-future\/","title":{"rendered":"PHPhony Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent too much time looking into what versions of PHP will work for my various projects over the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m surrendering.  I just don&#8217;t have the attention span to string something ancient along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I still love <a href=\"https:\/\/netbsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NetBSD<\/a>, but I&#8217;m not sure there&#8217;s much of a place for it anymore. This was part of the discussion yesterday with the lawyer working on my disability claim. Can I do work? Maybe. Do I get distracted, and forget what I was doing? Absolutely. Can I sit through additional &#8220;education&#8221; to pay the entrance fee to allow me into the racket that is modern IT? Maybe&#8230;? I don&#8217;t even know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m still really trying to get accustomed to doing all configuration via a CLI prompt instead of editing a config file.  I suppose it&#8217;s something that I could have anticipated given IBM&#8217;s sponsorship of Postfix, but I still am not completely comfortable with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accustomed-factor plays into the MS stuff.  The cognitive effects of MS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalmssociety.org\/understanding-ms\/what-is-ms\/ms-symptoms\/cognitive-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are known<\/a>. They&#8217;re very difficult to quantitate, and even more difficult to justify to someone else. Just snap out of it! Smoke some weed, man; it works for Montel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And,  as evidence, I end up watching <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F4sEYUQWXY8?si=0o9owGJWX9BhTjQZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Podfather on with Rogan talking about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, back to the topic, I just want something that I can use for the foreseeable future to relax and write, as well as keep up the smoldering remains of other things I&#8217;ve cobbled  together over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it&#8217;s something to work on over &#8220;the holidays.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m still trying to get my main arguments together for my next <a href=\"https:\/\/757sean.substck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWT<\/a>.  Kind of a chicken-or-the-egg thing with that, though.  Do I really focus on writing good stuff, or do I start trying to bring in some money with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned in my recent entry, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/control-h.org\/?p=5311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unblocked<\/a>,&#8221; there&#8217;s all sorts of things I&#8217;d like to say.  The news cycle, however, is something I really can&#8217;t bring myself to care about too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the issue, the fiscal irresponsibility of the past twenty-five years blocks my <strong>OUTRAGE<\/strong> over whatever else there is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal debt has tripled since 2009.  I&#8217;ve been following up that fact statement with an encouragement that  it be said aloud.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubuhbut ICE!!1!<br>The size of the Federal Debt has tripled since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubuhbut Minnesota Medicare!!1!<br>The size of the Federal Debt has tripled since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Epstein!<br>The size of the Federal Debt has tripled since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Trump&#8217;s fault!<br>The size of the Federal Debt has tripled since 2009.<br>(And OrangeManBad&#8217;s decisions really only matter in about three of those years considering the Russia stuff, and COVID.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*yawn*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radio.foxnews.com\/2025\/12\/19\/happy-hour-mastering-modern-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This<\/a> episode was an interesting listen.  I do think, partially, the attempts to adhere to etiquette result in less consumption as well as consumption of better stuff.  Was I ever really hungry with a small plate of amazing food?  Nope.  Did I enjoy the big drinks?  Yeah, but, again, it&#8217;s an issue where quality over quantity can be important.  Are the EXTRA BIGASS FRIES from Carl&#8217;s Jr. better than the small portion of something better?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t think so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve spent too much time looking into what versions of PHP will work for my various projects over the next few years. I&#8217;m surrendering. I just don&#8217;t have the attention span to string something ancient along. I still love NetBSD, but I&#8217;m not sure there&#8217;s much of a place for it anymore. 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