No matter what AI scientists tell us I tell you that computers are really sentient, and have been for quite a while! No matter how hard I try I can’t think of another reason to explain how my systems behave sometimes. Most recent example:
You may remember how I complained about the instability of my server. Now some time ago I asked on adopt-a-dev for replacements for some of the components I suspected to be the cause (ide controller and graphics card, thanks to all who offered their help with that). And as soon as the request went out the random crashes stopped! The box has currently an uptime of almost two months (while previously it crashed every few days, and for a short period even every few hours). It must have sensed that it couldn’t play games with me anymore without getting punished!