missing the small things…
Sometimes you watch some complex process and hold your breath until it gets done. That’s the feeling I had back when I had a 486 and compiled GPG now and then because of some minor adjustment in the algos. Most of the time the old 486 conks out on the compile and I had to compile each module individually before I compile the whole program (eliminating the need for a Makefile altogether). And sometimes the old horse soldiers on and coughs up the newly compiled program (until I had to change twofish or cast5 again and do the same process all over).
Watching my slack box build mplayer, seeing those lines scroll… pure serenity.
