# Late night thoughts // 2019-01-13 So it's almost 1AM here. I'm up since 6AM, been doing the regular things I do on Saturdays. On top of that I'm on call. It's been an OK week, not too many alerts, not too much extra work, but still. Usually I don't really crave for anything, but at this moment, I'd really love an ice-cold Coke (which is really weird, as I think soft drinks are shit). Been thinking about how much stuff we have around us, how cluttered our lives are. And since looking at how much stuff someone else has is not that polite, I'll start with myself. How many computers do I need? One would be enough. But no. I have like 6 laptops (2 in perfect condition, albeit a bit old). Two old thinclient boxes running as servers. 4 or 5 SBCs (mostly RaspberryPIs). I'm not even counting 3-4 big boxes of older hardware components, boards, parts, extension cards... I'm pretty sure I won't need them, ever. It's like clothes. Having 2-3 closets full of them while only 10-15 of those clothes are actually being worn. I'll start with tidying this shit up. Same I did with my clothes last year. If something did not get touched/used in the last 1-2 years, it gets donated, sold (if it's worth more than $10-$20), or thrown to the trash (well, to the closest recycling facility). Except for things that hold data on them, in that case - a backup will be created first. Then they hit the bucket. Now let's go downstairs, and since we don't ever have Coke in our fridge, a ginger beer will do.