9front, again                                       05/26/21
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A friend has convinced me to try out plan9 again. Well, not 
so much convinced as brought it to my attention again, he 
wasn't pushy :)

Previously, I had attemped a hardware install on an old Acer 
netbook. That had failed. This time, I imaged my Thinkpad 
T410 and attempted a 9front install there... and it worked 
without a hitch.

Ethernet is working, and I've downloaded the iwn firmware 
for the built-in wifi. I'll attempt to get that going, as I 
don't have a hub/switch here at this desk, and I'd like to 
not have to leave my  main station to play with this thing.

As for how plan9 goes, I already know. Learning esoteric 
operating systems is something I enjoy doing, but only after 
I've gotten through the initial "what am I spending my time 
on this for?" phase. It goes like this for me:

1. Get excited to try something new
2. Go through the hassle of getting access (remote system, 
   local install, etc)
3. Start to get things going
4. Determine that the way this OS works is garbage, full of 
   useless tangential methods and ideas that make life hell
5. Get angry at whoever made the thing for being so 
   cantakerous toward humanity and reason
6. Either: 1) throw it out and start back at step 1 later 
   down the road; or, 2) power through my feelings
7. Once I've powered through, I start to appreciate the OS 
   for what it is, rather than hate it for what it isn't
8. Be at peace with the new OS

Most recently, TOPS-20 and OpenVMS were a little bit of the 
same process. And, to be honest, I quite enjoy both of those 
now.

So, we'll see if I can get all the way to step 8 this time, 
or if I end up getting stuck at step 6 again, like I did the 
last couple times I picked up plan9.