define frustration

  1. plug new digital camera into usb
  2. run gphoto2… get error (something about kernel)
  3. try digikam. error connecting
  4. try konqueror. nothing detected.
  5. unplug camera, repeat process with a vague sense of futility
  6. remove SD card from aforementioned camera, try plugging into internal card reader in laptop
  7. when nothing happens, spend 45 mins reading about internal card readers only to discover they’re generally not supported well. fail miserably getting anything to happen there
  8. give up on SD card, return to camera, plug in usb again and begin search for more info about specific model
  9. KDE automatically detects USB mass storage and pops up a dialog… twice. in annoyance, select “do nothing”… twice
  10. Somehow Konqueror still opens, displaying the now-mounted usb storage device representing your camera, complete with photos ready and available to be copied.

That, my friends, is the true definition of frustration.

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