Jesus, the beginning of the Fringe series came to my mind!

-but when I do, it's right after my humans lied down to sleep!

This sounds like Andy's character in the USA version of 'The Office' show.

yeah, nvidia drivers are still weird on linux. Whenever I upgrade nvidia drivers on Mint, first I change to nouveau, otherwise the monitor goes black until I reset the computer.

The Bethesda Games trick: “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature”.