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imap: v, to smash one's head into the keyboard repeatedly
IMAP has some peculiarities that make setting up mail client software difficult.
- The 'INBOX' special folder is defined, but every mail client chooses different folder names for 'drafts' and 'sent mail'. You can have four different 'sent mail' folders, or you can reconfigure those folder names during mail client setup.
- When our users try to view ( Read more... )
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Phone/PDA convergence
I like to have a phone that's also a PDA - it cuts down on chargers and takes ( Read more... ) -
Formal methods
Things that perhaps should be defined formally, in an unambiguous coding system:
- Redistricting process
- Legal systems
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Adventures in MIDI
I put my MIDI rig together over the weekend - Alesis QS6.1 keyboard -> SB Live! MIDI interface -> PC running Reason. It doesn't work, and any of the components, including cables, could be at fault. I think I'm going to need more gear just to test the gear I have. -
Noise and retrocomputing
I wonder if there's any Telebit Trailblazer modems left to make a WAV of. -
The niceness of people
"Humans, generally, are altruistic. We have a propensity towards doing nice things for other people on the basis of empathy, the ability to understand someone else's viewpoint. If we didn't have such traits, it is unlikely that our social networks would have evolved to the point where we could build cities, fly to the moon, or institute universal ( Read more... ) -
Fight the (sixth) power (of ten)
Three white pipe cleaners are currently playing We Love Katamari on my behalf. They have a million roses to roll up. Rough calculations based on their progress so far suggest it should take them five days, give or take a day or two. I'll check it in the morning, save their progress, and let them back at it ( Read more... ) -
Spot-test the difference!
Column A
Auburn
Dun
Mahogany
Puce
ViridianColumn B
Bisque
Chartreuse
Goldenrod
Plum
Teal