Month: August 2013
Dear Interwebs
(August 25, 2013)I’m not really the most observant person in the world. However, having this escaping my attention is a pretty big achievement. But today, while watering the plants, I noticed something odd on one of the aloes: Some white fluffy things on the leaves. Hm. Then I looked further down: Lots more! And the soil! More … Continue reading Dear Interwebs
One Weird Trick
(August 24, 2013)A cow-orker taught me this awesome trick: Instead of putting all cables and stuff into a box and letting them get all tangled, put them into transparent plastic bags. See? And it’s not like I have OCD, so it’s not a sign of mental problems or anything. It saves time in the long run! It … Continue reading One Weird Trick
Guest Blog: Pearls. Before: Swine
(August 22, 2013)By guest blogger Bjørn Konestabo In the world of candy, there is chocolate. There is liquorice. And then there is gummy. The gelatin based candy from the wondrous animal that just keeps on giving. Among the producers of such delights, the German based Haribo is the original G, molding the first gummy candy in the … Continue reading Guest Blog: Pearls. Before: Swine
The Gimp: A Complaint
(August 18, 2013)With free software, you can’t really complain. It’s free. The people who made it don’t owe you anything. On the other side, I try to make software as least annoying as possible. I try, I fail. But I try. Today’s sermon is about The Gimp. It’s a good program. It doesn’t crash, and you can … Continue reading The Gimp: A Complaint
The Internet Help Desk
(August 17, 2013)About once a month, I get really drunk and answer the Gmane email. 90% is “please remove my message”, which I do. If it’s from the person who asks to have it removed. The other 10% are kinda … assorted. I think this is of interest to you. All of you. So here I present … Continue reading The Internet Help Desk
Displaying Animated Images With ImageMagick
(August 15, 2013)The Internet Is Made For Cats I’ve spent the day adding support for animated GIFs to Emacs via ImageMagick. Emacs can display animated GIFs already, of course, but not via ImageMagick, so we couldn’t scale animated images. Which is awkward. An animated GIF is (basically) just a bunch of images in one blob. However, the … Continue reading Displaying Animated Images With ImageMagick
Twenty Years Of September
(August 5, 2013)Just a decade since the previous edition of the shirt After I had announced the No Gnus t-shirts, it was brought to my attention that this September is the 20th anniversary of Eternal September. That, surely, deserves a celebration. Or a wake. In any case, you need this t-shirt to participate fully, wherever you may … Continue reading Twenty Years Of September