Aliens is the grittiest movie ever

(November 28, 2014)

I mean grainiest

Making SVG images in Emacs

(November 25, 2014)

While working on the Emacs Network Security Manager, it was suggested that Emacs implement a visual hash for certificates.  It turned out to be a not-unproblematic idea, so I didn’t do that, but by then I had already written an SVG library. While staring at it, it occurred to me that it would be kinda … Continue reading Making SVG images in Emacs

Today’s Best Email Confidentiality Signature

(November 25, 2014)

Isn’t it fascinating that people thing they can send you things and attach a “confidentiality signature”, and that supposed to be binding for the recipient? Fascinating, but deeply deluded. NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in or attached to this email is private and confidential, is protected from disclosure and is intended only for the … Continue reading Today’s Best Email Confidentiality Signature

Make Free Money Now

(November 16, 2014)

I was rooting through the Cupboard Of Mysterious Odds’n’Ends a month back, and I found a major stash of pre-Euro money.  It must have been in there for years and years.  I vaguely remember thinking that I should, perhaps, bring it with me to an airport sometime to put into those “spare change” charity things, … Continue reading Make Free Money Now

Rockvember

(November 15, 2014)

I like used this camera. It’s all action and stuff Here’s Deathcrush and TBA. I love Deathcrush.    

Rockvember

(November 13, 2014)

I twiddled the settings of the Sony HDR-MVI (I switched the “Low Lux” off) and recorded bits of another concert. Looks a bit better, eh?  But so far away…  

Welcome, New Emacs Developers

(November 13, 2014)

Emacs switched the version control system from Bazaar to git yesterday, so now is the time to start hacking away at Emacs. Emacs: The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread If It Wasn’t For The Fact That Emacs Was Actually Invented Before Sliced Bread. This is a very short how-to guide on building and then contributing … Continue reading Welcome, New Emacs Developers

What I See Is At The Store

(November 12, 2014)

In this “consumerism” series of posts, I usually feature unusual music packaging. This one isn’t that unusual.  It’s just three albums of two vinyls each, some of which are oddly coloured.  But it’s a really nice set of albums. snd made an album in 1999 called makesnd cassette, part of the then-current glitch/clicks & cuts … Continue reading What I See Is At The Store

I Am The End User

(November 12, 2014)

A CD by Maps and Diagrams from the Handstitched record label… But is it really?  Enhance! That stitching is way to regular to be hand-stitched!  They’ve sown this paper on a machine! The outrage!

Useful Consumer Review (feat. Rockvember)

(November 8, 2014)

I decided I didn’t want to go to a concert every day, after all.  But I did see Cat Power on Tuesday and The Thing on Thursday and Cloroform yesterday. Anyway, I gave the weird audio-recorder-with-a-camera thing a go at the The Thing concert. The video quality is, not surprisingly, pretty awful. This is what … Continue reading Useful Consumer Review (feat. Rockvember)