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22 May 2019

Published by Norman Walsh

So. I’m starting over.

This weblog⊕ is my space to ramble on in bursts longer than 140 characters. The opinions are my own^†. If you’d like to follow along, you can subscribe to one or more of several feeds. Or just click the links below, that works too. So does searching.

Recent microblogs

22 May 2019 at 18:11 UTC

Please wait. UX: you're doing it, uh, badly.

21 May 2019 at 18:03 UTC

Heineken. Not actually a pint because I failed to grok "groot" in Dutch. #picturesofpints

Recent posts

Networking bafflement, 27 Apr 2019
In Internet, RaspberryPi: When I said I was having a weird networking issue, I didn’t know the half of it.
Generics in Scala, 04 Apr 2019 (updated 13 Apr 2019)
In Java, Scala: The intersection of Java generics and Scala is…not going well for me.
Rebuilding it from scratch, 25 Mar 2019
In MacBook Pro: A few notes on the setup and configuration of a laptop.
The keyboard story, 24 Mar 2019
In MacBook Pro: I never liked it. It was definitely broken. The repair was lightning fast. Meh. I’m used to it, I guess.
MacOS Weirdness, 24 Mar 2019
In MacOS: A true tale of the weird and bizarre. If it’s user error, this user should would appreciate being told his error.
Connecting the dots, 14 Mar 2019 (updated 15 Mar 2019)
In MacOS: Does anyone know how MacOS connects calendars together? [Ninety minutes later: yes.]
Omitting overlayed glyphs in nxml-mode, 12 Mar 2019
In Emacs, XML: A small tweak to XML editing in Emacs.
Reproducible research, 12 Mar 2019
In Emacs, Org mode: I guess you’re getting a series of posts about Emacs, whether you want them or not. This one is about “reproducible research” or, more specifically, about making prose about code easier to write.
XML Resolver 1.0.0, 02 Mar 2019
In XML, XML Resolver: Eventually, you have to stick a fork in it and call it done.
Emacs for (even more of) the win, 01 Mar 2019 (updated 12 Mar 2019)
In Emacs, Org mode: I use Emacs every day. I rarely notice it. But when I do, it usually brings me joy.
What you pay for vs. what you get, 22 Feb 2019
In Internet: In which we discover that at least ⅓ of the time, it’s user error.
Sunday afternoons, 11 Feb 2019
In Entertainment, Humor: Long indeed!
On meetings, 25 Jan 2019
In Emacs, Org mode, Meetings: Fewer meetings, please. But if I can’t have fewer, can I have better?
Printing DocBook, 10 Jan 2019
In DocBook: Support for printed, as in, ink on (often virtual) dead trees, output in the DocBook XSLT 2.0 Stylesheets is, uh, weak. Yeah, let’s say “weak”. How should I address that?
POM relocation, 06 Dec 2018
In Gradle: Do you use Gradle for XML projects? Are you sick of the POM relocation warning for xml-apis? Me too!
Jing/Trang on Maven Central, 06 Dec 2018
In XML, Relax NG: The Jing and Trang libraries are now available through Maven Central.
Maintenance complete, 16 Nov 2018
In Self Reference: Server migration completed.
Upcoming maintenance, 14 Nov 2018
In Self Reference: Server migration imminent.
It’s getting real!, 23 Oct 2018
In XML Calabash, JavaScript, JSON: Something completely different. And a few words on the steady progress towards XProc 3.0.
Pulling up (Google) stakes, 27 Sep 2018
In Organizations, Google, Self Reference, The Web: A fair bit of my daily life passes through Google. Not because it has to, exactly, but because it’s convenient. What price convenience?
Webmention implemented, 25 Aug 2018 (updated 26 Aug 2018)
In Self Reference, The Web: This weblog now supports “webmention”. At least I think it does. Bugs and errors of interpretation and implementation excepted, of course.
Webmention, 23 Aug 2018
In The Web: Building bridges between pages. Oh, and spam, of course.
New laptop, 15 Aug 2018 (updated 25 Aug 2018)
In ThinkPad, MacBook Pro: After much angst, I finally made a choice.
Speed awareness, 09 Jul 2018
In Activities, Interests, Travel, Driving: I was going how fast, officer?
XML Resolver, 07 Jul 2018
In XML, XML Resolver: Is a 1.0.0 release on the horizon?
sshtunnel, 27 May 2018
In Python, Linux, Ubuntu: A simple script for managing ssh tunnels.
New phone, 24 May 2018
In iPhone: Putting the “i” back in my mobile phone.
Car (A)UX fail, 23 May 2018 (updated 24 May 2018)
In Activities, Interests, Travel, Automobiles, Technology: ♪ Riding along in my automobile... ♫
Ubuntu anti-climax, 17 May 2018 (updated 25 Aug 2018)
In Ubuntu: TL;DR: no, it doesn’t really work all that well.
Ubuntu denouement, 14 May 2018
In Ubuntu: TL;DR: it works now, for no specifically identifiable reason..

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^†I work for MarkLogic Corporation, but the opinions expressed here are my own, and no other party necessarily agrees with them. A full disclosure of my professional interests can be found on the author page.