From kamens.us
Lessons learned from setting up a Linux desktop VM on a Windows 11 Home host
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VirtualBox is more functional than Hyper-V Manager but much slower. There are a lot of tricks for getting this right. If you turn off Secure Boot you might permanently lock yourself out of Windows.
14h ago
From kamens.us
My routine for rebuilding my Linux laptops from scratch
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Maybe you’re sufficiently Linux-nerdy that you’ll enjoy glancing at this. Or maybe not, whatever. 😉
#linux #debian #hyperv #windows #virtualbox
on Jul 23
From kamens.us
Hack of the day: enhancing Eastern Bank deposit notification emails
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I have my Eastern Bank account configured to email me notifications about checking deposits. There are three problems with these notifications: They include only the amount of the deposit, not whom…
on Tue, 3PM
From kamens.us
How to send a letter to Vanguard
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You can send correspondence to Vanguard at P.O. Box 982901, El Paso, TX 79998-2901. Vanguard makes it hard on purpose to find this address.
on Jan 2
From kamens.us
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I’m the potato latke maker in my family. I long ago stopped making them from a recipe; I just kind of wing it every time. However, given that we pretty much only make them on Chanukah, a year…
on Dec 30
From kamens.us
FOSS of the day: Ansible module for editing CUPS configuration files
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I recently got a new printer, and as I’ve tweaked the integration between my printer and the numerous Linux desktops and laptops in my house, I became frustrated by how time-consuming and err…
on Dec 29
From kamens.us
Information Security resources for non-practitioners in tech
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This is a curated collection of information security / cybersecurity resources for people in tech who are not information security practitioners. Please send me suggestions for updates! Newsletters…
on Dec 23
From kamens.us
Using Google Calendar to make it easy and free for people to schedule time with you outside your job
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If you need people to be able to schedule meetings with you that don’t show up on your work calendar, this post’s for you.
on Nov 23
From kamens.us
Yet another night debugging email delivery problems
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I’ve run my own mail server for 30+ years. It’s a pain sometimes, but I’m a stubborn old cuss and I think it’s worth it both because I value my privacy and don’t want …
on Nov 22
From kamens.us
I endorse Kamala Harris for president
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It shouldn’t need to be said, and yet, it does.
on Oct 26
From kamens.us
Comics aggregator: Washington Post links now go through a page archiving service
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I will not send traffic to a newspaper that can’t figure out how to oppose fascism on its editorial page.
on Oct 26
From kamens.us
Comics aggregator: Damon Young removed, Carolyn Hax & Miss Manners fixed
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I’ve removed the Damon Young column in the Washington Post from the comics aggregator because he hasn’t written anything there for two years so I’m pretty sure he’s no longe…
on Oct 25
From kamens.us
Case study: anonymizing email addresses for online accounts
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Why you might want to anonymize the email addresses for your online accounts, some techniques for how to do that, and the details of how I did it myself, including stats, stories, and scripts.
on Oct 17
From kamens.us
Boston online poll-worker training thread
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Thread of posts about online Boston poll-worker training.
on Oct 5
From kamens.us
Comics: Most recent “This Modern World” published early
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Please note that the most recent edition of the This Modern World comic was published a few days early and therefore the comics aggregator didn’t pick it up. That bug has been fixed so next t…
on Oct 1
From kamens.us
2024 Massachusetts ballot questions: my recommendations
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YES, YES, YES, YES, YES.
on Sep 21
From kamens.us
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To: mitch_bowling@cable.comcast.com Cc: amy_banse@comcast.com, andrew_baer@cable.comcast.com, bradley_dusto@cable.comcast.com, brian_roberts@comcast.com, catherine_avgiris@cable.comcast.com, charli…
on Sep 14
From kamens.us
Developers who don’t know the email standards shouldn’t write code that generates emails
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Looking at you, Square.
on Jun 24
From kamens.us
Python fails Postel’s Law parsing email messages, with a workaround
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The next-generation email parser in Python silently ignores data it doesn’t understand, sometimes to the detriment of the caller.
on Jun 9
From kamens.us
UX failure of the day: Eastern Bank’s new personal banking portal
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Whatever Eastern Bank’s priorities were in rolling out its new portal, good UX and security seemingly weren’t among them.
on Jun 6
From kamens.us
Interesting journey: converting my last home computer from Ubuntu to Debian
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This was a satisfying exercise with the right amount of complexity to make it just enough of a challenge to be interesting without being frustrating.
on May 24
From kamens.us
Synology Drive Client for Linux has a data-loss bug Synology refuses to fix; here’s a workaround
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[For the record, as of January 12, 2023, this bug still isn’t fixed in the current version, 7.2.1, of Synology Drive Client for Linux, more than two years after I reported it to Synology. The…
on Mar 30
From kamens.us
MyFitnessPal is not telling the whole truth about recent data “corruption” incident
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I’m fairly certain I did not eat “Enjoy Cock Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce” last week. So why does the MyFitnessPal app say I did?
on Mar 27
From kamens.us
The Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza
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Anyone who understands Jewish law understands that what God commanded the Jews to do in the Bible does not justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. The only people who really believe otherwise are Eva…
on Mar 16
From kamens.us
The easiest way in the world to save lives has been inside you all along
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Be an organ donor. Donate blood or platelets. Register as a stem-cell donor. Be a clinical trial subject. Save lives. Be the change you want to see in the world.
on Mar 11
From kamens.us
Comics Aggregator: Bob Mankoff Presents is back, Brian Duffy is gone
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Comics Kingdom has restored “Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny” and “Bob Mankoff Presents: Show Me The Funny (Animal Edition)” from before their website redesign, so I…
on Mar 8
From kamens.us
Comics Aggregator: Comics Kingdom site redesign implemented
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The few of you who read Comics Kingdom through the Comics Aggregator (instructions) may be aware that Comics Kingdom recently redesigned their web site. I have just released a set of changes to the…
on Mar 5
From kamens.us
“Extended Stay America – Boca Raton – Commerce” review
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I recently stayed three nights at the “Extended Stay America” hotel in Boca Raton, Florida. It was gross.
on Mar 4
From kamens.us
Comics aggregator: ad-free mode available for Patreon supporters
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The Google AdSense ads I show on the comics aggregator don’t come close to covering my costs maintaining the aggregator; every once in a while I get a direct-deposit from Google that’s …
on Feb 18
From kamens.us
AARP tries to take advantage of old people
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The AARP sends a “hard sell” to members which is deceptive, offensive, and insulting. Isn’t the AARP supposed to protect seniors, not take advantage of them?
on Jan 30
From kamens.us
Rambling about hacking on my creaky old email archival infrastructure
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What started out as a simple message archiving task turned into many hours of debugging, fixing, and cleaning up the old archives. Both frustrating and fun at the same time.
on Jan 26
From kamens.us
More on the Magnetic Laundry Scam
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The Magnetic Laundry System’s manufacturer tries to convince me that my debunking of it is unfounded. Hilarity ensues.
on Jan 23
From kamens.us
Today’s example of how messed up US healthcare is
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The absurd saga of how a straightforward, common oral surgery plays out in the United States.
on Jan 23
From kamens.us
Buyer beware: DiscountFilters.com
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They seem fine for basic filters, but for anything complicated their claims of OEM-comparable quality are suspect.
on Jan 21
From kamens.us
Comics Aggregator: new comic, “Beetle Moses”
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My comics aggregator now includes the Comics Kingdom comic Beetle Moses. As a reminder, you need a Comics Kingdom subscription to read its comics through the aggregator, as documented in the user g…
on Jan 7, 2024
From kamens.us
Comics Aggregator “The Lockhorns” is back, with changes
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The comic strip The Lockhorns, which was previously hosted on Comics Kingdom, has moved to GoComics, so my comics aggregator has been updated to reflect this and the strip is once again available t…
on Jan 5, 2024
From kamens.us
Don’t worry, Brewster Rockit will return
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Never fear, comics aggregator users who have noticed that Brewster Rockit has been missing for the past few days! I have it on good authority (the author himself!) that it will return shortly: Actu…
on Jan 2, 2024
From kamens.us
Today’s episode of health insurance companies are bad and they should feel bad
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About my struggle to get good therapy for a family member paid for by health insurance, with delays and difficulties caused by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in particular and the business…
on Dec 28, 2023
From kamens.us
The Paradox of Tolerance vis à vis freedom of expression
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Just as we can’t effectively fight intolerance with tolerance, we can’t effectively fight bad speech with more speech.
on Dec 21, 2023
From kamens.us
Washington Post content on strike in comics aggregator December 7
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In solidarity with Washington Post employees who are engaging in a 24-hour strike on December 7, 2023, WaPo content is disabled in the comics aggregator on that date. Solidarity!
on Dec 7, 2023
From kamens.us
“This Modern World” is back in the comics aggregator
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I had to remove This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow from the comics aggregator because the aggregator was getting it from The Nib, which alas stopped publishing. I’ve now worked out how to get …
on Dec 7, 2023
From kamens.us
Ups and downs of patronizing Sullivan Tire in Watertown MA
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They do good work, but they often put you through a significant amount of turbulence along the way.
on Nov 20, 2023
From kamens.us
Bad healthcare tech of the day: Boston Children’s Hospital patient portal
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The user experience for registering for the portal and checking in for appointments is riddled with problems. We deserve better.
on Nov 20, 2023
From kamens.us
Endorsements for 2023 Boston City Council election
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I endorse: Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Henry Santana, Liz Breadon, Joel Richards, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Tania Fernandes Anderson, and Sharon Durkan.
on Nov 6, 2023
From kamens.us
This is why your Comcast bill is so high
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In the last six months I have received no less than 16 promotional mailings from Comcast, many of them only a few days apart. I have tried repeatedly to get them to stop sending me these mailings, …
on Oct 31, 2023
From kamens.us
“Mother Goose & Grimm” fixed in the comics aggregator
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The comic strip Mother Goose & Grimm stopped working in the comics aggregator about a week ago because the author stopped publishing new strips on grimmy.com. I’ve modified the aggregator…
on Oct 26, 2023