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Category Archives: Internet
Python fails Postel’s Law parsing email messages, with a workaround
The next-generation email parser in Python silently ignores data it doesn’t understand, sometimes to the detriment of the caller.
UX failure of the day: Eastern Bank’s new personal banking portal
Whatever Eastern Bank’s priorities were in rolling out its new portal, good UX and security seemingly weren’t among them.
Comics Aggregator: Bob Mankoff Presents is back, Brian Duffy is gone
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’ve added them back in the aggregator. They’ve also removed “Brian Duffy”, so I’ve removed that from the aggregator. I imagine there are going to be quite a… Read More: Comics Aggregator: Bob Mankoff Presents is back, Brian Duffy is… »
Comics Aggregator: Comics Kingdom site redesign implemented
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 Comics Aggregator to accommodate their redesign. Please note that there are new comics, comics that are no longer available, and comics… Read More: Comics Aggregator: Comics Kingdom site redesign implemented »
Comics aggregator: ad-free mode available for Patreon supporters
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 enough for my family to get takeout. Nevertheless, one of my paid supporters reached out today and commented that he’d rather not see… Read More: Comics aggregator: ad-free mode available for Patreon supporters »
Comics Aggregator: Bitly sharing links turned off, more financial backers needed to re-enable
The Comics Aggregator previously used Bitly to generate sharing links for comics pages. Unfortunately, Bitly has recently changed their pricing model, and the aggregator’s use of the service has gone from being free to costing $35 per month. I can’t afford to spend that on a feature that I personally never use, so I’ve turned… Read More: Comics Aggregator: Bitly sharing links turned off, more financial backers… »
Rambling about hacking on my creaky old email archival infrastructure
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.
Comics Aggregator: new comic, “Beetle Moses”
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 guide. As always, please feel free to reach out if there’s a comic or column you’d like me to add to the aggregator.… Read More: Comics Aggregator: new comic, “Beetle Moses” »
Comics Aggregator “The Lockhorns” is back, with changes
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 there. Note that a paid subscription is required to read Comics Kingdom through the aggregator (as per the user guide) but not… Read More: Comics Aggregator “The Lockhorns” is back, with changes »