The saga of the leaky gas valve and the “Type A” gas emergency that wasn’t

We’ve been smelling a faint gas smell in our house for several months. It was sufficiently faint and intermittent that we didn’t feel too much urgency to get it fixed, but my wife finally asked me last week to call the gas company (National Grid) and ask them what to do about it, which I… Read More: The saga of the leaky gas valve and the “Type… »

“Beware of Toddler” added to comics aggregator

The Comics Kingdom (King Features Syndicate) comic strip Beware of Toddler has been added to the comics aggregator. For information about reading Comics Kingdom strips in the aggregator, see the user guide. If you enjoy the comics aggregator, please consider buying me a beer or helping with the hosting costs.

New “Ask a Manager (1-day delay)” in comics aggregator

In addition to “Ask a Manager” which already existed in the comics aggregator, there is now also “Ask a Manager (1-day delay)” which gives you yesterday’s Ask a Manager columns. I recommend this for most people who only visit the aggregator once a day, since Alison Green, the author of Ask a Manager publishes new… Read More: New “Ask a Manager (1-day delay)” in comics aggregator »

Hack of the day: stop accidental text scaling from brushing trackpad in GNU Emacs on macOS

I’ve been using GNU Emacs as my primary text editor and IDE for more than 30 years, so I’m not about to stop. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks and all that. When I started my current job and had to start using a Mac for work instead of my preferred Linux, GNU… Read More: Hack of the day: stop accidental text scaling from brushing… »

Columnist Damon Young added to comics aggregator, “Strong Female Protagonist” removed

Washington Post columnist Damon Young has been added to the comics aggregator. Note that he publishes on an intermittent schedule so you shouldn’t expect to see him daily. My wife and I both find his writing to be insightful, thought-provoking, and a pleasure to read, and we highly recommend him. I have at long last… Read More: Columnist Damon Young added to comics aggregator, “Strong Female Protagonist”… »

Why I can’t support Quentin Palfrey for Massachusetts Attorney General and you shouldn’t either

Executive Summary Quentin Palfrey thinks that rules don’t apply to him, which is a catastrophic character flaw in someone campaigning to be the state’s highest law-enforcement official. Also, there are several other, better candidates in the race. You should support one of them instead. Quentin Palfrey thinks that rules don’t apply to him On December… Read More: Why I can’t support Quentin Palfrey for Massachusetts Attorney General… »