Monthly Archives: March 2008

How not to handle bug reports

Posted on 29 March, 2008 by Matthias Scheler

After installing Apple’s latest security update on my Mac I could no longer use the Emacs editor. The problem was easy to fix by correcting the permissions of the main binary. I decided nevertheless to report this problem to Apple … Continue reading →

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Things you can do when your nephew is visiting

Posted on 22 March, 2008 by Matthias Scheler

The time had finally come to produce the sequel to my (in)famous Lego Train movie. But because I wanted to surpass the first part of the trilogy I needed the right equipment and crew: More tracks An exotic filming location … Continue reading →

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The (Un)fairness of the Universe

Posted on 19 March, 2008 by Matthias Scheler

My wife and I have three computers which we use frequently: the server, my desktop and the notebook which my wife usually uses as her desktop. We have up to date backups of the server, a somewhat recent backup of … Continue reading →

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