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by Blogio
Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:21 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Spys in the Lab: Reference Managers are all spyware
Replies: 1
Views: 8429

Re: Spys in the Lab: Reference Managers are all spyware

I haven't had time to fix Zotero. Maybe in a few months.
by Blogio
Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: C++
Topic: Vim is not a good replacement for an IDE
Replies: 0
Views: 6756

Vim is not a good replacement for an IDE

I love vi... always have. It's my go-to editor. So, when I see all these people showing gorgeous screen shots of how vim can replace VSCODE or CODE::Blocks, I took them seriously. After extensive research, I can say that this is complete BS. The vim community is completely fractured. The best code c...
by Blogio
Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:34 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Spys in the Lab: Reference Managers are all spyware
Replies: 1
Views: 8429

Spys in the Lab: Reference Managers are all spyware

A reference manager is a conceptually simple piece of software. You need to maintain a database of articles that you have in hand or that you know about, maintain many, many details concerning the article.... because, at some point, you are going to format that information into a citation and biblio...
by Blogio
Tue Oct 27, 2020 10:21 am
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Adobe PDF reader to blame for dropped graphics, not Fiery Commander (probably)
Replies: 0
Views: 5770

Adobe PDF reader to blame for dropped graphics, not Fiery Commander (probably)

The time finally came to self-print my book. However, my Epson color printer hit its print limit, and even though there was nothing wrong with it, the printer's firmware commanded a shutdown. Needless to say, I'm never buying Epson ever again. :evil: As a result, my printer was now junk, and I had t...
by Blogio
Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:38 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: The Lies of the Self-Publishing Industry
Replies: 1
Views: 5419

Re: The Lies of the Self-Publishing Industry

Update on Binding: In keeping with my previous comment on the horrible naming scheme the book industry uses for book bindings, there is some positive news. The "double fan" method (also known as Lumbecking) looks fantastic. It isn't completely lie-flat, but it is a noticeable improvement over the ty...
by Blogio
Sun Jul 19, 2020 2:05 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: The Lies of the Self-Publishing Industry
Replies: 1
Views: 5419

The Lies of the Self-Publishing Industry

LYING CON ARTISTS say it's easy to self-publish: I really thought that I could self-publish my book by using one of the many web sites that offer such services. These companies (and their accompanying enthusiast pages) pretend you can make money self-publishing a print book, printing only what you ...
by Blogio
Sun Jul 19, 2020 1:31 pm
Forum: Obvious Trash that should be Vigorously Ignored (OT2VI)
Topic: The Industry-Sponsored "Colorspace" Fraud
Replies: 0
Views: 6143

The Industry-Sponsored "Colorspace" Fraud

Why work with Colorspaces? I've always accepted the idea that color spaces like RGB and CMYK somehow represented reality and an enriching abstraction... that is, until recently. Due to my failed efforts to get proper color from digital printing, it dawned on me that the only reason I accepted this ...
by Blogio
Thu May 28, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Tech News
Topic: PDF became non-standard while we weren't looking
Replies: 0
Views: 6444

PDF became non-standard while we weren't looking

Remember the PDF standard, the file exchange format for documents that's incredibly convoluted and difficult to program for, but, hey, at least it's a standard that will always work. Well.... not so much anymore. :evil: There are now 8 type of PDF file . And gosh, are they just so proud of the fact ...
by Blogio
Mon May 18, 2020 1:34 pm
Forum: Web Software Review
Topic: "Commerce" software on shared hosting
Replies: 0
Views: 9383

"Commerce" software on shared hosting

Open Cart: These blokes were one of the few options that could explain themselves clearly. I was very hopeful. However, they use the Goog. Every single person that comes to your site is going to ping Google for something. Unacceptable! The odd thing is that the site seems to work fine even if I tur...
by Blogio
Fri May 01, 2020 10:58 am
Forum: Obvious Trash that should be Vigorously Ignored (OT2VI)
Topic: Self-torque of light can torque off
Replies: 0
Views: 4575

Self-torque of light can torque off

https://www.photonicsviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190701b_PhV-R_LightTorque_UColorado_540.jpg The department of Snappy Graphics and Not Asking Too Many Questions brings us our latest physics "discovery", the self torque of light . See here , here , here , and here . I offer no excuses for t...