The Keyspan Express Remote is actually a good accessory for the Airport Express (although I’d like to figure out it’s protocol so it could control more than iTunes when connected to the Airport Express’ USB port).
So I’m slowly considering ceasing using command-line mail software in favor of a GUI mailer like Thunderbird. I have one sticking point, however. Right now, I have a huge archive of old mail… It is very well organized; I have a mail/Saved folder and inside that folder I have hundreds of mbox files which are gzipped. Mutt can deal with these gzipped folders on the fly..
Now, say I want to use Thunderbird as my mailer, and I want to advertise all of these folders through IMAP, and be able to create new folders as needed over IMAP, how do I do this.. I realize I might have to give up on the gzipped folders, which is fine by me, that’s what I pay dues for at CSH, but it seems that the only way to get folders to show up is to make sure they are listed in ~/.mailboxlist, which I am completely disinterested in maintaining. I know there has to be a “proper” way of doing this, I just don’t know what it is… Can anyone provide any insight/articles on the right way of handling all this stuff?
I was trying to use DeDRMS to fix my purchases from iTunes, but was getting an Array OOB exception when trying to run it… I spent an hour or two looking at the source, trying to track down the problem.. Today, I realized that I had v1.1.4 of Mono installed when the latest version is v1.1.6. I noticed that the DeDRMS page said it required v1.1.6, but I guess I figured since I first installed mono a week and change ago I must have the latest version. Turns out this isn’t so much the case, I updated to the latest version, and everything fell into place.
Comcast’s DNS servers shit the bed last night, fortunately CSH’s DNS servers are permanently ingrained in my head so I was able to work around it.
stopped by today to help me get my car inspected, which was due at the end of March… The parking gods showed me mercy by not giving me any tickets in the week since March ended.. It was a pretty fast deal, we were in and out of there in less than 30 minutes, including the time we waited for them to do the car in front of us.. We had planned on hitting up Micro Center to kill time, but we didn’t have to. Matt also hooked me up with the Girl Scout cookies I ordered at work (1 box of Thin Mints, 1 Box of Peanut Butter Sandwiches, 4 boxes of Caramel DeLites) that he has been holding hostage for weeks now.
I’m like an old housebound lady with catalogs… The UPS and FedEx guys came by to deliver a bunch of shit I ordered… First, I got a PCI 802.11g card for my PC, in an attempt to get as wireless as possible. Second, I got some more Sharps shaving gel as I was running low.. They gave me a bunch of freebies in the box, which is cool even though I’ll probably never use it. Lastly, I got the new Fantômas CD, “Suspended Animation”, from Amazon… I have tickets to see the band next week, but I don’t think I’m up for going yet, which sucks ass…. Hopefully still wants to go and can sell the tickets for me…
I finally finished reading “Idoru” last night… I was spending too much of my copious free time recently dicking off on the computer, so I made a conscious effort to read more often.. It was a good book, I thought it was better than friends had made it out to be, but it wasn’t Gibson’s best. I’m looking forward to reading the final book in this trilogy, “All Tomorrow’s Parties”, as friends have spoken very highly of it.
Speaking of William Gibson, when I saw him read from “Pattern Recognition” in Harvard Square he mentioned when he began writing his next book he’d have to give up on the weblog as he found the two forms of writing mutually exclusive… He posted to it a few times in March, however, which makes me wonder if he has finished that book… I wouldn’t be upset if he continued the story of “Pattern Recognition”, as I found that to be his most engaging book in a long, long time.
Just in case some of you didn’t bother reading through my stupidly-long list of season passes, here’s a nugget you might have missed:
Henry Rollins has a new show on IFC (Independent Film Channel) called “Henry’s Film Corner”, and you can pretty much guess the contents of said show based on that information… :) I know some of you are, like me, big Rollins fans, so I figured I’d repeat this information for y’all.
Following jwz’s
lead, I thought some of you might find it interesting to see what have Season Passes for on our TiVo (in no particular order):
American Idol - I love the audition episodes of this show but
stop watching after that. Corinna, however, is a devotee.
Good Eats - I think I’ve made it pretty clear in this journal how
devoted I am to this show.
Star Trek: Enterprise - This is all me. I know the show is bad,
but I can’t stop watching. I think if it wasn’t Count Bakula as the captain
I wouldn’t even watch.
America’s Next Top Model - I take no responsiblity for this one,
it is *ALL* Corinna. I can’t stand this show.
Real Time With Bill Maher - The both of us watch this show pretty
regularly… What can I say, we are Massachusetts Liberals.. :)
The Sopranos - This show is great (although not as great as it
once was. I got Corinna hooked on this show when we first started dating,
and we watch it religiously when it is in season.
Deadwood - I watch this show pretty much solo… It gets kinda
soap opera-y sometimes, but it’s gritty and foul-mouthed, so I like it. :P
The Secret Life of Machines - This is one of my favorite nerd
shows of all time, and occasionally it turns up on television..
Fortunately, though, I have all the episodes in Divx format, so I don’t
really need this pass anymore.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Still one of my favorite network
shows.. Sure, it’s formulaic, but I like the formula. Corinna also likes
the show, but isn’t quite as devoted.
The Simple Life: Interns - Corinna’s show, but Paris Hilton is
hot.
CSI: Miami - The red-headed stepchild of CSI (literally). This
show pales in comparison to the original, but I still watch it. Corinna
hates it.
CSI: NY - About on par with it’s Miami bretheren… I pretty
much just haven’t gotten around to removing this season pass yet….
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - We both like this show,
although I think Corinna is taking a break from watching it right now.
Battlestar Galactica - The Scifi that I don’t feel guilty
about… It’s not great, but it’s leaps and bounds better than most (all)
other Sci-fi television… It’s better than the past 3 Star Trek series
combined. Corinna doesn’t really watch this, although I’m not sure if it’s
time or disgust related.
World Poker Tour - I’m a junkie, I can’t help it… Corinna
doesn’t share my passion..
Saturday Night Live - We both watch this knowing it’s going to
suck each week. We are basically just waiting for a new, good cast to
arrive. Tina Fey is hot.
South Park - We are suckers for Matt & Trey… South Park is
pure genius.
Homicide: Life on the Street - I love this abandoned show…
This season pass is just hopeful that at some point it will return in
reruns…
Gilmore Girls - Corinna thru-and-thru.. I get nauseous just
HEARING the dialogue when I am on the computer and she is watching it.
Innovation - A PBS series in line with Nova and Scientific
American Frontiers…. All me.
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy - Corinna got me hooked on these
loveable little queers.
Jeopardy! - We were total junkies but haven’t watched much since
Ken Jennings busted out.
MythBusters - Quoting , These guys have the best
job. Corinna isn’t into this show.
Cook’s Tour - Tony Bourdain’s books, “Kitchen Confidential” and
“A Cook’s Tour” rock, and this show makes me hungry every time I watch
it…
Airline - Probably the trashiest television I watch. People
freaking out in airports…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - This show grates on me sometimes, but most
of the time Larry David makes me laugh… Corinna isn’t so much into it.
60 Minutes - This barely ever gets recorded due to conflicts, and
even when it doesn’t watch it in fast-forward unless I see something that
looks good. Corinna hates this show.
Chappelle’s Show - We watched Chappelle’s show for awhile, but it
didn’t last long..
American Chopper - When I just want to veg out in front of the TV
I turn this on… It fits right into my “watching angry people” thing
Reno 911! - “The State” was great, and so is this show. Corinna
and I love it, although we don’t really watch the reruns at all.
ER - Corinna always talks about how much she hates this show but
watches it ever week… I never really got into it.
Blind Date - 10% successful dates and 90% disasters. You can
guess which percentage I watch the show for.
Thirsty Traveler - I really hate the host of this show but find
the subject matter interesting.
Tenacious D - This show was hit-or-miss but Jack & Kyle are
funny… Interestingly enough, JB fan Corinna never seemed to get into the
show.
Six Feet Under - I love this show, although the last season
wasn’t quite up to par… Corinna is also hooked on it.
Star Trek - She’s a trekkie, what can I say… I was never
really into old Trek…
Nova - ‘Nuff said… Corinna only watches this occasionally.
Family Bonds - I’ve always been fascinated by bounty hunters/bail
bondsmen… This show isn’t great, but it feeds my curiosity.
Viva La Bam - I loved Jackass and I love this show, even though I
can tell parts of it are forced and scripted…
The People’s Court - I used to watch Wapner every day as a kid,
and it parlayed into watching Marilyn… Corinna is just as into this show
as me.
The Surreal Life - We started watching this show but never really
followed thru… It’s a straggler season pass..
Project Runway - Another show I can’t stand.
Iron Chef America - I was amazed at how the (second) American
version of Iron Chef kept some homage-y cheekyness but threw out the rest,
leaving a simply good show.
It Takes a Thief - Another show I’m currently testing out… It
was interesting at first, but my interest seems to be fading..
Masterminds - An old favorite that
recently reminded me of… Criminals are fascinating…
Henry’s Film Corner - Who’da thunk it? Henry Rollins reviewing
films… I’ve only seen one episode so far, but I love Henry, so I presume
I’ll keep watching.
SCTV - I watched this show more growing up than SNL… I just
found out that TV Land is rerunning, so I am psyched.
Ebert & Roeper - With the film club, it’s good to know what’s
coming around… While I let their opinions barely register, I try not to
let the reviewers influence me too much… Corinna likes this one too…
There you have it… In addition, I’ve been watching Lost and the new Doctor Who, but I don’t watch those on the TiVo, if you know what I mean… :)
I fought this for a long time, but much like I tell others to give up on the term “Hacker” (and how it is often improperly applied to illicit individuals, as opposed to it’s original, true, meaning), I think it’s time for me to suck it up and admit I’ve lost the battle against the word “blog”. The word still disgusts me, but I am fed up having to explain to people that this is a journal, not a blog, and correct them when they refer to it as such. Language evolves, and if the rest of the population seems to agree on the use of a word, fighting the flow is futile.
Darwinia was released for the Mac late last night, so I picked it up so I could actually play it… I got the PC version a few days before my accident and haven’t been able to play it since I can’t really sit at the PC for long stretches.