Monthly Archives: March 2012

Git Alias – ignore all whitespace

Posted on March 23, 2012 by dave

A talk at last year’s Chicago Code Camp spoke about Git aliases. Up until now I used shell aliases in the (wonderful) MINGW32 Git Bash shell, so “$ gs” is $ git status. $ git diff is something I use … Continue reading →

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Canon MF4570dw

Posted on March 18, 2012 by dave

Just got a new Canon MF4570dw print/fax/scan laser. Printed, but no scan. Helps if you don’t set it at the same IP address as the HP DeskJet. Stupid noob mistake. Works great with Vuescan!

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Lab burgers: it’s what’s for dinner (The Economist)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by dave

Memories of Chicken Little in Pohl and Kornbluth’s The Space Merchants I first read in high school. The older I get, the more that novel gets everything right. Hamburger junction www.economist.com Lab burgers: it’s what’s for dinner A QUARTER of … Continue reading →

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