Another snag I’ve run into while using Mu4e was that sometimes I also use Apple’s Mail on macOS and iOS and any messages I delete there would only be flagged as “trashed” in Mu4e, so they would show up in the inbox, cluttering things considerably. The fix for this was to set Expunge Both in my .mbsyncrc file. Also much better! That one has been bugging me for a long time.
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Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges – Ars Technica
Samsung’s “pilot program” is likely just the beginning.
Source: Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges – Ars Technica
Another obnoxious intrusion into people’s private spaces, vying yet further for attention for “recurring revenue”.
Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews
Source: Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation – OSnews
Interesting commentary and fault-finding. The Samsung-Android and Windows connection is enough of a deterrent from Samsung phones.
Dmitriy Kovalenko (@neogoose_btw): “Bravo Apple! Calculator app has a memory leak.” | XCancel
Bravo Apple! Calculator app has a memory leak.
Source: Dmitriy Kovalenko (@neogoose_btw): “Bravo Apple! Calculator app has a memory leak.” | XCancel
Possible topics for a future article…
- Astronomy bits and pieces
- Fun with Tramp in Emacs
- GrapheneOS review
- Bookmarking – nextcloud vs wordpress vs 3rd party service vs browser sync
- 5 min recipes?
- Going to a (insert subject matter) “meetup”
- Fun drinks
- Exploring the IndieWeb again
Column: San Francisco’s absurd, redundant startups are a …
Column: San Francisco’s absurd, redundant startups are a relic of the past.
Source: The old SF tech scene is dead. What it’s morphing into is sinister.
The open source fork of Xorg is being …
The open source fork of Xorg is being used far beyond Linux.
Source: XLibre on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, GhostBSD, NetBSD, & DragonFlyBSD
Major distros are soon switching to versions of …
Major distros are soon switching to versions of desktop environments that use Wayland instead of X11. This is a bad state of affairs for accessibility.
Source: Wayland breaks the tools I use to make a living – rykarn
Cloudy with a Chance of Insanity: Unsticking iCloud Drive – TidBITS
As with all its services, Apple offers no real troubleshooting when iCloud Drive synchronization stalls in macOS. Glenn Fleishman encountered a problem that took months to diagnose and fix. In the process, he went through the wringer of trying nearly everything suggested online, via Apple support, and from colleagues. In the end, the magic that fixed it was undisclosed engineers.
Source: Cloudy with a Chance of Insanity: Unsticking iCloud Drive – TidBITS
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