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What on earth happened to good ol' checkboxes?

Seems to me a dab of black paint would be sufficient.

Also, I find that there just isn't a one best font, even for one person. There are just too many variables that effect how a font looks, not limited to the screen itself, the graph…

That is intriguing. Anyone know of an equivalent for Windows?

I consider Cunningham's book one of the best I've ever read on the topic of the manned space programs.

Brilliantly put.

I've tried a number of alternatives and keep coming back to Evernote's legacy apps (Windows and Android). The features I use are just right, and syncing just works, always. A key f…

At this moment? Well, I'm in Daytona, Florida attending the HSR Classic 24 Hours weekend of vintage racing. If you have any interest in motor racing and have not been to a vintage …

+1 for Take Command. I've used it since its mid-90s iteration, and still use it nearly every day. It has a great mix of command prompt features and batch file language enhancements…

The first one (of many) that comes to mind is not looking to the future when I started life on my own. Had someone told me when I was in my 20s that a day would come much sooner th…

I was not part of your community, but thank you for what you've done with it. May you have all the needed grace, patience, wisdom, and strength (both physical and mental) to naviga…

I always buy my ThinkPads as factory refurbs with remaining warranty from reputable sellers on eBay, saving quite a bit of money.

Here in the US, I swear the rule of thumb for installing stop signs is only the limitation of how many can be bought under the current budget. So many intersections would be less f…

No one really believes this was an accident, do they?

This naming scheme seemed extremely shortsighted to me as it wreaks havoc on Internet text searches. It forces one to search for numerous possible references to a release: the adje…

Agreed. I found that solving the tedium and annoyances of people's jobs is what gives me joy in my programming work.

"an Illiterate Populous" is a satisfyingly ironic typo.

"So how was work today?" "Well, I got to grab mice and force inhaler sprays into their tiny little nostrils against their wills." "Sounds better than my day."

And that may not be all that's needed. I recently went through the TSA Precheck line (my ticket had the little Pre heck logo on it) but the check-in dude did not give me the lamina…

Well, I'll start this with one of mine: Getting out for a bicycle ride early on a warm morning, especially on a weekend. There is something special about being out in that golden l…

No surprise there. Who are the rich? The politicians and bureaucrats who implemented these ideas, along with their buddies who fund their campaigns and junkets, and offer cushy boa…

Trying to support EDI reminds me of the saying: "The great thing about standards is that everyone has their own."

I once worked for a small software company that produced custom-written ERP systems for small to mid-sized manufacturers. It was a real thrill to be presented a problem and write c…

Hmm...I might need to come up with a 5.25-inch floppy drive again.

I think of all the school kids in the Internet era that have been told, "You cannot use Wikipedia" as a research source. Did teachers ever say that about Encarta?