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Another chapter in my 11-year struggle to secure basic email services from my university: 2022
On Hallowe’en 2022, my ability to send email from my professional address at McGill University suddenly stopped. I’ve previously documented my ongoing struggle in this war against monopolization and corruption of open standards by Microsoft, who has McGill willingly by … Continue reading
Using Email at McGill university: Ongoing suffering of an open-source user, year 9
It’s 2020, and the world has changed. Well, yes, there’s that, but I meant that the world of email has changed. For reasons I won’t speculate and rant about here, the problem of spam has not been solved, and email … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Alpine, Alpine, GNU/linux, McGill University, Microsoft, software, Uncategorized
Tagged alpine, email, GNU/linux, McGill, Microsoft monopoly, software
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Keeping your fingers and toes warm in cold weather: a guide for endurance skiers with poor circulation
In recent years I have had severe trouble keeping my finger tips and toes warm while outside in winter. I blame it on too much cold-weather camping and letting my extremities get numb in my younger days, but it may … Continue reading
Posted in Alpine, outdoors, Product review, skiing, Uncategorized
Tagged Canadian Ski Marathon, cold hands, cross-country skiing, Reynaud's, winter clothing
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