Author Archives: Robert

UTF-8 and utf8: Another piece of the puzzle

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Robert

A case where UTF-8 and utf8 in perl made an important difference. Continue reading →

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Han Suyin (1916?-2012)

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Robert

One notice that I missed earlier this year was the death of Han Suyin (Han Suyin Dies; Wrote Sweeping Fiction. The New York Times 5 Nov. 2012). The Times writer notes some of the criticism directed at Han, but closes … Continue reading →

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et al.+++

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Robert

Aubert, B., M. Bona, Y. Karyotakis, J. P. Lees, V. Poireau, E. Prencipe, X. Prudent, V. Tisserand, J. Garra Tico, E. Grauges, L. Lopez, A. Palano, M. Pappagallo, G. Eigen, B. Stugu, L. Sun, G. S. Abrams, M. Battaglia, D. … Continue reading →

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Backing up and recovering Endnote libraries

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Robert

I try to back up every file that gets changed in my working directory every day or two. This is not a problem except for one program: Endnote, still my main bibliography manager. Unlike 99% of all programs, even if … Continue reading →

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I take Mag XJ700T for a ride

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Robert

It’s the long good-bye for my 17″ MAG XJ700T monitor. Continue reading →

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Spam storm

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Robert

In the last week I’ve gotten over three thousand spam comments, and I’m now averaging several hundred a day. This is way too much for me to cope with, so I’ve turned off comments to all posts. I’ve never had … Continue reading →

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Stupid programming tricks: #1

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Robert

how to redirect messages and errors from your perl script to a file in the same order that they appear on your screen. Continue reading →

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Welcome back

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Robert

Back to the classroom at last. It looks like a full schedule, with some big, big classes. Plan to do new and interesting stuff this semester, and still keep up with the syllabus (don’t hold your breath). The school has … Continue reading →

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School’s out for summer

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Robert

School’s out Continue reading →

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Teaching translation on-line

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Robert

This post is a revised version of a paper presented at the NTNU 5th Annual Conference on Teaching Translation (2000/12/16). It is now a historical relic, but the problems described remain the same. Continue reading →

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