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Programming the RS-485 bus for RS-232 programmers
I am working on a project that uses the RS-485 bus to poll some info from slaves. Because I have quite some experience with RS-232 I’d reckon this a no-brainer. However, my system didn’t work. On the RS-232 bus, with a 232/485 converter, no problems. But, with the slaves connected Lees meer…
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Journalistiek in 2010
Een tijd geleden zat ik eens te denken om een willekeurig kontverhaal in te sturen naar nujij.nl of iets dergelijks. “De koningin rookt stiekem wiet” of zoiets onbenulligs. Kijken hoe ver een dergelijk meme de wereld zou overreizen. Natuurlijk zou de zaak ‘onderbouwd’ worden met een aantal serieuze sites, experts Lees meer…
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Another round of crapware.
Don’t get me wrong. I like automatic updates. They keep my systems running, updated and relatively bug-free. I think automatic updates are a Good Thing. But there are also (as always) Bad Implementations. Nokia’s phone updater is one. This is a short transcript of what happened, a play in 5 Lees meer…
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Thunderbird 3
Yes, it has a few nice features. Grouping all your accounts together in one meta-account is a good idea. The synchronising the IMAP folders by default is not. Isn’t the whole point of IMAP that you don’t have your mail on your computer. If I’m offline, I have no mail. Lees meer…