Monthly Archives: May 2012

web: automating bits of Sprint Picture Mail

Posted on 2012-05-19 by skierpage

(The good programmer is lazy; instead of typing something over and over, she writes a script to automate the steps. The wizard programmer writes a set of object classes that model the problem at hand, and tells those objects to … Continue reading →

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web: getting your pictures off Sprint Picture Mail

Posted on 2012-05-16 by skierpage

Sprint Picture Mail was an easy way to upload pictures on a feature phone to a web site where you could organize them into albums. But Sprint was never a serious player in the “online photo site” business. I criticized … Continue reading →

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Anthony Lane, funniest writer at The New Yorker (more!)

Posted on 2012-05-01 by skierpage

Irrepressibly droll. On 20-kilometer walk competitors at the Beijing Olympics: They will continue to propel themselves, year in, year out, as if learning to moonwalk too soon after a hip replacement. On Yoda  (Space Case, “Star Wars: Episode III”): Also, … Continue reading →

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