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I have removed all my profiles on Stack Exchange/Stack Overflow because of the way it has treated its people.

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Posted on November 18, 2019

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JHOVE 1.22 is now available from OPF.

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Posted on April 18, 2019

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The Libtiff source code repository is now on Gitlab. The old CVS repository on maptools.org will be maintained for historical purposes but won’t get any updates. One reason for choosing Gitlab rather than Github is that there’s already a libtiff … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 4, 2017

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This XKCD cartoon showed up in my Twitter feed more times in one day than any previous one, for reasons that should be obvious.

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Posted on November 1, 2017

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In a post in May, I wrote: “The patents which gave [Fraunhofer] revenue have barely expired on the format, and they’ve suddenly decided that MP3 is dead.” It appears that I fell for fake news, and I apologize. On rechecking, … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 30, 2017

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Lately this blog hasn’t been showing up on Google. It’s unfortunately necessary to convince Google I’m real, so I’ve added a confirmation meta tag and linked to this blog from a Google Page. As an extra advantage, you’ll be able … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 28, 2016

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The principal URL for this blog is now https://madfileformatscience.garymcgath.com. The old URL still works and nothing else has changed; the change is just to tie this blog closer to my website. Also please note the new “Donate” button. It’s all … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 4, 2016

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The weather’s been great lately, so here’s a special offer, just through March 13, on my Udemy course on file format identification tools: Just $12 with the coupon MARCH11! The list price is $28. This also celebrates Udemy’s fixing a … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 11, 2016

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I’ve now got a Facebook page on Mad File Format Science. I’m really not enthusiastic about Facebook at all, but it seems that it should be part of my Web presence.

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Posted on January 19, 2016

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Due to a misunderstanding of mine, there wasn’t a free preview lecture with my course on file format identification tools, even though the promotion video said there was. I’ve rectified that, and the introductory lecture is now available for viewing … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 5, 2016