[13:28] <cmaloney> God, I wish Outlook would find a convenient fire and die in it
[13:29] <cmaloney> Customer is noticing issues with text email in outlook (and outlook alone as every other client seems to be fine)
[13:29] <cmaloney> Attaches .msg file. I can't open .msg file because reasons (even with Outlook 2010)
[13:30] <cmaloney> The only way to save the message source requires a registry hack as Outlook splits things apart because reasons
[13:30] <mrgoodcat> sry bout your lots
[13:30] <cmaloney> .msg files are impossible to read with a text editor because MS has a binary fetish
[13:31] <mrgoodcat> likely they think they're protecting users from themselves
[13:32] <mrgoodcat> outlook has pretty much just become a billboard on my desk though. anything important comes through the slack channel these days
[13:32] <cmaloney> Oh I'm sure it makes sense from a "Outlook is all you need" perspective
[13:32] <mrgoodcat> s/outlook/email/
[13:32] <mrgoodcat> i can't wait for email to die in favor of simpler realtime messaging
[13:34] <cmaloney> It's not email's fault Outlook is a piece of shit
[13:34] <cmaloney> I like my async communcation thank you very much. :)
[13:34] <cmaloney> I don't need a real-time funnel strapped to me
[13:35] <cmaloney> Oh, and some Java-based .msg reader from Sourceforge said the following: derp!
[13:47] <brousch> cmaloney: http://clusterbleep.net/blog/2012/04/18/a-free-viewer-for-microsoft-outlook-msg-files/
[13:47] <cmaloney> That's what went "derp" on this file.
[13:47] <brousch> darn
[13:48] <cmaloney> thanks, though.
[13:49] <brousch> I think that's my most popular blog post of all time
[13:54] <cmaloney> I'd believe it
[13:54] <cmaloney> And my blood pressure is now rising explaining why .msg files are essentially useless to me.
[13:55] <cmaloney> Need more fires
[13:57] <brousch> Most .msg files are just the same content as the part you can read
[13:57] <brousch> At least the part you can read in Gmail
[14:03] <mrgoodcat> try it in a hex editor
[14:11] <_stink_> $ strings whatever.msg
[14:11] <_stink_> ?
[14:11] <_stink_> just throwing that out there
[14:13] <jrwren> find a unicode version of strings.
[14:14] <jrwren> maybe its a virus
[14:14] <jrwren> its infected outlook and its msg writer
[14:15] <jrwren> and so any "save" functionality is actually writing malware in case you double click it.
[14:26] <cmaloney> Maybe Outlook is just a steaming pile of shit that should be nuked from orbit, just to make sure.
[14:26] <cmaloney> and in trying to help out it instead does exactly what I don't want it to do
[14:26] <cmaloney> because
[14:26] <cmaloney> Microsoft has their reasons
[14:27] <cmaloney> Which invariably mean I get to have all the headaches
[14:36] <cmaloney> Dippy outlook is reformatting the messages that we're sending as plain text
[14:37] <cmaloney> trying to remove extra line feeds
[14:37] <cmaloney> because reasons
[14:38] <mrgoodcat> i wish plain text emails were the only thing that worked
[14:38] <mrgoodcat> get rid of the web browser in my email thank you
[14:38] <mrgoodcat> I don't even need <a> tags. Just making url's clicky would be good enough for me
[14:40] <cmaloney> ^^
[14:41] <cmaloney> https://www.reddit.com/r/Michigan/comments/3k8n5p/you_know_an_ad_is_a_scam_when_the_picture_doesnt/
[14:43] <jrwren> i wish email didn't exist.
[14:43] <cmaloney> We'd have to invent it
[17:24] <cmaloney> How's the afternoon?
[17:24] <jrwren> apple zomg.
[17:24] <jrwren> ipad pro
[17:24] <jrwren> zomg
[17:24] <jrwren> how is your afternoon ?
[17:25] <jrwren> oh, and Lessig announced his candidacy. If I didn't have this infection, I'd be having an awesome day.
[17:25] <cmaloney> Refreshingly iPad free. :)
[17:25] <cmaloney> Though I am glad to see we're moving back to 13" laptops. ;)
[17:25] <jrwren> cmaloney: :)
[17:26] <brousch> http://mashable.com/2015/03/08/lenovo-yoga-tablet-2-pro-review/
[17:26] <jrwren> brousch: is it an ipad?
[17:26] <jrwren> I want the one with the most GeeBees
[17:27] <brousch> No, it's is better
[17:27] <brousch> Android + bigger = better
[17:27] <jrwren> false
[17:28] <jrwren> android is like NaN. any comparison or operation is false.
[17:28] <cmaloney> I think that's more true of Apple
[17:28] <cmaloney> Android can compare with Windows
[17:29] <cmaloney> Apple doesn't compare with anything else
[17:29] <jrwren> hrm. good point.
[17:29] <brousch> I often compare Apple to a pile of feces
[17:29] <cmaloney> It's more of a religion or a feeling. It's a pile of intangibles
[17:29] <jrwren> brousch: zomg me too!
[17:29] <cmaloney> Road Apples?
[17:30] <jrwren> hrm... i'll change topics.
[17:30] <jrwren> anyone know for a source of road pears? I have enough apples, but would like some pears.
[17:30] <cmaloney> Give me some more roughage.
[18:45] <brousch> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COenroJWEAAjLoi.jpg
[18:47] <cmaloney> Did they release a smart-cover keyboard?
[18:47] <cmaloney> Because...
[18:58] <jrwren> brousch: omg!
[19:19] <cmaloney> Yep