While using the Evolution email client in dark mode, I noticed that HTML messages tend to ignore the dark mode setting and display a blinding white background. Mind you, I don't think this is a bug. The email client is doing what is supposed to so, I think. Since the HTML code states that the background should be white, it displays it just like that. Otherwise, it would also have to rewrite plenty other HTML tags to change the font color and make things readable. But there is a workaround that I found out here. You can configure Evolution to display text messages by default, if available:

	Edit --> Preferences --> Mail Preferences --> HTML Messages --> Show plain text if present
	

If you still want to see a particular message in HTML format, it's quite easy. Simply right-click on it, and select "Display HTML Version". {link to this entry}

Sometimes, it's almost impossible to distinguish between a sleazy politician and a shiny business executive. Apparently, Sam Altman warned that AI uses too much energy, and it will require a breakthrough energy source. Also, in the same breath, it seems, stated that AI could actually help discover precisely the new source of energy that it so desperately needs. One assumes it'd be something like nuclear fusion. One way or another, this sounds a lot like circular logic to me. {link to this entry}

This is a bit of an annoyance. When using GNOME Evolution, replying to an email on a long thread only quotes the most recent email for some reason. I checked the preferences, and didn't manage to find a way to configure this. It took some searching the web to find this thread on a GNOME forum where someone shared the solution. Run the following command:

	$ gsettings set org.gnome.evolution.mail composer-reply-keep-signature true
	

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