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About to head out on short vacation. Hoping for at least some quiet time to reflect on my geek stuff (yes, that’s part of the fun). 📷

A parked airplane is visible through large windows at an airport terminal with empty seats in the foreground.
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Was in my apartment for the last two days, and had to get out. Had to get some food too. Deep snow. Stepped in a puddle at one point, and was glad to find out my Timberlands delivered their waterproof claim.

A snowy urban street scene with parked cars covered in snow, a snow-covered sidewalk, and a backdrop of apartment buildings. There’s snow everywhere, OK? Lots of snow.
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I’ve had it with Orion’s tabs. Since Zen has been a good experience on Linux so far, I decided to reinstall it on my Mac. To my surprise, workspaces did not sync even when turned on, so I ended up creating a new workspace. There’s also the weird issue that Grammarly works on Mac, but not Linux.

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Good Night, and Good Luck, 2025 - ★★★½

This should be an obvious one when it comes to the 'why again' and 'why now,' so I won't spend words on this.

The Broadway idea is... interesting. It seems there are some references to the original movie (which I haven't watched yet) that I missed, or perhaps some jokes for Broadway goers.

Having something on stage like this means there's something happening everywhere all the time, and the stage for the show - the CBS newsroom - is an excellent example to demonstrate this. A movie tends to be too focused; if not by design, then by the viewers, who are used to being led by the eyeballs to the action.

This is also perhaps another subtle point that came to mind while I watched: media outlets, such as this show, are an art in leading an audience to see what the directors want us to see, which in turn is what Clooney delivers from his soapbox, which he does very well.

I say a soapbox because the end of this show (which is not included in the original film), though powerful, is unnecessary. By spoon-feeding us the point, I believe Clooney takes away from the moral of the real story - that of Edward Murrow - and his own, in the show, which otherwise he delivers brilliantly.

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Why I use Denote?

I like Denote, but I don’t think I ever explained why - at least not after using it for about two years. After someone asked me this in a way, I decided to explain.

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Spent the last day and a half on and off figuring out how to use pandoc to make my org-mode files in pretty, readable docx files, including tables. It was a challenge, but it’s worth it. The key is to use a reference doc and to know how to use it. Need to expend on that.

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Reflection on my Emacs experience

Some recent discoveries in Emacs have led to reflections on past blog posts that showed me the importance of Emacs bloggers in the community.

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Denote on Emacs is the only note system that can keep up with me. I keep wanting to use TiddlyWiki, but it’s too distracting; I want to change the colors, the font, add a log as to why I did a certain thing… my brain is too wired to resist. Denote keeps me focused.

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I don’t think I have a single close friend who doesn’t love DnD. It’s almost as if I have it listed as part of some “friend role interview” qualifications.

As a kid at school, I was always a geek with my geeky friends, but as an adult… hmm… wait a minute. Well, I guess that answers that 😅

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org-mode capture: menu inside a menu

Org-mode capture templates: it’s possible to include a submenu inside an org-capture menu. Here’s how I did it - but why? Well, I’ll get back to it. Hopefully.