In Emacs, when you press M-y, you can go through all the recent text snippets that are stored in your kill ring (aka “clipboard” in modern-day programs) via yank-pop. In two seconds, I found what I needed from yesterday, and I’m ready to go.
Emacs is just like that, once you learn to use it. Two seconds, you get what you need (for me, usually in org-mode), and you move on with your life. Everything is tailored to fit you, the user. That’s what happens when a bunch of productivity geeks sit together and build a program.
Sure, not all (and even most) programs that are open source end the same way, but Emacs is unique. It’s a shining example of what happens when different people have different needs and are provided with open tools to answer those needs. I’m not a Lisp coder, but I know that when I need to change something or tweak it, I can, and I have all the help documentation and a community behind me to help achieve what I need.
Just another day
In a rather genius moment, I scheduled a meeting to review an intake form with the crew at 13:00 today, when I had a doctor’s appointment at 14:45 (travel time is approximately 40 minutes) that I had forgotten about.
The meeting, of course, took longer than planned, which meant I had to rush and take a Lyft instead of the subway. I got there on time, even though we got stuck behind a truck that was backing into a construction site. I love me some car horn symphony and yelling.
I did manage to get to the doctor on time, and decided to walk back to West Side through Central Park, which was nice, besides the heat. Heavy and humid, it was especially punishing when I couldn’t find shade.
On the train back home, I realized the ride was a bit longer than it should have been, and the station numbers seemed off. Turns out I forgot I was on the D train and kept riding it into the Bronx instead of getting off on time and switching.
Got some time to chill at home with a cool shower and a nap, and now I’m about to watch X-Files with NK. So, you know, not everything is annoying; some things are still nice.
A pretty general and expected review of Macs from the perspective of Windows users. What I like is Linus’ conclusion: at the end of the day, it’s not about the OS as much as it’s about the OS getting out of the way of the apps you use.
Launching a script with a keyboard shortcut on a Mac?
The most challenging part of installing and working with Emacs Everywhere, a package for Emacs, has nothing to do with the package, apparently.
I need to make some changes
A recent visit to the cardiologist annoyed me. Now I’m thinking about how to make adjustments.
Vegan meat, vegan cheese, vegan… tomatoes. The sauce was way too watery (got the wrong ingredients), but I managed to save it somewhat. 🍝📷
This might sounds weird but… anyone has installed homebrew on their linux machine? Does it work well?
Harper: quick, light and private grammer check for Emacs
I’ve been trying Harper, and I like it overall. Here’s a more thorough review combined with some installation notes. Oh, and if you’re an Obsidian user, Harper is supported too!
Installed Emacs again on Pop OS (I wiped it after my GPU issues), and now I realize I’ve had this weird issue in org-mode, where images are displayed in landscape mode. Some of my images are rotated 90 degrees in the wrong direction. Anyone familiar with this, what causes it, and how to fix it?
Feels like this vacation ended before it even started. We still have some time to spend tomorrow, and we’re planning on pizza1 at some point before we head back.
It took me too long to stop thinking of work. I haven’t realized how deep I’m in. It helps to have this understanding though. As always, I’m glad to be going back home to my little cave, where Hedwig the second - my Pop OS desktop - is waiting with my games, after the latest issue seems to be resolved.
Turns out I can take pretty good photos 📷 with the iPhone. I know, not a huge shock there. In the past, I used my camera for “the serious” stuff; this time, all the photos you see from the last couple of days on the blog are taken with my phone. I only took a couple with the camera that ran out of battery quickly. Considering the ease of use of syncing these… well, we will see.
Footnotes
1 : Since I stopped eating cheese, Pizza has been one of the top things I miss. Fortunately there’s a good place here that has vegan options.
