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Discovered Harper in this blog post but not sure how to get it to work. Installed with homebrew, evaluated the default lisp they have on their site and… ok, now what? I don’t see any Harper-related commands. Has anyone figured it out?

Short version: Harper is a frontend to Server Language Protocol (SLP). Emacs has a built-in SLP called Eglot. This means you use Eglot on Emacs to run Harper, so the interactive (M-x) command is Eglot (and it helps if you spell it correctly 🤦‍♂️). The E-Lisp configuration they have on their website (above) works fine, provided Eglot is configured to run and you have Harper installed.

I will expand later after I experiment some more.

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Between the shops, there was a green space, a shed, and plants for sale in the yard. The owner was attending to the various plants, apologizing continuously for the long hose that was snaking around the visitors’ feet. 📷

Auto-generated description: A rustic, green-painted greenhouse with glass-paneled doors is surrounded by various plants and outdoor seating.
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I enjoy industrial buildings since I ever seen one I think. Not sure why. Another iPhone picture of opportunity 📷.

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After the thunderstorm, the heat broke to a cool breeze. We had a nice walk next to the water 📷.

Auto-generated description: A tranquil riverside scene at sunset features boats docked along a rocky shoreline with trees framing the view.
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Attempting to take photos 📷, I realized two things:

  1. I forgot my camera’s charger at home, and it’s too old for the local CVS to have the right USB cable 😖.
  2. My photography skills are rusty. I can see the “spirit” of the photo and the reason I took it, but it’s not quite there.
A cozy café features a refrigerated display,chairs and tables, and a wall filled with flyers and brochures. A window in the background is lighting the place.
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of motorcycles and he-mes

I’m at a motorcycle cafe reflecting on an alternate dimension with a different version of me.

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I didn’t realize how hard it would be to stop working. Im constantly CCed in emails and I see issues that need resolution and worried people who need help. This is a critical time at work, but it has been like this for a while and it’s not going to stop tomorrow. Trying hard not to answer and relax…

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Short Vacation Time

Time for a vacation again. I’ve been responding to a couple of work emails this morning, even though I’m off, and I suspect I’ll probably answer a few more while I’m away.

This vacation would be a good time to reflect on my workload and if I enjoy being so busy (I suspect that to a certain degree, I do. I get that guilty pleasure out of it). I also want to re-evaluate my org-mode setup, particularly the agenda and my calendar, and how to work with or around those.

I’m taking my camera with me, and I hope to shake some rust off in the photography department. It would also be interesting to see how Journelly plays into all the locations ’ “check-ins” I plan on doing. If anyone has a system like that in place, I’d love to hear about it.

And… that’s it I think. Not much more is planned besides general laziness and sleep, especially in the heat, away from the explosions of fireworks.

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My latest GPU issues updates

What has been happening with my GPU: After a fresh installation of Pop OS, I discovered that Nvidia drivers from the Pop OS store caused system freezes.

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Now that I see the Pop OS store was what caused the issue (from what I can gather) I’m thinking of ditching Pop OS altogether in favor of Mint, my favorite classic, or maybe try for Xubuntu again. Warranty and support work only with Pop OS though.