Author Archives: jcs

New Org Mode Repository

Posted on 2018-01-18 by jcs

As part of Org Mode’s migration to a new server, its ELPA repository has also moved. It used to be part of the GNU ELPA repository but is no longer housed there. Instead, Org now has its own repository. If … Continue reading →

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Scale All Emacs Windows for Presentations

Posted on 2018-01-17 by jcs

If you use Emacs in or for your presentations, here’s a nice tip from Robin Green on how to scale all the windows up for better presentation: #Emacs Of The Day: Running org-mode on a 4K projector, you scale the … Continue reading →

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Org Mode Cookbook Revisited

Posted on 2018-01-16 by jcs

Way back in 2014, I posted about Eric Neilsen’s excellent Emacs org-mode examples and cookbook. I recently came across a reference to it and was reminded what a great resource it is. It’s easy to browse through and just read … Continue reading →

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When Emacs Users Lend Their Computer

Posted on 2018-01-15 by jcs

This is amusing and most developers—Emacs users or not—have probably experienced something similar. I find, though, that it’s the opposite that happens more often. I’ll be using a layperson’s computer and press Caps Lock expecting Ctrl. The expected hilarity ensues.

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Things Seen That Can’t Be Unseen

Posted on 2018-01-14 by jcs

Whatever your opinion on the relative merits of the original Star Trek versus Star Trek TNG, there’s no debating that Jean-Luc Picard was one of the franchise’s iconic characters. The following image is therefore deeply disturbing: I knew that they … Continue reading →

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Pencils

Posted on 2018-01-13 by jcs

The New York Times Magazine has an interesting article of one of the last extant pencil factories in the United States. The article includes a photo essay on on how pencils are made. Although the manufacturing involves many machines, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Tech | 2 Comments

Emacs Survival Card

Posted on 2018-01-12 by jcs

I stumbled across this Emacs survival card, which I hadn’t seen before. It’s very much like the Emacs Reference Card but seems more useful to me. Of course, you may disagree but it’s worth taking a look at it to … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the Old Days

Posted on 2018-01-11 by jcs

Many of you know I like reading about early Unix history and how the original developers worked to implement the utilities that we take for granted today. A nice resource for this is The Unix Heritage Society and their mailing … Continue reading →

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Apple and Targeted Ad Revenue

Posted on 2018-01-10 by jcs

Here’s some good new (via John Gruber) from the fight against ad-tech and the industry’s efforts to track our every move on the Internet. The Guardian is reporting that companies perpetrating these outrages are losing hundreds of millions of dollars … Continue reading →

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An Oldie but Goodie

Posted on 2018-01-09 by jcs

I was looking at some old Irreal posts and stumbled across this post. It’s something that I’d completely forgotten about so I thought it would be worthwhile pointing to it again. The TL;DR is that when using Magnar Sveen’s excellent … Continue reading →