Category Archives: General

It’s Time For iPhone Users To Dump Google Maps

Posted on 2021-07-12 by jcs

Zak Doffman over at Forbes—I know, I know—makes the argument that the time has come for iPhone users to dump Google maps. The TL;DR is that Apple maps have come a long way since they were first introduced and are … Continue reading →

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Lesser Known Functionalities in Core Emacs

Posted on 2021-07-11 by jcs

Philip Kaludercic has an interesting post on some little known functionality in core Emacs. One of the wonders of Emacs is the package system that can add practically any desired feature to Emacs. That sometimes means that we forget how … Continue reading →

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Debugging Field Formulae in Org Tables

Posted on 2021-07-10 by jcs

Tony Aldon has another video up in his Inside Emacs series. This one considers the debugging of field formulae in Org tables. If you’ve ever used a formula in an Org table, you’ve probably encountered an error where instead of … Continue reading →

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Ten Useful Emacs Tips

Posted on 2021-07-09 by jcs

Over at the Emacs-Elements Youtube channel, there’s a new video that presents 10 useful Emacs tips. Some of them are fairly well known things like setting the mark with Ctrl+Space and returning to it with Ctrl+u Ctrl+Space or flushing lines … Continue reading →

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A Call To Ban Surveillance Advertising

Posted on 2021-07-07 by jcs

Weather Update Tampa has once again dodged a bullet: the impact from Elsa was minimal. Here at the Irreal bunker, we had some rain and a bit of wind but nothing much worse than our usual afternoon thunderstorms. Now back … Continue reading →

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Running Emacs from Systemd

Posted on 2021-07-06 by jcs

One of the perennial complaints about Emacs is that it takes a long time to start. Of course, the answer to that is just don’t do it. Or at least only do it once when you log in. Many us … Continue reading →

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The New Luddites Go After Digital Wallets

Posted on 2021-07-05 by jcs

As you know, Irreal is fond of calling out the new Luddites when they raise their heads to complain about technology, or leaving the farm, or whatever it is they’re upset about at the moment. Now, from Kontra, we have … Continue reading →

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Using Tramp

Posted on 2021-07-04 by jcs

Will Schenk has an interesting post entitled Emacs Tramp tricks. It’s not really so much about obscure things you can do with Tramp as an exposition of how to do the normal things you use Tramp for. The most unusual … Continue reading →

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Video Introduction to Magit

Posted on 2021-07-03 by jcs

Over at the System Crafters Youtube channel, David Wilson has a new video on Magit. It’s the first in a planned series so it serves as an introduction to the most important Magit facilities with more information on them to … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Dark Mode and Sanity

Posted on 2021-07-02 by jcs

The Minions, fresh off their recent victory in sneaking another light-mode/dark-mode post into the queue, have struck again. Here we have Kontra’s take on the eventual dénouement of the dark-mode fad: Mark my words: In the not too distant future, … Continue reading →

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