Category Archives: General

Tags and Categories in Org Mode

Posted on 2019-09-25 by jcs

Karl Voit has a very nice post on Tags versus Categories in Org-mode. I’d completely forgotten about categories, even though I’ve written about them before, so I was glad to get a refresher. Categories, for those who don’t know, are … Continue reading →

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How to Keep a Lab Notebook

Posted on 2019-09-24 by jcs

I saw a pointer to this reddit post with the provocative title “Org mode appearing into the wild…” Naturally, I had to follow the link to see what it was about. It turns out to refer to a Science article … Continue reading →

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Is It Time to Get Rid of The P-Test?

Posted on 2019-09-23 by jcs

Betteridge’s law tells us to answer that question with a “no” and that’s—at least partially—the right answer. “No” is the right answer because scientists and statisticians can’t agree on what should replace the p-test. It’s the wrong answer because it’s … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Passwords

Posted on 2019-09-22 by jcs

Yesterday, I wrote about stupid password rules and why they don’t matter for banks. Serendipitously, right after I published that post I came across an old Coding Horror post on stupid password rules. It’s a long and righteous rant on … Continue reading →

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Troy Hunt on Bank Passwords

Posted on 2019-09-21 by jcs

Over the years, I’ve done a lot of huffing and puffing about passwords, most recently in my post on Bad Password Policies. Troy Hunt has a slightly different take on things, at least as far as banks are concerned. It … Continue reading →

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The New Luddites Take Off the Mask

Posted on 2019-09-20 by jcs

The other day I thanked the New York Times for proving my point. Now it’s The Guardian’s turn, albeit for a different point. I’m sure that by now many of you roll your eyes and think, Reagan like, “there he … Continue reading →

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Four Org-mode Talks

Posted on 2019-09-19 by jcs

The SF Emacs Meetup group has a video of one of their recent meetings featuring talks by four Org-mode users. The middle two talks, Tikhon Elvis on reveal.js and Jeff Tull on Org Babel, are elementary overviews. They’ll be useful … Continue reading →

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Emacs Workout

Posted on 2019-09-18 by jcs

Tony Ballantyne is an Emacs-using Science Fiction writer whom I’ve written about before. Ballantyne has an interesting device to help him remember Emacs commands: the Emacs workout. The idea is to write short summaries of Emacs features that you find … Continue reading →

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The New York Times Proves My Point

Posted on 2019-09-17 by jcs

Last week, I reminded everyone that Irreal doesn’t hold journalists in high regard and that Apple, in particular, appears to bring out the worst in tech reporters. The Paper of Record must have been feeling left out because they published … Continue reading →

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The Google Nest Hub Max

Posted on 2019-09-16 by jcs

I don’t know about you but I couldn’t help thinking of telescreens from Nineteen Eighty-four when I read this article about Google’s always on Nest Hub Max. The similarities are striking. The camera is always watching so that it can … Continue reading →

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