Category Archives: General

Karl Voit on Digitizing Your Paper

Posted on 2015-04-16 by jcs

I’ve written before about Karl Voit (1, 2, 3) and his quest to record and digitize every aspect of his life. His Memacs system, which collects data from his email, phone, social media and other sources, is an excellent example … Continue reading →

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Personal Information

Posted on 2015-04-14 by jcs

If you offer it, they will come. You’ve been warned.

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Introduction to Hydra

Posted on 2015-04-14 by jcs

There’s been a huge amount of interest and uptake on abo-abo’s Hydra package. I’ve got some Hydras in my init.el and am planning on implementing more. If you’re wondering what the excitement is about or would like to see if … Continue reading →

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Missing the Irony Gene

Posted on 2015-04-13 by jcs

The UK government's unironic embrace of Orwellian imagery is really something. pic.twitter.com/11BvAZCUL8 — Franklin Harris (@FranklinH3000) March 10, 2015 I wanted to add further comment but, really, I don’t know what to say.

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RMS and GNU in 1989

Posted on 2015-04-13 by jcs

If you enjoyed the New Yorker article on RMS and GNU you may also enjoy this 1989 New York Times article on the same subject. It’s almost surrealistic to read about the GNU project from a 1989 point of view. … Continue reading →

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Automatic Videos

Posted on 2015-04-12 by jcs

Someone else said it and I may even have blogged about it before but it bears repeating: If you start playing an unexpected video automatically when I visit your site, I’m gone. Immediately. No questions. No exceptions.

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Emacs 24.5

Posted on 2015-04-11 by jcs

is released. The Change Log is here.

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The Tricorder Draws Nigh

Posted on 2015-04-10 by jcs

First Prototype of a Working Tricorder Unveiled at SXSW

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The Truth About Emacs

Posted on 2015-04-08 by jcs

Seems right to me: The truth about #Emacs: Everything seems way too hard at first, then you use it for a while, then you can't live without it. — Mohit Thatte (@mohitthatte) March 21, 2015

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The//Intercept on Choosing Passwords

Posted on 2015-04-08 by jcs

The//Intercept has an excellent article on how to choose secure passwords that are (relatively) easy to remember. The problem with passwords is that they are almost never secure. Most people choose stupid ones (password, 123456, \(\dots\)) and even those of … Continue reading →

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