Monthly Archives: October 2019

Light-Mode vs. Dark-Mode Again

Posted on 2019-10-31 by jcs

This is my third post on the burning issue of whether light-mode or dark-mode is better and, more importantly, what do we mean by “better”. Given the frequency of my revisiting the matter, you might think it’s something I care … Continue reading →

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Emacs “Plugins”

Posted on 2019-10-30 by jcs

I’ve noticed a lot of Reddit posts and tweets recently that refer to Emacs packages1 as “plugins.” Perhaps I’m growing increasingly cantankerous in my old age or maybe I’m just tired and grumpy—waving your cane at those kids on your … Continue reading →

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An Interview With Hal Abelson

Posted on 2019-10-29 by jcs

Many of you know that I consider Abelson’s & Sussman’s Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP) one of the best Computer Science books ever written. Although I read it late in my career, it opened my eyes to a … Continue reading →

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Organice

Posted on 2019-10-28 by jcs

If you’re an Emacs user who has an iPhone or iPad, I’d be willing to bet that you’ve been yearning for an implementation of Emacs on iOS/iPadOS. I know I have. Sadly, I’ve haven’t seen any movement in that direction. … Continue reading →

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When Gmail Isn’t Free

Posted on 2019-10-27 by jcs

If you’re a Gmail user, the past is coming due. After years of what seemed like an infinite amount of free storage, Google is starting to charge for more space. Many people are surprised by the move. They shouldn’t be. … Continue reading →

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Zamansky 60: Restclient

Posted on 2019-10-26 by jcs

Mike Zamansky is working on a Web app. As with most such apps, it has a front end that provides the UI and gathers requests for the server, and a back end that runs on the server and does the … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday

Posted on 2019-10-25 by jcs

I’m a little behind today so let’s have another Red Meat Friday. For all you OO lovers and haters out there, Kontra has this offering: Rob Pike (of Unix, UTF-8, Go fame): “object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing” … Continue reading →

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An Update on Emacs and macOS Catalina

Posted on 2019-10-24 by jcs

Just a quick update on my experience with macOS Catalina and Emacs. Last week, I wrote that after not reading about any significant problems with Emacs on Catalina, I upgraded my laptop. I haven’t seen any problems with Emacs as … Continue reading →

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Clearing Out the Eshell Buffer

Posted on 2019-10-23 by jcs

Marcin Borkowski has a really handy tip that explains something that I didn’t know. I’m a big fan of Eshell and usually reach for it first when I need a shell. One long standing problem I’ve had with it is … Continue reading →

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Getting Tough on the Corporate Snoopers

Posted on 2019-10-22 by jcs

It almost certainly won’t be enacted in its current form but US Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a privacy bill with some real teeth. Among other things it calls for significant jail time for CEOs and other executives who lie … Continue reading →

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