Monthly Archives: August 2021

How To Reach Apple

Posted on 2021-08-21 by jcs

A week ago I wrote about my difficulties in contacting Apple about my concerns regarding their CSAM scanning. In addition to signing an online petition, I wanted to personally reach out to Apple and tell them of my disappointment at … Continue reading →

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The Tale of the Fake Sign

Posted on 2021-08-20 by jcs

Even though it’s Friday, this is not a red meat Friday post. But it is a whimsical tale to serve as a digestif for your week. It’s a charming story that is reminiscent of the famous MIT hacks except that … Continue reading →

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Emacs for Screenwriters

Posted on 2021-08-19 by jcs

As regular readers know, I’m fascinated with how non-technical users employ Emacs in their work. Paul Rankin has a video on how to set up fountain-mode for screenwriting. Artistic people are like the rest of us in that they like … Continue reading →

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Amazon and Walmart

Posted on 2021-08-18 by jcs

Back in April, I gave a status update on my quest to go walletless. In that post, I wrote that although I had been a frequent Walmart customer, COVID-19 had taught me that Amazon would deliver to my door the … Continue reading →

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War Is Peace

Posted on 2021-08-17 by jcs

WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH That’s the motto of the party in Orwell’s 1984. Apple’s Craig Federighi appears to want to add a fourth item: SURVEILLANCE IS PRIVACY Big Brother would approve. Federighi gave an interview … Continue reading →

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In Defense of C

Posted on 2021-08-16 by jcs

I spent most of my career writing C code. I’ve also got an old-timey and grumpy outlook so I’m inclined to look on those disparaging C with a certain skepticism. Often, complaints about C are easy to dismiss as the … Continue reading →

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Prettifying Org-mode

Posted on 2021-08-15 by jcs

Peter Prevos has a nice post in his using Emacs to be more productive series. The post, Ricing Org Mode: A Beautiful Writing Environment, discusses how to make the org-mode buffer “prettier.” It’s very much like Abhinav Tushar’s post that … Continue reading →

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Apple Doesn’t Want to Hear from Me

Posted on 2021-08-14 by jcs

Following up on Thursday’s post, I thought I’d let Apple know directly of my concern about their new CSAM monitoring. I’d already signed the open letter to Apple but I thought it was worthwhile to send a personal message as … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Vim Doom

Posted on 2021-08-13 by jcs

A small incursion in the editor wars: #vim pic.twitter.com/AC7bMAYFMI — Stefano (@SteffPy) August 12, 2021 Sure, it would work equally well with the other editor but I have my Emacs hat on.

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Betrayal

Posted on 2021-08-12 by jcs

I’ve been fussing with this post for several days now. I alternate between white hot fury and heartbroken sobbing. I’m speaking, of course, of Apple’s betrayal of the users who believed them when they assured us that they had our … Continue reading →

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