Monthly Archives: August 2021

Org-roam Templates

Posted on 2021-08-11 by jcs

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about David Wilson’s video on getting started with Org-roam. That video provided the information you need to get Org-roam set up and to start taking notes. Now he has a follow on video … Continue reading →

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The Hole Hawg

Posted on 2021-08-10 by jcs

Do you know what a Hole Hawg is? Neither did I but Neal Stephenson does and he explains it in graphic and amusing detail. Stephenson, of course, is a Science Fiction author responsible for, among other things, the geek paean … Continue reading →

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Org-ref-cite Video

Posted on 2021-08-09 by jcs

Yesterday, we took a quick look at the new Org-cite functionality. It’s been merged into Master and will doubtless see its official release with Org 9.5. In the mean time, John Kitchin is busy reimagining his wonderful org-ref package to … Continue reading →

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Org Cite

Posted on 2021-08-08 by jcs

As I’ve said before, one of the worst parts of preparing a paper for publication is dealing with the bibliography. LaTeX has reasonably efficient ways of inserting and referencing citations but there’s been no effective way of using them from … Continue reading →

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Malware Using “Exotic” Languages

Posted on 2021-08-07 by jcs

I tagged this post Security but it might just as well have been tagged Humor. ZDNet is reporting that malware authors are using “exotic” languages to avoid detection by the antivirus folks. If, like the majority of the technical press, … Continue reading →

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Eight Reasons Emacs Is The Best Editor

Posted on 2021-08-06 by jcs

Alex Wulff has an interesting post that lists eight reasons that he believes shows that Emacs is the best editor. The Emacsistas on Irreal don’t need any reasons or posts; they’re already secure in their belief of Emacs’ supremacy. Still, … Continue reading →

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Techdirt Steps Up

Posted on 2021-08-05 by jcs

Everyone, including Irreal, is always yap, yap, yapping about adtech and tracking ads but few actually do anything about it. To be fair, there’s little most of us can do other than post screeds and write letters to our congressional … Continue reading →

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Editing Browser Input in Emacs

Posted on 2021-08-04 by jcs

One of the downsides of being a Safari user is that the extension architecture doesn’t support the functionality that other browsers do. In particular, where other browsers allow you to call out to Emacs when editing fields in the browser, … Continue reading →

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Managers and Remote Work

Posted on 2021-08-03 by jcs

It can be argued that COVID-19 has forever changed the way we work and the nature of the employer/employee relationship. Many managers stuck in the previous mindset are now struggling to justify their demands that workers return to the office. … Continue reading →

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Progress ⁢⨉ 2

Posted on 2021-08-02 by jcs

There were two bits of progress reported yesterday. The first is the announcement of the release of Magit 3.2. I’d describe the changes, as listed in the announcement, tweaks that make Magit more useful but nothing earth shattering. You can … Continue reading →

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