Monthly Archives: November 2021

Getting Closer to Walletless

Posted on 2021-11-10 by jcs

Those of you who have been around Irreal for a while are aware of my quest to ditch my wallet and be able to leave my house and conduct my business with nothing but my iPhone. I am getting closer. … Continue reading →

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Updating describe-bindings

Posted on 2021-11-09 by jcs

One of the things you often want to know is what keybindings are available for the current buffer. Emacs, of course, has a command for that: describe-bindings, bound to Ctrl+h b. I never use it. The problem is that it … Continue reading →

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How To Be an Ankle Biter

Posted on 2021-11-08 by jcs

It’s Sunday night and I’m completely unmotivated to write something coherent and interesting for tomorrow’s (i.e. today’s) post. Instead, I offer this oldie but goody from the Way Back Machine that they title Things to say when you’re losing a … Continue reading →

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Blogs and RSS

Posted on 2021-11-07 by jcs

Brandon Quakkelaar has an interesting post on Social Media, Blogs, and RSS. His feelings are amazingly congruent with mine. We both don’t care for social media but recognize that they present a good way of discovering new content. What are … Continue reading →

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Taking Math Notes With LaTeX in Emacs

Posted on 2021-11-06 by jcs

Two and a half years ago, I wrote about Gilles Castel’s astounding ability to take math notes at speed using LaTeX and Vim. As someone who once came perilously close to being lapped on a three panel blackboard by a … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Office is Easier Than Returning

Posted on 2021-11-05 by jcs

ABC in Australia has a provocative article that makes the (obvious) case that it’s easier to start remote work than it is to end it. Remote work seems custom made for the tech industry and, indeed, they were among the … Continue reading →

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The Young Are Quitting Their Jobs

Posted on 2021-11-04 by jcs

Time—I know, I know—has an article on the Great Resignation and in particular how young people are quitting their jobs. In some respects, the article is the usual Time silliness but it does make several interesting points. There appears to … Continue reading →

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The 40 Hour Work Week

Posted on 2021-11-03 by jcs

I haven’t written about Matt D’Avella for a while but he has a new video that fits into one of Irreal’s recurring themes: our working environment. The video is about the death of the 40 hour work week. For as … Continue reading →

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Question: Do You Primarily Read on Your Smartphone?

Posted on 2021-11-02 by jcs

The other day, I was reading an article by David Perell on Riding the Writing Wave. The article is about developing a writing regime and improving your productivity and quality as a writer. It’s worth taking a look at if … Continue reading →

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Ivy Completions

Posted on 2021-11-01 by jcs

John Kitchin has a new video up on his Scimax Channel. The video’s theme is Ivy’s completion mechanism. It doesn’t seem like there would be a lot to say but, of course, there’s plenty. Kitchin begins by explaining completing-read, a … Continue reading →

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