Tag Archives: RMF

Read Meat Friday: Chrome Is Not Your Friend Either

Posted on 2021-11-12 by jcs

A few months ago, I noted that Google is not your friend. You’d think everyone would know this by now but apparently lots of folks don’t. As a corollary to that truism, we also have, “Chrome is not your friend … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Emacs Appearance

Posted on 2021-10-22 by jcs

WebDev Tory makes a point that many long time Emacs users can relate to: Lately there has been a little chafing at #emacs appearance. I’m quite happy with my low-distraction working environment, though, and don’t care for file-trees or LSP … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Spaces After a Sentence

Posted on 2021-10-08 by jcs

Today’s Red Meat Friday is about the “correct” number of spaces after a sentence. Irreal has written about this before, most recently here, but all of you were familiar with the controversy long before Irreal opined on the matter. Oddly, … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Dark Mode, Like It Or Not

Posted on 2021-09-24 by jcs

I should have been suspicious. The Minions have been uncharacteristically quiet lately and behaving themselves; until they weren’t. Then, of course, they sprung another light-mode/dark-mode post on me. It turns out there are a lot of sociopaths out there. Here’s … 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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Red Meat Friday: Just Punishment

Posted on 2021-07-30 by jcs

Editorial Note For some reason, WordPress is refusing to post the embedded Tweet to Irreal’s database so I’m reduced to posting a link to it instead. This is yet another data point that makes me think I should suffer the … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Dark Mode and Sanity

Posted on 2021-07-02 by jcs

The Minions, fresh off their recent victory in sneaking another light-mode/dark-mode post into the queue, have struck again. Here we have Kontra’s take on the eventual dénouement of the dark-mode fad: Mark my words: In the not too distant future, … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Unintended Consequences

Posted on 2021-06-25 by jcs

Irreal readers are, I’m sure, smarter than the average politico so they would know better than to pass a law like this Colorado bill without considering the consequences. On its face, the law doesn’t seem controversial; it’s just a little … Continue reading →

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Red Meat Friday: Emacs or VS Code

Posted on 2021-06-18 by jcs

For those of you wondering if you should adopt Emacs or VS Code, here’s your answer. You’re welcome.

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Red Meat Friday: Another One Sees The Light

Posted on 2021-06-11 by jcs

Oh no! Those pesky Minions are at it again and have snuck another Light-mode/Dark-mode post into the queue. This time, MICROIDEATION recounts his journey from avid dark mode fan to the realization that, as Irreal keeps telling you, light mode … Continue reading →

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