BlogFlockIn this video I demonstrate how to define key bindings that have a global overriding effect so that major modes cannot change them. This is important if you want to redefine keys that are not meant to be configured by the user.
Below is the code I showed in the…
It's the weirdest thing. I needed to do something using macOS yesterday and the whole time I just wanted to get back to my Linux desktop. This isn't the first time I felt this way, but it happened sooner and the feeling was stronger this time.
The in-laws fly out this afternoon. We had fun, but I'm exhausted from socializing.…
The ninth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 9, I chat with Rachel, the author of kwon.nyc and curator of "The internet used to be* fun *(It still is, but it used to be, too)". We talk about, among other things, metaphors for…
For the present entry I have picked this wonderful rendition of a traditional song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_TywytZvdw. It is nominally about fishers at sea and thus pertinent to everyday life in many parts of Greece. The livelihood of plenty of locals is connected to the sea in some capacity, while others…
Spent hours this morning trying new ways to deal with film scans on Linux. It involved Vuescan, Darktable, and a lot of cursing. I'm making progress, though, and I don't hate the results as much now.
Ok, so here's what happened...
...never mind, just…
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I will do a live stream together with Christian Arzu, a NeoVim user, who is now trying out Emacs. In this meeting we will go over the basics. The idea is that I will do some handholding at this early stage to set…
Last weekend I attended IndieWebCamp in Nürnberg, Germany, hosted at the wonderful Tollwerk offices. The…
J’écris pour pratiquer la langue et je lis pour apprendre de nouveaux mots. Maintenant c’est plus facile d’écrire une note peut-être philosophique parce que il y a plusieurs termes qui ont les mêmes entre grec, français, et anglais. Je peux parler aussi, mais ça va être un peu plus difficile,…
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