Today, 10 years ago, I had my first encounter with Emacs, and that day definitely changed the way I work with computers—if not my entire life.

In October, as the days grow shorter and the air turns sharper, many people naturally shift their focus from the creative energy of summer to the quieter work of maintenance. It’s the season of clearing gutters, deep-cleaning corners of the house that have been ignored, and tending to the small repairs that keep daily life running smoothly. Just as some turn to housekeeping and autumn cleaning, others return to digital upkeep — reviewing notes, pruning old files, or fine-tuning their Emacs configuration so it feels nice and reliable. "Maintenance", in whatever meaning will be the topic of the EmacsWiki Blog Carnival in October.

Whether they’re called bookmarks, favorites, or weblinks, we all accumulate a large number of them over time. At some point, it all becomes overwhelming and needs organizing. So, I wrote a Python tool for that.

I am currently organizing a visit to a major festival, with over 175 bands playing over 4 days at around a dozen different venues scattered across the city. It's quite a logistical challenge. Which bands do I want to see, and do they play with enough time in between to get from Location A to Hall B?

Whoever has already looked through my projects will find that there is a project Medusa that I have set up for myself. In Emacs, there are functions that I only need very rarely, and then I often don't have the necessary command in mind. It is then quite helpful to have a hydra for this situation, and the project under which I combine all these hydras is called Medusa for me. Recently, I wanted to create a hydra for Denote, and I found that there were a few problems.