They seem to have integrated co-pilot into Word, and this is one place I appreciate having AI. I hate Word. I don’t want to think in Word. I want to just say, “here is my org mode file, you go ahead and turn this into a Word doc.” Hit enter. Minimize. Leave me alone. Done.
Emacs pinky is becoming a thing for me recently.
I’ve been a happy user of CAPS as control, but recently my pinky started rebelling. My keyboard is non-standard. Time to think of other solutions :(
Back to Solarized
After years of drifting between Emacs themes, I came back to Solarized on Linux. It turns out Prot himself built on Schoonover’s work, which made the return feel less like nostalgia and more like a full circle. Now I’m using bbatsov’s port and working on giving my blog the dark theme it’s been missing.
Emacs Config Gems - Part 4
Fourth part of the Emacs config series. This time, file operations: using the system trash instead of permanent deletes, moving backup and auto-save files to a dedicated folder, setting idle-based auto-save, and using auto-revert to keep buffers in sync across machines via Syncthing.
This guy was chilling at the farmer’s market today. 📷
My New Montior is Pushing me to Start Fresh on Kubuntu (Again)
You’d think my Emacs exploration is enough for me to dig into, but my new monitor led me down a rabbit hole of display calibration — from BetterDisplay on the Mac to HiDPI, Retina, TrueTone, and brightness syncing. On the Linux side, X11 on Kubuntu 24.04 feels limited, so a fresh install with Wayland on Kubuntu 26.04 LTS is calling my name.
H3 HTML Tags are Right for Blog Posts
A few days after my semantic HTML reckoning, I followed through on the heading hierarchy on my blog. Turns out, I was wrong to say I was wrong. h1 for the site, h2 for posts, h3 for sub-headings.
Here is a niche tip: if you’re tired of correcting the word “Emacs” whenever you dictate on your iPhone, Add Emacs to your contact list.
Emacs Config Gems - Part 3
Part 3: MELPA’s origins, Apple Lisa’s menu bar, and a 1981 RMS paper. The footnotes are dangerously long. Send help… Look, I learned my lesson. This is over 2500 words. It took me almost a week, and I still didn’t cover everything I wanted, and I’m ready for another round.
Still working on Emacs Config Gems part 3. Fell into a deep rabbit hole and got lost for a couple of days, then climbed out just to discover another one I have to explore next. I wanted to crunch the first few tweaks of my Emacs config in one post, but there’s too much to explore. I’m getting there!
