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Interesting trick, discovered by mistake: Dragging and dropping a file into Emacs while in a folder with Dired copies it there, just as Finder would. Did you know that? I didn’t!
It’s time for me to work in the open again, so I am going to try to find some dialogue with you, whoever you are, existing reader. Hi, how are you? Every few years, as I spin out about what it is I want to be and who I am and the work I...
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between work and play; labor and leisure; mind and body; education and recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he...
The crisis of the #openweb isn’t just coming from the #dotcons. It’s also coming from us. Our #mainstreaming #fashionistas are dangerously consumptive, forever chasing the next platform, the next funding round, the next shiny self...
I created a repository on codeberg collecting free tabletop gaming resources. The list is available as a page here (or just look in the header above), while the repository can be found under:...
Cal Newport walks us through the latest from Anthropic, first with an excellent tutorial on how large language models work, then with an explanation of the company's latest research (which is actually pretty good), and finally with why...
100% Vermentino; steel fermented, aged in steel on fine lees for 3 months; fruit from controlled vineyards in the foothills of Luni, Castelnuovo Magra, and Sarzana. Price in the $25-$35 range. 12.5% Alc. This Vermentino from Liguria...
I'm skeptical of the election claims but the regional personality categories I found resonant, much to my surprise. The Three Personalities of America (2019)
Again, a rewind covering several weeks due to our family holiday. I had the idea to continue writing while out and about; however, I had enough going on with daily activities, running, day planning, photo editing, and watching sports...
People like authenticity. When I introduced my talk, I apologised for the basic theme: “I don’t understand how LibreOffice Impress templates work, so this is just the basic Pandoc theme, but at least it’s not AI.” That received a huge...
This summer, I was invited to join a new community for people who write and was very happy to join. I was part of the “original group” if that makes sense in a steadily growing community. The group started as Signal group and for a...
my left knee felther coming…flood watch for72 hours. “turn around, don’t drown.” Tropical Storm Bertha
Two weeks from today, I'll be getting ready to drive down to Spartanburg for a day of meetings, faculty workshops, and not just one but two meals. Those of you who have never worked in a place with a day of meetings and faculty...
Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park, today, 23 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 23 July 2026: A look back 7 years, 2019-2026 Seven years ago this month I was walking through Schenley Park to the Squirrel Hill business district when my...
Money helped unify trading and debt. Why don't we step back and pay with actual debt itself when we have these brilliant business machines in our pockets.