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Sal
I'm Sal, and this is my spot. I'm a middle-aged guy with a wife, kids, and a job. Isn't that exciting?? I've had several blogs over the years and have enjoyed all of them. With each iteration, I lower my ambitions, take it less seriously, and try to have more fun. This one is another step in all of those directions, and I'm hoping it sticks around the longest. Disclaimer: I tend to write in short timeboxes and following the 70% rule. If a post seems shallow or half-baked ... yep!
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And not just because Kev did. š I was amused to see Kevās post because I had the same experience and realization recently. It dawned on me as I was perusing some big list of links that it really is helpful to have a visual indicator of which ones Iāve already clicked.
I wrote my last post at a cafe on my laptop. As I was writing the post and testing the Spaces-switching shortcuts to try to justify my rant, I was thinking, you know, this isnāt that bad. Why have I been so bothered by it? Later, after posting, I saw this: Just wait until you notice that itās inexplicably slower on...
A common feature in Linux window managers is the ability to have multiple āworkspacesā or āvirtual desktopsā or whatever you want to call them. From the i3 docs: Workspaces are an easy way to group a set of windows. By default, you are on the first workspace, as the bar on the bottom left indicates. To switch to...
My Thinkpad arrived yesterday. :jazz-hands: I decided to go with Fedora i3 spin for my distro and desktop environment. I was trying to balance nerdiness and usability. Arch was calling me, and I may go there next. But I donāt know how much hacking time Iāll end up having on this thing, so I leaned toward a...
Nice post from Watts Martin today: Org Mode, Marked, and Workflows. Iāve been doing more writing in Org Mode lately, partially just as an experiment, and partially becauseāas Iāve noted more than onceāthe strength of Org Mode isnāt the markup part, itās the mode part: properties and tags and dates and other bits and...
I keep seeing people talk about herdr, so against my better judgment, I searched up tmux vs. herdr. Search hit: Herdr: One terminal to rule them all (herdr.dev) on Hacker News. I wanted to mention that zmx is a beautiful piece of minimal software that basically has gotten rid of my tmux and zellij use. š¤Ø Now...
I loved Kevās latest post, Itās Never Too Late to Learn, for lots of reasons. It turned out that writing and learning are a lot of fun, and I was constantly looking for ways to practice my new found writing skills. I think thatās part of why I still love typing - I just find creating words on a screen a lot of fun....
First: Apple Passwords works really nicely. As it should, of course. Iām required to use Chrome at work, and the Apple Passwords integration is fine, but definitely clunky by comparison. Second: reader mode. And one of the cool things about reader mode, which I only just realized, is that it lets me impose dark mode...
When I recently whined about modal editing feeling clunky, I think I was being impatient, as Iāve been hitting Vim and Neovim pretty hard lately and have not been feeling that way. Thatās also because Iām learning some more stuff and getting more efficient. Scenario: Iām dashing out a sentence, I typo something or...
Iāve been wanting a Linux laptop for a while now. I donāt need one, thatās for sure. I have an M2 MacBook Air, which is an objectively great laptop. I have an M2 iPad Pro that can handle some laptop duties and serve as a second display to my Air. I even have my dadās old 2018-era MacBook Air that I finally got T2...
This just popped into my RSS reader: Alfred 6: Unlimited Possibilities. š„¹ Iām a Legendary Supporter, so Iāll get this upgrade for free, but Iām going to find some way to pay for it anyway. Even if itās exactly the same as Alfred 5. I donāt care. I flippinā love Alfred. Iāve been using it for at least a decade. I...
My wife did an Enneagram exercise recently, so I took a look. Iām pretty sure Iām some sort of Type 5. Among the growth recommendations for my type: Notice when you are getting intensely involved in projects that do not necessarily support your self-esteem, confidence, or life situation. It is possible to follow...
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