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Elfeed for RSS as a change of pace

You can probably tell I've been heavily into Emacs again recently, and Emacs is like heroin and once I start I just want more. So, I've returned to using Elfeed for reading my RSS feeds. GitHub - skeeto/elfeed: An Emacs web feeds clientAn Emacs web feeds client. Contribute to
Notetaking 1 min read Free

Dev builds perfect note-taking system which only stores info about building note-taking systems

The dream is real
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1Password and why Electron is the Nickelback of the internet

1Password 8 uses Electron and the internet is already collectively shitting its pants before many people have even tried it. Things that matter to me in a password manager, in order of importance: Reliability and securityFunctionalityReputationEase of useMulti-platform/portability…100% native app with perfect macOS integrationMy family and I will
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Software proliferation

Once in a while I find myself in a foul mood about software proliferation and my tendencies to extend and overcomplicate everything. Today, for example. So, this week, I’m seeing how much I can manage using Emacs (with Org mode), the filesystem, a terminal, and a web browser. As
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From Safari to Vivaldi

I’m sorry, Safari, but until you reconsider the completely and objectively[1] terrible changes made in version 15, I’ll be using Vivaldi. I never thought I’d end up back in a Chromium-based browser, but Vivaldi is quite nice. It packs a lot of capabilities into a small
Blogging 1 min read Free

"Just Link" - no don't

In his post “Just Link”, Robin Sloan (whom I love), suggests that, instead of sending newsletter content in an email, publishers send an email with only a link to the actual content. But, weighing all these considerations, if it’s possible for you, as a newsletter-er, to rescue the meat
Hardware 1 min read Free

The iPad is a wonderful peripheral

The iPad may be the greatest computer peripheral ever made. As a main device for me, though, it’s once again been a spectacular failure. I recently made yet another attempt at living on the iPad as my main device. It lasted less than a week. Going all-in on the
Analog 1 min read Free

Creating a digital index for my paper notebooks

One of the few valid arguments against paper notebooks is that they are more difficult to search than digital notes. Fine, I’ll concede that one. But I’m working on a patch. Rather than trying to digitize/OCR everything, I’ve decided that a simple index of topics should
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