On Reddit, someone asked how to write software documentation in org-mode, and I had a lot to say. Reddit, being Reddit, however, wouldn’t let me post my long comment. That’s fine, I don’t like spreading knowledge in silos anyway. Here’s what I said: Hi, my job involves writing technical documentation (instructions mostly), and I use org-mode for it all the time. I...

It's been well over a year now since I've moved most of my music consumption away from streaming. I started purchasing music again, just so I can play offline at any time (and on my terms). That's not so say I don't stream, but that's now purely reserved for discovery. Most playback happens via Ready Player Mode, a little Emacs player I built when I decided to take playback offline. This post isn't so much about

Instead of shuffling our stream at the end in the collect() method, we can also shuffle it in stages using the new stream gatherers. This allows us to shuffle sections at a time and even support infinite streams.

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I really think more people should have been tipped off by the fact that this hollow-eyed ghoul looks like an "after" from Evil Dead. Exhibit A: Exhibit B: Centers For Disease Control Ex Mortis.

Dammit. The first piece of spam has made it through the (rudimentary) spam filtering on my Guestbook. First time in [around 18 …

Lauren snapped this photo of a very happy bumble bee snoozin’ on the marigolds next door. This little guy has it all figured out.Reply via email

I’ve tried to make Mylio work a few times. Maybe this time it will.

Dear Lazyweb, Can someone tell me how the fix the problem that when I try to print any of my flyer pages in Safari (e.g.) it shows up blank in the print dialog? Most of the time, hitting cancel and then print again makes it show up, but not always, so something's racing. I ...

I've been off for nearly 2 weeks now, and a combination of a sprained ankle and being super busy has resulted in zero miles on either of my motorbikes, despite …

It was hard to pick pull quotes from this because every paragraph is perfect. Anthony Moser: I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response. Miyazaki said, "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself." Scam Altman said ...

Philip Bump: It is useful and important to look at this question not through the lens of persuasion but the lens of power. Your engagement and your work, not unlike your vote, is a form of power, something you can choose to grant to others. Those others, particularly ...