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  • 2025-03-31 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Emacs 30: TAONAW - Emacs and Org Mode: Emacs 30.1 so far Help wanted: Show your...

  • Moving 18 years of comments out of Disqus and into my 11ty static site :: Sacha Chua

    Exploring my disqus.xml with xq, Org Babel, and seaborn Deleting spam comments via the Disqus web...

  • Week ending March 28, 2025: mastodon.el tweaks, search, workflows :: Sacha Chua

    I've been practising fretting less about homework. I added an On this day page to my...

  • Org Mode: Cutting the current list item (including nested lists) with a speed command :: Sacha Chua

    Defining shortcuts in org-speed-commands is handy because you can use these single-key shortcuts at the beginning...

  • Tweaking my 11ty blog to link to the Mastodon post defined in an Org Mode property :: Sacha Chua

    One of the things I like about blogging from Org Mode in Emacs is that it's...

  • Feline feelings :: Sacha Chua

    2025-03-26-01 Feline feelings -- drawing emotions Feel free to use this under the Creative Commons Attribution...

  • mastodon.el: Copy toot content as Org Mode :: Sacha Chua

    Sometimes I want to copy a toot and include it in my Org Mode notes, like...

  • mastodon.el: Collect handles in kill ring :: Sacha Chua

    I sometimes want to thank a bunch of people for contributing to a Mastodon conversation. The...

  • 2025-03-24 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): Emacs Berlin (hybrid, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Mar 26 1030 America/Vancouver...

  • mastodon.el: Copy toot URL after posting; also, copying just this post with 11ty :: Sacha Chua

    I often want to copy the toot URL after posting a new toot about a blog...

  • On this day :: Sacha Chua

    Nudged by org-daily-reflection (@emacsomancer's toot) and Jeremy Keith's post where he mentions his on this day...

  • Stick figure out feelings :: Sacha Chua

    2025-03-22-02 Stick figure out feelings -- drawing emotions.svg Feel free to use or remix these stick...

  • Weekly review: Week ending March 21, 2025 :: Sacha Chua

    Some walking, some writing, some Emacs tweaking. A+ and I went to a pottery wheel workshop....

  • Visual book notes: ADHD is Awesome - Penn and Kim Holderness (2024) :: Sacha Chua

    2025-03-20-01 ADHD is Awesome #visual-book-notes #adhd (Feel free to use or share this under the Creative...

  • Old-school blogger :: Sacha Chua

    2025-03-16-01 Old-school blogger -- blogging writing Text from sketch Old-school blogger [timeline showing different strands braided...

  • Playing with chunk size when writing :: Sacha Chua

    How long is a blog post? Some people write short posts with one clear thought. Others...

  • Reading more blogs; Emacs Lisp: Listing blogs based on an OPML file :: Sacha Chua

    Nudged by Dave Winer's post about old-school bloggers and my now-nicely-synchronizing setup of NetNewsWire (iOS) and...

  • Org Mode: Merge top-level items in an item list :: Sacha Chua

    I usually summarize Mastodon links, move them to my Emacs News Org file, and then categorize...

  • 2025-03-17 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): M-x Research: TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Wed Mar 19 0900 America/Vancouver - 1100...

  • Remove open Org Mode clock entries :: Sacha Chua

    Pedro pointed out that I had some incomplete clock entries in my Emacs configuration. org-resolve-clocks prompts...

  • 2025-03-10 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Emacs 30: How to Get Started with Emacs 30.1 on Linux (@derdreschi85@mastodon.social) GNU Emacs 30.1 läuft...

  • Getting an Org link URL from a string; debugging regex groups :: Sacha Chua

    Sometimes I want to get the URL from a string whether the string contains a bare...

  • Reflecting on my conscientiousness (or whatever the opposite is) :: Sacha Chua

    Conscientiousness and me Noticing when my brain likes to do the work Supporting my brain Not...

  • 2025-03-03 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Emacs 30: Emacs 30 Now On Android (12:19) GNU Emacs 30.1 Released With Android Support, Emacs...

  • Monthly review: February 2025 :: Sacha Chua

    2025-02-28-04 February 2025 -- monthly review Checking in with myself Where did I feel most energized...

  • Two weeks with the iPad Air (+ SuperNote A5X and Lenovo P52) :: Sacha Chua

    I've had this iPad Air 13" for about two weeks now, and I'm slowly settling into...

  • Letting A+ play with generative artificial intelligence for fiction, and a primer :: Sacha Chua

    A+ likes prompting Claude AI to generate funny kid-focused Star Wars fanfic mostly exploring how various...

  • Working with smaller chunks of thoughts; adding anchors to paragraphs in Org Mode HTML export :: Sacha Chua

    Adding anchors to paragraphs Anchor links Text fragments I write my blog posts in Org Mode...

  • 2025-02-24 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Emacs 30: Emacs 30.1 released (Reddit, lobste.rs, HN, lemmy.ml) Emacs 30.1 RC1 is available (Reddit, Irreal,...

  • Playing with sketching again :: Sacha Chua

    After our first informal field trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario, I got my own...

  • Productive procrastination and parenting :: Sacha Chua

    2025-02-20-01 Productive procrastination -- productivity parenting.png Text from sketch Productive procrastination We are going to procrastinate....

  • Using systemd to switch nginx configurations based on number of CPUs :: Sacha Chua

    I set up a BigBlueButton web conferencing server so that people can use it for Emacs...

  • 2025-02-17 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): M-x Research: TBA https://m-x-research.github.io/ Wed Feb 19 0800 America/Vancouver - 1000...

  • AGO field trip #2: Moments in Modernism, landscapes :: Sacha Chua

    A+ asked me to take her on another informal field trip to the Art Gallery of...

  • 2025-02-10 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Help wanted: Looking for testers: Nix (Flakes) integration for Eshell (Github) Re: Status of xwidgets support...

  • Sketching practice: Beaver, goose, squirrel, sparrow, flower, sheepdog and sheep :: Sacha Chua

    A+'s class is working through a variety of assignments while reading through The Wild Robot. They've...

  • Looking at landscapes; art and iteration :: Sacha Chua

    I want to get better at helping A+ learn more about art, and I want to...

  • Lispy Gopher Show 2025-02-05: programming languages, history, blogging, and communities with screwtape, Ramin Honary, and me :: Sacha Chua

    I joined @screwtape's Lispy Gopher Show at the last minute because he wanted to chat a...

  • 2025-02-03 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Help wanted: F-Droid are in need of a new maintainer for their Emacs package. Upcoming events...

  • Through blogging, we discover our thoughts and other people :: Sacha Chua

    Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog How to Take Smart Notes Mathematica...

  • Playing Minecraft parkour together :: Sacha Chua

    A+ eight years old and she won't always want to play with me, so while I...

  • Improving subed-vtt parsing; using dedicated windows in Emacs; training my intuition :: Sacha Chua

    While putting together some notes on how to use subed.el with auto-generated YouTube captions, I decided...

  • 2025-01-27 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): Emacs Berlin (hybrid, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Jan 29 0930 America/Vancouver...

  • Scaling a BigBlueButton server down to a 1 GB node between uses :: Sacha Chua

    Now that we've survived EmacsConf, I've been looking into running a BigBlueButton server so that various...

  • Controlling my Android phone by voice :: Sacha Chua

    I want to be able to use voice control to do things on my phone while...

  • Hyperlinking SVGs :: Sacha Chua

    preprocess image edit and link text Inkscape prompt for rectangles inline SVG write about sketch Build...

  • Revisiting wearable computing :: Sacha Chua

    wearable computing life-logging an M1 display Emacspeak untangle my thoughts emacs.tv Quick audio/video notes adapting to...

  • 2025-01-20 Emacs news :: Sacha Chua

    Upcoming events (iCal file, Org): Emacs Berlin (hybrid, in English) https://emacs-berlin.org/ Wed Jan 29 0930 America/Vancouver...

  • Organizing my sketches :: Sacha Chua

    SuperNote Verbal to Visual Clarity Canvas Weekly Andy Draws Drewscape Sketchplanations Build bigger thoughts Visual Frameworks...

  • Minecraft tree orbs, tree farm upgrade :: Sacha Chua

    A+ was inspired by the SapWing villages from Wings of Fire to make a couple of...