I spent most of my waking hours this weekend trying to convince Emacs that it really can be the center of my networked life. This is my story. I first setup org-mode. It’s a great combination of both Evernote and Omnifocus, with note-taking built right in with task management. This is is pure elisp and [...]
If I could have a *single* set of things right now… …I’d have a miniature coffee maker and some grounds right here right now.
…I’d have a lot of butterflies. Or something like that. I’ve discovered why you don’t drink the tap water in India. Last Friday, I got back to the guest house rather late, so the night shift was there. They’re not quite as on the ball as the day shift. I asked for a bottle of [...]
Abject poverty, sheer highway terror, and camels. I’ve been outside of the airport for an hour now, and it’s been amazingly interesting already. To begin, I found the cab arranged for me from the airport. It’s some little 4-door hatchback Tata, proudly proclaiming it’s V-2 engine on the side fender. This is where I learned [...]
I’m very happy you didn’t say ‘Borat’ when I said I am from Kazakhstan. The above quote is from a fellow traveler, waiting here in the New Delhi airport for the guards to open the domestic terminal at one in the morning local time. The rest of the in the air was exceedingly uneventful; I [...]
One of humanity’s greatest authors, Arthur C. Clarke, passed away this morning. Rest in peace.