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Neal Stephenson writes with pen and paper.

\n

nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing…

\n

Some good arguments for it.

\n

Ironically, at least a few hardcore #emacs users Aldi have a habit of also writing a lot on paper

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Will voice kill the keyboard? curious.port111.com

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@jtr I like the theme. Seeing light on linux, dark on phone. Guess that means I’m schizophrenic in my own theme choices. Could I steal your theme again?

\n

Let me know if you try the move to XFK. It takes committment and at least a few weeks of being very clumsy.

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I poked my head into substack again. It shows me things I think are interesting, but it’s back in algorithm land begging for attention.

\n

2015 called. It wants my attention back.\nProbably not.

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@jtr it’s a problem. There is increasingly no “we”.

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@kev The general wisdom that held true for my career (retired now) was that pay raises came when you moved companies.

\n

Then there was that time I joined a silicon valley startup that got bought by a big company with RSUs from both….

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@jtr Again, Xah Lee is the source of truth on many things. Keyboards: Xah Keyboard Guide share.google/nBMNQ6c36…

\n

Of course one irony is that with the switch to xah fly keys, the control key becomes far less important. XFK is not emacs, it’s just built on top of it.

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@jtr see Advantage2 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard for Mac & PC | Kinesis Keyboards share.google/F4fo3RCnP…

\n

I’ve used them exclusively for 10 years.

\n

I might do split if starting over, but if it ain’t broke…

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@jtr Between work and home I’ve had 5 Kensis Advtangae’s. Being able to use my hands is important.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/95838340","date_published":"2026-08-15T21:37:04+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 21:37","date_timestamp":1786829824,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95819189","content_html":"

@jtr If you add this

\n

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

\n

You get line numbers (very useful if you want to edit the same file with /bin/ed :-)), and it shows you which single lines were visually wrapped.

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@jtr On the line-wrap thing, I do the follwing instead (visual-fill-column package).

\n

When I tested your setup, the first line was indented poperly, but subequent ones sill went to column 1. visual-fill-column seems to handle it correctly (not going back to column 1 for subequent lines:

\n

(remove-hook ’text-mode-hook #’turn-on-auto-fill)

\n

(require ’visual-fill-column)

\n

;; Add visual-line-mode and visual-fill-column-mode to text-mode-hook
\n(add-hook ’text-mode-hook (lambda ()
\n(visual-line-mode 1)
\n(visual-fill-column-mode 1)
\n;; (visual-fill-column-toggle-center-text)
\n)
\n)

\n

;; Set the desired wrap width
\n(setq-default visual-fill-column-width 120) ;; because 80 character terminals were a thing?
\n#+end_src

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@jtr Xah Fly Keys will take you a couple weeks/a month or so of re-training. You’re really not using “emacs” (in the RMS/Guy Steele sense) anymore. All your muscle memory is now worng. But I’ve found it (and most of the choices Xah makes) to be very sensible and usable.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/95815121","date_published":"2026-08-15T12:22:13+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 12:22","date_timestamp":1786796533,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95815066","content_html":"

@jtr I had this problem, and the beginings of carpal tunnel syndrome ~10? years ago. Two solutions: Xah Fly Keys and Knesis Advantage II keyboard. No problems since.

\n

The keyboard is probably the easier fix. Puts control and other common keys under your thumbs

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@jtr Your timing (or my mistakes) are good. I screwed something up in my config, so I’m going through another “Emacs bankrupcy” (so much cruft!), just stealing most of your “Gems”. Thanks. Again.

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I did the fateful thing. I updated all my #emacs packages after not touching them for 5 months. Now I’m recompiling emacs from the latest sources to try to make mysterious new errors go away. You pull one thread…

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/08/14/i-did-the-fateful-thing.html","date_published":"2026-08-14T21:23:51+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-14 21:23","date_timestamp":1786742631,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117095965692527876"]}},{"id":"95602634","content_html":"

@jacks Maybe they could use a simulated Ronald Regan voice (as the radio announcer for a Cubs away game he once made up play-by-play when the ticker went dead).

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/95602634","date_published":"2026-08-11T21:19:50+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-11 21:19","date_timestamp":1786483190,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95516511","content_html":"

Different outlooks: curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/08/10/different-outlooks.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T12:56:50+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 12:56","date_timestamp":1786366610,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117071323440505532"]}},{"id":"95359536","content_html":"

@manton Just wondering. I think it becomes a problem when the bots start driving up bandwidth costs.

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/95359536","date_published":"2026-08-07T16:21:25+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 16:21","date_timestamp":1786119685,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95357968","content_html":"

@eludom @manton what are you seeing in terms of bot traffic on micro.blog?

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This is not sustainable. People will just stop providing content\nif they have to pay for the bots and the time to fight them.

\n

patronview.com/news/99-p…

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@jtr I drove through Hudson, NY yesterday. IIRC you did some photography there? Cute not so little old town.

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@lrvick thanks. One of my next projects is to start moving my AI workloads to something other that big tech platforms. Preferably local hardware if memory prices are not prohibitive, but I’m thinking a private model on, say, digital ocean would be an improvement in many ways

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/eludom/94964524","date_published":"2026-07-31T11:00:58+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 11:00","date_timestamp":1785495658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94958205","content_html":"

Annoy a marketing person. Set your phone to always use greyscale. Much less interesting that way :-)

\n","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/31/annoy-a-marketing-person-set.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T08:35:14+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 08:35","date_timestamp":1785486914,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117013670578607253"]}},{"id":"94957551","content_html":"

Stop Android apps from running: curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/31/stop-android-apps-from-running.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T08:11:15+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 08:11","date_timestamp":1785485475,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/117013580737189735"]}},{"id":"94774619","content_html":"

What do I really need? curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/28/what-do-i-really-need.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T06:53:19+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-28 06:53","date_timestamp":1785221599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116996284170643941"]}},{"id":"94689065","content_html":"

Done. \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/26/done.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T11:20:27+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 11:20","date_timestamp":1785064827,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116986855354356173"]}},{"id":"94291354","content_html":"

Inside a Sami kåta \"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/19/inside-a-sami-kta.html","date_published":"2026-07-19T14:58:25+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 14:58","date_timestamp":1784473105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116948409540279249"]}},{"id":"94187647","content_html":"

Trail features \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

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Boats \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

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Kvikkjokk \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

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Vignettes of a hike through beauty \"\" : curious.port111.com

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Sitojaure \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/05/sitojaure.html","date_published":"2026-07-05T17:59:12+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 17:59","date_timestamp":1783274352,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93374778","content_html":"

The changing mountains \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/03/the-changing-mountains.html","date_published":"2026-07-03T14:51:11+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 14:51","date_timestamp":1783090271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116856623368617881"]}},{"id":"93370570","content_html":"

Shared stories? curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/07/03/shared-stories.html","date_published":"2026-07-03T13:19:04+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 13:19","date_timestamp":1783084744,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116856243869759808"]}},{"id":"93342834","content_html":"

Beauty everywhere you look \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

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Cameras can’t capture awe \"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

","summary":"","url":"https://curious.port111.com/2026/06/27/cameras-cant-capture-awe.html","date_published":"2026-06-28T02:18:43+00:00","author":{"name":"George Jones","url":"https://curious.port111.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F33%2F1647264.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"eludom"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 02:18","date_timestamp":1782613123,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@eludom/116830564751370902"]}},{"id":"92719762","content_html":"

Midnight Sun \"\"\"\"\"\" : curious.port111.com

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glad midsommar

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It’s not dark in Sweden. Time for dancing and maypoles.

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If the shoe fits: curious.port111.com

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Yesterday I practiced that most quintessentially American activity: dodging taxes. And to make it even more authentic, I can blame the Indians (see the Boston Tea Party).

\n

I bought gas on the Seneca Indian reservation.\nNew York State gets nothing.

\n

Gotta celebrate 250 somehow :-)

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Sic transit gloria pontis \"\" : curious.port111.com

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@dzu Thanks. I fullly intend to. T

\n

his is just an observation mostly about me. Multiple hikes I’ve either had to abort, delay, or reroute for gear/weather issues. I think it just says I’m optimistic.

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I got an interesting email reply from a friend who used to sit on the ATC board about some cultural difficulties between new England and the south
\noutdoorfoo.wordpress.com/2026/05/0…

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@ctietze I love the cooperative anarchy. So emacs :-)

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@rscottjones I tend not to advertise exactly when I will be away from home? Paranoid? Maybe if my primary residence were an RV it would be different.

\n

“When it’s warm above the Arctic circle”

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@rscottjones I have a hiking trip in the north 1/3 of Sweden coming up …. would love to test this before that trip.

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@manton We had a NeXT (“Nee-zit”) around at Ohio State Computer Science in those days. Pretty slick machine at the time.

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@jtr yeah. Old saying about Microsoft something like “things will get worse, but it will take time”.

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@todd we could set things up regionally. We could call one of them the North American Numbering Plan.

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@manton sent

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