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@kev saw the reactions. Rolled my eyes. Back under my rock (Im keeping my donation)

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@manto I second that, and I’m wondering if the preview for posts on the web client can be improved to look as good as it does in the built-in Preview on the macOS app.

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Nat sent this to me after I mentioned my Apple Watch makes me more anxious about my lack of sleep by constantly reminding me that I’m tired.

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Sometimes ignorance is a bliss.

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There's Something about Mewgenics 🎮 \"Auto-generated : taonaw.com

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RSI/Pinky Update \"Auto-generated : taonaw.com

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Fairness and content: taonaw.com

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Finished watching: Prix Pantheon S1E5, Episode 5 📺\nThis show is not super original, but somehow the way it works and develops clicks nicely. It’s been a while since I could just relax and watch TV. Happy I did.

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Emacs Config Gems - Part 5: taonaw.com

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Oh yes, I think I’m going to enjoy this game very much.

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@gnomon fixed, need to explain (no time…) basically path problem where one of the libraries couldn’t be found. I had what I needed installed, had to point to it with early-init.el

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This is now fixed: GCC drive error on macOS: This seems to show up with almost every new Emacs package I’ve been trying recently on my Mac. I remember trying to dig into it, and I went in circles trying to install something from Homebrew. Has anyone fixed this? I’m on GNU Emacs plus 30.2.

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@eludom there are a few for the navigation below, but yes. Not a whole lot since then… Hey, I’m juggling several projects over here :-)

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Keep checking, though, and I will also try to post when I make them.

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@eludom depends when was the last time you checked? I plan to add edits there now and then. Might move my other stuff to codeberg too.

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@djm62 do you mean on Mastodon?

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@eludom just uploaded the CSS to Codeberg. Check the latest post.

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A quick update for my Emacs config Gems series:

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I am working on part 5, and I’m trying to finalize a few things first. Currently it’s Ispell (I’ve not been using it to its full capacity) and completion… more details soon.

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Uploaded the blog’s custom.css file to Codeberg over at codeberg.org/jayteear/… (someone already has JTR on Codeberg, and I can’t find any evidence it was me, so can the real JTR please stand up?)

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@eludom xfk?
\nMy theme should be easier to share. I might just as well add it to my news letter (there’s and option). It’s all in one CSS on top of tiny theme, which you can get on GitHub.

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@vazquez oh I’ve been on this train since before I switched to Linux on my own desktop… Yeesh probably 10 years ago at this point? I love to hate MS inconsistency throughout their apps

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I Don't use Soap for all my Dishes: taonaw.com

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Microsoft vent #213: Outlook on Mac has shortcomings compared to the web version. Searching on the web client defaults to “all folders,” and on a Mac to the current folder. Can’t change it either. So you forget. The result is this Outlook gaslighting. I know I wrote that email! I just can’t find it!

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Last evening and today, added a few more elements to the site’s CSS:

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A few days ago, after getting annoyed that Apple Mail doesn’t have a normal Zoom-in function (Magnifier isn’t what I consider normal), I downloaded Thunderbird for my personal/blog emails. I’m impressed. I remember it being a mess. It’s still… cluttered, but in a way I can follow.

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Scrolled through BlueSky and Mastodon without my filters. The hate, the anger, the hostility… How can people stand it? When did we become so poisonous to each other? Yeesh

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@paulw disgusting. I remember back when I had to use them. Then I had to use Spectrum which had its own issues. Today I’m on Verizon FiOS which is great, but it’s a corporation and I’m sure they will find ways to “premium” something that should be basic.

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@manton to each their own, as they say, but I’m in a similar boat in a way. I don’t like the platform, I don’t want to be on it, but there are people there I want to talk to sometimes. If I don’t reach out, it’s a missed conversation.

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Made a couple of more tweaks to the CSS. Dove deeper this time, used Claude to help me figure out how to get to these elements in the CSS: footnotes’ anchor (the super-text number) and the arrow leading back to the original post. Looks as intended now.

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Also changed the buttons in the navigation tab to stand...

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@jbaty hey I like this. It won’t always work, but it looks like an action shot

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RSI and Emacs: When Your Pinky Says Enough is Enough \"A : taonaw.com

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They seem to have integrated co-pilot into Word, and this is one place I appreciate having AI. I hate Word. I don’t want to think in Word. I want to just say, “here is my org mode file, you go ahead and turn this into a Word doc.” Hit enter. Minimize. Leave me alone. Done.

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@rogerfarrell need to see if any of this works out of Emacs and on Linux too. I doo too much outside of Emacs (no choice). A more detailed blog post coming.

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@eludom how big are those? Did you get the split ones? You still use those? I think the Ctrl key seems to be at the edge, but I trust you can map it to, say, the return key — but can you change the keycap for it?

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@eludom had carpal tunnel too, which is when I switched to an ergonomic keyboard. First at work (Microsoft Surface) and then at home. I got myself the Kinesis Gaming RGB Freestyle, which I still use to this day. I was actually looking at the Advantage 360 (I like split keyboards for the shoulders; also good to get one half of the way for gaming), but it’s a hefty commitment.

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@amerpie as someone who emmigrated and struggled to get American citizenship, it pains me to read this - but as an American who has Obama signed on his citizenship, I get it. Messed up times we live in.

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Emacs pinky is becoming a thing for me recently.

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I’ve been a happy user of CAPS as control, but recently my pinky started rebelling. My keyboard is non-standard. Time to think of other solutions :(

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@brejoc Yes, two themes, responding to the theme you have on your computer. For the dark theme, I increased the text contrast against the background (the maximum “allowed” within the theme). I go through my posts and find additional things that I need to change. Slow process.

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@Ray_On_Emacs thanks - you’re seeing the light or the dark theme? I am still heavily working on both.

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@brejoc is it better now? I’ve been working on it and working on it still. Which text is hard to read? main text, the one in quotes…?

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@news hallelujah!!! 🥳

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@KimberlyHirsh I did not. I like her even more now.

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@ZeroOne Oh, I replied to your post about the city-planner YouTube video. Hmm. I used micro-blogs bookmarks to reply I think, so not sure what it’s a “conversation” in itself.

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Back to Solarized: taonaw.com

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@ZeroOne very cool. I’d love to see this becoming a real thing.

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Emacs Config Gems - Part 4: taonaw.com

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@miljko I knew about this (I think I actually bought the book at some point), but this is a really good point. Lots more of those notes to go 😉

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This guy was chilling at the farmer’s market today. 📷

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@miljko There’s an Emacs thing I think prot did I want to rer about alt as control or something… Maybe then? I have extra keys but Linux doesn’t see them.

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My New Montior is Pushing me to Start Fresh on Kubuntu (Again): taonaw.com

","summary":"You’d think my Emacs exploration is enough for me to dig into, but my new monitor led me down a rabbit hole of display calibration — from BetterDisplay on the Mac to HiDPI, Retina, TrueTone, and brightness syncing. On the Linux side, X11 on Kubuntu 24.04 feels limited, so a fresh install with Waylan...","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/07/my-new-montior-is-pushing.html","date_published":"2026-08-07T12:48:19+00:00","author":{"name":"The Art Of Not Asking Why","url":"http://taonaw.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F18%2F1315067.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jtr"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 12:48","date_timestamp":1786106899,"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/@jtr/117054305058130056","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msilrhtkgc22"]}},{"id":"95291849","content_html":"

H3 HTML Tags are Right for Blog Posts: taonaw.com

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Here is a niche tip: if you’re tired of correcting the word “Emacs” whenever you dictate on your iPhone, Add Emacs to your contact list.

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