{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - The Art Of Not Asking Why","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/jtr","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1315067","username":"jtr","bio":"JTR. This is. (also jtr@fosstodon.org)\nEmacs, org-mode, TiddlyWiki, Linux, DnD, gaming... also coffee, exercise, lifestyle, photography. ","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":117,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"The Art Of Not Asking Why","url":"http://taonaw.com","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/18/1315067.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"95906135","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jbaty@social.lol\" class=\"u-url mention\">@jbaty</a></span> hey I like this. It won’t always work, but it looks like an action shot</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95906135","date_published":"2026-08-17T10:28:12+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":"10:28","date_timestamp":1786962492,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95890894","content_html":"<p>RSI and Emacs: When Your Pinky Says Enough is Enough <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/96826/2026/9a230eb03c.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A hand is resting the keys X and A with the little finger curled over the Ctrl key on a backlit keyboard with blue lighting.\"> : <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/16/rsi-and-emacs-when-your.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"I’ve been doing even more Emacs writing lately, and my pinky is paying the price. After years of using Caps Lock as Control, I’m finally feeling the strain. Here’s what happened, what I’m doing about it, and what new ergonomic keyboards I’m considering.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/16/rsi-and-emacs-when-your.html","date_published":"2026-08-17T01:54:19+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":"2026-08-17 01:54","date_timestamp":1786931659,"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/@jtr/117108355283688936","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mtaluku3yy22"]}},{"id":"95882236","content_html":"<p>They seem to have integrated co-pilot into Word, and this is one place I appreciate having AI. I <em>hate</em> 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.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/16/they-seem-to-have-integrated.html","date_published":"2026-08-16T20:48:05+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":"2026-08-16 20:48","date_timestamp":1786913285,"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/@jtr/117107150685399409","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mta2qm6jvn2n"]}},{"id":"95843964","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rogerfarrell@fosstodon.org\" class=\"u-url mention\">@rogerfarrell</a></span> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95843964","date_published":"2026-08-16T00:45:18+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":"2026-08-16 00:45","date_timestamp":1786841118,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95843949","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/eludom\">@eludom</a> 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?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95843949","date_published":"2026-08-16T00:44:41+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":"2026-08-16 00:44","date_timestamp":1786841081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95826002","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/eludom\">@eludom</a> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95826002","date_published":"2026-08-15T16:31:54+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":"2026-08-15 16:31","date_timestamp":1786811514,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95812998","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amerpie\">@amerpie</a> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95812998","date_published":"2026-08-15T11:20:25+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":"2026-08-15 11:20","date_timestamp":1786792825,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95712276","content_html":"<p>Emacs pinky is becoming a thing for me recently.</p>\n<p>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 :(</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/13/emacs-pinky-is-becoming-a.html","date_published":"2026-08-13T16:57:20+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":"2026-08-13 16:57","date_timestamp":1786640240,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@jtr/117089256281801200","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msy4h66lry22"]}},{"id":"95699075","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brejoc@fosstodon.org\" class=\"u-url mention\">@brejoc</a></span> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95699075","date_published":"2026-08-13T12:51:47+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":"2026-08-13 12:51","date_timestamp":1786625507,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95672944","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ray_On_Emacs@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Ray<span>_</span>On<span>_</span>Emacs</a></span> thanks - you’re seeing the light or the dark theme? I am still heavily working on both.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95672944","date_published":"2026-08-13T01:13:42+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":"2026-08-13 01:13","date_timestamp":1786583622,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95672931","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/brejoc@fosstodon.org\" class=\"u-url mention\">@brejoc</a></span> 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…?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95672931","date_published":"2026-08-13T01:13:18+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":"2026-08-13 01:13","date_timestamp":1786583598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95662995","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/news\">@news</a> hallelujah!!! 🥳</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95662995","date_published":"2026-08-12T20:34:23+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":"2026-08-12 20:34","date_timestamp":1786566863,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95644104","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/KimberlyHirsh\">@KimberlyHirsh</a> I did not. I like her even more now.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95644104","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:04:01+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":"2026-08-12 15:04","date_timestamp":1786547041,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95644006","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ZeroOne\">@ZeroOne</a> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95644006","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:02:33+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":"2026-08-12 15:02","date_timestamp":1786546953,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95640870","content_html":"<p>Back to Solarized: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/12/back-to-solarized.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"After years of drifting between Emacs themes, I came back to Solarized on Linux. It turns out Prot himself built on Schoonover’s work, which made the return feel less like nostalgia and more like a full circle. Now I’m using bbatsov’s port and working on giving my blog the dark theme it’s been missi...","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/12/back-to-solarized.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T14:09:15+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":"2026-08-12 14:09","date_timestamp":1786543755,"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/@jtr/117082932414457612","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msvclky64o2g"]}},{"id":"95533163","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ZeroOne\">@ZeroOne</a> very cool. I’d love to see this becoming a real thing.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95533163","date_published":"2026-08-10T18:23:53+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":"2026-08-10 18:23","date_timestamp":1786386233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95481207","content_html":"<p>Emacs Config Gems - Part 4: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/09/emacs-config-gems-part.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"Fourth part of the Emacs config series. This time, file operations: using the system trash instead of permanent deletes, moving backup and auto-save files to a dedicated folder, setting idle-based auto-save, and using auto-revert to keep buffers in sync across machines via Syncthing.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/09/emacs-config-gems-part.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T00:01:32+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":"2026-08-10 00:01","date_timestamp":1786320092,"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/117068278868173320","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msosdrshv723"]}},{"id":"95421785","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> 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 😉</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95421785","date_published":"2026-08-08T20:42:12+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":"2026-08-08 20:42","date_timestamp":1786221732,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95409827","content_html":"<p>This guy was chilling at the farmer’s market today. 📷</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/96826/2026/fd22e06ddf-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"545\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/08/this-guy-was-chilling-at.html","date_published":"2026-08-08T15:38:38+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":"2026-08-08 15:38","date_timestamp":1786203518,"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/@jtr/117060635404106948","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mslfpz3ces2f"]}},{"id":"95377330","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> 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.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95377330","date_published":"2026-08-07T22:50:55+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 22:50","date_timestamp":1786143055,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95347981","content_html":"<p>My New Montior is Pushing me to Start Fresh on Kubuntu (Again): <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/07/my-new-montior-is-pushing.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","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":"95310942","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/eludom\">@eludom</a> did:</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2024/07/02/nat-and-i.html\">taonaw.com/2024/07/0…</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2024/07/03/two-more-targets.html\">taonaw.com/2024/07/0…</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2024/07/04/more-of-doors.html\">taonaw.com/2024/07/0…</a></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2024/07/04/our-vacation-in.html\">taonaw.com/2024/07/0…</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95310942","date_published":"2026-08-06T19:29:55+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":"2026-08-06 19:29","date_timestamp":1786044595,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95291849","content_html":"<p>H3 HTML Tags are Right for Blog Posts: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/06/h-html-tags-are-right.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"A few days after my semantic HTML reckoning, I followed through on the heading hierarchy on my blog. Turns out, I was wrong to say I was wrong. h1 for the site, h2 for posts, h3 for sub-headings.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/06/h-html-tags-are-right.html","date_published":"2026-08-06T13:15:59+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":"2026-08-06 13:15","date_timestamp":1786022159,"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/117048757635567621","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msg4wkemze2i"]}},{"id":"95253943","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/miljko\">@miljko</a> I need to read more about this. Apoereny I need to dedicate a physical key for this? I already use caps lock for emacs.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95253943","date_published":"2026-08-05T20:19:58+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":"2026-08-05 20:19","date_timestamp":1785961198,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95253398","content_html":"<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ray_On_Emacs@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@Ray<span>_</span>On<span>_</span>Emacs</a></span> thanks! I still need to fix the post (it doesn’t get published for some reason) and do some editing. 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The footnotes are dangerously long. Send help… Look, I learned my lesson. This is over 2500 words. It took me almost a week, and I still didn’t cover everything I wanted, and I’m ready for another round.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/05/emacs-config-gems-part.html","date_published":"2026-08-05T13:06:09+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":"2026-08-05 13:06","date_timestamp":1785935169,"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/@jtr/117043049121771518","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3msdlsm22ao2p"]}},{"id":"95118050","content_html":"<p>Still working on Emacs Config Gems part 3. Fell into a deep rabbit hole and got lost for a couple of days, then climbed out just to discover another one I have to explore next. I wanted to crunch the first few tweaks of my Emacs config in one post, but there’s too much to explore. 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Prot’s mechanism is triggered by a word delimiter (I think that’s the right term?) that takes place after a certain symbol (so in “!word” and then space, it tells it to add “!” to the word delimiter). But in our case here, there is no word: it’s simply “-” so that mechanism is not going to work, there’s nothing to be triggered that we add to… At least, that’s my understanding.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95115857","date_published":"2026-08-03T11:29:04+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":"2026-08-03 11:29","date_timestamp":1785756544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95081945","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> I hear you on that. I gave up on using one phone a long time ago because of this.</p>\n<p>Fortunately for me, I get a phone from work, an iPhone, which I use for anything that is personal but not private (like banking or health-related stuff) because I figure my job knows these things anyway. For everything private (journal stuff, dating apps, etc) I have an Android. It’s possible to get those for cheap, pay-as-you-go plans (at least in the US), and if you want, you can also load the phone with a ROM that blocks the usual crap that Google does. If I lose access to my work phone tomorrow, I will get a used iPhone (in the US, that’s the “normal” phone most people use for most “normal” apps) for the same reason exactly.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/95081945","date_published":"2026-08-02T16:50:14+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":"2026-08-02 16:50","date_timestamp":1785689414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95075782","content_html":"<p>Em Dashes in org-mode and the Nuances of Abbrev: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/02/em-dashes-in-orgmode-and.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"After last week’s em dash confession, I wanted those in Emacs org-mode, naturally. One keybind, I thought. It would be simple, I thought.  One week later, after spending quality time with abbrev-mode, I finally got my damn em dashes.  Here’s the over-complicated why and the over-simplified how.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/08/02/em-dashes-in-orgmode-and.html","date_published":"2026-08-02T14:07:04+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":"2026-08-02 14:07","date_timestamp":1785679624,"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/@jtr/117026302638210950","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3ms45t7654l2m"]}},{"id":"94971376","content_html":"<p>I keep seeing this: “Don’t place your workspace in your bedroom! I did this to optimize the space at home and I totally regret this decision.”</p>\n<p>It’s becoming one of the main reasons to want to leave NYC. An apartment with an office for a room instead of another person paying the rent is not sustainable.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/31/i-keep-seeing-this-dont.html","date_published":"2026-07-31T13:09:12+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":"2026-07-31 13:09","date_timestamp":1785503352,"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/@jtr/117014750769394864","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrwznyxsch27"]}},{"id":"94795336","content_html":"<p>You know when you talk to someone else with ADHD when you realize you juggle 3 conversations in one, going from one layer to the other, and you’re both able to keep track AND connect the layers when needed all while having lunch walking, because who has time to sit down anyway.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/28/you-know-when-you-talk.html","date_published":"2026-07-28T14:42:38+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":"2026-07-28 14:42","date_timestamp":1785249758,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://fosstodon.org/@jtr/116998129694018462","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrpnhmejit2s"]}},{"id":"94754335","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I’d be interested to hear more..! Does it mean though that you upload it to MB first and then it’s duplicates on YT? Using the studio plan? Or should I wait until you actually have it working 😁</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94754335","date_published":"2026-07-27T20:38:18+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":"2026-07-27 20:38","date_timestamp":1785184698,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94733696","content_html":"<p>Style &amp; Emacs Config: A Semantic HTML Reckoning: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/27/style-emacs-config-a-semantic.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"I woke up at 05:40, bothered by the fact that filenames lack a dedicated HTML tag. One thing led to another, and now I’m questioning every heading level on my blog. And now I can finally have breakfast.","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/27/style-emacs-config-a-semantic.html","date_published":"2026-07-27T13:02:40+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":"2026-07-27 13:02","date_timestamp":1785157360,"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/116992075293222175","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrmxgfisqe2i"]}},{"id":"94713498","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> what are you after? Connecting MB with YouTube so users can upload to YouTube through MB? Did you expand on that somewhere that I missed? That sounds interesting.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94713498","date_published":"2026-07-27T02:18:09+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":"2026-07-27 02:18","date_timestamp":1785118689,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94705659","content_html":"<p>This is one of the awesome things about having an espresso machine at home. I love watching the hot coffee “drilling” into the ice 📷. 🧊☕️☀️</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/96826/2026/2101255f5e-m.jpg\" width=\"452\" height=\"600\" alt=\"A glass of iced coffee or iced latte sits on a metal surface with jars and a bag of Domino sugar in the background.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/26/this-is-one-of-the.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T22:07:42+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":"2026-07-26 22:07","date_timestamp":1785103662,"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/@jtr/116988555316642994","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrlffslehu2d"]}},{"id":"94697232","content_html":"<p>Emacs Config Gems - Part 2: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/26/emacs-config-gems-part.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"I continue my Emacs config series by first admitting I lied about Part 1 being an intro: this here is a second intro. I also seem to have some style obsessions.  org-edit-special, registers, mark ring, and one or two rabbit holes, because of course 🐰","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/26/emacs-config-gems-part.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T18:22:54+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":"2026-07-26 18:22","date_timestamp":1785090174,"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/116987672555345861","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrkyuc5bu22q"]}},{"id":"94689134","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ZeroOne\">@ZeroOne</a> I should have commented here, on <em>your</em> post, sorry! will delete mine:</p>\n<p>Thanks! A quick minor correction — (see! EM dash!) the first quote in your post, “But what would people think…” Is not from me; it’s from Sasha as well. The way you wrote it seems like this was me. It’s a tiny detail, I know, but I’m pesky when it has to do with giving others credit 😅</p>\n<p>Gave your blog a quick read, and I think an email will come shortly. Thanks for reading!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94689134","date_published":"2026-07-26T14:58:00+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":"2026-07-26 14:58","date_timestamp":1785077880,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94688357","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ZeroOne\">@ZeroOne</a> Thanks! A quick minor correction — (see! EM dash!) the first quote in your post, “But what would people think…” Is not from me; it’s from Sasha as well. The way you wrote it seems like this was me. It’s a tiny detail, I know, but I’m pesky when it has to do with giving others credit 😅</p>\n<p>Gave your blog a quick read, and I think an email will come shortly. Thanks for reading!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94688357","date_published":"2026-07-26T14:36:00+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":"2026-07-26 14:36","date_timestamp":1785076560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94651010","content_html":"<p>I Love me Some Em Dashes, and I Don't Care: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/25/i-love-me-some-em.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"Em dashes are back in style. Why? Because I said so. I’m fighting back with AP-style spacing and a middle finger to AI detectors. 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What a fun read. Thanks for sharing your evil plans, Mrs. Cotton.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94637226","date_published":"2026-07-25T12:14:45+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":"2026-07-25 12:14","date_timestamp":1784981685,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94637067","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Ravens_nest\">@Ravens<span>_</span>nest</a> I want to get this one, but I keep having these thoughts:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>I’m not very good at soul-like games and I don’t like the controls (Dark Souls always felt unpolished to me)</li>\n<li>It seems rather short, from what I hear.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>What are your thoughts?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/jtr/94637067","date_published":"2026-07-25T12:08:37+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":"2026-07-25 12:08","date_timestamp":1784981317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94550836","content_html":"<p>Emacs Config Gems - Part 1: <a href=\"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/emacs-config-gems-part.html\">taonaw.com</a></p>","summary":"Three weeks into my Emacs config project, and I’m still going. 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Sounds about right...","url":"https://taonaw.com/2026/07/23/emacs-config-gems-part.html","date_published":"2026-07-23T23:40:23+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":"2026-07-23 23:40","date_timestamp":1784850023,"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/@jtr/116971933316445819","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cdwrhik3fuxgk5x4hgicpwad/post/3mrdz6wwbwd2i"]}},{"id":"94517701","content_html":"<p>Interesting trick, discovered by mistake:</p>\n<p>Dragging and dropping a file into Emacs while in a folder with Dired copies it there, just as Finder would. Did you know that? 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