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Dotfiles
I’ve got a dotfile repository started and now public, which you can reach either via the menubar at the top of the page, or directly at this URL. At the moment, I’ve got my RSS feed subscriptions, my bashrc, and … Continue reading
Go North, young man!
My favorite operating system was originated by a Finn. My current favorite game was made by a Swede. The Danes are famous for utilizing my favorite form of transportation. I wonder if there’s some Northern European/Scandinavian connection in the genes … Continue reading
Tagged Copenhagen, cycling, Denmark, Finland, gaming, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Markus Persson, Minecraft, Scandinavia, society, Sweden, tech
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Add weather to your tmux status line
Here’s a quick method to add your local weather report to your tmux status line. First, have a look at the lower right of this screenshot to see what we’re talking about: (Click to enlarge.) Okay, here are the commands … Continue reading
Tagged CLI, tech, tmux, weather
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Learning tmux
I’ve been experimenting with tmux the last couple of weeks, using it as a combination drop-in for screen, and for terminal multiplexing all the CLI programs I am also experimenting with as replacements for their GUI equivalents (more on this … Continue reading
Tagged CLI, ELinks, Linux, mutt, Newsbeuter, screen, Taskwarrior, tech, tmux, Vim, Zim
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Real social networking
http://sdf.org/?tutorials/social_network What ‘Social Network’ means to us (a history lesson) Electronic Social Networking has been around since the days of the ARPAnet. In the late 1960s and through the 1970s the ARPAnet allowed researchers to communicate and collaborate via Electronic … Continue reading
How to cross Dublin without passing a pub
The Guardian: “Joyce’s puzzle solved: how to cross Dublin without passing a pub” “Good puzzle would be cross Dublin without passing a pub,” muses Leopold Bloom in James Joyce’s classic novel Ulysses. It’s a conundrum that has intrigued literary visitors … Continue reading
Tagged Bloomsday, Dublin, Ireland, James Joyce, maps, OpenStreetMap, reading, tech
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Myope prodding of the day, 8 Jun 2011
As with paywalls, I am not dogmatic about these things. I don’t think it’s incumbent upon the New York Times or The Wall Street Journal to allow all their content to flow freely through the infosphere with no restrictions. I … Continue reading