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I'm slowly getting into it. I only got into vim (neovim) a couple years ago (been computing as a kid since early 80s).

But have been enjoying learning alot of emacs (oh god so much to learn :))

I'm not ready to make the jump (not sure I will jump at all, but...) I am gonna mess with guix in a vm to see how I roll with that.

I've got a lot of digital versions of various books on lisp/scheme but only played with them. Eventually I think it'd be great to do more with slime/sly and sbcl. But for now sticking with the basics. It's a real head trip to see the power of emacs, and it feels like it's hard to explain to people why it's so fascinating (to me).

I have a feeling I picked a good time to hop in, because a lot of the quality of life features seem to have only come in the past few years.

(my experience is specifically to use vanilla and build up from there, to both learn, and to get used to the "proper" way. I was afraid doom or space would end up getting me into their mental models, and didn't want to feel "locked in")

Of course shout out to systemcrafters, joshblais, protesilaos, sacha chua, mickey peterson (and mastering emacs).

God, I haven't even mentioned org-mode or magit (though magit is still a bit rough, I'm used to lazygit - in some ways using magit is making me understand some things about how git operates better).

The other thing is - I feel like I'm walking on unstable ground when using emacs - maybe it's just because I'm learning, and it's so easy to modify, I always feel like I'm about to break something. I know "backup stable config" and reset from that if it breaks, is obvious; but there's a feeling of looseness that comes from it that's a bit intimidating.

I guess I had that feeling with vim at first to. Obviously it's not going to "break" but as a noob, sometimes it's intimidating and feels that way.

The other thing I need to work towards is mastering workspaces/projects (and maybe tab integration) right now I run server/client windowed, no chrome (no tab, title bar). May add tabs for project management, but I wanted to get used to using M-x for things first (and man does vertico, consult, orderless and marginalia help with discovery!) Embark is another big tool I have so much to learn about.

And seeing how people use emacs for publishing. Linkarzu interviewed an author who talked about he used LaTeX for publishing.

One of my favorite facts is telling people that emacs is one of the oldest actively maintained piece of software still at large. It makes me feel like I'm part of an ancient tradition LOL.

Happy Bday Emacs!

I had a dream last night that the government had a database that corps sent in "opt-out" info from people. Anytime someone opted out of a surveillance system (e.g. ad tracking, etc...) that info got sent to the government as a signal that the person is sus. They took the "if you have nothing to hide" logic to its full conclusion.

The only good thing is that at least under capitalism (not a system I'm a fan of) this is difficult to do (well as long as the owners of said companies weren't sheep), and like most conspiracies is very hard to enforce, there would be a leakage in a program so broad as this.

But it was a disturbing concept. Merely by signalling you didn't want to be watched made you more watched.

(Forgive the stupid AI answer, but does this help?):

2. Submitting an App Without a GitLab Account

To get an app listed on F-Droid, a metadata file must be added to the official fdroiddata repository. While the standard workflow involves opening a Merge Request on GitLab, you still do not strictly need a GitLab account: • Alternative Logins: The F-Droid GitLab instance allows you to sign in using your existing GitHub, Google, Bitbucket, or Salesforce accounts. • Community Submission: If you do not want to interact with GitLab at all, you can post a request on the F-Droid Forum, and community contributors can create and submit the metadata file on your behalf.

----- Apparently you don't need to actually create a gitlab account? Login with your github or whatever (I assume via oauth?)

The docs definitely don't look clear (on quick perusal), and maybe this info is outdated, but perhaps you can still push to gitlab without actually creating an account just need to make sure the metadata is correct?

"There is a market for everything, man There is a market for pet psychologists, n** There is a market for twisted shit fetish videos For nipple rings, for river dancing, for chocolate covered roaches But you can't find one for (furry porn)?"

-Immortal Technique (paraphrased)

I really despise these AI generated websites, they often look so samey. IDK about the numbering, but the overuse of cards everywhere, and abusing my favorite color schemes (tokyo-night, dracula style), really irritates me (esp, the color schemes, way to ruin even colors, guys).

It makes me dislike whatever they're trying to "sell" (literally or metaphorically). I wish people who wanted to be "creative" would you know... be creative, not just "push button, machine go brrr" which is what half this stuff spits out. Template, generic, no individuality. Hyper "professional" looking (but just "cool" enough to not be completely corporate).

On the other hand some of these look better and are more responsive than older sites that were definitely fuglier, klunky and less responsive. It feels like there's a middle ground, which I think is where good designer comes into play.

RIP. Damn and Dvorak died earlier this year? What a sad year for legendary computer columnists.

My biggest fear (doubt it'd happen, but...) would be seeing this headline "Oracle purchases Red Hat from IBM."

(I have no idea why they'd do that, but it's a terrifying prospect; worse than letting it go to pasture, imo)

You wouldn't download a gene, would you?

It's been ages since I read it and I am 99% sure I'm remember horribly wrong, but I was thinking it's something like this? Also - your "the only information" is precisely what we can measure of quantum states, so information is still preserved. That's more a limit of what we know?

I think that with Hawking radiation you have quantum entanglement of two pairs. You have a matter-antimatter pair production near the horizon. When the antimatter falls into the blackhole without being destroyed via mutual annihilation, the matter particle at the boundary now "radiates" away. HOWEVER.

The matter inside boundary which the anti-matter DOES interact with is destroyed, and the information of that interaction is is "passed" to the outside via the the anti-matter's entanglement with its co-created pair.

Something like that, isn't it? Please any physicists clarify :)

Are you in Germany or not the US? In the US all I see is literally 3 products. 2 is pest control, the other a toothpaste? (I have translate turned on for the English) . "Substral Celaflor Vole & Mole Ex 150 g Against Vole + Mole | Instant effect | Repels voles and moles | Quick and reliable ... --- nenedent Junior Toothpaste - Protection and Care for the Second --- Ballistol 26800 100 ml | Insect repellent spray for adults and children, tick protection, against brakes, flies and mosqui...

That's funny because I find VCV much "easier" but perhaps it's because I'm not composing so much as noodling and texture-spelunking.

I do like bespoke and think its great, but it feels a bit janky to me (though it's been like a year since I tried).

It's fun to think about all the various ways people can implement such tools. I'd recommend bespoke for those who want a bit of a different modular system than just a skeuomorphic approach that copies Eurorack design.

"Beanly was created with The Gimp"

I can tell.

Interesting I never heard of this. That site feels straight out of 1999.