Run the file in Emacs’ dired
I started going through the The Rust Programming Language to learn rust. I’m using the rustic package to edit files, run cargo, etc.
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Remote Linux kernel development with Emacs
I work on developing features and fixing bugs in the Linux kernel in areas specific to IBM Power. I use a number of Emacs’ facilities to get my work done.
Browsing URLs from Gnus Summary buffer
I’ve been reading RSS and Atom feeds in Gnus for a few weeks, having moved over from elfeed. IIRC in elfeed it was pretty easy to visit the URL that an entry summarized. I’ve been searching for a while to do the same in Gnus, without much luck.
Writing an automated test to try to find an Emacs bug
BUG: Emacs is losing the default font information from init.el when adding a68-mode or alda-mode. It’s difficult to figure out what exactly is happening. It seems related to having a large number of packages installed, but perhaps its just the right combination of combination of packages.
Posframe for everything
An Emacser recently posted about popterm, which can use posframe to toggle a terminal visible and invisible in Emacs. I tried it out, and ran into problems with it, so abandoned it for now.
Calculating RAGBRAI training actual vs. planned mileage
I’m training to ride RAGBRAI LIII in Iowa in July 2026. RAGBRAI provides a training plan which, if followed, helps riders get ready for the ride.
A Rofi workspace switcher for Sway
I started out on a journey to try to get sway to create a new workspace for me, with a “probably” unique name. How could I do that?
Tmux and the mouse
I use tmux for just a few things, particular when connecting to a remote system. But otherwise, I don’t use it for local terminals, as I can just open up another terminal in Wayland.
Keeping appointments from my Org agenda updated
Among many other things, Emacs’ Org mode manages tasks and allows you to easily see an agenda of tasks that are scheduled or approaching a deadline. Emacs also has an appointments system that shows scheduled appointments at various times ahead of time. Org provides org-agenda-to-appt to create appointments from your agenda items.
Creating weekly diary-style timestamps in Org Mode
With the beginning of the new year, I received meeting invitations for a twice weekly meeting, on Mondays and Thursdays. I added this to my Org agenda file, and used a diary-style expression. I thought I could use diary-float for every Monday and another for every Thursday, like this