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Feb 3, 2021 at 07:53
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The design of Emacs' transient-mark-mode, and why power users might want to try disabling it: https://spwhitton.name/blog/entry/transient-mark-mode/

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Oct 2, 2026 at 09:01
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I eventually learned that there's a 'correct way up' for USB A cables. The two small holes should be on top. Tragically not all power adapters get this right, even for name brands. My ability to get the cable right first time still isn't much better than 50%!
Dec 20, 2025 at 13:07
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Delighted to see that TOML has released a new version! TOML is overall a great standard but I understand they had limited people with the power to cut a new release.
Release Release 1.1.0 · toml-lang/toml
Release Release 1.1.0 · toml-lang/toml
Allow newlines and trailing commas in inline tables (#904). Previously an inline table had to be on a single line and couldn't end with a trailing comma. This is now relaxed so that the following i...
Nov 8, 2021 at 17:31
Blackbird: a desktop PC with zero proprietary blobs! Running the Power ISA (like PowerPC), although it's not cheap. https://www.osnews.com/story/133093/review-blackbird-secure-desktop-a-fully-open-source-modern-power9-workstation-without-any-proprietary-code/