Tagged "Technology"

Everything in Emacs: E-Mail

Łukasz M.

So, another quick post in the vein of quick, Emacs-related content. I just set up E-Mail in Emacs with mu4e! That, I feel, is a great step in the journey to doing everything in Emacs. Albeit I still believe that I won’t ever switch to Emacs as my primary web browser or PDF viewer.

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Why I Love org-mode

Łukasz M.

Earlier, I wrote a post about how I enjoy using Emacs as my text editor of choice. Obviously, I cited its extensibility as one of the main factors. However, I did not really elaborate on what that brings to the table in terms of actual functionality.

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Emacs, a Terrible Editor (and why I still use it)

Łukasz M.

Clickbait titles aside, I actually think that Emacs is a terrible editor out of the box. So, how come I use it anyway? In this post, I will contrast Emacs with VI(M) in order to point out some important factors in choosing the perfect text editor.

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For a Decentralised Internet

Łukasz M.

I think we can all agree that the internet is a fantastic invention that has shaped both the 20th and 21st centuries; for quite a while it was the wild west of innovation. Nevertheless, what once was a great variety, has now declined into a monolith wherein only a few companies have monopoly: Google, Amazon and Facebook, among others, dominate practically every possible service.

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Centralised and Decentralised File Synchronisation

Łukasz M.

Alright, so this is a kind of a quick post on the topic of centralised and decentralised file synchronisation, and why you should care about which type you use for your files. Let’s introduce some basics: Figure 1: Centralised Sync

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