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Re: BSAG » Keeping track with Fathom

bsag — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:01:01 -0000

Yes, I had that problem too. I just didn't have any interest in 90% of the analytics and the 10% I was interested in was a hassle to view or interpret.

Re: BSAG » Keeping track with Fathom

bsag — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:36:39 -0000

Thanks! It's quite fun poking through the referrers.

Re: BSAG » Keeping track with Fathom

Khürt L. Williams — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:16:07 -0000

This was an informative write-up on how you use your website analytics. It had not occured to me use the referers information as a way to find interesting websites and bloggers. I’ll be sure to pay closer attention to this. I use WordPress (self-hosted since 2003) and JetPack. I found it interesting that the majority of my traffic comes from via WordPress Reader, which has a Discover.

Discover is a destination site showcasing notable content published with WordPress, including editors’ picks, recommended sites, and resources.

Re: BSAG » Keeping track with Fathom

sindark — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:16:37 -0000

I also use Google Analytics but find it almost impossible to understand. Beyond the top-line figures on visitors per day, almost everything else is so complicated and hard to interpret that it does me no good.

Re: BSAG » Getting comfy with Emacs

bsag — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 12:32:10 -0000

Are you using a tiling window manager? I imagine that would make it far easier to do everything in frames and switch between (and organise) frames using the window manager. At the moment I'm sticking mostly with windows, but I do sometimes open a new frame if I want to make a quick edit in a 'temporary' project.

I'm not using Gmail or any of Google projects, so I've just set up mu4e for IMAP (I'm using Fastmail). I haven't done anything very sophisticated, but it works OK. I want to tweak a couple more things, then I'll probably write a post about it.

Re: BSAG » Getting comfy with Emacs

bsag — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 12:27:50 -0000

Great! It's even simpler if you use ox-pandoc as you can then use the org dispatch menu (or whatever it's called), and set a few default values that you use frequently.

Re: BSAG » Getting comfy with Emacs

Fangohr — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 06:03:39 -0000

Thank you, it does help! I hadn't realised converting orgmode to MS Word is as simple as "pandoc -i myfile.org -o myfile.docx". Excellent.

Re: BSAG » Getting comfy with Emacs

bsag — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 12:07:24 -0000

Sorry for the late response - I was travelling to visit family over Christmas. I tend to use Pandoc to convert org-mode documents to Word. That's partly because I used Pandoc (from Markdown to lots of other formats) before I ever used Org, but I also think that it gives you a bit more flexibility and power than the built in options for Word. I use ox-pandoc for that, but there's also pandoc-mode if you prefer another approach (I haven't tried it myself). ox-pandoc enables you to set quite a few pandoc options via Org options in the header.

I tend to use Pandoc to convert from org to Word, HTML and PDF, and use Org's built in converter to convert from org to Beamer (it's easier to handle columns and things like that) and TeX, though I need to do that rarely. I suspect that's personal preference though, as I'm more familiar with the Pandoc way of doing things, and I already have preferred templates and so on for Word, HTML and PDF.

Hope that helps!

Re: BSAG » Getting comfy with Emacs

Fangohr — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 04:18:51 -0000

Somewhat related question: what do you (or anybody) use to convert from orgmode to Word documents? (Sorry, wanted to post question in response to 3 year old Blog entry on spacemacs and orgmode but comments were closed there.)

Re: BSAG » Finding serenity

bsag — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:04:49 -0000

Thank you Jonathan! And the same to you :-)

Re: BSAG » Finding serenity

Jonathan_Briggs — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:54:40 -0000

I hope you have a Happy Christmas and a serene New Year - Jonathan

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:30:35 -0000

Do! And I forgot to ask what key switches you selected?

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

Arnaud Limbourg — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:26:35 -0000

I foresee time spent looking at the customization possibilities!

Can’t wait! I’ll report back once I’ve spent some time with it :)

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:56:56 -0000

Yay! I think (hope!) you'll love it. The symbols layer is indeed great, but remember that you can configure every single key or create whole new layers if you want, so you can tweak it just the way you want it.

I really like the 'space cadet' feature which I explained above. That means you don't even need to go to the symbols layer to easily insert parentheses, which is extremely useful in writing prose.

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

Arnaud Limbourg — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 02:00:51 -0000

I made the jump and ordered one!

Since I've remapped caps lock to escape (vim you know :) I already have trouble using anyone else's computer without typing half the letters in uppercase.

After perusing I found what looks like an interesting layer for all the brackets and symbols we use in code and I'm looking forward to see how it works out but I can imagine how difficult it is to go to a keyboard without that!

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 14:35:48 -0000

The customisation really is mind-blowing. I think it can probably be made to be perfect for any editor. Certainly for Emacs you can put the modifier keys near your strongest fingers/thumbs so you don't end up with Emacs pinky! The only downside to all the customisation possibilities is that once you are used to them and go back to a standard keyboard, you can't type for toffee! It's funny how quickly your motor system adapts.

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

Arnaud Limbourg — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:58:09 -0000

My thoughts were similar, it is an expensive purchase so it has to feel right.

I've been looking at the keyboard.io and some kinesis ones for a while and this post made spend the afternoon looking at videos about mechanical keyboards and switches and whatnot (I've listened to many switches sound tests too now :).

This ergodox looks very interesting, the customization seems awesome, I mean it seems perfect for vim.

Thanks for this writeup!

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:41:24 -0000

I did indeed look at keyboard.io. Repeatedly :-). I think it looks gorgeous, seems very high quality, and it has lots of the things I like: ability to tent, thumb clusters of keys, etc. However, in the end, I felt that the Ergodox was a little bit more customisable (replaceable keyswitches, standard keycaps, so it's easy to switch them around or replace them), and that made me more comfortable about spending money on it.

The book looks really interesting, I'll check it out - thanks for pointing it out!

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

Arnaud — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:14:02 -0000

Did you look at the keyboard.io by any chance and if so what did you think?

On a related note you might find this book (WIP) interesting, it's about the history of keyboards: https://www.getrevue.co/pro...

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:06:02 -0000

Thanks! I've heard good things about the Microsoft ergonomic keyboard, but I do love a mechanical ;-). Just this week Ergodox announced that they have a 'Glow' model with properly backlit keys for pre-order. Now I'm thinking that I could really do with another unit so that I don't have to transport it, and I could really use the backlit keys at home where I use it more in the evening... Somebody stop me!

I've just posted about my Emacs setup if you are curious about it.

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

eslr — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:36:23 -0000

If you are interested, I wrote something about the assembly experience and the first hours/days of usage here: http://stefanorodighiero.ne.... At the top of the page there's also a more schematic account of the fine tuning I did later (fiddling with the layout improved the experience greatly, and QMK -- which I believe is the same firmware you're using for the Ergodox -- is a great companion to the hardware: today the Atreus keyboard is my daily driver at home)

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

bsag — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:37:12 -0000

Thanks! I hadn't heard of the Atreus before and went to look it up - it looks really good. I like the vertically staggered keys.

I'll hopefully get time to write up my Emacs adventures soon.

Re: BSAG » ErgoDox EZ keyboard

eslr — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 05:44:19 -0000

Thank you for the review (I already have an Atreus and I'm considering buying an Ergodox as well). I am curious to read about your Emacs setup!

Re: BSAG » How to cross the road

bsag — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 13:34:37 -0000

Eeek! At least one of you was paying attention :-)

Re: BSAG » How to cross the road

Jonathan_Briggs — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:29:07 -0000

Worst was a woman who, studying her phone, pushed her baby in its pram, out into the road in front of me.