The Scribbler of the Rueful Countenance

Month: October 2010

  • TODO created

    So using Emacs’ org-mode, I’ve written a TODO list. It’s my list of tasks for the various projects I’m involved in. It’s quite fanciful for now, but at least I am certain that all the tasks in it are doable, with a modicum of effort. The advantage of using org-mode is that I can keep…

  • We’re back in the air!

    My laptop Iris is back from the shop, and it’s totally like this: There was a bit of a mixup in that her keyboard is now the wrong layout, but they promised me that they would order the previous layout (US layout, baby, big backslash keys, no L-shaped enter key!). For now, I got a…

  • Iris in the shop

    Iris is my laptop. She’s a Dellbuntu, which may soon become a collector’s item. About two weeks ago, I spilled some tea with sugar on her. She worked for a week after that, but her keyboard died unexpectedly a week later. I know, I know, I should have foreseen it, should have cleaned her, but…