Yes, Why You Do Need A Blu-Ray Writer

Today’s Blu-Ray write-once 128 GB BDXL disks

cost only $10USD/disc and the writer

costs only $50USD.

Why do I care?

  • Vagrant, Docker, and VMWare images are ginormous
  • Upload speed is a small fraction of download speed
  • Thrifty portable hard drives are too slow in time
  • Performant portable hard drives are too expensive in dollars
  • 4x drive is 1997 level too slow

Upgrade scheduled.

GNU APL mode for Emacs

APL might pique your interest, but not enough for you take final step forward to start hacking with it. GNU APL is there, waiting for you. Still not enough?

Set up GNU APL mode for Emacs using use-package

(use-package gnu-apl-mode
  :ensure t)

or download it, extract it, and load it with a

(add-to-list 'load-path "~/path-to/gnu-apl-mode")
(require 'gnu-apl-mode)

Do you have any more reasons not to start hacking with GNU APL and Emacs?!

Never having studied a package like this before, it is educational. It is also revealing how much love and labor went into this delightful package.

Thanks you Elias Mårtenson; hear, hear!

The You That Your Friends See

Your friends don’t see the horrible story that your mind is telling you that you are. In fact: no one does. It is a habit of your mind to get you distracted from anything that threatens it’s paper tiger kingdom. When you give yourself a break you are really giving yourself a break from your mind. You will have a lot more energy for having done so, too.