Author: grant

Easily Avoid Using The Word Easily In Your Emacs Configuration

My Emacs configuration contains over one hundred uses of the “easy” word form. Lines and lines of code explain how to easily do something. I even put together a package to easily do something. Each begging a question or two.

Why would I ever put something in my configuration to make a task strenuous? Would would I ever write code to make doing things difficult? But it is revealing.

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Org2Blog v1.0.0 Released!

Seven years ago today @punchagan made the first commit 4f41f5c on Org2Blog. He started what has grown to be a loved and adored Emacs package. Combining the power of Org-Mode with the gargantuan wealth of WordPress, Org2Blog unites the two creating one of the worlds most elegant blogging systems ever. Thousands of users around the world use it daily with big smiles on their faces.

Thank you @punchagan, contributors, issue and feature reporters, Org-Mode team, Emacs team and the Philosophy of the GNU Project for sharing this gift with the world.

After seven years of development, maintenance, support and new features along with years of stable use, Org2Blog is ready for a major release at v1.0.0.

By the way, it is exactly seven years today and I absolutely did not plan this timing at all!

Maybe The Four Most Important Key-Bindings For High-Speed Org-Mode Literate Programming

Ever watched an Org-Mode Literate Programming program at all? How about progam quickly? I have. I mean I have done both, myself. Can you believe that you can navigate the document, all of its source blocks and fly between editing the source buffer and returning to the host buffer just as fast as a working within a normal code file? You should. Some day I’ll make a screencast proving it. Until then try out these bindings and you will see how quickly you can do Literate Programming fast while having fun: 

(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "s-j") #'org-babel-next-src-block)
(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "s-k") #'org-babel-previous-src-block)
(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "s-l") #'org-edit-src-code)
(define-key org-src-mode-map (kbd "s-l") #'org-edit-src-exit)

Auto-Loading Org2Blog Mode

Org2Blog enables you to blog from an Org-Mode document straight into a WordPress post or page. My blog has an individual file for every post or page for example. You can also keep them all in a single file if you like. Everybody uses Org2Blog differently.

Some people like to use org2blog/wp-mode when they are working on their posts. The trouble is that they have got to start the mode manually every time. That is because Org2Blog files are plain old Org-Mode files. So there is no obvious way to automatically enable org2blog/wp-mode. There are a lot of ideas on how to automatically enable it and this is the one that got implemented. Here is how it works:

  • Add org2blog/wp-org-mode-hook-fn to org-mode-hook
  • So that org2blog/wp-mode is automatically enabled when #+ORG2BLOG: is present

  • Add code like this somewhere after you load Org-Mode and org2blog 

    (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'org2blog/wp-org-mode-hook-fn)
  • Add #+ORG2BLOG: to your file
    • When you create a new entry it is automatically created

For Sale: 2005 Kawasaki ZG1000-A20 Concours 11,992m Whitefish Bay, WI – PREFARKLED

Get an amazing deal here on an amazing 2005 Kawasaki ZG1000-A20 Concours 11,992m Whitefish Bay, WI – PREFARKLED you will be truly amazed have a look:





What I want to sell this bike for is one billion US dollars. Anyone who tells you they want less for their bike probably doesn’t think very much of it. Well, I do.

She is in near perfect condition with barely any miles. Please know that to get a garage queen like this with virtually every farkle in existence is a pretty sweet if that is what you are looking for. And if you are reading this then you are interested. That said one billion US dollars doesn’t really reflect the market demand hahaha! (if you can’t laugh then you need to ride more)

The market demands a more realistic price so I am listing it for $3467 and that price is open to negotiation. Rest assured that I live here and love Milwaukee,WI and that I want to see you out riding safe and having fun with this bike NOW (after you pick it up here). Summer has just begun so it is time for you to be out riding NOW!

Depending on where your read this please contact me by whatever is easiest for you for example Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Craiglist or plain old email (gcr@wisdomandwonder.com).

P.S.:

Here is a pre-thank you for everyone who shares their opinion on this bike and it’s listing price. I will take it all under immediate consideration.