Slurp Fixed Saving Web Articles to Obsidian
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In my recent Obsidian setup video I talked about how the ReadItLater and Obsidian Web Clipper were not working for me. I had to run through saving a web page twice to get the content I wanted. A day after that video I was annoyed and searched “Read Later” in the community plugin manager and
My People of Emacs
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I said in my recent productivity post that I use Emacs as my task manager, but that’s not all I use it for. I take notes in it for the board at my daughter’s dance studio, and I’m digging into using it more. I’m now on the lookout for Emacs content to enhance my use
The Myth of Individual Action
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This month we’re reading Take Back the Fight by Nora Loreto, which is a look at Feminism in Canada and how neoliberalism has crushed movements in the quest for individuality. My reading year from 2025 left me deeply worried as I see autocracy winning in democracies, and corporations eating our lunch while they get subsidized
Why My Reading and Note-Taking Process is Slow on Purpose
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In response to a comment on my recent video about music I said: It’s funny, or maybe obvious, how simply being intentional with what you’re doing transforms an experience from something that passes you by to something that is meaningful. In that context I was talking about the change from listening to random playlists on
My Productivity System for 2026 is Boring on Purpose
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With my Obsidian and desk tour for 2026 done it’s time to turn attention to my productivity system. Today we’ll walk through how I keep track of tasks and all the other tools that help keep me productive. Emacs Doom Emacs, and orgmode specifically has been my task management system for most of 2025. It
My Kids Wanted to Recommend Books
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2026 Desk Tour
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It’s been a while since I’ve dug into my hardware setup. Judging from the outdated state of my gear page, it’s been at least 5 years since I’ve made an update. The biggest change since my last update is that I don’t daily drive macOS anymore, and rarely use my iPad for anything but Zwift
My 2026 Obsidian Setup
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As we head into 2026 here is a full look at my Obsidian setup. From folders to a few special notes and all the plugins I use, we’ll cover it all. Folder Setup When I looked at my folders preparing for this I had accumulated a bunch of clutter. I had residual folders and files
The Best Local Music Players for Linux
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I’ve got a large music library of FLAC and some mp3’s that I own. Yes I listen almost exclusively to music I own because being intentional about an activity makes it more meaningful. When I was an Apple guy I just used the built in Music App (formely iTunes) because I was mostly streaming and
3 Focus Rules I’m Taking Into 2026
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I don’t want to be productive for productivity sake. It’s not about cranking more widgets. I search for productivity because I have better days when I get to focus on hard tasks. The result of focus is that I end up getting more done. So here are 3 changes I made recently to help me
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