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I really like how has been over the last few years sprouting packages that integrate well with existing emacs functionality. This is in contrast with older do-it-all packages like helm, ivy/counsel which in my usage have been replaced with vertico/consult/etc and projectile which has been replaced by project.el.

Case in point, someone I follow recently extolled the use of helm-apropos, but in , the emacs command describe-symbol is enhanced with vertico's narrowing framework without having to bind to any new functions. It may be not 100% the same as the helm function (I don't know I've not used it), but it does the job well enough in a nice and neatly engineered way.

I really appreciate this burgeoning attention to engineering, orthogonality and separation of concerns. As a software developer myself, I strongly believe this is the way to go.

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So Elon Musk apparently decided to (falsely) apply the state-affiliated media label to NPR’s Twitter account before he even bothered to learn the difference between public media and state-controlled media. Yes, really.

Then he emailed NPR — after slapping a false label on their account — and they had to explain the difference to him. This one is a doozy, even for Musk:
npr.org/2023/04/07/1168728804/

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So, let's review:

The drove his car into a crowd. The , who was carrying a openly, in accordance with law, raised the rifle in self-defense toward the car coming at him. The murderer, who in addition to using his as a , was also carrying a , shot the victim. " advocates" are supporting the murderer.

Sometimes I wish I still belonged to the so I could resign again.

And that's not even the main issue here. No, the main issue is that the Governor of Texas, along with his hand-picked toadies on the state parole board, wants to legalize . Which, by the way, he will almost surely succeed in doing, in this particular case. Republicans all over the country will back him.

Every day I have a harder time believing any of us are going to live through this.

statesman.com/story/news/local

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Twitter: "Hi, we're run by a cryptofascist who reinstates the accounts of literal nazis while suspending those of press. We'll keep randomly taking away features with no notice and limiting your visibility until you pay us a monthly fee, which you can only do in a handful of countries. Vaccines are bad, the election was rigged, and we love Putin!"

Mastodon: "Hi! You need to choose a server and our DM UX is a little iffy."

Users: "NEVER BEFORE HAVE I FACED A CHOICE THIS HARD"

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She was a platinum blonde with a heart of gold, nerves of steel, and a lead foot. Me? I was a copper with brass balls, a tin ear, and an iron lung.

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What is your prediction on the raising the US ? (Boost for bigger sample)

1) caves; increase tied to spending cuts

2) cave; Clean debt limit Increase.

3) US Government Default

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I was at a restaurant and the waitress screamed “does anyone know CPR?”

I yelled, “I know the entire alphabet” and we all laughed and laughed.

Well, except that one guy.

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When you’re three months into that side project you said would take a weekend.

How odd that it took that long to add wheels to suitcases.

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It's really cool that Twitter shuts down in stages over two months so that the Mastodon servers aren't overloaded all at once, very thoughtful of them!

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And then getting suspended after mentioning where he was going. Wow Elon is such a maroon.

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Anyone else think Paul Graham moving to mastodon is some kind of bellwether?

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