Weekly review: Week ending December 24, 2021

• EmacsConf:
  • I uploaded the answer videos that actually compressed to smaller files.
  • I tagged some talks on the EmacsConf wiki.
• Emacs:
  • I wrote some code to make it easier to write about sketches.
  • I updated compile-media to handle temporary files, and I changed subed-record to use it.
  • I tried lachesis for splitting text into subtitles, but I couldn't get it to make a model and the repository didn't have prebuilt models. I made a tiny minor mode that let me use my tablet stylus to split lines, which worked out really well. I tinkered with my workflow for generating videos.
  • I added other output formats to waveform so that I could get timestamps as seconds.
  • I wrote functions to insert a blog post URL or link.
• Cubing:
  • It looks like I'm averaging a little less than a minute on the 3x3 Rubik's cube now (Ao5: 57.01), so I upgraded to a DaYan TengYun V2 M. Feels nice.
  • I learned how to solve a Megaminx. Now I can do the beginner's method mostly without a guide!
  • We built a LEGO Mindstorms robot that could solve a Rubik's cube by following the instructions on mindcuber.com. A- enjoyed racing against it.
• Other:
  • I cleared some backlog and then declared email bankruptcy, which was actually pretty reasonable. If there was anything super-important, someone would have contacted me again. I'm getting better at not worrying about missing out.
  • I experimented with recording a screencast, but decided that the audio was too disorganized. Maybe when I have a way of easily shuffling things around…
  • I wrote a script to toggle recording with a keyboard shortcut.
  • I automated adding my IP address to the IP-based protection.

Blog posts

Look at that! Lots more writing!

Sketches

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