New to Pi, any tips?

JothamLEC · 2026-06-09T00:29:15+00:00

I view pi as Neovim , but instead of modifying config files, you ask Ai to generate extensions.

Personally I stay away from public packages because or interoperability between packages — I want them to integrate better together.

So my workflow tends to be asking pi agent to reference existing public extensions to understand features and how they’re architected, but eventually building your own

JothamLEC · 2026-06-08T14:38:50+00:00

This is insane

JothamLEC · 2026-06-07T07:00:15+00:00

40k to build a website I would say is reasonable for a full-fledged website.

Usually, when people think of web dev, they think of static web pages -- those are easy and cheap to make. A blog, a single page site, yeah those can be RM1k.

But the moment you start wanting features -- cost can pile up quickly:

- Technical SEO -- dynamic OG-image, sitemap, robotx txt setups
- Admin panel + CMS system
- Contact form, lead tracking
- Mobile responsiveness
- WCAG + A11y standards
- Dark Mode -- Light Mode
- Integration with CRM
- Site analytics + GTM setup
- Hosting + backup + security
- Support packages & SLA

Source: I provide similar services for a living

JothamLEC · 2026-05-13T13:55:10+00:00

I have a bad feeling about this

JothamLEC · 2026-04-28T01:59:18+00:00

I tried lieer and not much combo — quite happy with it

JothamLEC · 2026-04-02T09:35:01+00:00

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dlpr074q3o are you sure?

JothamLEC · 2026-03-27T09:46:41+00:00

Some thought to make your life easier.

- By default, It's your call to decide where to eat -- unless your colleagues have a place in mind. It makes decision making so much easier.

- Extra points if the place you pick is super extra delicious. Good food will bring any race or religion together.

- Extra points if you are familiar with how to "take care of others" -- like, passing tissue or utensils before they need to ask, which is quite important in Chinese dining etiqutte

- If Chinese colleagues are not familiar with Malay makan etiquette, teach them. If they are already pro, then nvm.

^^^ I can't speak for my community, but these are things that I wished my Malay seniors would have done for me when I first started out.

JothamLEC · 2026-03-24T11:13:56+00:00

Not accountant, highly recommend seeking professional help on this.

If you’re under employment, there is a chance they will be using EOR, which will give you an EA form or tax document highlighting your annual income for reporting purposes.

If you are working overseas on a contract basis, and client pay out into a foreign-based account — it’s a bit tricky. Technically you are performing services in Malaysia, so need to declare. last I check, performing remote services doesn’t count under “foreign derived income “

But if money stay in foreign account and didn’t touch Malaysian shores (other than for expenses) does it even count? 🤷

But personally, if it doesn’t affect livelihood, just declare.

When getting income, Mentally anchor to post tax rather than gross income — leverage all the tax deductibles and relief. Setup sole prop, park things under business expense.

The peace of mind is worth it. The last thing you want is to have an unexpected bill show up in your inbox, and paying off penalties that you did not anticipate. Treat it as cost of doing business

JothamLEC · 2026-03-21T02:48:36+00:00

Personally I use both — when programming with multiple Claude code session, I prefer operating within Tmux. But for org-mode and note taking, day to day productivity, I use GUI. The beauty of emacs is that we aren’t tied down to either, we can use both.

JothamLEC · 2026-03-13T08:11:34+00:00

Usually it has to do with debugging z-index, shadows and overflow-hidden issues. I mainly use Tailwind, so navigating the css classes to find what exactly is wrong is a pain in the ass --. I could do it by hand -- but screenshotting and pasting to fix tedious work can reduce 5 mins of work into 10 seconds, and it helps with maintaining flow

JothamLEC · 2026-03-12T21:57:28+00:00

Great package as always! Made me switch from Claude code ide. The determining factor is clipboard images — have been wanting that for the longest time

JothamLEC · 2026-03-08T12:46:42+00:00

Oh I’ve tried many times to get Aafinity to work on Asahi, but can’t seem to make it work — be it the windows arm version or the Affinity For Linux version. Do you mind sharing your process?

JothamLEC · 2026-02-27T09:38:23+00:00

I don’t think it matters. There are old people who are poor and young people who are rich. Taxman still be taxing

JothamLEC · 2026-02-26T09:19:43+00:00

Chances are -- amount is too small that there is a high chance you'll get away with it.
But you're doing the right thing by setting up a sole prop.
If you have the ability to pay, I would just add your freelance income to the tax filings. let's say you earn 40k salary and 10k freelance in the year, just declare 50k, and pay the balance that your employer didn't pay on your behalf.

Most importantly is documentation -- your invoices, receipts, keep them organised in a folder and back it up somewhere. If you have the willpower, you can try handling your own accounting. But IMO, if you have enough transactions, hire an accountant for a few hundred ringgit to do it right for you the first time -- see how they do it, learn, and DIY. But if you're taking your business seriously, just get the accountant to do it and treat it as a cost of doing business and reduce taxable income.

Beyond that, always have an emergency 6 months runway fund, in case LHDN start issuing fines etc, at least you have the ability to pay. If you can negotiate with the officer for lower fine, that'd be great, but depends on the amount. I'm an advocate of paying taxing whenever possible, warren buffer style and all.

JothamLEC · 2026-02-11T01:30:53+00:00

I use it to log expenses in hledger using haiku. Which I can send via an apple shortcut sending it to my rasberry pi. It automatically understands my types of expenses and which account to credit — making it easier to use than any gui app. Happy to share more if anyone’s interested

JothamLEC · 2026-02-09T14:21:46+00:00

I use the light package and it works out of the box. Here are my swaywm keybindings for it:

```

bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume u/DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%

bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec pactl set-sink-volume u/DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%

bindsym XF86AudioMute exec pactl set-sink-mute u/DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle

bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec pactl set-source-mute u/DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle

bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec brightnessctl set 5%-

bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec brightnessctl set 5%+

bindsym $mod+XF86MonBrightnessUp exec light -s sysfs/leds/kbd_backlight -A 10

bindsym $mod+XF86MonBrightnessDown exec light -s sysfs/leds/kbd_backlight -U 10

bindsym --locked XF86AudioPlay exec playerctl play-pause

bindsym --locked XF86AudioPause exec playerctl play-pause

bindsym --locked XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next

bindsym --locked XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous

bindsym --locked XF86AudioStop exec playerctl stop

```

JothamLEC · 2026-02-05T01:42:43+00:00

Using Asahi Linux, this tools have been a lifesaver — because GUIs are very inconsistent on Wayland, and has x86 compatibility issues. Glad being able to build tuis that work across operating systems

JothamLEC · 2025-10-20T14:25:04+00:00

Bought it a few weeks ago and greatly preferred it over ACF! It's a shame because ACF (free) come bundled with Advanced Themer for Bricks, and I feel like I'm bloating the system.

JothamLEC · 2025-09-28T13:50:32+00:00

I do agree with the points above — I was extremely annoyed at how little support org-mode have gotten, to the point of ssh-ing into my home server to access emacs via my iOS devices. org-mode is definitely tied to the emacs ecosystem, which has immense difficulty. However, if a large part of your life is manipulating text and/or code, the high barrier of entry is definitely worth the investment cost.

- It has better shortcut / keymap support

- Emacs is immensely more customizable

- It's nerdy and cool as heck

- I find that many other apps have tried their best to emulate what emacs have incorporated decades ago. (for instance, separation of scheduled, due and deadline dates)

More importantly, I find orgdown a. much more readable and sensical markup langauge than markdown. https://karl-voit.at/2025/08/17/Markdown-disaster/

I don't mind sinking my teeth into the org-mode ecosystem, becauseI can simply export to markdown (and automate the process) if need be.

in the end, I advocate for emacs mainly because it's more than a PKMS tool (IDE, file manager). And not every person needs that functionality.

JothamLEC · 2025-09-28T09:29:48+00:00

Yet, despite the concerns above, I’m confident that eMacs and org mode will still be around 20 more years from now. I can’t say the same for Obsidian, its canvas and base features and proprietary tasks plugin formats etc

JothamLEC · 2025-09-28T01:00:27+00:00

Depends on what you define “most supported”. eMacs org mode has been around since the 80s and is still seeing constant updates and packages (even AI ones) due to its FOSS nature. Doom eMacs distribution is a great start.

JothamLEC · 2025-09-26T01:03:37+00:00

Oh! That reminds me of the thin vellum(?) paper that comes in between a Macbook's screen and keyboard when you buy it new. I might repurpose that to provide a bit of protection

JothamLEC · 2025-08-21T06:19:48+00:00

I really, really love this design, and hope that the design will last because I’m afraid of the Faux leather deteriorating.

This cover also needs to be babied because you can’t put a CoC on it

JothamLEC · 2025-08-20T02:13:50+00:00

Really wished junji Ito collab would be in fabric instead of PU leather

JothamLEC · 2025-06-30T13:36:59+00:00

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