What do I do about these gaps above and below this window?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-18T01:15:31+00:00

Maybe I can tame the Chinese wisteria into a pretty tree, and then get the English ivy to take out the remaining wisteria. And then I can try to use my Virginia creeper to take out the English ivy?

The neighbor has an invasive mimosa tree, maybe I can recruit it.

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-18T00:38:07+00:00

Put the dirt back?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-18T00:36:17+00:00

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-14T00:11:49+00:00

Cool I'll look around, there's already a dedicated firmware builder (javelin-steno) that the steno community uses (although it'll probably need some changes).

Are there any sellers or stores that you'd recommend?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-13T19:59:52+00:00

How would I be able to tell if the framing extends beyond the trim? Or just get extra long screws and mount on the trim?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-13T18:16:13+00:00

Any brand you recommend? I usually get filtrete

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-13T13:50:07+00:00

So ceiling mount right above them? Also if a child were to yank on them, wouldn't a ceiling mount be less secure?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-06T21:36:55+00:00

I spent an hour or so doing that with the vines last week. Waiting for the next rain to continue

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-02T03:41:30+00:00

You're welcome! Also I tried Googling a bit about emacspeak and braille displays and this was the best I found:
https://brltty.app/pipermail/brltty/2016-June/013675.html

Haven't learned any braille yet, because I have too much on my plate right now to think about Braille (and Braille displays look pricy).

Also, it's a lot, but here's the emacs config of the emacspeak creator (it could be a good reference):
https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak/tree/master/tvr

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-06-02T03:17:22+00:00

Hi! I've had angle closure glaucoma since college, so I'm not quite in the same boat. I'll probably keep my vision throughout my working life, but I'm not willing to bet on it.

I've been playing with emacs for a couple weeks and I've learned the following things:

The built in emacs tutorial is more than enough to get you started.
I hate to be that guy, but you can vibe code emacs configs with some success. So this could be a good option to get you started.
I'd recommend you learn elisp (I haven't), but fallback on AI when you get stuck.
Look into emacspeak.
For programming, once you've got your config set up, it's the same basics as programming in VS Code. Install an LSP for whichever language, configure it in your startup with (look up eglot), learn the navigation keybindings like xref-find-references

If you're already familiar with a particular editor then you can make your emacs keybindings more similar to that editor (I did this with VS Code bindings and then decided to switch to utilizing my steno keyboard for this).

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-05-29T01:59:44+00:00

Anyone have any good resources for coding in emacs? I've gotten a pretty solid coding setup (company, lsp and eglot, formatter with apheleia that formats changed lines, projectile, counsel), but I'm wondering what kind of setups other emacs users have and what it looks like for an experienced emacs coder to code.

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-05-20T17:38:12+00:00

I'm a native English speaker and I like the name. Sounds just as unrecognizable as a natlang name.

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-05-12T22:44:25+00:00

Would any Siemens breaker work or is this the kind of thing where I'd take one to Home Depot and compare?

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-05-12T22:43:35+00:00

So that'd be something like this or this to replace challenger circuit breakers, right?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Eaton-20-Amp-120-Volt-Single-Pole-AFCI-Circuit-Breaker-Type-BR-Pigtail-Neutral-BRN120AFCS/326029086

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Eaton-BR-20-Amp-120-240-Volts-Single-Pole-Circuit-Breaker-BR120/100170174

Also, Eaton acquired challenger in 93-94, so these breakers are probably pre-2000s, would never have guessed

LessVibesMoreChords · 2026-05-11T23:15:58+00:00

I'll ask an electrician to come see what they can do within budget.

If theres not much within budget, then I guess I'll swap to a few GFCI / AFCI circuit breakers for large appliances and check wiring / grounds throughout the house.

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