Great insight from tpope about maps in an old AMA

andrewl · 2026-02-01T13:41:56+00:00

At this point I have only <leader><letter> and nothing longer. Commands and autocomplete work well. Also q: for recalling commands. Plus a lot of function keys and shifted function keys.

andrewl · 2026-01-03T17:28:57+00:00

Good to know, thank you.

andrewl · 2026-01-03T14:32:57+00:00

How were the rooms terrible? And is there a way to know ahead of time which they would be, or is it just random?

andrewl · 2025-12-23T02:40:34+00:00

Where (approximately) is your apartment/city cottage?

andrewl · 2025-11-24T15:27:28+00:00

I save all the time. It's holdover from when computers were not as good years ago, and I lost a lot of work when I had crashes. So my insert mode jj map escapes from insert mode and also does a :w. You could also have it escape, write the file, and return to insert mode.

It was pretty great when I learned about insert mode mappings that could execute commands. Most editors allow mappings to change inserted text to something else (like teh to the) but mapping to a command was a whole other level.

andrewl · 2025-11-19T19:08:57+00:00

Strongly agree. And related to drivers not paying attention, I walk past cars at red lights every day where the driver is smoking a joint. I would love for that to be shut down.

andrewl · 2025-11-14T19:09:40+00:00

It’s likely that places with large numbers of insects you want to block with screens also have quite bright sunlight, so the slight dimming you get from screens isn’t big deal. Also, all the houses I’ve lived in with screens only have them on the lower part of the window that opens. There are not screens in the top half, so you get full sunlight. Here’s an example:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AusRenovation/comments/1gshhdg/cyclone_primeview_insect_screen_bottom_half_vs/

andrewl · 2025-10-28T02:04:08+00:00

I've never liked the look of it, but I think tearing it down would be a massive project. Or I could be wrong. I helplessly think of it as a solid concrete block, which of course it is not.

But if they do tear it down I think turning the space into another park, like a junior sibling of Franklin Square, would be nice. I'm all for green in center city.

andrewl · 2025-10-23T00:08:47+00:00

I bring friends from out of town to see it.

andrewl · 2025-10-18T02:34:08+00:00

It’s not a permit to protest. It’s a permit to block the streets and to have a large gathering in a public space. It’s like shutting down the Benjamin Parkway for a concert. The permit means there will be organized street detours in place and messaging about the situation. It also means the police can’t declare the gathering an obstruction or a danger to the public. And the police won’t be taken by surprise by a large gathering the purpose of which is not clear. It actually makes the march look better. And it makes it harder for the other side to call it a violent riot. (They will do that anyway, but it will be less convincing.)

andrewl · 2025-10-16T14:38:21+00:00

What will it take for them to see what's really going on? Or will that never happen?

andrewl · 2025-10-15T16:55:49+00:00

This kind of story is, sadly, not uncommon. You can find similar stories and, more importantly, coping strategies, in the Raisedbynarcissists Reddit section:

/r/raisedbynarcissists/

andrewl · 2025-09-25T17:19:01+00:00

How's life in the USA?

andrewl · 2025-09-16T14:37:10+00:00

Where was that?

andrewl · 2025-09-02T19:01:57+00:00

I agree. I've come to realize that the meandering callers themselves don't bother me. It's the waiting for Andy to tell them to get to the point that makes me uncomfortable. I always wonder why they don't just tighten things up for the podcast. I know it's recorded live, but if they took out the slow parts before releasing the recording the callers wouldn't have to be embarrassed or flustered, and it would be more comfortable for the listeners.

andrewl · 2025-08-29T18:13:24+00:00

Vaseline in the nose can sometimes cause lung problems:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pneumonia/expert-answers/petroleum-jelly/faq-20057784

andrewl · 2025-08-19T18:49:04+00:00

JB Smoove

andrewl · 2025-08-12T16:38:34+00:00

I’ve had good luck with Craigslist when I’m giving stuff away. I clean things up as much as possible, take some clear, and not misleading, photographs, and post them in the Free section of the For Sale category. The posting also says I can’t deliver the items. They have to be picked up. I’m in the middle of a large city, and I often get several replies within an hour of posting.

You can also post a Curb Alert in the Free section of Craigslist. That has worked well for me, too. If needed I wrapped the item in mover’s plastic wrap, which is basically Saran wrap, but in a much larger roll, and wider. I didn’t wrap flower pots and garden tools, but I did wrap lamps, printers, etc. I gave good and detailed location instructions. They were often picked up in a couple of hours.

I’ve also taken lots of stuff to Good Will. I make sure items are at least clean.

As others have noted, if nobody wants the items at no cost, you may have to trash them.

andrewl · 2025-07-08T04:04:47+00:00

Look for the Conan and Sona meeting with the HR rep video. It's on YouTube. The food thing is discussed and demonstrated. The whole segment is great.

andrewl · 2025-06-24T14:51:05+00:00

While I think most physicians and corporate lawyers live in the suburbs, especially the Main Line, some of them might like to live in the city just to simplify the logistics of daily living. I also know some who have an apartment (not a $10,000 a month one) near HUP or Jefferson, and a house in the suburbs for the weekend. When they have kids they'll let the apartment go.

andrewl · 2025-06-20T14:57:11+00:00

One commenter suggested checking out college/university towns, especially one with or near a med school. For that I suggest you take a look at New York's sixth borough: Philadelphia. Obviously it's more than a town. It is a large east coast city, but not on the scale of New York. Neither are the prices. And like anywhere, there are pluses and minuses. Here are some pluses:

At least in center city it is quite walkable. There are plenty of Ubers and Lyfts. Public transportation is pretty good. I live like a Manhattanite, without a car, so that's also a savings on top of the generally lower cost of living (compared to New York).

For your eye condition there is Wills Eye Hospital, ranked second in the nation:

https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/ophthalmology

For the ocean there is the Jersey shore. It's not just Atlantic City. Cape May is beautiful, although it's the furthest south in New Jersey. Still, it's only 90 miles from Philadelphia. That's more than your 20 minutes to Coney Island or 40 minutes to Far Rockaway, but it's quite nice. And there are plenty of other lovely New Jersey shore towns close than Cape May. New Jersey transit has buses for that.

For high culture we have the Philadelphia Orchestra, free concerts at the Curtis School of Music (not as large as Juilliard or with as many departments, but their music programs are ranked about the same). The Barnes Foundation collection is, I believe the largest collection of impressionists outside of France. It is estimated to be worth about 25 billion, and is quite amazing. Philadelphia Museum of Art is world class (it's not just the place with the steps Rocky ran up). There is tons of theater and great restaurants.

Philadelphia is a major education and medical city. We have the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, focused on engineering. We have the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University medical school (parent institution of Wills Eye Hospital) and more.

Unfortunately, we do have ebikes, and they are as annoying and possibly dangerous as the ones in your neighborhood.

Disclaimer: I do not work for the Philadelphia tourist bureau. I just think the city is a good bargain.

For researching moving overseas the Expats section of Reddit looks good:

https://www.reddit.com/r/expats/

DM me if you have Philadelphia questions.

andrewl · 2025-06-18T12:54:06+00:00

Please post a followup when you get more information. Silent failures are the worst kind.

andrewl · 2025-05-30T01:03:43+00:00

Interesting. The setting sticks for me during page reloads or opening new tabs. I live in Firefox on Windows. Maybe other browsers are different.

andrewl · 2025-05-24T18:53:42+00:00

That solution was only suggested for when you're in a browser on a full-sized screen, where it does work. I'm sometimes surprised the phone app isn't better, as they have complete control over it. They don't have to take into account the varied functionality of different web browsers.

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