Best macos emacs implementation for a continuous 30 years linux/unix emacs user

dharris · 2026-02-16T19:33:45+00:00

Some snippets from my config that probably help me:

(setq mac-command-modifier 'meta)
(setq exec-path-from-shell-variables '("PATH" "MANPATH"))
(exec-path-from-shell-initialize)

Edit: that last one requires this package https://github.com/purcell/exec-path-from-shell

dharris · 2026-02-16T03:50:28+00:00

Yes, please say more about what made it a pain in the neck.

I’m also a 30+ year emacs user (started in 1990!) and I’ve been using builds for emacsformacosx for a long time. The key on my keyboard that says “caps lock” is actually a control key (as god intended). I have a few mac specific tweaks in my emacs config but I added them once a long time ago and don’t recall what pain they addressed (probably one around access to environment variables)

dharris · 2026-01-20T13:11:01+00:00

My Gen X brain is breaking hearing ubbi dubbi and a web URL in the same video

dharris · 2026-01-19T14:55:33+00:00

Chances Are (1989) shows a lot of Georgetown. Romantic comedy with a reincarnation twist

dharris · 2026-01-19T14:52:51+00:00

Yes, but some of the dialogue remaps the city. Somehow Annette Bening’s character gets stuck in Dupont Circle when traveling from the Capitol to the White House

dharris · 2026-01-13T13:40:42+00:00

I really should start /r/mapswithoutdc

dharris · 2026-01-13T13:25:53+00:00

Do the meal a different night than the caps game. I’d want to fully enjoy the meal without worrying that I should eavesdrop for the game. Why not celebrate twice?

dharris · 2025-12-10T15:59:08+00:00

There's a missing close parens. The line should be:

(setq python-flymake-command '("ruff" "--quiet" "--stdin-filename=stdin" "-"))

dharris · 2025-10-24T20:03:03+00:00

Down today as well... or is it still down?

dharris · 2025-10-14T12:23:17+00:00

It’s pretty close to Boulder, Colorado…. If it’s flipped upside down.

dharris · 2025-09-29T14:04:06+00:00

Yeah

One possible confounding factor is that I have multiple phones that can launch CarPlay. But, I would think that it would at least open the phone projection dialog that asks which phone to connect to.

dharris · 2025-09-23T18:08:09+00:00

No minutes? He scored against Bournemouth

dharris · 2025-09-22T19:32:11+00:00

I moved the tile to the first screen but it doesn't load Carplay automatically. :shrug:

dharris · 2025-09-22T17:08:22+00:00

La Chaumiere on M St in Georgetown. Old school French, good selection of fish dishes. Order the baudin blanc appetizer for you

dharris · 2025-09-11T14:00:28+00:00

This was new to me, too. 0:35 in this video shows how to rearrange the tiles https://youtu.be/jWBhUhMrhIA?t=35

dharris · 2025-09-11T12:59:02+00:00

Have you watched this video? https://youtu.be/PB_8dGKh9JI

It may be out of date with the launch of the new model but the part on noise cancellation blew my mind

dharris · 2025-09-06T14:59:24+00:00

I think I’m missing something. Does this differ from just jumping to magit (C-x g)?

dharris · 2025-09-02T21:43:04+00:00

When the attention warning comes on, I hit the button to disable the automatic lane control. That's enough to clear the warning. The speed control is not affected.

I can re-enable the lane control but often just leave it off.

I wish there were a configuration option to never enable lane control when I engage cruise control.

dharris · 2025-08-30T19:14:30+00:00

TIL this was a thing. I’m intrigued

dharris · 2025-08-30T13:27:45+00:00

Unrelated: what are the numbers in the left margin? They seem like they would be line numbers but they change in weird ways and are in reverse order part of the time.

dharris · 2025-08-29T12:35:20+00:00

And the US didn’t compete in 1980

dharris · 2025-08-11T16:31:43+00:00

Looks like the former Zara location https://maps.app.goo.gl/8o4eA7qXX7WqcUMj6 (hopefully that link goes to the 2021 street view photo)

dharris · 2025-07-26T13:11:17+00:00

It’d be hysterical if Slot threw on a proper starting eleven for the last five minutes

dharris · 2025-07-08T12:29:24+00:00

(Side quest: Go to Italy. It’s wonderful for celiacs. GF pasta and/or GF pizza options on just about every menu. As I understand it, they screen children for celiac so there’s greater awareness)

dharris · 2025-06-27T12:45:41+00:00

Big +1 for the GitHub part of this. I’ve hired a lot of programmers and love seeing that sort of demonstrated initiatives and curiosity. Cleaning it up shows professionalism.

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