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Tracking your packages with org-mode

Emacs is more than my favorite text editor, it is building material. As such, I use it for everything I can, it’s amazing how it always steps up to the challenge! The internet revived the postal service instead of killing it. Today, I receive more packages than ever before. Tracking where they are doesn’t however fit my workflow. It requires me to open websites, input the tracking id, or at least search for the email with the link. Thus I wondered: Is there a better way to do this in Emacs?

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
| 7 min read | Emacs UI Org-Mode

Shavian: The better English script

English has the worst spelling I know of. It is inconsistent all the way. When someone mispronounces a word, you might think they are avid readers, because it might be the case they learned about the word while reading. If you listen to a word in English there is no guarantee you’ll be able to spell it. That is certainly why English speaking countries have spelling contests, it is not easy. Neither is it clear after you see a word, whether you’ll be able to pronounce it.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
| 6 min read | Writing | Selfdev

Killing the Bitcoin Lightning experiment

A while ago, I got all excited around the idea of Bitcoin as art . It was such a satisfying perspective that I decided to embrace it and implement a tipping service on the Bitcoin Testnet for this website. A fun experiment, a way to learn something and tinker around with the technology. The best part was: it somehow didn’t require any maintenance. It would work without further tinkering.

By — Dr. Óscar Nájera
| 5 min read | Lightning Bitcoin | Thoughts