Following on from my last post on Guix it made sense to dig Emacs back out - and this time why not try to do everything with it? So far I have EXWM[1] configured so I can use Emacs as my OS, I've got the usual packages like org, org-capture and org-agenda setup and I have clojure, lsp[2] and cider all in place. For good measure I have IRC, mail and media setup via emms[3]. For Emacs itself, UI and config I've really benefited from Nano Emacs[4] and the fine config samples provided by SystemCrafters[5]. There is still so much more to do but I can already do pretty much everything I need. Launching Obsidian or browsers from Emacs as an OS is pretty awesome. [1]: https://github.com/ch11ng/exwm [2]: https://github.com/emacs-lsp/lsp-mode [3]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emms/ [4]: https://github.com/rougier/nano-emacs [5]: https://systemcrafters.net/Published :
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I'm Ross McDonald. Geek, thinker, Open Source committer, calisthenics practitioner, Italian and Spanish language learner, gamer, Sci-Fi fan, comic/Anime/Manga consumer, coffee and wine lover, husband and father.
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I'd ignored Guix[1] before as I did not have enough time to try it properly. Having recently experienced some drift across my Linux machines (and having grown tired of tinkering at too low a level with bash), and realising my love more and more for all things Lisp (so far a 14 plus years love affair not including time spent with it at University) I decided to just install Guix first class on my laptop dev machine. I need not say anything more than... wow. [1]: https://guix.gnu.org
Published :It's the dawn of a new age - Lisp on my Inkplate 6 plus (ESP32)[1]. I've tinkered with the device infrequently since buying it in the summer (mostly because I am very busy - but partly because I can no longer bring myself to be excited or particularly interested in programming C). uLisp[2] changes the game however after being initially disappointed my board did not have enough Flash RAM to handle Clojurescript via Esprit. The installation was simpler than many blogs and sites make it seem to be. I used Arduino IDE this time as my dev environment is in flux post Sonoma. Couple of gotchas that will save you internet research time: ensure you choose the e-radionica Inkplate 6Plus board (code will not upload successfully with other options), choose 115200 as the upload speed, download the uLisp ino[3] as a raw file then upload to your device via USB-C, when uLisp is uploaded to the device use the Serial Monitor and ensure it is configured to 9600 baud, play with uLisp. I think the use cases are many and will write about some later. [1]: https://hackaday.com/2021/06/21/review-inkplate-6plus/ [2]: http://www.ulisp.com/show?3J [3]: https://github.com/technoblogy/ulisp-esp/blob/master/ulisp-esp.ino
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