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Mostly Maths
mostlymaths.net · Personal blog · on HN since 2010
Mostly Maths is a personal blog on programming tools and habits, covering Plan 9, Emacs, Taskwarrior, timeboxing, and blogging.
What HN saysHN links it for posts like the Plan 9 plumber write-up and a browser demo; commenters give no strong opinion on the blog.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Using the Plan9 Plumber Utility (2013)3 people · 64 points · first shared 2013 · 10 comments on HN
- 2Eight reasons for reinvinting the wheel3 people · 15 points · first shared 2010 · 3 comments on HN
- 3Using Taskwarrior Instead of Emacs+Org Mode for To-Do and Appointment Tracking3 people · 15 points · first shared 2011 · discussion on HN
- 4Timeboxing: You Will Work Like Never Before2 people · 120 points · first shared 2010 · 26 comments on HN
- 5The Emacs 30 Day Challenge2 people · 65 points · first shared 2010 · 15 comments on HN
- 6How I Got More Than 4500 Visits Through Blog Commenting2 people · 32 points · first shared 2010 · 6 comments on HN
- 7(Why) Juggling for Programmers (and other computer people)2 people · 2 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 8Concept Maps (2021)2 people · 1 points · first shared 2022 · discussion on HN
- 9Learn to remember everything: The memory palace technique1 people · 201 points · first shared 2011 · 68 comments on HN
- 10A DIY Origami Notebook to Keep in Your Jeans' Small Pocket1 people · 67 points · first shared 2011 · 27 comments on HN
- 11And "e" Appears from Nowhere: Quick Numerical Experiment with Clojure1 people · 52 points · first shared 2010 · 8 comments on HN
- 12Programming books I have read and somewhat liked1 people · 45 points · first shared 2010 · 29 comments on HN
- 13Doing Your Best and Tips on Continuous Improvement1 people · 37 points · first shared 2011 · 12 comments on HN
- 14The emacs 30 Day Challenge: Using 'gnus' to read mail1 people · 29 points · first shared 2010 · 37 comments on HN
- 15Procrastinating? Find the Next Step Up1 people · 22 points · first shared 2010 · 9 comments on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
RBerenguel · 2010-10-08
My girlfriend (and myself, but only at home) use a gym ball as chair. Of course I can't recommend it to everyone, and long stretches sitting on it can be really tiresome. I wrote a blog post at my blog, you can check it at http://www.mostlymaths.net/2010/08/gym-ball-as-office-chair-review.htm…
It has worked wonders for small back pains in the lower parts, and also for some head aches related to spine problems, for me.
Give it a try, a gym ball is inexpensive.
pronoiac · 2020-06-23
I expected the demo would be embedded in the blog post, but it wasn't. Here it is: https://mostlymaths.net/sketches/iris/index.html
wahern · 2016-11-12
More specifically, Plan 9 devised the plumber framework for copy+paste and similar IPC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumber_(program)
http://www.mostlymaths.net/2013/04/just-as-mario-using-plan9-plumber.h…