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Emacs ido – [Too Big] Error

I’ve been using ido with Emacs for some time now and have been running into an error after I create a bunch of files in a directory (like with git format-patch). The problem is ido doesn’t want to list all of the files in the directory, even after I delete them and reboot Emacs. I …

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Tracking Pomodoros In Emacs With Org-Mode

I’ve been using the Pomodoro Technique for over a year now. The Pomodoro Technique is a way to divide your day into a several sets of time and (try) to focus on one task at a time without distractions. It has worked great for me with a graph paper notebook. This morning though, I was …

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Simple Recurring Todo Items In Ruby

I use my simple Emacs Todo mode to keep track of my todo items but one thing that I’ve been missing has been recurring tasks. A calendar with recurring events works okay but I still have to remember to copy them into my todo list or I forget about them. So tonight I whipped up …

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