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Prioritize, ruthlessly
If you are someone who wants to get a lot done, change the world, invent new technologies, help people, solve all the problems, you’ve got a lot on your list. No matter which organization method or todo app I’ve used, my lists keep growing. They’re so large that I come up with ideas faster than…
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Experimenting with Remote Development using mosh + tmux + emacs
Today I wanted to write a fun post showing you how I write code. I’m someone that likes to change their tooling often. There are a lot of ideas out there about how we should write code, and I think being curious and trying out new things can be fun and informative. Sometimes I don’t…
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A new theme!
I’m trying out a different theme on the blog. Before I was using Mazino, now I’m trying out Twenty Twenty-Three. It may take a while before things stabilize, please share your thoughts with me.
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A filling and healthy breakfast!
Ingredients Instructions My closing thoughts This is usually what I will have for breakfast every day. I keep it interesting by mixing in different vegetables, cheeses or trying out different kinds of bread. One thing I want to try adding in are some peas. What do you think?
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A journey through the the jungle of programming languages and technologies
Today I’ll kick off the first micro post with something I have learned recently. Sometimes the right tool for the job is the not the perfect, most flexible or even pleasurable to use. I have spent years searching for good programming languages which are powerful, expressive and a joy to develop in, while also being…
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Starting a new thing: writing micro posts
Today I want to make a commitment to making one micro post every week for the next few months. I have many ideas for blog posts, and many things to share. But I keep holding myself back by thinking that my posts might not be useful, or just a waste of effort. After seeing many…
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How to build Emacs with JIT on Ubuntu 22.04
Emacs is a text editor that was initially released in 1976. It is widely used by many who enjoy a programmable, moldable computing environment. A recent addition to Emacs brings improved performance using just-in-time compilation. This feature is referred to as native-compilation, and leverages the GCC compiler. This post will provide instructions for building emacs…
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Introductory Post
Welcome to my Blog My name is Rafi Khan, and I am a passionate human who is devoted to making the world a safer, better place for everyone. I could go on about the places I have lived, people I have met and projects I have been involved in. But rather than a biography, I’d…