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TIL move-to-window-line-top-bottom in Emacs

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:17:42 +0200

+++ Tuesday 21 July 2026 +++

TIL move-to-window-line-top-bottom in Emacs
===========================================

Another "Today I learned" post - and again about Emacs.

Today I discovered the command `move-to-window-line-top-bottom'.

This is one of those handy commands that just do a simple thing
but can sometimes makes your editing life so much easier...

The command is bound to: M-r

What it does, is alternate your point position to the top
of the current window, the center of the current window,
or the bottom of the current window. All without scrolling.

The text doesn't move.

When you hit M-r, point will move to the center of the window.
The next time you hit M-r, point will move to the beginning of
the first line in the window. Hit M-r again, and point will move
to the beginning of the last line in the window.

Describing it takes more than just seeing it :)

So, when you are in Emacs, or the next time you are in Emacs,
give this nifty command a try (unless you know all about it,
of course).

Happy Emacsing!


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TIL: Remove lines in Emacs with flush-lines

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:02:12 +0200

+++ Saturday  4 July 2026 +++

TIL: Remove lines in Emacs with flush-lines
===========================================

From the "Today I Learned" department.

When I want to quickly remove a number of lines in
a file, my first reaction is to head for ed, the
standard Unix text editor. This is easy, just
globally select lines with a regexp, and issue the
command 'd'.

Today I learned that this is just as easy in Emacs:

- optionally select a range
- M-x flush-lines RET
- reg
- RET 

to delete all the matching lines within the active
region, or from point to the end of the buffer.

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Re: fifteen years

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:19:44 +0200

+++ Friday 19 June 2026 +++

Re: fifteen years
=================

Solderpunk posted today [1] that the i-logout.cz gopherwhole
exists fifteen years today.

Remarkable!

Congratulations, and thanks for all the fine work!

[1]: gopher://i-logout.cz/0/phlog/posts/2026-06-18_fifteen_years.txt


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Confessions about my favorite color

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:52:50 +0200

+++ Wednesday  3 June 2026 +++

Confessions about my favorite color
===================================

Lately I overheard some people discussing their favorite color.
When it came to their personal favorite color, they were quite
outspoken.

Sometimes people ask what your favorite color is. This
question always baffles me, I don't have a favorite color.

I don't know if this makes me a divergent person, and is it
quite ordinary to actually have a favorite color. Perhaps there
is some statistical data about this?

So here it is, my confession. I have been going through this
life on planet earth for more than six decades, and haven't
even got a favorite color to show for it ...


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You are paying for AI search

Wed, 20 May 2026 20:41:53 +0200

+++ Wednesday 20 May 2026 +++

You are paying for AI search
============================

Google announced that they are moving to AI, "Google search
is AI search". Of course, their rivals can't stay behind,
and must follow this path.

As we all know, these moves require incredible investments.

Giants like Google are there to make profit, they must
expect a big enough return on investment. Advertising is
the only source of revenue for search engines.

Cost of advertising
-------------------
Ultimately, the money for advertising has to be payed by
someone. Which means us, the "consumers". The cost of
advertising is part of the retail price of products and
services.

Even if you never use Google, never use Facebook, you are
still paying for it.


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