Solving the HKG18 puzzle with org-mode

Posted on Mon 26 March 2018 in geek • Tagged with connect, emacs, linaro, org-mode

One of the traditions I like about Linaro's Connect event is the conference puzzle. Usually set by Dave Piggot they provide a challenge to your jet lagged brain. Full disclosure: I did not complete the puzzle in time. In fact when Dave explained it I realised the answer had been …


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Workbooks for Benchmarking

Posted on Wed 21 February 2018 in general • Tagged with benchmark, emacs, linaro, org-mode, qemu

While working on a major re-factor of QEMU's softfloat code I've been doing a lot of benchmarking. It can be quite tedious work as you need to be careful you've run the correct steps on the correct binaries and keeping notes is important. It is a task that cries out …


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Getting organised

Posted on Fri 13 January 2012 in geek • Tagged with emacs, life, org-mode

What with becoming a parent and getting promoted I suddenly find myself needing to become a lot more organised. Although I've been using org-mode for a bit I need to get a lot more organised with it.

Previously I had two sets of org notes. My personal set where sitting …


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org-mode and clocking in

Posted on Tue 20 September 2011 in geek • Tagged with clocks, emacs, org-mode, time

I've recently started using org-mode's time tracking to keep track of what I spend my time doing at work. This was in response to being asked by one of my managers what I spend my time doing and basically being forced to guess.

Setting up a clock page is …


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