ecsolticia
@ecsolticia.bsky.social
Mathematics, DSLs, automata, computer simulation and big words tickle my fancy.
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When a cloud provider teaches you interesting new words like "lyingly"
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
When a cloud provider teaches you interesting new words like "lyingly"
My tone has been *playfully* devious, and I think that makes a bit of a difference ;)
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
My tone has been *playfully* devious, and I think that makes a bit of a difference ;)
You should set your display name to 'Jay "Punny" Cesan'
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
You should set your display name to 'Jay "Punny" Cesan'
Ok then, I'll stop holding back.
To scheme means to form a secretive or devious plan. Tempting can be more transparent.
You knew what I was doing. So it was more transparent, not secretive. ;)
To scheme means to form a secretive or devious plan. Tempting can be more transparent.
You knew what I was doing. So it was more transparent, not secretive. ;)
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Ok then, I'll stop holding back.
To scheme means to form a secretive or devious plan. Tempting can be more transparent.
You knew what I was doing. So it was more transparent, not secretive. ;)
To scheme means to form a secretive or devious plan. Tempting can be more transparent.
You knew what I was doing. So it was more transparent, not secretive. ;)
Wow. You must have a lot of mercy then.
Ask away. No need to ask to ask 🙄
Ask away. No need to ask to ask 🙄
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Wow. You must have a lot of mercy then.
Ask away. No need to ask to ask 🙄
Ask away. No need to ask to ask 🙄
There's a difference??
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
There's a difference??
When you format the README for a tool using itself.
I'm actually having fun using Merewrite myself. So it's a successful project.
I'm actually having fun using Merewrite myself. So it's a successful project.
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
When you format the README for a tool using itself.
I'm actually having fun using Merewrite myself. So it's a successful project.
I'm actually having fun using Merewrite myself. So it's a successful project.
This is "done" and up at merewrite.pages.dev
That live preview thing is coming together nicely. Just a few things left to go.
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
This is "done" and up at merewrite.pages.dev
The truth is that it's partially true
January 6, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The truth is that it's partially true
Tempting a certain someone to join this site
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Tempting a certain someone to join this site
Thanks!
It's plain HTML and CSS with JavaScript glue code for WebAssembly.
It's plain HTML and CSS with JavaScript glue code for WebAssembly.
January 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Thanks!
It's plain HTML and CSS with JavaScript glue code for WebAssembly.
It's plain HTML and CSS with JavaScript glue code for WebAssembly.
Web design isn't my strong suit, hence the basic look.
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Web design isn't my strong suit, hence the basic look.
That live preview thing is coming together nicely. Just a few things left to go.
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
That live preview thing is coming together nicely. Just a few things left to go.
Prototyping a live preview thing. It's for the project that I posted about yesterday. It's like a very restricted markup system, but instead of relying on explicit characters, keywords and tags, it uses implicit structure and semantics.
January 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Prototyping a live preview thing. It's for the project that I posted about yesterday. It's like a very restricted markup system, but instead of relying on explicit characters, keywords and tags, it uses implicit structure and semantics.
newlines become headers. Other blocks separated by two newlines become paragraphs in the sense of the HTML p tag.
Words in all-caps become emphasized. That's it!
I'm finding it fun to write with no explicit formatting but getting back a well-formatted markdown or HTML output instead. (2/2)
Words in all-caps become emphasized. That's it!
I'm finding it fun to write with no explicit formatting but getting back a well-formatted markdown or HTML output instead. (2/2)
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
newlines become headers. Other blocks separated by two newlines become paragraphs in the sense of the HTML p tag.
Words in all-caps become emphasized. That's it!
I'm finding it fun to write with no explicit formatting but getting back a well-formatted markdown or HTML output instead. (2/2)
Words in all-caps become emphasized. That's it!
I'm finding it fun to write with no explicit formatting but getting back a well-formatted markdown or HTML output instead. (2/2)
I made a thing which formats pieces of writing based on implicit semantics and structure rather than than explicit characters, keywords and tags.
It's pretty simple. It has "sentence terminators" like periods or question marks. Sentences without terminators that are separated by two ... (1/2)
It's pretty simple. It has "sentence terminators" like periods or question marks. Sentences without terminators that are separated by two ... (1/2)
![(The command bat from the original image is replaced by that of cat)
ecs@pop-os:~/proj/merewrite$ cat test.mw
Emergence
What is EMERGENCE?
Emergence is the phenomenon wherein the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
ecs@pop-os:~/proj/merewrite$ cargo run
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.01s
Running `target/debug/merewrite`
# Emergence
What is **emergence**?
Emergence is the phenomenon wherein the whole is more than the sum of its parts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h5uflu6cfdbvjsggusevvy6i/bafkreiasl56tsqhtr2vfw45kic7mwxaomrzcj2pm4t4dbihyk5msj4h4c4@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I made a thing which formats pieces of writing based on implicit semantics and structure rather than than explicit characters, keywords and tags.
It's pretty simple. It has "sentence terminators" like periods or question marks. Sentences without terminators that are separated by two ... (1/2)
It's pretty simple. It has "sentence terminators" like periods or question marks. Sentences without terminators that are separated by two ... (1/2)
sustaining focused sessions consistently being more difficult.
I might benefit from reminding myself that how long something takes or how difficult something feels is not merely a function of how complex the task is, but also of whether and to what extent I'm interested in it.
I might benefit from reminding myself that how long something takes or how difficult something feels is not merely a function of how complex the task is, but also of whether and to what extent I'm interested in it.
December 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
sustaining focused sessions consistently being more difficult.
I might benefit from reminding myself that how long something takes or how difficult something feels is not merely a function of how complex the task is, but also of whether and to what extent I'm interested in it.
I might benefit from reminding myself that how long something takes or how difficult something feels is not merely a function of how complex the task is, but also of whether and to what extent I'm interested in it.
I often overestimate how long it would take me to finish simple programming tasks. It took me just a 5 hour-long focused sprint to do something I thought would take at least 3 days.
Similarly, I can underestimate how long certain projects that I am not as interested in can take. If only due to...
Similarly, I can underestimate how long certain projects that I am not as interested in can take. If only due to...
December 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I often overestimate how long it would take me to finish simple programming tasks. It took me just a 5 hour-long focused sprint to do something I thought would take at least 3 days.
Similarly, I can underestimate how long certain projects that I am not as interested in can take. If only due to...
Similarly, I can underestimate how long certain projects that I am not as interested in can take. If only due to...