Nic
@nicferrier.bsky.social
I’m an English hacker from a long time ago.
I am trying to help rewild the Internet.
https://weblog.ferrier.me.uk
Emacs help and advice if you ask.
I am trying to help rewild the Internet.
https://weblog.ferrier.me.uk
Emacs help and advice if you ask.
Mandelbbrot?
I wondered what this list was when I got to that. Mandelbrot was a computer science researcher who invented a type of graph that makes pretty pictures.
He worked at IBM. I thought he was dead. And not British.
I wondered what this list was when I got to that. Mandelbrot was a computer science researcher who invented a type of graph that makes pretty pictures.
He worked at IBM. I thought he was dead. And not British.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Mandelbbrot?
I wondered what this list was when I got to that. Mandelbrot was a computer science researcher who invented a type of graph that makes pretty pictures.
He worked at IBM. I thought he was dead. And not British.
I wondered what this list was when I got to that. Mandelbrot was a computer science researcher who invented a type of graph that makes pretty pictures.
He worked at IBM. I thought he was dead. And not British.
ROFLCOPTR
I am doing some crypto and presumed that code I saw referring to 04:20 was the stupid cannabis thing but the ASN.1 spec corrects me
I am doing some crypto and presumed that code I saw referring to 04:20 was the stupid cannabis thing but the ASN.1 spec corrects me
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
ROFLCOPTR
I am doing some crypto and presumed that code I saw referring to 04:20 was the stupid cannabis thing but the ASN.1 spec corrects me
I am doing some crypto and presumed that code I saw referring to 04:20 was the stupid cannabis thing but the ASN.1 spec corrects me
Tree sitter show definition.
It also sets you up for jump to definition but this train is much too loud for that.
It also sets you up for jump to definition but this train is much too loud for that.
October 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Tree sitter show definition.
It also sets you up for jump to definition but this train is much too loud for that.
It also sets you up for jump to definition but this train is much too loud for that.
I’m ’avin tea, to celebrate, like:
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I’m ’avin tea, to celebrate, like:
It’s always the way isn’t it?
I spent ages hacking on almost trivial stuff this morning. But this afternoon I got it working:
I spent ages hacking on almost trivial stuff this morning. But this afternoon I got it working:
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It’s always the way isn’t it?
I spent ages hacking on almost trivial stuff this morning. But this afternoon I got it working:
I spent ages hacking on almost trivial stuff this morning. But this afternoon I got it working:
This is Emacs' manoj-dark which I think seems to be the best default theme shipped with Emacs... so for my "no config!" config I'm going to use this I guess.
September 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This is Emacs' manoj-dark which I think seems to be the best default theme shipped with Emacs... so for my "no config!" config I'm going to use this I guess.
Emacs default available themes are also often configured badly.
What is the point of a dark theme that isn't black background to match the terminal?
The way to fix this one btw is to do:
(setq moe-dark-bg "0")
(load-theme 'moe-dark)
That's the second pic.
What is the point of a dark theme that isn't black background to match the terminal?
The way to fix this one btw is to do:
(setq moe-dark-bg "0")
(load-theme 'moe-dark)
That's the second pic.
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Emacs default available themes are also often configured badly.
What is the point of a dark theme that isn't black background to match the terminal?
The way to fix this one btw is to do:
(setq moe-dark-bg "0")
(load-theme 'moe-dark)
That's the second pic.
What is the point of a dark theme that isn't black background to match the terminal?
The way to fix this one btw is to do:
(setq moe-dark-bg "0")
(load-theme 'moe-dark)
That's the second pic.
Emacs default themes are really pointlessly stupid. Look at this! Elisp on the left, C on the right. Could anyone read this?
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Emacs default themes are really pointlessly stupid. Look at this! Elisp on the left, C on the right. Could anyone read this?
I mean WHO WOULDNT???
The memes cut and paste themselves!!!
NB in no way is this meme meant to imply that any memed character in this meme is any person associated with oracle/tiktok corporation.
The memes cut and paste themselves!!!
NB in no way is this meme meant to imply that any memed character in this meme is any person associated with oracle/tiktok corporation.
September 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I mean WHO WOULDNT???
The memes cut and paste themselves!!!
NB in no way is this meme meant to imply that any memed character in this meme is any person associated with oracle/tiktok corporation.
The memes cut and paste themselves!!!
NB in no way is this meme meant to imply that any memed character in this meme is any person associated with oracle/tiktok corporation.
Oi. Ed Milliband. What the fuck?
Ofgem price rises.
Ofgem price rises.
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Oi. Ed Milliband. What the fuck?
Ofgem price rises.
Ofgem price rises.
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
FUCKING FIREFOX EVEN!!!!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
FUCKING FIREFOX EVEN!!!!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My take: China is always playing the long game. Western politicians nearly always are trying to make a point for the markets next week.
August 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
My take: China is always playing the long game. Western politicians nearly always are trying to make a point for the markets next week.
One thing I really like about the Asterix books is their cinematic quality. This picture is not in the book at all and it’s posed just like a film poster would be.
#asterixandcleopatra
#asterixandcleopatra
August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
One thing I really like about the Asterix books is their cinematic quality. This picture is not in the book at all and it’s posed just like a film poster would be.
#asterixandcleopatra
#asterixandcleopatra
This one feels like it’s being sarcastic:
July 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This one feels like it’s being sarcastic:
Watching a video and found someone else who thinks exactly like me!
May 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Watching a video and found someone else who thinks exactly like me!
How to do Journalism:
- say something demonstrably stupid
- get paid
Oh. Perhaps I should add at the start: be somebody’s child or niece or nephew or something.
- say something demonstrably stupid
- get paid
Oh. Perhaps I should add at the start: be somebody’s child or niece or nephew or something.
May 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How to do Journalism:
- say something demonstrably stupid
- get paid
Oh. Perhaps I should add at the start: be somebody’s child or niece or nephew or something.
- say something demonstrably stupid
- get paid
Oh. Perhaps I should add at the start: be somebody’s child or niece or nephew or something.
Nice to be using Linux again though you can’t really tell coz this is just my emacs window full screen.
May 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Nice to be using Linux again though you can’t really tell coz this is just my emacs window full screen.
Me too! I think we’d all like to see Mr Musk go back to giving his detailed and highly medicated views on the factory floor and in the engineering brown bags.
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Me too! I think we’d all like to see Mr Musk go back to giving his detailed and highly medicated views on the factory floor and in the engineering brown bags.
Thanks @data.ft.com but no thanks.
I think he’ll be worried because he just lost control and gave it to the Europeans. Sleeping giant etc.
I think he’ll be worried because he just lost control and gave it to the Europeans. Sleeping giant etc.
March 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Thanks @data.ft.com but no thanks.
I think he’ll be worried because he just lost control and gave it to the Europeans. Sleeping giant etc.
I think he’ll be worried because he just lost control and gave it to the Europeans. Sleeping giant etc.
Bwa ha ha. I went to cancel my MS 365 subscription…
No thanks. I’m outta here.
No thanks. I’m outta here.
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Bwa ha ha. I went to cancel my MS 365 subscription…
No thanks. I’m outta here.
No thanks. I’m outta here.
This is good context on nvidia today from the @data.ft.com - vs Cisco in the late 90s
I was there for that bubble. This time it feels even less substantial.
I was there for that bubble. This time it feels even less substantial.
January 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is good context on nvidia today from the @data.ft.com - vs Cisco in the late 90s
I was there for that bubble. This time it feels even less substantial.
I was there for that bubble. This time it feels even less substantial.