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Easy migration from vim? in c/emacs@programming.dev
[–] 4 points 2 months ago

Grab Doom Emacs, it has evil-mode very well integrated and the space bar leader key setup should come natural.

I've used Emacs for a while now (since '89 or so) but had to learn vi really well as I spent most of the '90s on all sorts of Unix machines that invariably had vi (or ex, and ed, of course) and never Emacs, so I got to appreciate the friendliness of the modal model of interaction over Emacs' use of lots-of-modifier-keys. I think it's more ergonomic, even though it's not always perfect at times, so I use a mixture.

Oh, and swap Ctrl and Caps Lock. That Caps Lock key has no business sitting where it sits on the PC keyboard, that's what you get when a typewriter factory starts building computers. Thanks, IBM. For Emacs especially I feel it makes the modifier combinations a bit easier on the left hand.

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    AP x Swatch Royal Pop in c/Horology@lemmy.ca
    [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    It's got a mechanical movement. Good one to teach the youngsters, I guess ;-). Not my taste but not complaining if arguably the largest watch brand on the planet releases mechanical watches targeted at, well, "my kids" and younger.

    The AP cobranding reminds me of digital cameras like Panasonic with "Leica" lenses and Sony with "Zeiss". Yup. Marketing.

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    The Natural Escapement (en.wikipedia.org)
    submitted 9 months ago by to c/Horology@lemmy.ca
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    I was reading the latest edition of the AWCI’s Horological Times, which has an article on the latest Rolex escapement. Pretty nifty stuff, and might solve some lever escapement issues.

    The article refers “Le Echappement Naturel” by the great Breguet as a starting point, and look at that Wikipedia page - isn’t it awesome what people could build over two-hundred years go, before the industrial revolution took hold?

    And also, I wonder. Breguet gave up because manufacturing tolerances weren’t there for this escapement. How would it fare today?

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    On buying watches (lemmy.ca)
    submitted 11 months ago by to c/Horology@lemmy.ca
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    A colleague is visiting Switzerland and of course the talk is about watches. Here's my advice on buying a watch:

    • If you want to know what time it is by looking at your wrist, buy a quartz watch. I'm a fan of Casio, but anything will do.
    • If really want a mechanical watch, care about precision and quality, and want to have the best bang for your buck, buy a Japanese watch. You can't go wrong with a Seiko.
    • If you want a reasonable watch and spend as little as possible, Chinese company Seagull got you covered. I own one, it's fine.
    • If you want to buy some jewelry that also tells the time, buy Swiss.
    Antique clock! in c/Horology@lemmy.ca