Category: Familiars

VIM modelines for per-file configuration

The MediaWiki developers use tabs instead of spaces for indentation. This can be annoying for someone like me who has configured VIM to work with spaces by default—annoying because I don't want to enter something like :set tabstop=4 noexpandtab shiftwidth=4 every time that I open a file. Adding different conditions for each project to my .vimrc is probably possible but not much fun. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 2 years ago, on August 21, 2008, at 20:08 | 4 comments

Jeroen Dekker (photography) on-line

Jeroen Dekker, a friend and photographer, has recently, on May the 5th, put his website on concert photography on-line. (Go check it out! He has some great pictures there.) Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 3 years ago, on May 30, 2007, at 00:05 | 5 comments

Meditating with Iris for the first time

Yesterday evening, I met with Iris for a Transcendental Meditation (TM) session at her mother's. Today, this night, I'm still shaken up by the experience. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 3 years ago, on January 31, 2007, at 23:01 | No comments

Wiebe Hedde Cazemier

If you're into Open Source software, 3D modeling or Do It Yourself audio, you may already know Wiebe under his on-line alias, Halfgaar. Personally, I've known him since I was 10 and he was 9. These days he's still a very good friend, and even a colleague. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 3 years ago, on September 18, 2006, at 19:09 | No comments