I like being able to create new Org mode tasks from anywhere, via a simple keyboard shortcut. This probably doesn't justify a whole post, but here's how I did it.

Create a script at ~/.local/bin/orgcapture.sh

Here's the script:

#!/bin/bash
emacsclient -c -F '((name . "capture") (width . 80) (height . 34))' -e '(progn (org-capture) (delete-other-windows))'

In my Emacs config, I have a hook that tidies up the new frame:

(defun my/org-capture-finalize-hook ()
  "Close frame after org-capture if it was opened for capture."
  (when (and (> (length (frame-list)) 1)  ; More than one frame
             (frame-parameter nil 'client)) ; Frame created by emacsclient
    (delete-frame)))

(add-hook 'org-capture-after-finalize-hook 'my/org-capture-finalize-hook)

In KDE's Settings, I added a new command in the Shortcuts settings that point to that script. I assigned it to F3.

Now I hit F3 any time and a small capture buffer pops up in a new frame. That's it. If there's a better method for doing this, let me know.

My laptop has been running Fedora's KDE spin. I first tried the stock Fedora with Gnome, but since my desktop was running KDE, I figured I should standardize on that.

Standardization is boring. :)

I installed Fedora Workstation this morning. I'd taken notes from the last time, and those helped speed things along. Still, it was 2 hours from installer to a fully functional system. I'm typing this post in Emacs and will deploy using Hugo shortly.

For the record, here are my raw notes from the installation. I need to work on the order in which I do things, but this wasn't bad.

Installing Gnome on the Framework 2026-02-03

- sudo dnf install syncthing
- Settings
    - Trackpad -> Disable tap to click
- Install Gnome Tweaks
    - set caps lock to control
    - Emacs Input on
- sudo dnf install -y stow just fzf zoxide ripgrep
- Install Extension Manager (Flatpak)
- Installed Dash to Dock extension (via Extension Manager)
- Installed Clipboard Indicator extension (via Extension Manager)
- Installed starship curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
- stow bash
- stow pandoc
- sudo dnf install pandoc
- sudo dnf install texlive-scheme-full
- sudo dnf install neovim
- sudo dnf install rust cargo # (for eza, since eza is no longer in fedora repos)
- Build and install eza
    git clone https://github.com/eza-community/eza.git
    cd eza/
    cargo install --path .
- Add berkely-mono to ~/.local/share/fonts/berkeley-mono
- sudo dnf copr enable dejan/lazygit
- sudo dnf install lazygit
- Install Signal (Flatpak)
- stow auth
- stow git
- stow gnupg
- stow jrnl
- stow pass
- stow ssh
- stow aerc
- sudo dnf install aerc
- sudo dnf install emacs
- Configure emacs
    - git clone https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d.git ~/.config/emacs
    - git clone [my dotemacs repo] to ~/.config/emacs-mine
    - cp ~/.config/emacs-mine/pre-early-init.el ~/.config/emacs/
    - ln -s ~/Sync/emacs/manual-packages ~/.config/emacs-mine/
- sudo dnf install fastfetch
- Add "Start Syncthing" to Startup Applications in Gnome Tweaks app
- Install FireCode Nerd Font
- ...a nearly infinite number of little tweaks that I didn't record.

Since the laptop is meant to be a sort of satellite computer orbiting my desktop Mac Mini, I don't need everything installed. The above covers just the basics.

One day I should write a script that takes care of this for me.

There are people who claim not to care at all about how many people visit their site. I don't believe them.

I suppose if you have a tendency to write differently based on analytics, and you don't want that, then sure, get rid of them. But you care, at least a little, right?

I care. I like to see where people are coming from. I often find interesting blog posts that happen to mention me. It starts conversations. I've never changed what or how I write because of what analytics tells me, but I've learned about what people like and where they come from. I find it interesting.

This morning, however, I deleted analytics from all of my sites.

A few weeks ago, I noticed that traffic had increased tenfold to baty.net and 90% of that traffic was from China. It was all one or two views of every possible page on the site. AI bots, obviously.

I spent a few hours figuring out how to block IPs from China at the firewall. It worked, but the IP list changes regularly and needs updating. There are nearly 10,000 rules in my firewall.

When I looked today, 60% of my traffic is now from Singapore, with the same click-every-possible-link behavior. Sigh.

I thought that bots wouldn't register visits when the site's tracking scripts rely on JavaScript, but apparently that's not the case.

Web traffic is still processed on the server by GoAccess, so if I feel like digging, it's all there, but the simple "Who, and from where?" analytics are no longer worth it.

Well the entire Leica SL2 kit has been sold, which left me with the GRIII as my only digital camera. I love the little Ricoh, but it doesn't scratch my "Go out and take photos" itch.

I've gone back to a Leica Q2. I have previously owned a Q, Q2, and Q2 Monochrom, but eventually sold them due to other urges (mostly for digital M cameras).

Lately I've been wanting something smaller for carrying everywhere. The SL2 is ginormous and heavy. The Q2 isn't exactly tiny, but it's much easier to have with me than the SL2. I could have gone smaller with something like a Fuji, or even the GRIII, but I decided to stick with the Leica. I'll still have the GRIII for when I don't feel like carrying a camera, but the Leica goes everywhere else.

28mm is challenging for me, but I'm unashamed to crop when needed, and the 47MP sensor gives me plenty of leeway. The 1.7 Summilux is a great lens. The clever macro switch is a joy to use. It's easy and intuitive to switch to manual focusing, which I do a lot. I can live with 28mm.

Add weather sealing, IBS, and super simple button/menu layouts, and it really is a great combination.

I admit being tempated by the newer Q3, but new ones cost $7,000, and even used copies are still twice what I paid for the Q2. I got a very good deal on my camera, so I'm happy with that.

I like not having to decide which digital camera or which lenses to bring every time I leave the house.

I've been alternating between Linux (Fedora/KDE) and macOS since the beginning of the year.

I'd describe Linux and the software running on Linux like this:

Less polish, more power.

What I find challenging is that sometimes I want the power, other times I want the polish.

Surprisingly, I am starting to prefer being in Linux than being in macOS. Linux feels like it's mine and I like that feeling. Everything in the OS makes me believe it was done with me mind. "Me" being "the user". Even when things are frustrating, I usually understand why. macOS used to feel this way, but has drifted from it. It's not all Tahoe's fault, but it certainly hasn't helped.

What I miss most about running macOS is not macOS. It's the software. The polish.

Most of the stuff I use on Linux also works on my Mac. That doesn't apply the other way around. Whenever I discover some cool new app and find that it's macOS only, it stings a little.

I want BBEdit and Tinderbox and Keyboard Maestro and Things and iA Writer and Preview. There are usually "equivalent" apps on Linux, but they're not really. They do mostly the same things, but they're not the same. Not even close. It's been hard to adjust.

The other glaring omission on Linux is an easy way to share things with family and friends. How am I supposed to send funny memes to my wife when I have to jump through so many hoops first?

KDE Connect would be a great solution, but every other time I want to use it, the computer can't see my phone, or vice versa. By the time I cycle wifi on both devices, the moment has passed. Maybe I'll try talking everyone into switching to Signal. Ha! There's no chance of that, so I'm on my own here.

If we're keeping track, I'm writing this in Emacs on the Linux desktop. It's where I'll probably end up full time eventually, but it's not happened yet.

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