Part of jj's whole deal is that it collapses many Git concepts (stashes, staging, fixups, in-progress rebases, conflicts) into a single unified model of working with history, which then lets you use the same tools to do all of those things. 👏👏👏| evantravers.com
Chris's talk has been out there for quite a bit, but I'm clearing out my Instapaper and rediscovered it. He argues that our rigor and formal methods must extend beyond the code and into the human systems that the code models: Software is both the...| evantravers.com
I love listening to people talk passionately about their life's work, and I had such a treat listening to Tyler Cowen's interview with David Robertson. The section that I found most interesting had David speaking on the non-verbal interactions between...| evantravers.com
I just finished up two days of Sloss Tech, mostly attending the Developer and Engineer track at the McWane Center. The BASE crew did a fantastic job facilitating the event, and as someone who entered the tech industry at Barcamp events long ago, I...| ✍ Evan Travers
While listening to Derek Sivers on Focused I was struck by two things: how much I owe to Sivers for some indieweb accomplishments and generally celebrating plaintext… and how jealous I am of his incredible sive.rs domain name. And now trave.rs is...| evantravers.com
Whose voice speaks to you the most? It should be the people closest to us, the ones we say we love the most. But it's not. Historically the voices that built our worldview, exposing us to new ideas and cementing patterns of thought, were the voices...| ✍ Evan Travers
I've been affected by a layoff at my previous employer, and I'm looking for new opportunities. I'm still processing the suddent deletion of half my brain, but I am confident that it's the right moment and I'm excited about what will come next. I'm...| ✍ Evan Travers
I rewrote my dotfiles config again! 🤷 I had been feeling some friction: my folder/file organization smelled bad. There was a bunch of ../.././config… style paths that felt gross. I had files in folders by themselves like nvim/default.nix that made...| ✍ Evan Travers
Just as Sherlock concludes his insightful first analysis of the crime scene, the hapless Inspector Lestrade comes puffing up, right on schedule, but too late. Sherlock turns away disdainfully, moving on to the next problem. Lestrade now faces spending...| ✍ Evan Travers
I've wanted to use my keyboards outside for a little bit. The seed of the idea was struggling to work with my mobile office in a "workspace" at an airbnb with only a couple inches of countertop at a very uncomfy height. What if I could just bring...| ✍ Evan Travers
The permanent foundations for a bridge are molded by impermanent forms. Plywood and other flexible formwork creates shapes in which the concrete hardens. No wise worker over-optimizes their forms: Formwork is created for the pour then discarded.| ✍ Evan Travers
I wanted a calm device to reduce my screentime. A "calm device" for me means minimal notifications, no hyper stimulant applications, and even no browser. Simply reading and writing. While I prefer Olivetree for study, I have been using...| ✍ Evan Travers
# This is an RSS-only post. It's a secret! Read more about RSS Club. Thanks to Matt's post, I think I've finally got webmentions automated, which is lovely. Thanks Matt!| ✍ Evan Travers
For the past month, and through the last quarterly review and planning of 2025, I've been using Obsidian Tasks instead of my trusty Things.app, and I am very happy. Obsidian Tasks lets me manage my tasks in the context of my work. It lets me fully...| ✍ Evan Travers
# This is an RSS-only post. It's a secret! Read more about RSS Club. Recently someone at work said "people around here use the ellipsis a lot." (I smiled, and nodded, knowing that that almost certainly meant me.) Then they added… "and to me an ellipsis always means stress and anger." I was horrified. I've used an...| ✍ Evan Travers
Night Driving by Chad Bird Chad reflects on his own journey through sin and exile, how he previously upheld a standard of perfection through choosy reading of the OT, and how he learned to see God at the center of redemption, not his own repentance...| ✍ Evan Travers
The theme going into 2024 was "Own Up." In 2023 "Wake Up" was part of revealing some areas that needed improving, and Own Up represented taking ownership of that and being intentional. It's largely guided my headspace and has been helpful. Spiritual...| ✍ Evan Travers
I have been stuck for… years? I want to have a single git repository that's both where I think and emits content out to this blog. @kepano demoed his incredibly similar process just this week, and it makes me envious: a quick demo of how I edit my...| ✍ Evan Travers
# This is an RSS-only post. It's a secret! Read more about RSS Club. People keep bashing the Apple Intelligence ads… for somewhat good reason. They are a noted departure from the slick and trend-setting ads that have come before, from 1984 to the iPod silhouettes to Spike Jonze and FKA Twigs. Some might ask, "what is...| ✍ Evan Travers
# This is an RSS-only post. It's a secret! Read more about RSS Club. I've been kinda stuck. I can see the final-state: a single git repository that stores my writing and hosts my blog's content, a home for all my words to live and grow, links to make sense, and for the act of writing and developing thought to live...| ✍ Evan Travers
Like a favorite jacket that no longer fits just right, I've realized that my current task management system no longer serves me well. A personal system should change with you. While I sadly am not skilled enough to rescue my favorite jacket, I can| evantravers.com
I've been using git for about fifteen years. It's ingrained in my muscle memory. Why would I try anything else? Jujutsu is a new VCS built on-top of git. It's worth looking into if you… craft careful commits to form a good story because you know...| ✍ Evan Travers
It's nice to quickly set up your workspace. When coding, I am using sesh for this in tmux. Years ago, I worked in advertising. In those days, it was common to have six to ten projects "open" at once—two in active development but others in a constant...| ✍ Evan Travers
Last month Jesse texted me: Jesse Have you tried Raycast Focus yet? Pretty neat. Me I have not yet Sheesh That's my headspace idea, only maybe better After invoking the mode Raycast Focus provides a lovely little timer with your stated goal...| ✍ Evan Travers
While researching a trip, I came across a devious strategy: Thieves sometimes put up a sign in english that reads "Beware of Pickpockets," then they wait. English-speaking tourists read the sign and invariably place their hand on their most expensive...| ✍ Evan Travers