Writerdeck: my tty-only laptop for maximum focus
I have a hard time with focus, and my job is to write with a computer. So I made a computer just for writing!
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Relevant links:
- The writerDeck concept home page: writerdeck.org
- The unaffiliated writerdeckOS project: writerdeckos.com
- The kmscon project: freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/…
- Iosevka (my favorite terminal typeface): typeof.net/Iosevka/
- Vimwiki's homepage: vimwiki.github.io/
- Syncthing on the net: syncthing.net/
- Comic Shanns (a happy monospace typeface based on Comic Sans: github.com/shannpersand/comic-…
Links to my own website:
- The companion blog post going into more depth: veronicaexplains.net/my-first-…
- My Vimwiki 101 post: veronicaexplains.net/vimwiki-1…
Chapters:
0:00 OK so what is a Writerdeck
1:48 Installing Debian
2:54 Installing nmtui to make networking easier
3:29 Installing neovim so I survive the rest of the config
3:58 The magical marvelous kmscon
6:05 Customizing tmux a little bit
7:07 Customizing nvim and installing vimwiki
8:27 Installing syncthing (to sync this thing)
9:21 automatically logging in and getting me into tmux and vimwiki on boot
10:36 OK, why?!?
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in reply to vkc via PeerTube • •This is awesome stuff!! Guess I've been using a ""writerDeck"" for years and never knew it. On my main work computer that I use on the road nearly every day, I run #tmux in #termux with #vim, #nnn, #sqlite, #syncthing, and a (perty sweet) custom amber glow colourscheme on my phone mounted on the visor in my car with a split-36 keyboard which sits on my knees.
\m/ Outstanding video, thank you! We all need more of this sorta stuff to inspire us.
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Unknown parent • •It's a #DASBOB on which I use a 5-layer 'qgmlw' #carpalx layout. This thing has drastically changed how I type, I can't see me ever going back to a traditional keyboard ...or layout.
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yeah i should rly setup something like this .
tho prolly with nixos not debian cuz nix had a hold on me lol .
or maybe guix ? could be fun to try .
thanks for the video :)
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I like the setup! I've got a similar configuration on an old laptop: Debian base with nvim for focused writing. Your laptop has a much nicer keyboard than mine.
I hacked together a TUI to select documents and configure settings, with ssh and git to automatically transfer documents to a remote machine. I'm calling it sinkrite since it syncs and writes.
jeremywakeman.net/sinkrite/
Thank you for the video. Interesting as always.
Jeremy Wakeman | sinkrite
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in reply to vkc via PeerTube • • •No, really, is that a thing? Search results turned up nothing
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in reply to vkc via PeerTube • • •@vkc I've done something similar with Alpine Linux, Micro instead of NeoVim, and Unison instead of SyncThing. The first month I had it set up, I wrote a novel's worth without even trying to reach that goal.
Whatever options folks choose, it's so nice to have a distraction free writing option.
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in reply to vkc via PeerTube • • •@vkc I saw this small cyberdeck build and immediately thought of this video and your setup
instructables.com/Ultra-Minima…
Ultra Minimal Cyberdeck
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> or maybe rig something up with an e-paper screen
I've been fantasising about this idea for a while too; there's so much one can do with a monochrome terminal that a lightweight laptop with an e-ink display or a converted ebook reader with a keyboard would be excellent for writing or remote server access, and the power savings would surely be impressive!
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in reply to Matt Cengia • • •not sure if this is entirely relevant, but I recently saw a cool video of someone getting wayy more out of an e-ink display than is traditionally thought possible:
youtube.com/watch?v=nHbA2-_qzH…
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How I made a 60fps Eink Monitor, the Modos Flow
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in reply to vkc via PeerTube • • •@vkc This is really cool. I'm considering setting up something a little similar on one of my old laptops.
I wanna set up a TUI feed-reader on it. I know the reader software exists, but the hard part is going to be continually getting the new subscriptions added from another machine when I come across something interesting.
Are there any good tools for syncing feed subscriptions across many devices?