blogvember 3: eco-confessionalism

2025-11-03

this post is part of a series: blogvember 2025.

1. the memories that grip me and pin me down
2. when the melody is meant for me, i’m going to find it
3. eco-confessionalism

about the title: a new word i learned today, courtesy of n+1 magazine.¹

stylizing my tablet

so, i got a new Lamy stylus for my reMarkable tablet and it has a button, which is not supported innately on the remarkable but thanks to some clever folks there is a software driver for it.

pretty cool stuff! but there is the caveat that every time i reinstall a software update i will need to re-create the driver (which is essentially a systemd service.)

but because the reMarkable is literally a linux computer that supports ssh-ing to it over wifi, i installed my ssh keys on the device and as it turns out, it’s just a oneliner. and i spent a few more minutes learning how to write some more bash to leave some helpful reminders for future me:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# restart the lamy stylus service on the remarkable 2. useful after a software update.
# assumes the ip address hasn't changed.
 
set -e
set -x

IP_ADDR="<YOUR_IP_ADDR_HERE>"

echo "if this script errors out, edit the ip address contained within the script."
ssh "root@$IP_ADDR" "./RMStylusButton/manage.sh install"

set +x
set +e

depending on your router, it’s highly unlikely the ip will actually change. and if it does—hey, that’s what leaving notes to yourself is for. i saved this in my scripts folder,chmod +x’d that baby, and forget about it until you need to.

one weird trick to get caffeine first thing in the morning

ok, this is maybe an absolutely wild thing to do, but yesterday, i steeped myself some tea right before i went to sleep, in basically a thermos. then, after a few minutes i took out the bag. then, i put the thermos on my nightstand.

in the morning: boom. hot (ok, hot enough) tea. not great, but better than nothing. and it’s a good way to use up bags of tea, because let’s face it, it’s not going to taste brilliant. it’s better to do this with tea than with coffee, which i feel gets kind of gross over time? (though according to this reddit thread this only happens if the coffee itself sucks to begin with. either way, tea is less stressful.) i would use black tea, because green tea upsets my stomach if i have it first thing in the mornings.

is this bonkers? am i fueling my caffeine addiction? there are worse vices.

until next time, may you remember to brew your tea just before going to bed.