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Can A Programming Language Be Too Powerful?

Posted on 2019-08-04 by jcs

After writing my post on Emacs and Igors, I reread Rudolf Winestock’s The Lisp Curse that Done mentioned in his article on why Emacs users are like the Igors. Winestock’s article, in turn, mentioned another that I’ve also read before, … Continue reading →

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Adversarial Interoperability

Posted on 2019-08-03 by jcs

Over at boingboing, Cory Doctorow has an excellent essay on adversarial interoperability, or as he puts it, How about nah? The central theme of the piece is the idea that Web sites are offering a one sided deal: “Let us … Continue reading →

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Org Mode 9.2.5 Is Released

Posted on 2019-08-02 by jcs

I’ve released #emacs #orgmode 9.2.5, a bugfix release. Enjoy! — Bastien Guerry (@bzg2) August 1, 2019 Bastien says it’s a bug fix release so if you’re having any problems with Org you should consider updating.

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An Interesting Emacs User

Posted on 2019-08-01 by jcs

I didn’t feel much like working on an Irreal post today so I procrastinated by surfing over to Lifehacker and wasting some time there. Besides the sometimes helpful tips on handling some of life’s chores, they have a section called … Continue reading →

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Emacs Users…

Posted on 2019-07-31 by jcs

I have been using Emacs for over 10 years and I have never meet another Emacs user. (and I work in tech) https://t.co/UuRrK8JTWb #Emacs — Emacs BOT (@emacsbot) July 29, 2019 The few, the proud, The Emacs Users!

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Emacs Users Are Igors

Posted on 2019-07-30 by jcs

The other day, I saw a tweet pointing at a post from 2013 by Chris Done. It was sort of interesting so I added it to my blog queue. Since then, I’ve seen several more tweets mentioning it so perhaps … Continue reading →

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MAlt: CERN Strikes a Blow for Open Source

Posted on 2019-07-29 by jcs

Microsoft has been a sleeping dragon lately. Those who haven’t been around for more than, say, 10 years probably don’t remember how ferocious and predatory they were. Still, to mangle a metaphor, the dragon hasn’t really changed his scales. For … Continue reading →

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Building an Emacs Mode to Improve Your Workflow

Posted on 2019-07-28 by jcs

Adrien Brochard gave an excellent talk to the New York Emacs Meetup in which he demonstrates how to build an Emacs major mode to improve a workflow. Brochard is working with Kubernetes and would like a way to look at—or … Continue reading →

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The Pros and Cons of Emacs

Posted on 2019-07-27 by jcs

Darwin Wu has an interesting post on the pros and cons of Emacs. I disagree with some of his conclusions but he does a good job of presenting a balanced view. As for the disagreements, I don’t say I’m right … Continue reading →

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An Org/Hugo Workflow for Blogging

Posted on 2019-07-26 by jcs

Lots of bloggers are electing to generate static sites instead of relying on a CMS like Blogger or WordPress. It’s an attractive option and one that I would probably pursue if I didn’t have so much invested in WordPress. All … Continue reading →

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