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Bayes’ Theorem and The Replication Crisis

Posted on 2019-08-06 by jcs

I’ve written before about the replication crisis and the shockingly low reproducibility rates in scientific research. I’ve usually focused on psychology but sadly medicine is even worse. I’ve usually viewed these problems through the lens of reproducible research and have … Continue reading →

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Emacscalc Script

Posted on 2019-08-05 by jcs

I’ve often written about how powerful and useful Emacs calc can be1. It is, I think, one of the most underrated features of Emacs. It’s a bit hard to learn, not because its default data entry mode is RPN but … Continue reading →

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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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