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Markdown Versus Org Mode

Posted on 2025-08-11 by jcs

I think it’s fair to say that virtually everyone with knowledge of and an opinion on the matter would agree that on the technical merits Org mode is clearly superior to Markdown. The differences in syntax are trivial and don’t … Continue reading →

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Two Elevator Pitches

Posted on 2025-08-10 by jcs

As I mentioned last week, this month’s Emacs Carnival challenge is to make an elevator pitch for Emacs. It’s a pretty tough assignment. Realistically, you have less than a minute to convince your captive audience that they should give Emacs … Continue reading →

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Emacs As A Word Processor

Posted on 2025-08-09 by jcs

Many commentators, Irreal included, are fond of pointing out that even if you need to deliver your writing product in some sort of Word compatible format, you can still write in the comfort of Emacs and Org mode. All you … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit Of Humor

Posted on 2025-08-08 by jcs

I have no idea if this is legitimate but I find it hilarious. It does seem like Google, though.

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LSP-mode Versus Eglot

Posted on 2025-08-07 by jcs

For reasons that I’ll explain below, this is not an informed post. Rather, I’m just passing along something that I found on the Web and that was merely one man’s opinion. Still, it seems like useful information so I’m repeating … Continue reading →

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Charles Choi Imagines Some New T-Shirts

Posted on 2025-08-06 by jcs

I wear T-shirts pretty much exclusively but I don’t have any Emacs T-shirts. The designs just don’t appeal to me. Charles Choi to the rescue. I really like the first two. Choi generated them with Gemini as a lark so … Continue reading →

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The Emacs Writing Experience: Ridenour

Posted on 2025-08-05 by jcs

This is another post about the Emacs Carnival on Writing. This time it concerns a contribution by Randy Ridenour, a Philosophy Professor at Oklahoma Baptist University. I especially like stories like his because he’s a non-technical user who nevertheless made … Continue reading →

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The Wages Of Complacency

Posted on 2025-08-04 by jcs

I tell you and tell you and tell you but you don’t listen. “Don’t entrust the only copy of your data to a third party”, I say. “But I’m a good guy and I’m not doing anything controversial. Besides, I’m … Continue reading →

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Org Workbench

Posted on 2025-08-03 by jcs

I’ve been fascinated with the Zettelkasten idea ever since i read Sönke Ahrens’ book How To Take Smart Notes. I just came across a new project by Yibie called org-workbench that marries the idea of a Zettelkasten card to all … Continue reading →

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There’s A New Carnival In Town

Posted on 2025-08-02 by jcs

After the really great July Emacs Carnival on the writing experience hosted by Greg Newman, Jeremy Friesen has stepped up to host the August carnival. This month the subject is “The Emacs Elevator Pitch”. The idea is that you have … Continue reading →

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