Category Archives: General

Org 9.1.3 Is Out

Posted on 2017-11-16 by jcs

Bastien tell us that there’s a new Org mode (a bug fix) out: #emacs #orgmode 9.1.3, a bugfix release, is out! And @ThierryStoehr will give an introductory presentation this weekend at https://t.co/NmNtsoaBlu cc @capitoledulibre — Bastien Guerry (@bzg2) November 16, … Continue reading →

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More on ed

Posted on 2017-11-15 by jcs

Last month I wrote in amazement that there was someone who (still) liked using the ed editor. If you’re coming in late, ed is a line editor that was used extensively by the early Unix developers. That made a lot … Continue reading →

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The Case for RSS

Posted on 2017-11-14 by jcs

Recently, I stumbled across a couple of posts about the virtues and superiority of RSS. I was a little surprised because it seems like a no-brainer to me. What’s the competition? Facebook and G+? Those are systems for harvesting your … Continue reading →

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A Small Swiper Trick

Posted on 2017-11-13 by jcs

Over at the Emacs reddit, g00eykabl00ey shares a “swiper trick.” He gives an example of the trick where he wants to check the spelling of “Dostoyevsky,” which appears elsewhere in the buffer. To find the previous use—and its correct spelling—he … Continue reading →

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The NSA and Their Lost Secrets

Posted on 2017-11-12 by jcs

The New York Times has a damning article on the NSA and its spilled secrets. It goes into depth as to how the Shadow Brokers have disrupted NSA operations and destroyed the morale of its employees. In a sense, nothing … Continue reading →

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Swapping Windows with Ace-window

Posted on 2017-11-11 by jcs

By way of background, I need to remind you that I use ace-window for switching between windows. I think of it like ibuffer: it’s so much better than the default command that everyone should configure it automatically when setting up … Continue reading →

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More PDF Tool Tips

Posted on 2017-11-10 by jcs

If you liked my previous post on PDF-tools tips from Ben Maughan and Marcin Borkowski, you should take a look at Maughan’s followup post that includes a few more tips. If you work with PDFs a lot, it’s definitely worthwhile … Continue reading →

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Ivy Selection Algorithms

Posted on 2017-11-09 by jcs

Today I learned that a capability I’ve often wished for already exists. As I’ve written many times, I use the Ivy/Counsel/Swiper package for my searching and selection needs. Although it took me a day or two to get used to … Continue reading →

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Xah Lee on Long Term Emacs Productivity

Posted on 2017-11-08 by jcs

Xah Lee has a nice post on obtaining Long Term Emacs Productivity. It’s 7 tips to help you be more productive with Emacs. Doubtless anyone who is not a complete n00b will disagree with some of his suggestions. I disagree … Continue reading →

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Pandoc 2

Posted on 2017-11-07 by jcs

There’s a new Pandoc available that has a ton of new features and improvements. You can see the (substantial) list of new features in the Pandoc 2.0 release notes. There’s also a Pandoc 2.0.1 release with a few bug fixes … Continue reading →

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