Category Archives: General

Emacs 24.4 is Released

Posted on 2014-10-21 by jcs

Emacs 24.4 is finally with us. You can go to the GNU Emacs site to get a copy. When I downloaded it, the mirrors had not yet been updated so I just went to the primary FTP server to get … Continue reading →

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Just A Reminder

Posted on 2014-10-20 by jcs

I know I’ve said it over and over but it bears repeating: Law Enforcement will ALWAYS abuse any data collection opportunity they are given.

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Stallman on the History of Emacs and GNU

Posted on 2014-10-20 by jcs

Here’s an interesting video from 2002 of Richard Stallman talking about the history of Emacs and the GNU project. As far as I can tell, this is the talk whose transcript I wrote about 3 years ago. It’s about 40 … Continue reading →

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Emacs 24.4 RC1

Posted on 2014-10-18 by jcs

As promised, Emacs 24.4 RC1 was released on Friday. If all goes well, we’ll have the official release of 24.4 on Monday. There’s a lot of great improvements in the new release so, like most Emacers, I can hardly wait … Continue reading →

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Tricorder!

Posted on 2014-10-17 by jcs

Ooh, I want one.

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A Tip on Editing Org Mode Table Formulas

Posted on 2014-10-16 by jcs

Rob Syme offers up a tip about editing org-mode table formulas that everyone should know but many don’t: TIL you can use C-c ' to edit #emacs #orgmode table formulae in a more spacious buffer. It will also highlight cells … Continue reading →

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Global Key Bindings

Posted on 2014-10-15 by jcs

Over at the Google G+ Emacs community Alison Chaiken points us to an interesting post by Akkana Peck. Many times, I’ve set a key sequence for some function—often the recommended key sequence—only to have some other module steal it out … Continue reading →

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Golden Keys and the Four Horsemen of the Infocalypse

Posted on 2014-10-14 by jcs

Recently, The Washington Post published an editorial suggesting that Apple, Google, and other smart phone manufacturers provide a golden key to allow law enforcement access to locked phones. “Golden Key,” of course, is just a euphemism for a backdoor. It’s … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on 2014-10-13 by jcs

The release candidate for Emacs 24.4 will appear on Friday. If all goes well, the official release will be on the subsequent Monday.

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The End of Emacs 24

Posted on 2014-10-12 by jcs

Bozhidar Batsov reports that after the release of Emacs 24.4, we will move to Emacs 25. The upcoming #Emacs 24.4 will be the last of the 24.x series http://t.co/TbfVUVmZ0z Looking forward to Emacs 25! — Bozhidar Batsov (@bbatsov) October 10, 2014 … Continue reading →

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