It’s Sunday and nobody—especially me—feels like working so here’s a short interlude while we’re waiting for the new week to begin. The subject of today’s post falls in the broad category of what could be called “mobile Emacs”.
Most of us have wished for a way to take Emacs with us when we’re out and about. Certainly, no one would want to do any serious editing on a smart phone—although Po Lu has produced an Android port—but it’s not hard to imagine using it on an iPad or other powerful tablet.
Then there’s this guy who literally wears his computer complete with a heads up display so that he always has access to his Emacs. When I saw the video, I immediately thought of Neal Stephenson’s gargoyles from Snow Crash. It’s the exact same idea: people wearing computers—and looking odd—so they can stay continuously connected to the metaverse or what we in this world call “the net”.
As much as some of us would like to be permanently connected, I doubt that many of us are prepared to embrace the solution suggested in the video. Of course, I could be wrong and it’s just what people are looking for. Let us know what you think.