Tag Archives: RMF

Over at the Emacs subreddit, MarkieAurelius has a mini-poll that asks: Is Emacs Slow For You? That’s a perennial question, of course. I last wrote about it a year ago. Not much has changed since then. The same uninformed people … Continue reading →

Note: I’m calling this a Red Meat Friday post because of the pushback I got the last time I broached the subject. It’s not really all that controversial. Over at the Emacs subreddit TheTwelveYearOld asks what makes Emacs and Lisp … Continue reading →

People often say that as you get older you grow wiser and come to understand more and more things. Those people are lying. The older I get, the more things I don’t understand. Case in point. Why would anyone want … Continue reading →

Just a quickie today but it’s really, really red meat. If you’re an Emacs partisan, it will give you a reason to chuckle all day. If you worship at the Church of Vim, you’ll be less amused. As I’ve said … Continue reading →

Today’s topic is using multiple editors. There’s no reason this should be a red meat topic but it is. People on both sides of the issue think those on the other side are weird. I’ve written about this before and … Continue reading →

_nambiar has a short video on how painful it is to watch people use other editors and reach for the mouse every time they want to do some navigation or select text. He’s an Emacs user but his message will … Continue reading →

Is Emacs dying? Lordy, I get so tired of that trope. Don’t like Emacs? I’m fine with that. Sorry you’re missing out, but fine. What I’m not fine with is people who don’t like Emacs and probably have never used … Continue reading →

The other night I was enjoying a sound, dreamless sleep when at 3 AM there was pounding on my bedroom door and the minions started jumping up and down on my bed. “Mrrflx. Wha? Wha’s happening?” It turns out the … Continue reading →