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As an aside, I see that this blog has been around from early 2000s, and has been regularly updated, almost every day. Quite fascinating...

Is exotropy really the opposite of entropy? I was glad to stumble upon this word, but on searching the internet, it does not seem to be. Could someone informed shed some light on the matter?

I have in fact. I use Emacs for org-mode and markdown. Because of some reason, evil and org-mode did not mix well - for me. There is evil-org, which I did not try.

Thank you for mentioning this. I do have something similar...

    (global-unset-key (kbd "ESC ESC ESC"))

Do have a look at the second question in the FAQ :).

I do find Helix very impressive. I remember the Python LSP working without any configuration whatsoever.

However, I have vim muscle memory built over 25 years of use. I already struggle switching between Emacs and vim (or its equivalents) - for example, after a period of vim usage, I would press ESC repeatedly in Emacs, three of which are enough close a window. While Helix borrows modal editing from vim, it introduces subtle (and meaningful - I have to admit) variations, which unfortunately wreaks havoc with my muscle memory. Maybe the worst part about muscle memory is that unlearning is almost impossible. My dilemma, not Helix's fault...

Textadept is lightweight, and more...

- GTK2 is only one of the supported widget sets for Lazarus. It supports Qt5 & 6 too. I feel Lazarus should switch to Qt5 or 6 until GTK3 is mature.

- Hexchat IRC client is another popular application that is still stuck with GTK2.

Libre Office does allow customising shortcuts. I got peeved when Ctrl+Plus (or Ctrl+Shift+=) is not available to add rows or columns, but found that it is very much possible to add it within Libre Office Calc itself.

From my notes (MD):-

- The shortcut can be reassigned under Tools > Customise > keyboard

- Add Ctrl+Shift+= (Equals to not Plus) too

- Select category All commands, scroll down there are 2 Insert Cells

- Hover mouse over. It shows the Uno command. Pick the one with `.uno:InsertCell`

- Under Shrtcut Keys select Shift+Ctrl+= and click on Assign

Late 90s and early 2000s were the best days for Reverse Engineering. +Fravia, Woodmann's forum and SoftIce flickers in the back of my memory...

And yes, many of the old-school (and entry level) tuts were from the DOS era. ORC's?

Fedora has the following aliases in the root .bashrc.

alias rm='rm -i'

alias cp='cp -i'

alias mv='mv -i'

There is a relatively successful corporate backed political party in Kerala, India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty20_Kizhakkambalam

They have done quite well over the years, but have limited themselves to the small area around which the company has influence.

It is already there and it works.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/android-ports-for-gnu-emacs...

There is a catch though, you need to download and install Termux & Emacs from this project as per the instructions. It took me a while to get it working, but after that it worked like a charm.

Same here. You can drop as many ISO files as you want and select during boot...

With _array formulae_ you can live without pivot tables, to a certain extent. They would auto-refresh, too...

This can be compared with fine art (as against photography or digital art), theatre (as against films), handmade (as against factory produced) etc. In all these cases, the originals occupy an expensive niche, usually beyond the reach of the common-folk.

To tmux's clipboard and if required to the system clipboard too...

set -s copy-command 'xsel -i'

From what I have seen, tmux is the _only_ multiplexer with with you can select from the scroll-back buffer using only the keyboard (without using the mouse).

Insightful and pithy! Well written too...

Along similar lines, after decades of struggling with the demands of multi-taskng, I came to realise that I am clearly incapable of it. I have now learned to work like Javascript. I have a list of items lined up, which is processed sequentially, in a single thread. Anything new that is not pressing goes to the bottom of the list. Urgent inescapable interruptions go to the top.

An easier alternative is Ventoy. https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

Install Ventoy on a USB flash drive. Copy the ISO - copy as in cp. That's it.

You can add as many ISOs and select which one to boot with.

I checked the Malayalam page for David Woodard as I have native proficiency and also when it comes to translation to Malayalam, even the finer engines are patchy at best. Firstly, there is an alert at the top which says that the article seems to be translated automatically and needs improvement, and frankly, this is quite self evident too. Which makes me wonder, whether someone tried to script/automate the translation (of this article) to a large number of languages?

Well, Bridge remains unconquered, although it is unclear whether it is because of disinterest or incapability. As I have highlighted before, the day a computer false-cards will be the day. (False-carding - playing a certain card with the primary intention of deceiving the opponents and forcing an error)

Ah, one more reason to access e-mail through Thunderbird then...

Reminded me of the Satish Acharya incident in India years back.

https://www.firstpost.com/india/drop-cartoon-take-photo-cart...

India has since slid many slots down in the World Press Freedom Index, and now stands almost near the bottom end.

Could you please elaborate on _screwy Linux support_ ? I use Linux exclusively and was planning to buy a Thinkpad.

CMYK, finally. Hopefully this will lead to wider adoption, especially in the professional circles...

Cudatext https://cudatext.github.io/

Textadept (Lighter but niftier) https://orbitalquark.github.io/textadept/

Keep track of all TODOs in one's life. You can create TODO items and schedule them. You tag them (similar to hashtags) too. Now, if I want to see the list to things to be done today (or any day for that matter), Org Mode will generate the agenda for you. You can filter your agenda/TODOs - for example, if you are getting into a call with Team X, you can filter with "teamx" to get the list of items marked against the team. You can of course add checklists under tasks (sub items), and notes too. Recurring schedule is supported.

Keeping notes. Org Mode doubles up as an Outliner. You can keep hierarchical notes in a single large file. You can mix-in tables (with support for LISP formulae) for tabular data. You can embed images and LaTeX too. You can convert your notes to HTML or Markdown in a jiffy. There are shortcuts for instant note taking. You can archive sections that are no longer required.

I have stopped using mindmaps and now rather rely on Org. It can handle tree-structured information very well.

As a calendar. You can also add diary-remind reminders. Remember one's wedding anniversary (and Spouse's birthday) to save one's marriage.

As with everything in Emacs, configurable and extensible (with ELisp). Almost every method and every variable is Global. This is of course crazy, but the power that this proffers is enormous.

I learn something new about Org Mode every now and then. I do not consider myself as a power user, as I am sure there is still much left to be explored.

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/refcards/pdf/orgcard.pdf

I faced this problem too. I am a Linux user personally, but use Windows at work. I am not a phone person, but do use it regularly.

I sync org files to phone (using Syncthing) and use Orgzly to access these from Android. Although it is possible to install Emacs in Android as a terminal tool in Termux or even as a GUI tool, you need to connect a keyboard to do something sensible. Long story short, if your phone is your daily driver, Emacs may not be for you as it is keyboard oriented. But if you are a computer person who occasionally uses the phone, there are ways to get by.

If there is one tool (if I can call it that) that changed my life, it is Org Mode. I was a Vim guy who in a desperate attempt to get digitally organised was forced to give Org Mode a try and got sucked into Emacs. I now live better organised, with far less anxiety and remain unfazed at the multi-tasking demands of the corporate world, all thanks to this major mode.

I would say the real situation is uglier:

- Driving at times has the element of game of chicken. Both parties begin with aggression and then someone (or both) gives in.

- Lot of scamming everywhere. You think twice, thrice before you make a move, especially if involves money.

- Give an inch, take a yard is the norm.

- If a rule can be bent, it will be bent. Everything ends up in brinkmanship.

(Lived in India for most of my life, but has worked in multiple countries in Europe and Asia and have visited the US)