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Comment · 12 years ago
Maybe I'm just not getting it, but why is this better than going with straight LaTeX? Pandoc can be used to convert LaTeX to HTML. So why the need for an extra layer of complexity? Other than a reason to use a Lisp.
Comment · 12 years ago
I am so sorry to hear that! My mother, also, was found with a tumor that we didn't know about for a long time. She fought as long as she could. She never gave up hope.

Doctors don't know everything. There are ways to fight, even natural ones. Fighting with anything is better than giving up. Hope is very powerful. Don't give up. Keep fighting.

Best wishes to you from one who has walked this road with another.

Comment · 12 years ago
Comment · 12 years ago
You may be in the minority in terms of the total number of users, but most of the Emacs developers will have the same mindset. Terminal-friendliness is a part of Emacs tradition. The developers would surely keep the ability to run Emacs in a terminal.
Comment · 12 years ago
M-x doctor

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Comment · 12 years ago
Thank you for that file. I have thought about trying StumpWM. Your setup is going to be helpful.
Comment · 12 years ago
I must admit to having wondered why there is not a greater use of Lisp in window managers. Lisp would seem the ideal language to use for tweaking a desktop. Xmonad (in Haskell) seems to have taken most of the attention of keyboard lovers and tweakers, but Lisp would seem to me to be a better fit.
Comment · 12 years ago
Does someone who has studied virology have an opinion on the chances of this disease reaching the West?
Comment · 12 years ago
"You must think in Russian... You must think in Russian. Do you think you can do that, Mr. Gant?"
Comment · 12 years ago
> "The stigma against seeking help for mental health exists and is real"

Not only is it a societal stigma, but it is nearly a form of accepted discrimination set in concrete.

Within the past year some states have been pushing to start collecting all mental health records. There are people who really who really do need to seek help, but actions like that will only make them afraid to come forward.

Comment · 12 years ago
Prediction: Sometime in 2018 we will have a thread: "Ask HN: Is it finally time to use CSS grids?"
Comment · 12 years ago
I have a number of search terms related to a startup I'm working on listed with Google Alerts. I haven't been impressed with the quality of the links. They seem taken almost randomly from blog posts; very few relevant links showing any kind of trend.

This looks much more useful for identifying upward bumps in news cycles.

Thanks for the link!

Comment · 12 years ago
"General, you are listening to a machine. Do the world a favor and don't act like one." -- Dr. Stephen Falken, "WarGames" (1983)

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