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Edit text with this Emacs-like editor

Jim Hall December 27, 2025
If you're already familiar with GNU Emacs, you should feel right at home in Freemacs.
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7 ways I use ed every day

Jim Hall September 30, 2025
Here are 7 ways I like to use the ed editor for daily tasks.
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5 popular articles about editing text

Jim Hall December 9, 2024
Text editors just do plain text. Explore these top 5 articles about text editors that you can...
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Editing files with FreeDOS Edlin

Jim Hall September 5, 2024
Edlin is a classic editor from the early DOS days, but it’s still a fun and useful...
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How I configure Vim as my default editor on Linux

David Both January 20, 2024
Vim is my favorite editor. These changes to my system make Vim available as the default in...
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The fastest algorithm can frequently be replaced by one that is almost as fast and much easier to understand.

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Why I’ve Never Used Windows

On February 12 I gave a presentation at the Triangle Linux Users Group (TriLUG) about why I use Linux and why I’ve never used Windows.

Here’s the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/uCK_haOXPFM 

Why there’s no such thing as AI

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

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