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I collect hobbies. Soldering, 3D printing, things the house needs, servers that want rebuilding, software I started and put down. Every one of them leaves a residue of things I meant to do, and they all end up on the same list, where most of them sleep for months - the mood for soldering does not arrive on a schedule. Then an evening opens up and the mood is there, and the only question worth answering is: what was I in the middle of? Not what is overdue. Nothing here is overdue, because none of it was ever due. What I need to see is which of these hobbies has something already in flight, and which one has a heap of things waiting to be picked up. ...

For over four decades, Emacs has stood as a pillar in the text editing world, beloved by programmers, writers, and power users alike. What makes Emacs particularly powerful is its extensive keyboard shortcut system that allows users to perform complex operations without ever touching the mouse. Emacs comes with an excellent built-in tutorial that can be accessed with C-h t (Control-h followed by t). I highly recommend all new users complete this tutorial to get comfortable with Emacs’ fundamentals. That said, the tutorial is comprehensive and takes time to complete. ...