Convert Claude Quizzes to Emacs Org Mode Mar 10, 2026 19:32 Writing quizzes in Canvas is, to put it mildly, a pain in the neck, especially for keyboard-centric users. Every tiny step in the process requires a mouse click, something that qui…
Fighting for Servitude Mar 03, 2026 14:49 The fundamental problem of political philosophy: Why do men fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation? Gilles Deleuze Tagged: Quotes Political
Bob Feller (1918-2010) Dec 16, 2010 00:00 Bob Feller, who pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1956, died Wednesday in Cleveland. In Alan Schwarz’s 2006 book, Once Upon a Game: Baseball’s Greatest Memories, he spoke of his decisio…
A Sordid Tale of Text Editors May 24, 2012 00:00 For years now, It seems like I have been searching for the perfect text editor. Evidently, there are those who believe that there is one single perfect text editor for everyone. If you need e…
Venn Diagrams with LaTeX and TikZ Apr 11, 2016 00:00 I spent the weekend working on Venn diagrams in LaTeX using TikZ to use when teaching categorical logic. I thought it was a much better use of my time than mowing the lawn, and one never
Truth Tables in LaTeX Feb 10, 2018 00:00 Typesetting truth tables has never been easy. LaTeX is the gold standard for displaying logic and mathematics, but tables are awkward to edit at best. Tables are much simpler in Microsoft Word, but d…
LaTeX Compilation Scripts Jun 09, 2022 00:00 I’m trying to automate LaTeX compilation from Emacs as much as I can. Here are the shell scripts and Emacs functions that I’m using. Shell Scripts Here are some very simple scripts for compiling
Arara and Latexmk Jan 21, 2023 00:00 Compiling LaTeX documents can be a chore, especially if the document has a table of contents, bibliographic references, cross-references, or labels. Getting the final output an be up to a four-step proce…
List Spacing in Org Mode with Enumitem Feb 01, 2023 00:00 I like to use the LaTeX package enumitem to eliminate the spacing in lists. To do this globally, add the following to the Org mode headers: #+LaTeX_HEADER: \usepackage{enumitem} #+La…
Venn Diagrams in LaTeX Feb 04, 2023 00:00 I wrote a 2017 post describing how I code Venn diagrams in LaTeX with TikZ. Venn diagrams in categorical logic tend to be different from their standard uses in mathematics. There are a few LaTeX pac…
Beamer Article and Org Mode Jul 04, 2024 00:00 I generate LaTeX Beamer lecture slides and handouts from a single Org mode data file. 1 The handouts include the information on the slides plus some extra explanation. I like to draw a box arou…
Stay Warm! Jan 05, 2025 00:00 A huge winter storm stretching from Kansas to the Atlantic coast begins today. Homelessness is an every-increasing condition in the country — praying that everyone can stay warm and safe. Tagged: Misc