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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Can emacs really do all of this?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Theres an emacs map plugin, and a webkit browser, and org mode is basically notes + calendar, you can edit and copy remote files with tramp mode. Theres also an emacs plugin for launching steam games.

    Emacs comes with a plugin called "doctor" which is a rudimentary text ai from the 90s

    One time I wanted to edit a binary file and I found out emacs comes with a hex editor

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Probably. I recently installed a bunch of packages so now I use emacs to check my RSS feeds, look up the current word's definition or synonyms, browse Gopher and Gemini sites, check my email ... I told myself I was doing it just for fun to see how much truth there was to the whole "emacs is a great operating system" joke but I genuinely love how handy it all is and I'm worried I'm going to keep falling in even deeper. A part of me does dislike not using purpose built programs for each of those functions ("do one thing and do it well"), but it's been a fun experiment so far

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