Howardism CollectionMy collected thoughts. Inspired by a cup of tea and an absorbing book. Flamed bright by hubris.Howard Abramshttp://www.howardabrams.com2014-10-03T09:16:58-07:00http://www.howardism.org/Copyright 2014, Howard Abrams (Creative Commons Licensing)Eschewing Zshell for Emacs2014-03-29T11:49:47-07:002014-03-29T12:00:00-07:00http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/eshell-fun.htmlThe Emacs Shell, or EShell, is a unique and quite powerful shell that allows you to write your supporting functions in Lisp. This article explores its features.Why Learn Emacs for Great Good2014-03-19T05:39:30-07:002014-03-17T12:00:00-07:00http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Emacs/why-emacs.htmlAs a professional software engineer, I'm stunned that put up with an editor that insists that you bind your fingers to someone else's accepted practice...Clustered Random Numbers2014-02-09T02:23:07-07:002014-02-09T12:00:00-07:00http://www.howardism.org/Technical/Functional/Clustered-Random-Numbers.htmlUsing functional programming techniques and the standard functions from Underscore to generate random numbers that favor particular numbers. Useful for picking colors.Kingdom of Noxt2014-02-08T10:34:20-07:002014-02-08T10:34:20-07:00http://www.howardism.org/appendix/Kingdom_Of_Noxt.htmlA poem by Ken NordineBarack Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address2014-02-08T10:34:20-07:002014-02-08T10:34:20-07:00http://www.howardism.org/appendix/InauguralAddress.htmlThe transcript from Barack Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address to the United StatesGod Debate: Sam Harris vs. Rick Warren2014-02-08T10:34:20-07:002014-02-08T10:34:20-07:00http://www.howardism.org/appendix/God_Debate.html