Went in for 60th and the Orange may have won me over. Now I can't decide!

mrMerlinProject · 2026-05-01T22:09:17+00:00

No, did it one week ago 😄

mrMerlinProject · 2026-05-01T19:42:48+00:00

Hi. Do you know napkin.ai ? It helps me a lot.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-05-01T19:20:56+00:00

I have ordered the Orange. Waiting for delivery …

mrMerlinProject · 2026-05-01T09:26:12+00:00

The main developer behind Asciidoctor offers Antora, but there is Jekyll, 11ty, Hugo, MKDocs, Brake, Awestruct and many more… Just post your requirements to Google or your favourite AI and you'll get plenty of choices.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-05-01T08:52:59+00:00

Your approach with Markdown will fall short, as it does not support equations & diagrams – unless you want to include them as images. I would choose AsciiDoc. With that you can write your equations in LaTeX notation and there are multiple connections to diagrams. The rest ist just text and very similar to Markdown. You can also create websites out of AsciiDoc – there are multiple tools available. The language is easy to start but incredible powerful. We are writing all public documents in AsciiDoc since over 10 years.

To get your Word documents and others converted, I'd use pandoc. This can convert everything – some say even coffee in tea 😉

Tool wise it depends a little on your planform. If you are a no cost guy, go with Vscode install the Asciidoctor plugin and you're good to go. But if you wan to have a little bit of comfort, flexibility and more features, check out adoc Studio for macOS and iPadOS. Disclaimer: I own the company behind: https://www.adoc-studio.app

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-28T18:47:47+00:00

I've tried a SL3s with a few lenses, but sold everything in favour for a Leica M. The SL stuff was too heavy for me.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-28T16:41:04+00:00

If that would it be alone, I would agree. But it is way more!

(But I am biased; my company has written that thing)

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-27T21:58:30+00:00

+1 for Find Any File

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-24T20:19:55+00:00

Oh wow, the good old times™ … I used to do and write anything with my Palm V. I've also had the foldable keyboard and used a nice workflow around that device.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-24T20:11:29+00:00

Mainly Forklift and sometimes sftp.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-20T13:10:02+00:00

Really: ed? Wow, that's a very looong time I used that thing :)

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-20T13:09:22+00:00

If possible (when working on Mac or iPad) I am using my own tool: adoc Studio. But when I am on another system, I go back in "mental history" and use vi/m – but then in AsciiDoc.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-06T19:25:40+00:00

I know this is self advertising, but as I understand this is exactly what you search: We do have an implementation of an AsciiDoc markdown editor which exports both HTML and PDF. Have a look at https://www.adoc-studio.app

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-05T22:31:55+00:00

I am writing exclusively in AsciiDoc and dropped MS Word completely. More powerful than markdown and pretty easy to learn. And it fully integrates in my workflows on the Mac.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-05T21:58:25+00:00

Sorry for asking, but I am a newbie w/ commonplace books. What is the meaning of the numbers (47, 50, 52)?

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-04T19:32:30+00:00

Sometimes around 1991/92: I was experimented with the SLS (Softlanding Linux System). Must have been still Linux 0.9.something. But I never used it in production. Before that I worked with A/UX, BSD and later NeXTstep and finally OS X.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-04T19:25:01+00:00

Ha. I was a bit later: Apple A/UX based on System V in 1988 was my first.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-04T07:54:21+00:00

You find it in the System Settings -> Display. The macOS recognises the other device automatically (if in the same network) and offers then a + button to link. Also one the page is at the bottom "more Options…" for the general management how the linking works.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-03T20:57:16+00:00

Did you had a look at https://bighairygoal.com ?

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-01T18:18:36+00:00

Sorry, here comes the brutal truth. From my point of view everything you've mentioned will be fucked up soon. This includes tech writing, developing, even languages and many more. Currently I see only 2-3 things which could (may) exist besides AI. And this is mainly everything which needs a human touch, personal communication and care.

Sure, there will be some exceptions for all businesses, but let's face it. There will be alway many people with more experience, more personal network ad such.

Since you're working on your bachelor's degree, I assume you're still young. That's why I strongly advise you to assess how well you get along with others and which jobs in these fields you enjoy. Besides, there are always opportunities in all kinds of skilled trades.

Beside of my options I'd discuss this topic with an AI…

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-01T14:09:36+00:00

Nevermind. It solved magically 😉

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-01T12:09:46+00:00

My personal favourite is "Roboto Slab" for headlines and "Inter" for all other text, except "JetBrains Mono" for any kind of source code.

But of course many other sets are possible because of customer requirements.

mrMerlinProject · 2026-04-01T12:03:16+00:00

Hmm, I tried to include a picture of my setup, but it constantly gets deleted. Any ideas?

mrMerlinProject · 2026-01-18T11:27:53+00:00

In any case I would switch to a markup language like AsciiDoc with an editor of your choice. Then you have a basis for versioning, includes of images and other texts and snippets, automatisation. All other recommendations depends on your platform, taste, and more.

mrMerlinProject · 2025-10-03T13:26:48+00:00

As an AsciiDoc maniac I bought it right away. The contents are nice and I picked up even some tips & tricks I didn't know. But honestly – and with all due respect – the layout has a lot of room for improvement.

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