[HN Gopher] I am Neal Stephenson, sci-fi author, geek, and now, ...
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       I am Neal Stephenson, sci-fi author, geek, and now, sword maker -
       AMA
        
       Author : consumer451
       Score  : 49 points
       Date   : 2023-03-03 20:42 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | skybrian wrote:
       | > Contrary to the title of this Reddit, I don't personally make
       | swords, because it's a specialized craft that requires much
       | detailed knowledge of metallurgy! I have done a little hand
       | forging of crude objects like coat hooks. I leave the actual
       | sword making to pros.
       | 
       | https://old.reddit.com/r/books/comments/11h6hg5/i_am_neal_st...
        
       | susam wrote:
       | From https://old.reddit.com/r/books/comments/11h6hg5/_/jasbgk0/
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       | > doolio_: Are you still using Emacs?
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       | > NealStephenson: YEs, every day
        
         | pxc wrote:
         | Bummed he didn't answer what was his favorite Emacs package.
        
       | consumer451 wrote:
       | I found this answer pretty interesting:
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       | > DavidGan1x
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       | > I seem to remember seeing the transcripts for the Baroque Cycle
       | were all handwritten. Are you still handwriting your books and if
       | so, what advantages do you think it has over using a computer?
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       | > NealStephenson
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       | > Mostly handwritten, yes. It's slower, and so each sentence
       | spends longer in the buffer before it gets written out, so first
       | draft quality is higher.
        
         | boomboomsubban wrote:
         | I find the combination of using emacs daily with handwriting
         | his books bizarre. I'm sure it's that he separates the two
         | activities, but it's funny to go "OK, I'm going to abandon the
         | super optimized text editor I'm using to go write text for my
         | job."
        
           | lelandfe wrote:
           | People are funny. I have an awesome to-do tracking setup,
           | with everything I need bound to global hotkeys.
           | 
           | Yet I still find myself reaching for my legal notepad to
           | scrawl out rough ideas.
        
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