Emacs Config Gems - Part 3: https://taonaw.com/2026/08/05/emacs-config-gems-part.html
Part 3: MELPA’s origins, Apple Lisa’s menu bar, and a 1981 RMS paper. The footnotes are dangerously long. Send help… Look, I learned my lesson. This is over 2500 words. It took me almost a week, and I still didn’t cover everything I wanted, and I’m ready for another round.
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