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question: Do you still use Linux and/or Emacs? If not, why?
Neal: No but I'll probably start again. I can't get work done on my laptop any more because it's too easy to switch over to internet-based distractions. I am thinking of setting up a laptop that would basically give me emacs and nothing else. Shopping for them is painful though. I want one with a solid state drive, and most manufacturers seem to want to translate that into "this customer is a sucker with a lot of money."