
the codex
I wanted to learn how to typeset documents in LaTeX. The problem is that my brain is very project-oriented: it's not going to learn something unless I have something useful to use it on. So I decided to make a zine about Linux.
As it turns out, LaTeX is challenging, but quite enjoyable. I have two issues complete and am working on a third.
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Issues:
Issue #1 covers:
- The Early Salad Days:
- Calculators
- Speaking of Watches, Timex Used to Make Home Computers
- The Joy of a Trash-80
- What's to Like About Linux:
- Control…and an Opportunity
- Knowledge is Power
- The Unix Philosophy
- Where does the Unix Principle actually apply in real life?
- Where else does the Unix Principle not apply that it probably should in real life?
- Where does the Unix Principle not apply in real life and this is actually a good thing?
- What Are All Those Folders in the Linux Root?
- A Scanner Darkly, but with a workflow
- Is This Really a Hack? Or Is It Just a Tip?
- Coda
- What I Learned About LaTeX While Creating This Issue
- Why LaTeX?
- What's Next?
Issue #2 covers:
- The Later Salad Days:
- The Joy of Commodore 64
- High School Computer Class
- A Scanner Clearly, or More Thoughts on Being an Archivist
- The Non-Computer Stuff
- What Does This Have to do With Linux?
- A GUI Solution
- Make Life Easier with bash Aliases
- What Have I Installed?
- apt
- dpkg
- snap
- flatpak
- The Real Issue
- What's to Like About Linux?
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Coda
- What I Learned About LaTeX While Creating This Issue
- Why I Love LaTeX