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 -   What a wonderful talk.  You knocked it out of the park.  Thank you
     so much.
--   \"Psychic baggage\" with emacs\-- awareness of possibilities left
+-   "Psychic baggage" with emacs-- awareness of possibilities left
     behind and opportunity costs.
 - Possibly related:
   - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY> Mother of all demos  
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ modes.
 ## Questions and answers
 
 -   Q: I have not only One config, but multiple configs in different
-    locations\... .emacs/init.el and .emacs.d/init.el and different
+    locations... .emacs/init.el and .emacs.d/init.el and different
     Python installs in different places. Is this something that I should
     take care of earlier rather than later? I need to pay someone to
-    \"consult\" on my config. Is this an existing business? Is there a
+    "consult" on my config. Is this an existing business? Is there a
     place to barter a screen share for something else of value in
     exchange? In any case, thank you for giving permission to have fun
     without the need for too much structure. 
-    -   A: Good quetion\... I\'m humbled and will give it some thought.
+    -   A: Good quetion... I'm humbled and will give it some thought.
         The Buddy emacs system would be a good place to start. 
     -   Now after having thought some more, I think it depends on your
         comfort level when the best time to reorganize your various
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ modes.
         represent different mental contexts. If the separation starts
         causing stress or extra effort, at least you then know you have
         a good reason for merging them
-    -   and won\'t be doing it just for its own sake. I still think the
+    -   and won't be doing it just for its own sake. I still think the
         Emacs Buddy Initiative sounds like a great way for people to
-        trade eyeballs on stuff like this. And there\'s always the
-        famous rule: just post it somewhere and say it\'s the best
-        approach, and you\'ll get dozens of people giving you free
+        trade eyeballs on stuff like this. And there's always the
+        famous rule: just post it somewhere and say it's the best
+        approach, and you'll get dozens of people giving you free
         advice on how to improve it!
 -   Q:How would you suggest Emacs developers (including package
     developers) interface with non-developer users and get their
@@ -98,57 +98,57 @@ modes.
         keep to themselves.
     -   Side note.: sourchut allows multiple repos one one mailing list
         for smaller packages
--   Q: It\'s my impression that many \"common\" Emacs users are
+-   Q: It's my impression that many "common" Emacs users are
     migrating to other editors in past years. The reasons cited include
     configurations growing out of control, and the general
-    rough-around-the-edges feel of Emacs that they\'ve been putting up
-    with for a while. (Maybe this isn\'t a new phenomenon) As a result,
+    rough-around-the-edges feel of Emacs that they've been putting up
+    with for a while. (Maybe this isn't a new phenomenon) As a result,
     Emacs is becoming home to a *smaller* set of people who are ever
     *more* invested in it. Do you share this observation? If you do,
     what do you think of this trend?
     -   A: My impression has been that there has been a large net
-        increase in Emacs users in the last, let\'s say, 5-10 years,
+        increase in Emacs users in the last, let's say, 5-10 years,
         probably due to the popularity of tools including, but not
-        limited to, org, starter kits, magit, others I can\'t remember
-        due to a tired brain. One of the hypotheses that I couldn\'t fit
+        limited to, org, starter kits, magit, others I can't remember
+        due to a tired brain. One of the hypotheses that I couldn't fit
         in my talk was that I doubted that anyone ever really left
         Emacs.  Maybe they do some other tasks with other tools (I
-        myself already don\'t use it for all my programming), but they
+        myself already don't use it for all my programming), but they
         always have some use for it. That could be wrong, of course. I
         agreee that there may be subpopulations of Emacs users whose
         proportions and philosophies change over time. I think the
         coming years will be about those groups finding common ground,
         but I think the overall population is doing OK at the moment. I
-        could just be too committed to Emacs\' utility to notice other
+        could just be too committed to Emacs' utility to notice other
         things too much.
 -   Q:Do you consider that using one of the starter packages (doom
     emacs, spacemacs, etc.) affect that learning process that you
     mentioned? or is it a good thing from your perspective?
-    -   A: I don\'t have personal experience with a starter package, but
-        I\'m somewhat familiar with how those two at least work. I think
+    -   A: I don't have personal experience with a starter package, but
+        I'm somewhat familiar with how those two at least work. I think
         any way is fine for getting started, and would just make your
         experience different when and if you started to outgrow it or
-        get curious. Again, I\'m technically ignorant about this, but my
+        get curious. Again, I'm technically ignorant about this, but my
         gut tells me that you could also learn and build a very advanced
         experience completely inside those kits, and that would still be
-        a great thing, and comparing it to \"standard\" Emacs might be
+        a great thing, and comparing it to "standard" Emacs might be
         more of an academic distinction for those people. If they picked
-        those up with the INTENTION of one day outgrowing them, that\'s
+        those up with the INTENTION of one day outgrowing them, that's
         also interesting. I think it would be a personal matter whether
         that was the right choice. I think at least SOME people would
         feel that they should have just went straight to standard Emacs,
-        but I don\'t know/feel strongly enough to have a strong belief.
--   Q: Would a \"Tip of the Day\" package or some elaboration on that
+        but I don't know/feel strongly enough to have a strong belief.
+-   Q: Would a "Tip of the Day" package or some elaboration on that
     idea in Emacs help discovery for lay users? Does that already exist?
-    -   A: I\'m sure something like that exists, but at the time of the
+    -   A: I'm sure something like that exists, but at the time of the
         question I could not think of one. I think something like that
         could help if you got the tips that were appropriate for your
         situation at the time. I know in other applications, I often end
-        up seeing \"Tip of the Day\" as something that gets in my way,
+        up seeing "Tip of the Day" as something that gets in my way,
         even if I enabled it myself. Maybe a tip-on-demand? It might be
         hard to provide a stream of tips that can stay interesting and
-        appropriate for a person\'s skill level for a long time, and be
-        available when they were receptive to them. Now I\'m having
+        appropriate for a person's skill level for a long time, and be
+        available when they were receptive to them. Now I'm having
         ideas about how to show context-sensitive animated tips. Perhaps
         one day I will have a better answer!
     -   There is <https://nitter.net/emacstips>