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 ## Notes
 
--   WRT Literate programming, if you\'ve never read Knuth\'s
-    Tangle/Web/Weave stuff, it\'s worth knowing about
+-   WRT Literate programming, if you've never read Knuth's
+    Tangle/Web/Weave stuff, it's worth knowing about
 -   Using the Calendar in conjunction with task managment and email show
     off the power off the holistic workflow of Emacs
--   CRDT\-- an easy way to work with other people in emacs \--
+-   CRDT-- an easy way to work with other people in emacs --
     <https://code.librehq.com/qhong/crdt.el>
 - Yes, liberal arts types.
 - I relate with so much of this talk so far :-P 
@@ -106,17 +106,17 @@ So let's keep modding our configs!
   
 ## Questions and answers
 
--   Q: It\'d be interesting if you explained why WeChat is a necessity
+-   Q: It'd be interesting if you explained why WeChat is a necessity
     for you; outside China, most people have no reason to use it at
     all.  Thanks.
-    -   A: I think he meant Weechat (the IRC client) not WeChat \--
+    -   A: I think he meant Weechat (the IRC client) not WeChat --
         Chinese exigency 
     -   The captioning did mention WeChat.  If he lives in Hong Kong,
         then I totally understand, so consider this question answered.
     -   Oh nvm then
-    -   Yeah, you\'ve (Alfred) gotten WeChat spot on.  Most people here
-        don\'t care much, but I\'m probably one of the only people in
-        this country not using WeChat, and it\'s a major PITA to live
+    -   Yeah, you've (Alfred) gotten WeChat spot on.  Most people here
+        don't care much, but I'm probably one of the only people in
+        this country not using WeChat, and it's a major PITA to live
         without.
 -   Q:Have you looked at CRDT.el for collaborative realtime editing?
     -   A: most of my work is just versions
@@ -134,53 +134,53 @@ So let's keep modding our configs!
         also suboptimal
     -   Export profiles for ODT or DOCX is a better approach, or at
         least worked well so far
-    -   Karl Voit\'s notes on collaborative working with non-Org users:
-        -   \- <http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6234>
+    -   Karl Voit's notes on collaborative working with non-Org users:
+        -   - <http://irreal.org/blog/?p=6234>
         -     -
             <https://www.wisdomandwonder.com/link/9922/how-to-reintegrate-changes-for-word-back-into-org-mode>
         -     - Export to docx via pandoc and re-import via =pandoc
-            \--track-changes=all=
-        -       : pandoc \--track-changes=all Document.docx
-            Compare\_to\_original.org
-        -   \-
+            --track-changes=all=
+        -       : pandoc --track-changes=all Document.docx
+            Compare_to_original.org
+        -   -
             <https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/ad43hf/question_how_do_you_manage_tasks_calendars_with/>
-        -   \- <https://github.com/200ok-ch/organice>: an implementation
+        -   - <https://github.com/200ok-ch/organice>: an implementation
             of Org mode without the dependency of Emacs. It is built for
             mobile and desktop browsers and syncs with Dropbox, Google
             Drive and WebDAV.
-        -   \- \[2021-06-08 Tue\]
+        -   - [2021-06-08 Tue]
             <https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/nuit8u/coordinating_with_people_who_dont_use_emacs_or/>
             → discussion
-    -   Karl Voit\'s notes on collaborative working with Emacs users:
-        -   \- 2020-05-29
+    -   Karl Voit's notes on collaborative working with Emacs users:
+        -   - 2020-05-29
             <https://gitlab.com/emacsomancer/collaborative-writing-environment-emacs>
         -     - special emacs setup that allows collaboration on the
             same LAN
         -     - needs separate emacs config (different host or user or
             move config out of the way)
-        -     - \[ \] try it out myself
-        -   \- \[2020-08-31 Mon\] <http://typeintandem.com/> +
+        -     - [ ] try it out myself
+        -   - [2020-08-31 Mon] <http://typeintandem.com/> +
             <https://github.com/jscheid/tandem-emacs>
         -     - unmaintained:
             <https://github.com/jscheid/tandem-emacs/issues/1>
-        -   \- \[2021-11-03 Wed\]
+        -   - [2021-11-03 Wed]
             <https://code.librehq.com/qhong/crdt.el.git>
-        -     - via Sacha Chua\'s EmacsConf21 Emacs news
+        -     - via Sacha Chua's EmacsConf21 Emacs news
 -   Q:Do you use pandoc for incoming and outgoing docs? Do you find that
     repeated conversions lose document quality?
     -   A:
 -   Q: I am beginning on emacs (again) after falling off every time
-    because of the \"working in config-files\" whole day. What was your
+    because of the "working in config-files" whole day. What was your
     moment when you really started to work in emacs instead of
     config-editing?
-    -   A: Had the click after finding text editor workflow. Don\'t be
+    -   A: Had the click after finding text editor workflow. Don't be
         too frustrated :-) , use templates, put ideas off to a later
         moment. 
     -   related: <https://xkcd.com/1205/> and <https://xkcd.com/1319/>
 -   Q: Why is emacs recommended for journalism? -vidianos asks
-    -   A: I wouldn\'t say it\'s recommended\-- a personal choice\--
-        valuable as a tool\-- can be tailored so that it\'s easy to
-        transfer skills from other disciplines\-- more scientific ones
+    -   A: I wouldn't say it's recommended-- a personal choice--
+        valuable as a tool-- can be tailored so that it's easy to
+        transfer skills from other disciplines-- more scientific ones
         to journalism. Org-Roam is a game changer because it allows me
         to set thoughts aside and know that I can get back to it. Helps
         with self-control.