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@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ Blaine Mooers (he/him/his) - Pronunciation: pronounced like "moors", blaine-mooe
 [[!inline pages="internal(2023/info/voice-before)" raw="yes"]]
 
 Voice computing uses speech recognition software to convert speech into text, commands, or code.
-While there is a venerated program called EmacSpeaks for converting text into speech, a
-"EmacsListens" for converting speech into text is not available yet.
+While there is a venerated program called EmacSpeaks for converting text into speech, an
+``EmacsListens'' for converting speech into text is not available yet.
 The Emacs Wiki describes the underdeveloped situation for speech-to-text in Emacs.
 I will explain how two external software packages convert my speech into text and computer
 commands that can be used with Emacs.
 
 First, I present some motivations for using voice computing.
 These can be divided into two categories: productivity improvement and health-related issues.
-In this second category, there is the under-appreciated cure for ``standing desk envy'';
+In this second category, there is the underappreciated cure for ``standing desk envy'';
 the cure is achievable with a large dose of voice computing while standing.
 
 I found one software package (Voice In) to be quite accurate for speech-to-text or dictation
 (Voice In Plus, <https://dictanote.co/voicein/plus/>), but less versatile for speech-to-commands.
-I have used this package daily and I found a three-fold increase in my daily word count almost
+I have used this package daily, and I found a three-fold increase in my daily word count almost
 immediately.
 Of course, there are limits here; you can talk for only so many hours per day.
 
@@ -42,17 +42,27 @@ The library is available on GitHub for both Voice In Plus
 (<https://github.com/mooersLab/voice-in-plus-contractions>) and Talon Voice
 (<https://github.com/MooersLab/talon-contractions>).
 
-I also supply the interactive quizzes for mastering the basic Voice In commands
+I also supply the interactive quizzes to master the basic Voice In commands
 (<https://github.com/MooersLab/voice-in-basics-quiz>) and the Talon Voice phonetic alphabet
 (<https://github.com/MooersLab/talon-voice-quizzes/qTalonAlphabet.py>)
 I learned the Talon alphabet in one day by taking the quiz at spaced intervals.
 The quiz took only 60 seconds to complete when I was proficient.
 
-I gave a 60 minute talk on this topic to the Oklahoma Data Science Workshop 
+I store my daily writing in a multi-file LaTeX document with one tex file per day.
+365 files are compiled into one PDF per year. This is usually about 1000 pages.
+I am not going to push my luck with a multiyear document.
+Each month is a chapter. The resulting PDF is a breeze to scroll and search.
+It has an autogenerated table of contents and an index. I have posted 
+a blank version for 2023 and another for the upcoming year 
+(<https://github.com/MooersLab/diary2024inLaTeX>)
+One could take a similar approach in org-mode by using Bastian Bechtold's 
+org-journal package (<https://github.com/bastibe/org-journal>).
+
+I gave a 60-minute talk on this topic to the Oklahoma Data Science Workshop 
 2023 Nov. 16 (<https://mediasite.ouhsc.edu/Mediasite/Channel/python>).
 This workshop meets once a month and is for people interested in data 
 science and scientific computing. You do not have to be an Oklahoma
-resident to attend. Send me e-mial if you want to be added to our mailing list.
+resident to attend. Send me e-mail if you want to be added to our mailing list.
 
 # About the speaker: