I hope I remember these things, because forgetting will be hard.
Most programs keep adding features until nobody wants them anymore. Donald E. Knuth created TeX decades ago in order to have a program good enough to typeset his master work, The Art of Computer Programming. Because Knuth designed TeX to be used via a language, many people have been able to build upon his work. I don't think there's any better software for creating beautifully printed documents using a computer.
After getting sun poisoning during a trip to the beach, and sufferring through the subsequent rash, I tried an experimental treatment, controlled sun exposure. I'm happy to say that after a few months of treatment, I seem to be cured. I'm not a doctor, so take this anecdote with a grain of salt, but I have gotten fevers a two times since starting last year, and NO RASHES! It's really great. Those things would last for weeks.
The preface to Bruce Schnier's Applied Cryptography may change the way you think about electronic communication and freedom.
After reading Schnier's preface, check out some relevant issues:
an argument for saving a helpful distinction and empowering users, an alternative to passive confusion and technological degeneration.
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