It's surprising that Notepad++ won by such a landslide. I use it, though it's not my favorite.

@dreamscapesoftware: This makes me feel very happy that I use my brain before clicking.

@Dusie: I want some for my dinner tonight.

@olliebean: Because your marking of important messages is used when deciding about NEW incoming messages that have / don't have properties in common with the messages that you marked.

@Costermonger: So, using a text editor to write a predefined set of instructions (i.e. my shopping list) means that my text editor is programming-oriented?

Whitson, it seems that you missed the elephant in the room with regards to privacy and how Diaspora works. Unlike Facebook, Diaspora is software that you'll be able to download and install on your own webhost (or use somebody else's installation, such as joindiaspora.com). The idea is that if people can use their own…

@Costermonger: But, but, but... emacs has an email editor, a newsreader, a web browser, a calculator...

@Ant_Eater: LOL. But really, given today's speeds for CPUs, RAM, and HDDs, running even heavyweight editors feels fast and lightweight.

@TangibleTangerine: Also, for problems: Tell your landlord by writing a letter that includes the date, and keep a copy for your records.

You'll likely have to submit a deposit that should be returned to you when your lease terminates. Make sure it's in writing what will be deducted from this deposit (carpet cleaning, painting walls). Some states have laws that limit what the deposit can be used for (e.g. not for "regular" cleaning).

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@questy: I don't understand why having credit cards is a bad idea. It's the abuse of credit cards that is bad.

My computer is never gone for repairs: I am its builder and its repairman.

@vrillusions: I used to think that search history would be useful in case I forget the search terms I used to find a certain page. So I turned the feature on. But I've found in the past several years that I've never gone back to my search history to actually re-find something. I've been liberally bookmarking with…

@OnTheCastingCouch: What is this "facebook account" that you speak of?

@davepermen: Hear! Hear!

@Marand: TeX is way useful for typesetting equations (as are most tools derived from it). Especially when you're writing a document for someone else to read.

@NotSoSiniSter: How much money a teacher makes has nothing to do with how much (or how little) is in the curriculum. Don't you know? The government sets the curriculum. The union sets (or demands) the pay.

@sknox: I'm the same as you. Not just creative writing. Also technical writing, where you really do have to think about AND revise what you're writing.

@wordsmith: Agreed!