Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Something positive

Originally I wanted to post my thoughts that we are currently slippering into a new Weimar Republic, the large political parties losing ground, small come up, economic crisis is there, political turmoil will follow etc.

Originally I wanted to rant about the german internet censor law, also something which Weimar was good at, creating stupid laws which restrict civil rights and will backfire soon; and I wanted write about a letter that I am writing to our regional deputee in parliament.

But something positive would also be nice: it's amazing how much better a document looks if you TeX it! Having to work everyday with word and framemaker, seeing a TeX document after some time is really an enlightenment. It's so much better to read, it is so much better to look at! Linux Libertine is a nice font and LaTeX rules! (And yes, the letter I wrote contains footnotes)

1 comment:

nuno said...

Vê a coisa pelo lado positivo: a República de Weimar foi, apesar de tudo, uma das épocas mais interessantes da história alemã. Pensa na arte, nas ciências e até, de acordo com o que me conta a Mariana, na fundação do direito moderno. Claro que não acabou bem, mas não me parece que isso seja inevitável...

Quanto ao LaTeX, concordo: é fixe. Tnetei foi instalar a fonte (gostei muito do nome), mas não consegui. E a documentação está quase toda em alamão...