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WordGrinder: Terminal-based distraction free word processor

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143 points sathishmanohar | 1 comments | 11 Apr 23 19:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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chankstein38 ◴[11 Apr 23 20:13 UTC] No.35530862[source]▶
So what actually is this? Reading through it, the description sounds like it's basically notepad? Why would I use this instead of notepad except for some sort of aesthetic of working in the terminal?
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LeoPanthera ◴[11 Apr 23 21:11 UTC] No.35531628[source]▶
It’s a word processor. Notepad is a text editor. They are not the same thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor

I think a lot of people have forgotten that “word processors” were originally mechanical devices, and then electrical and electronic devices, before ultimately becoming software.

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1. themadturk ◴[12 Apr 23 19:10 UTC] No.35545107[source]▶
Having spent years in the legal industry, my first impulse is to say "word processors are people" but maybe that's just pedantic...