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  • RFC: A Simple Markdown Table Format

    https://justatheory.com/2009/02/markdown-table-rfc/

    I’ve been thinking about markdown tables a bit lately. I’ve had in mind to follow up on my definition list proposal with a second proposal for the creation and editing of simple tables in Markdown. For better or for worse, an aside on the markdown-discuss mail list led to a longish thread about a syntax for continuing lines in tables (not to mention a long aside on the use of monospaced fonts, but I digress), wherein I realized, after an open-minded post from MultiMarkdown’s Fletcher Penney, that I needed to set to working up this request for comments sooner rather than later.

  • Hypertext, the Memex, and Collaboration as Socialization

    https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2024/12/hypertext-memex-collaboration-socialization

    What if socializing on the Internet were more like editing Wikipedia? Read on to know why I'm thinking about this!

  • A Modest Proposal for Markdown Definition Lists

    https://justatheory.com/2009/02/modest-markdown-proposal/

    I realize that greater minds than mind have likely given a lot of thought to how best to implement a “natural” syntax for definition lists in Markdown. The best I’ve seen, however, is that implemented by PHP Markdown Extra, which is also supported by MultiMarkdown. Given the prevalence of these two libraries, I’m assuming that the syntax become the de-facto standard for definition lists in Markdown. But, to my mind at least, it leaves something to be desired. Here’s an extended example, taken from the PHP Markdown Extra documentation, including multiple definitions, multiple paragraphs, and nested formatting (lists, code block):

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