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rufusjones··on What application do you use to write technical procedures?
Without knowing (a) how long the deliverables are, (b) how many people will read them, (c) in what form they will be read and (d) the degree to which they will be repurposed, it's sort of hard to give you a single recommendation.

Many fairly large organizations use:

1. Adobe Framemaker (for long stuff) 2. Oracle Universal Productivity Kit (very popular if the company is also building documentation or training). 3. One of the content management suites using DITA (usually HP or IBM).

The two most common-used, however, are Word and (gag) Excel.

rufusjones··on Ask HN: Why is Objectivism shunned by the common public?
"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.

"The other involves orcs." -- John Rogers, "Kung-Fu Monkey" blog

rufusjones··on You do not need a DSLR to take nice looking photos, your phone will suffice
I can't believe everyone here missed the point. The cheapest DSLR costs $400. It's not convenient to carry. It does ONE task. If you don't know how to use it, it won't take great pictures.

The author is saying "If you spend some time learning to use the camera in the device you already own, you can get acceptable results and save the money."

It's like my saying "The typical family member doesn't need a new computer. They can do everything they need to on a $50 lease turn-in with a couple of gigs of memory added."

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