Emacs & Update Video Games and Podcasts Lists

- Add emacs to software list
- Update VS Code description
- Update favorite video games list and order alphabetically
- Update favorite podcasts list and order alphabetically
- Update football weekly podcast image

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             <h1><a name="software">Software</a></h1>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="row align-items-center">
+          <div class="col-md-2">
+            <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/" target="_blank">
+              <img
+                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
+                src="./assets/programming/logo-emacs.png"
+              />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-md-10">
+            <h2>
+              <a
+                name="GNU Emacs"
+                href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/"
+                target="_blank"
+                >GNU Emacs</a
+              >
+            </h2>
+            <h3>Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac</h3>
+            <p>
+              I have recently been trying Emacs because I have heard it is
+              highly configurable and has amazing features like
+              <a href="https://orgmode.org/" target="_blank">Org Mode</a> and
+              <a href="https://magit.vc/" target="_blank">Magit</a>. My initial
+              impression was that it was extremely difficult to use due to its
+              unintuitive design and high reliance on keybindings. After
+              watching some videos by
+              <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SystemCrafters" target="_blank"
+                >System Crafters</a
+              >, I slowly picked up on these keybindings and how to go about
+              configuring emacs to my liking. I especially liked the
+              <a
+                href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74zOY-vgkyw&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPH1au7H6B7bBJ4ZO7BXjSZ"
+                target="_blank"
+                >Emacs from Scratch</a
+              >
+              series which helped me build up my
+              <a href="https://github.com/balajsra/emacs" target="_blank"
+                >personal emacs configuration</a
+              >. I have been using this configuration for a couple months, but I
+              have come to realize that there are just too many missing features
+              and issues that I kept having to find resolutions for. This is why
+              I decided to switch to
+              <a href="https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs" target="_blank"
+                >Doom Emacs</a
+              >, which is a distribution of Emacs that comes pre-configured with
+              stability, performance, and vim keybindings in mind. My experience
+              with Doom so far has been great. It works a lot more like what I
+              expected my personal Emacs configuration to be, but is much easier
+              to use and configure. Startup time is significantly faster,
+              editing files is faster, vim-like keybindings are already setup,
+              and it is functional out of the box. You can checkout my Doom
+              Emacs configuration on
+              <a
+                href="https://github.com/balajsra/doom-emacs-config"
+                target="_blank"
+                >GitHub</a
+              >. I have been using
+              <a href="https://github.com/plexus/chemacs2" target="_blank"
+                >Chemacs 2</a
+              >
+              to easily switch between my personal and Doom configurations so I
+              can compare and make improvements.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
         <div class="row align-items-center">
           <div class="col-md-2">
             <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank">
@@ -46,8 +112,8 @@
             </h2>
             <h3>Platform: Windows, Linux, Mac</h3>
             <p>
-              Visual Studio Code is currently my favorite editor for most
+              Visual Studio Code is one of my favorite text editors. I have
-              programming applications I work on. I have previously tried
+              previously tried
               <a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/" target="_blank"
                 >Sublime Text</a
               >,
@@ -55,18 +121,17 @@
                 >Notepad++</a
               >, and
               <a href="https://www.vim.org/" target="_blank">Vim</a>
-              as my primary text editors, but I was never fully satisfied with
+              , but I was never fully satisfied with their functionality. When I
-              their functionality. When I first started using VS Code, I wasn't
+              first started using VS Code, I wasn't convinced by it either. It
-              convinced by it either. It looked like just another text editor
+              looked like just another text editor with no special features.
-              with no special features. Over time, Microsoft has done a great
+              Over time, Microsoft has done a great job of improving stability,
-              job of improving stability, speed, and functionality. The feature
+              speed, and functionality. The feature that finally made the
-              that finally made the decision for me was the community support
+              decision for me was the community support for extensions. If you
-              for extensions. If you are a die hard Vim user for example,
+              are a die hard Vim user for example, there's a Vim emulation
-              there's a Vim emulation extension that should ease the transition.
+              extension that should ease the transition. I just love the overall
-              I just love the overall aesthetic, auto-completion, and sheer
+              aesthetic, auto-completion, and sheer number of features
-              number of features available. It runs on every platform you could
+              available. It runs on every platform you could conceivably develop
-              conceivably develop on and it looks great! Don't plan on switching
+              on and it looks great! Check out some of my favorite extensions
-              editors any time soon! Check out some of my favorite extensions
               and customization options below.
             </p>
 
@@ -802,9 +867,7 @@
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <ul>
               <li>Animal Crossing: New Horizons</li>
-              <li>Dead Cells</li>
               <li>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</li>
-              <li>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -817,9 +880,9 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <ul>
+              <li>Bloodborne</li>
               <li>God of War</li>
               <li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li>
-              <li>Bloodborne</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -832,17 +895,23 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <ul>
-              <li>The Witcher III: Wild Hunt</li>
+              <li>Batman: Arkham City</li>
-              <li>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</li>
-              <li>Dark Souls 1 (Remastered) & 3</li>
-              <li>Fallout 4</li>
               <li>Borderlands 2</li>
-              <li>Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order</li>
+              <li>Dark Souls 1 (Remastered) & 3</li>
+              <li>Dishonored 2</li>
+              <li>Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age</li>
+              <li>Fallout 4</li>
+              <li>Grand Theft Auto V</li>
+              <li>Mass Effect Legendary Edition</li>
               <li>Minecraft</li>
               <li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li>
-              <li>Grand Theft Auto V</li>
+              <li>Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order</li>
+              <li>The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</li>
               <li>The Sims 3</li>
-              <li>Monster Hunter: World</li>
+              <li>The Witcher III: Wild Hunt</li>
+              <li>Titanfall 2</li>
+              <li>Watch Dogs 2</li>
+              <li>Yakuza: Like a Dragon</li>
             </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -857,57 +926,6 @@
             <h1><a name="podcasts">Podcasts</a></h1>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/E3n6" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/artificial-intelligence.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/E3n6" target="_blank"
-                >Lex Fridman Podcast (Lex Fridman)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              As an aspiring roboticist, I'm very interested in the state of the
-              art in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.
-              The Lex Fridman podcast is a series of conversations with
-              prominent members in the field of AI, science, and technology at
-              MIT and in industry.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/simmons" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/bill-simmons.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/simmons" target="_blank"
-                >The Bill Simmons Podcast (The Ringer)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              As a New England Patriot's fan (mostly because of Tom Brady), I
-              really enjoy this (perhaps too Boston-centric) sports podcast.
-              Bill Simmons grew up in the New England area and supports all of
-              the Boston teams, although he currently lives in Los Angeles. I
-              enjoy his conversations with friends and family about the week's
-              events in sports, generally focused on NFL and NBA. He
-              occasionally has celebrity guests and sometimes brings guests on
-              to talk about TV and movies.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
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           <div class="col-md-2">
             <a href="https://pca.st/5gut6690" target="_blank">
@@ -937,6 +955,59 @@
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="row align-items-center">
+          <div class="col-md-2">
+            <a href="https://pca.st/hardcorehist" target="_blank">
+              <img
+                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
+                src="./assets/podcasts/hardcore-history.jpg"
+              />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-md-10">
+            <h2>
+              <a href="https://pca.st/hardcorehist" target="_blank"
+                >Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Dan Carlin)</a
+              >
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              This is long-form historical discussion and analysis. If you are
+              interested in diving deep into historical events from the
+              perspective of someone who knows how to tell a story, this is the
+              podcast for you. Episodes are generally 4 to 5 hours long and
+              aren't released very often as they require an enormous amount of
+              research.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row align-items-center">
+          <div class="col-md-2">
+            <a href="https://pca.st/decoder" target="_blank">
+              <img
+                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
+                src="./assets/podcasts/decoder.jpg"
+              />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-md-10">
+            <h2>
+              <a href="https://pca.st/decoder" target="_blank"
+                >Decoder with Nilay Patel (The Verge)</a
+              >
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              This is a podcast about big ideas and other problems. Verge
+              editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators
+              and policy makers on the frontiers of business and technology to
+              reveal how they're navigating an ever-changing landscape, what
+              keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared
+              future. This is one of my favorite interview style podcasts
+              because Nilay does a great job of asking tough questions of his
+              interviewees and explaining complex things in an easy to
+              understand way.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
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           <div class="col-md-2">
             <a href="https://pca.st/footballweekly" target="_blank">
@@ -963,24 +1034,48 @@
         </div>
         <div class="row align-items-center">
           <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/bombcast" target="_blank">
+            <a href="https://pca.st/E3n6" target="_blank">
               <img
                 class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/giant-bombcast.jpg"
+                src="./assets/podcasts/lex-fridman.jpg"
               />
             </a>
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/bombcast" target="_blank"
+              <a href="https://pca.st/E3n6" target="_blank"
-                >Giant Bombcast (Giant Bomb)</a
+                >Lex Fridman Podcast (Lex Fridman)</a
               >
             </h2>
             <p>
-              The Giant Bombcast is a great podcast for video game fans. They
+              As an aspiring roboticist, I'm very interested in the state of the
-              discuss video game news, latest releases, and sometimes stuff
+              art in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.
-              completely unrelated. Very fun to listen to throughout the week as
+              The Lex Fridman podcast is a series of conversations with
-              each episode is pretty long.
+              prominent members in the field of AI, science, and technology at
+              MIT and in industry.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row align-items-center">
+          <div class="col-md-2">
+            <a href="https://pca.st/lmm1" target="_blank">
+              <img
+                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
+                src="./assets/podcasts/throughline.jpg"
+              />
+            </a>
+          </div>
+          <div class="col-md-10">
+            <h2>
+              <a href="https://pca.st/lmm1" target="_blank"
+                >Throughline (NPR)</a
+              >
+            </h2>
+            <p>
+              The premise of Throughline is exploring how we can look at the
+              past to understand the present. The hosts are awesome and always
+              find very interesting stories in the past relating to current
+              events that help put things in perspective.
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -1028,100 +1123,6 @@
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/thedaily" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/the-daily.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/thedaily" target="_blank"
-                >The Daily (The New York Times)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              My go to for the major news events of the day (as implied by the
-              name). It's ready every weekday by 6 AM and generally doesn't run
-              longer than 30 minutes. Great way to start the day.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/hardcorehist" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/hardcore-history.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/hardcorehist" target="_blank"
-                >Dan Carlin's Hardcore History (Dan Carlin)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              This is long-form historical discussion and analysis. If you are
-              interested in diving deep into historical events from the
-              perspective of someone who knows how to tell a story, this is the
-              podcast for you. Episodes are generally 4 to 5 hours long and
-              aren't released very often as they require an enormous amount of
-              research.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/lmm1" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/throughline.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/lmm1" target="_blank"
-                >Throughline (NPR)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              The premise of Throughline is exploring how we can look at the
-              past to understand the present. The hosts are awesome and always
-              find very interesting stories in the past relating to current
-              events that help put things in perspective.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="row align-items-center">
-          <div class="col-md-2">
-            <a href="https://pca.st/invisibilia" target="_blank">
-              <img
-                class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block"
-                src="./assets/podcasts/invisibilia.jpg"
-              />
-            </a>
-          </div>
-          <div class="col-md-10">
-            <h2>
-              <a href="https://pca.st/invisibilia" target="_blank"
-                >Invisibilia (NPR)</a
-              >
-            </h2>
-            <p>
-              I'm not entirely sure how to describe this podcast. According to
-              the podcast description, Invisibilia is about the unseeable forces
-              that control human behavior and shake our ideas, beliefs, and
-              assumptions. Definitely very interesting and different from most
-              of the other podcasts I listen to.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
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