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Video Summary (Generated by AI, Edited by Human.) In this episode (Ep799), Xah Lee hosts a casual talk show while enjoying a Margarita. The session covers a mix of programming, literature, and personal anecdotes. Key highlights include: • Emacs Lisp Coding: The primary technical goal was to write an Emacs Lisp command to convert all H2 headings in a buffer to sentence case. During this process, Xah identifies and documents a documentation bug regarding the downcase-region function, noting that its third optional argument REGION-NONCONTIGUOUS-P is not documented in either the inline help or the GNU Emacs Lisp manual (0:45:00 - 1:16:30). • Literature Favorites: Xah shares his top three favorite works of literature: The Arabian Nights, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, and The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare (0:13:00 - 0:20:30). • Philosophy and Ramblings: The discussion drifts into various topics, including on Anders Hejlsberg (creator of TypeScript and Delphi), the distinction between American and British title case styles, and the mythos surrounding the foundation of Rome (Romulus and Remus) (0:02:15 - 0:29:00, 1:30:00 - 1:43:00). • Miscellaneous: Xah also touches upon his art blog, specifically an article titled "Milk, Tits, Caryatids" which references Greek mythology and architecture (1:36:00 - 1:42:00). Notes at http://xahlee.info/talk_show/xah_talk_show_ep799.html If browser says security error, that is because it auto changes URL from HTTP to HTTPS. It's a way to censor 22 million old websites. Remove the S in HTTPS. Or use brave browser or safari.