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samcarter

![](https://meeting.contextgarden.net/2026/poster-ctx-2026.png)  
  
^^^ I think what they need is the `\lens` macro from [pst-optic](https://ctan.org/pkg/pst-optic) :)

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

A good soul on mastodon shared this -- didn't have to dig this up :)

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

Wow!  How do you have time to dig up all these goodies and still get any "real work" done?

samcarter

"You Have Been LaTeXpOsEd: A Systematic Analysis of Information Leakage in Preprint Archives Using Large Language Models"  
  
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03761

निरंजन

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samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

rather entertaining :)

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

I've just read the comments :D

samcarter

If one can be allergic to `\LaTeX`, maybe I have a ms word allergy?  
  
Just in case, I think there should be warning signs on books etc. if they were written in word :P

samcarter

https://meow.social/@Doveux/115349394458908477

samcarter replying to Skillmon

I mostly solved the overlay package problem: instead of the package, I'm now only loading it via `\usetikzlibrary{overlay-beamer-styles}` and for the doc, I've create various texdoc aliases :)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

***y**et **a**nother **g**rand **u**nified **sy**mbol **lo**ader* doesn't sound to hard to remember :P At least it's not the beamer overlay awareness package for Ti*k*Z `boas`, `obas`, `abos`, `aosb`, `aobs`, `oasb` or whatever.

samcarter

(I'm not sure I will be able to remember that package name...)

samcarter

Package in the spotlight: [yagusylo](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/yagusylo)

samcarter replying to निरंजन

Thanks!

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Congratulations on the release! Wonderful metaphor :)

samcarter

![da97a6a24ae9484d.png](/image?hash=98f7b44613284513c72bf3a400c3abbe2aa623c986a7550b77ea130c7a481d38)  
  
The new [`panda`](https://ctan.org/pkg/panda) package currently makes its way around the ctan mirrors.   
  
Many thanks in particular to @Skillmon for all their helpful answers here!

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

With such a recommendation, the videos are directly climbing to the top of my to-be-watched-list :D

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

I haven't yet watched it either, but James Mosley is highly recommended by Frank Romano, president of the Museum of Printing (Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA), who is very knowledgeable about such things.  (The museum is also a great place to visit.) Thanks for bringing the series to our attention.

samcarter

I haven't yet watched it, but this looks interesting: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8Q6TpPxtgxSG6DEuOrH9iKx9bh6Pr7G

samcarter replying to Skillmon

There are certainly qualified British mathematicians :)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

next year pineapple pizza?

CarLaTeX

The physics of cacio e pepe <3

samcarter

@CarLaTeX https://improbable.com/2025/09/23/how-to-become-famous-physicists-pasta/

samcarter replying to निरंजन

:P

निरंजन replying to samcarter

The thief was smart enough to adjust the kerning again after the theft. :P

samcarter replying to निरंजन

Any missing letters have already been eaten :P

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Apostrophe missing.

samcarter

What a cheesy font! https://www.heirloomagency.com/store/p/swiss-cheese-mono

Skillmon replying to निरंजन

whoopsie, bad typo.

samcarter

(I was very surprised that there does not seem to be a `\color{xkcdCarrot}` -- sounds like the perfect name for some nice orange `\dots` )

samcarter replying to Skillmon

`\usepackage{xkcdcolors}`  
Here, have an `\color{xkcdGrapefruit}` for the duck!

निरंजन replying to Skillmon

There is a loophole in your message. :)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

Easy!  
```  
\usepackage{ducksay}\ducksay{I think I found a loophole to have an easy way to speak}  
```

samcarter replying to निरंजन

```
\RequirePackage{emoji}
\emoji{laughing}  
```

निरंजन

```latex
I suspect
\if\that\possible
\relax             % We could still give it a try,
\else              % how would we know?
\fi
```

samcarter

Let's take this one step further and just talk in tex source code: https://xkcd.com/3143/

samcarter replying to Skillmon

I've recently listed to a podcast about how storks often stick together for life.

निरंजन replying to samcarter

Hahahahahaha :joy::joy::joy::joy::joy::joy::joy:

Skillmon replying to samcarter

oh, just revisited the stuff I was sure was added by `xcolor` and not part of `colortbl`, only to find out that it got merged into `colortbl` at some time, so now it really just loads `colortbl` with the `table` option.

Skillmon

(at least I thought, maybe I'm wrong there as well)

Skillmon replying to samcarter

actually there are some things that `\usepackage[table]{xcolor}` adds that aren't part of `colortbl`.

Skillmon replying to samcarter

No, for real. I thought penguins stuck together for life (heard it somewhen somewhere). Another piece of information I held for granted shattered.

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

:D

samcarter

Seen in an old post today:  
  
```  
\usepackage{colortbl}   
\PassOptionsToPackage{table}{xcolor} 
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}    
```  
  
I guess somebody wanted to be extra sure that `colortblr` is loaded :P

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Of course!

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

The https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzpingus package could do the artwork for the show :P

samcarter replying to CarLaTeX

Perfect title :)

samcarter replying to Skillmon

That's what humans say at their wedding, too :P

Skillmon replying to samcarter

wait, wait, wait. There are divorced penguins? I thought those stick together for life?!

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Penguin Beautiful