Makes me again wish for a proper Emacs mode for Reddit (and HN; I'm thinking about writing it if I ever get out of current avalanche of commitments).

I've been IRCing from Emacs for many years; most of the people around look at my screen (and tiny font) and have no clue whatsoever about what I am doing. Sometimes the screen shows code, sometimes my notes or contents of a folder, other times an IRC or IM window, and it all looks the same.