MicroEmacs

In testing, to settle a bet by a rabid cult-of-vi peer, I opened a given set of files in each editor, each a day apart because I couldn’t be arsed to clear caches. This guy, otherwise a prince, was railing about emacs, but otherwise suffered days of waiting.

10/10 the memory usage by his precious vi was same-or-more than emacs.

There’s so many shared libs pulled in by the shell that all the fuddy doomsaying about bloat is now just noise.

I avoid vi because even in 1992 it was crusty and wrong-headed. 30 years on the hard-headed cult and the app haven’t changed.

I don’t see how microEmacs can improve on what we have by default, and I worry that the more niche the product is the harder it will be to find answers online. But I’m willing to be swayed if anyone can pitch its virtues.

vi versus emacs

You write “vi versus the world” funny.

The existing maintainers won’t live forever, having Rust in the Kernel is a bet on the future.

You’re drastically reducing your talent base by requiring membership in two groups of experts. Well done.

The comma splice gives it away, but you’re new at organizing groups and practicing set theory, aren’t you?

yum history undo last

There’s a colossal amount of work that goes into making that command usable and reliable, and I’m glad to say the yum-adjacent distros are still putting in the effort. That may change, but so far it’s been there to save my bacon when I need it.

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ah-ha! Flat cap too, on a lark.

a […] infrastructure

The uncountable becomes countable.

We were looking at buying a 115-year-old house. It saw every world war, the smallpox epidemic, the great depression the epidemic caused, etc. While this is North America, this town is one of the oldest here.

I think that’s half the appeal.

Some kids can only write on the walls.

Hey Andy! Look up “dead sea effect” and tell us who’s gonna comply the most.

And the last three aren’t even an option in the enterprise unless your CTO is 24.

Most people understand that their fares keep the trains running.

Fares make up for about 10% of operating expenses for our trains. User-fees promote a dangerous need to balance yesterday’s costs with today’s availability, which is ultimately self-defeating.

hit struck in the head

No; not hit struck. That’s like TWICE!

My stepdad - generally an okay Rick Moranis type and a wizard at the penny stocks - had a quirk. We found out he specifically hated people sucking the sauce off their fingers after eating chicken wings; that kind of thing.

Oh God, we were relentless.

sike

Bone apple tea!

Mr Rogers before, Tom Hanks now.

Millions of people drink responsibility.

We don’t have seat belt and speeding laws for the good drivers.

the red hair gene that makes you less susceptible to its effect and process it more quickly

Shit. That’s my wife’s secret weapon. I’m only a half (‘stealth’) ginger, but she’s - how do I say this? - full-on ginger. Green eyes, gorgeous flamin’ hair, and now probably this.

Alcohol doesn’t care about party lines

But it does flow downhill.

You don’t need alcohol or drugs to be a disruptive asshole

But it makes it easier. It’s like a cheat code for dickhead, and bonuses stack with maga hat, tobacco of any kind, dodge ram keys or any clothing without sleeves.