tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post4798841103869461946..comments2024-03-28T12:58:35.757-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Geek humorBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-1760189914435330652013-02-02T19:08:53.521-05:002013-02-02T19:08:53.521-05:00PERL = Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
And...PERL = Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister<br /><br />And from Larry Wall, no less.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-71686039079225109262013-02-01T21:54:23.877-05:002013-02-01T21:54:23.877-05:00That's ollllld geek humor. I remember if from...That's ollllld geek humor. I remember if from 20+years ago.lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-59817344589727053892013-01-31T19:46:24.847-05:002013-01-31T19:46:24.847-05:00Yeah, I thought it was 'escape meta alt contro...Yeah, I thought it was 'escape meta alt control shift' too. It's not just a text editor, it's a lifestyle.<br /><br />Not for me, though. I woke up one morning, couldn't feel my left pinky, switched to vi, and haven't looked back. When I'm feeling all 21st-centuryish, I use vim.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353148533326986159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-80521164072494966102013-01-31T16:30:18.870-05:002013-01-31T16:30:18.870-05:00Real programmers use butterfliesReal programmers use butterfliesA Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288199981382663362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-88931221736770908792013-01-31T14:55:51.483-05:002013-01-31T14:55:51.483-05:00"Eight megs and constantly swapping" is ..."Eight megs and constantly swapping" is intrinsically dated, and that was obvious even in days of yore, when an 8M image triggering swapping by itself wasn't yet utterly insane, and when emacs might plausibly have fit into 8M.<br /><br />On the other hand, "escape meta alt control shift" seems to be _permanently_ a good description.<br /><br />Viva vi! Vi forever! :)lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.com