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  • There’s a tutorial for using Emacs - the key combination to enter the tutorial is on the welcome screen (I think it’s “CTRL-h t” but I don’t have it in front of me). It doesn’t cover elisp.

    There are two elisp manuals available via the info system (CTRL-h i), a reference manual and an introductory text. They’re also available in other formats and are online as well. The reference manual is kept current with every release. I’m not sure about the introductory text, but the core of elisp hasn’t changed (I think) since lexical scoping was made the default several years ago.

    Edit: added availability of manuals in non-info formats.


  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlI'm in danger.
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    11 months ago

    I assume you’re basing the abuse argument on the WWE logo in the corner. Everyone who didn’t notice that (me included, at first) just see a girl with a “how dare he?” look on her face. Which is actually pretty funny.

    In case you’re wondering where all the downvotes are coming from.


  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoLinux@lemmy.mlWhy Are Arch Linux Users So TOXIC?
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    1 year ago

    I’ve never talked to an Arch user about Linux, so I dunno how toxic their community is. But I do read Arch documentation, and it’s fantastic. Arch’s documentation has (for me, anyway) taken the place that used to be held by the old HOWTOs back in the early days.

    The kind of cooperation required to accomplish this doesn’t speak of a toxic community to me. I didn’t watch the video since I don’t watch YouTube on my phone, but I’m guessing it’s not the Arch community that has issues but annoying teenage “I’m more 1337 than you” jackwads that are the turd in the Linux punchbowl. Those little cretins are drawn to distros like Arch because they like feeling superior to the “normie” users.

    I should know, I used to be like that thirty years ago. Most of us grow out of it after we start getting laid.



  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoEmacs@communick.newsi wanna try emacs
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    1 year ago

    Emacs doesn’t follow the UNIX philosophy. It didn’t originate on UNIX - it was born in a mainframe environment. Instead of lots of independent specialized utilities it’s a Lisp engine with a text editor as its default program.

    That said, there’s nothing to be afraid of. It’s not like vi will stop working. Just install it and run the tutorial, play around with customize, learn how to make an init file and install which-key, read some blogs (Mastering Emacs is a good one), browse the info pages, and use it.




  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoPrivacy@lemmy.ml*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    I paid for a car that I could drive halfway across the country in and be comfortable,not spend a fortune on fuel, and not worry too much about it stranding me on the side of the road. The smart screen just happened to come with it. So it seems to have worked out fine for me.

    Are you naturally an asshole or are you making a special effort here?




  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlSugar, spice and too little nice
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    1 year ago

    People do tend to become more (small c) conservative as they grow older for a multitude of reasons. It makes sense - you’ve spent years accomplishing various goals and establishing a place for yourself. You’ve got more to lose, so you resist change.

    But what I’m talking about is the loss of novelty. You stop caring about every new fad, every new piece of tech, every new movement. Life loses the magical quality it holds for the young. You focus more on the things you think are important, while the rest becomes background noise.

    You don’t really notice at first. Then one day you look up and everything is different. Young people are talking about stuff you’ve never heard of and doing things that seem silly and inconsequential. New ways of doing things become common, and you feel stupid because you haven’t learned them. Instead of being more knowledgeable over time, you find yourself having to relearn new ways of doing things you mastered years ago.

    Some people try their hardest to keep up, even though it’s harder every year. Some people shrug and accept it, content to let the young find their own way. Some complain endlessly and try to fight against change, insisting that the way of life they’ve led is the only proper way to live.

    This happens to almost everyone. There are a few who manage to hold on to that spark of curiosity and wonder into old age, but they’re few and far between. You probably aren’t one of them. I know I’m not.

    So what kind of person will you become?







  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlSugar, spice and too little nice
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    1 year ago

    My generation will have tech illiteracy problems worse than the boomers. Yours will be even worse than mine. It’s because most people reach a point where they stop trying to keep up with everything and fall behind.

    You’ll start to see it after you pass 40 or so. Then when you’re in your 60s it’ll be your generation’s turn to be mocked as the bumbling idiots who ruined the world.

    So have fun with that.


  • spauldo@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlWaitwaitwaitwait
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    1 year ago

    Sure, I’ll just smuggle in European toilets to replace the perfectly serviceable toilets in my house.

    Shall I remove the toilet seats and paper as well to really get that “Spanish gas station” feel?

    Or maybe - just maybe - it’s not a big enough problem for anyone to take the time to fix.