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Zarf in Mac OS X Land

Posted by pudge on from the go-steve dept.

baruz writes "Andrew Plotkin (aka Zarf), award-winning interactive fiction author and Mac and Unix programmer, has not-so-recently posted a secret diary of his experiences installing and using Mac oh ess ex."

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  1. Emacs by LordNimon · · Score: 5, Funny
    Started Terminal app. Unix shell! Go Steve! Emacs! (Okay, Emacs 20, not 21. Close enough.)

    Man, I'd love to travel back in time five years and tell a bunch of Mac advocates that within five years, Emacs will come pre-loaded on a Mac.

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    And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
    To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
  2. Summarization by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Likes American McGee's Alice.

    Hates Dock.

    Doesn't get why you wouldn't want to have root access always on.

    Doesn't like font handling.

    Has strange habit of referring to Apple computer engineers and UI designers as 'Steve' ;)

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    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
  3. It made me laugh... by mystery_bowler · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...because I kept waiting for the grammar to devolve into Hulk-speak:

    RARRR! No like OSX! Icons EVERYWHERE! Stupid Steve! HULK SMASH!

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    My sigs always suck.
  4. Re:This should be obvious... OT by GodHead · · Score: 5, Funny

    My favorite in-joke story...

    A few years back, a non-tech co-worker asked if it was fair for a local computer shop to charge her $65 to fix problem. $65 is a bit much for a 30 minute fix I my mind, so I asked her what the problem was. She said that the shop owner told her it was just aother "Windows I.D. Ten T" error. Needless to say after I agreed it was a fair price and that she wasn't being ripped off, I about fell out of my chair laughing.

    I.D. Ten T = id10t

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    Just wait till some crappy band steals your nic.