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12 Ways LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word
Open source office software is has gotten pretty good over the past decade or so; I got through grad school with OpenOffice (now known as LibreOfifice), and in my estimation was no worse off when it came to exchanging files with classmates than were friends with different versions of Word. Now, reader dgharmon writes "Writer has at least twelve major advantages over Word. Together, these advantages not only suggest a very different design philosophy from Word, but also demonstrate that, from the perspective of an expert user, Writer is the superior tool."
From the perspective of an expert user, Emacs is the superior tool.
And there are an infinite number of reasons why LaTeX is better than both.
While I personally prefer LaTeX, it can be a lot more awkward to get into for most people than either of the offices.
punch cards rule them all!
You kids with your fancy punch cards. Hand-wiring is the only way to program!
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
Did you like Microsoft Bob as well? How long have you been a member of the communist party?
...and in the darkness bind them?
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From the perspective of an expert user, {thing the user is expert with} is the superior tool.
No no no.
From the perspective of a normal user, the expert is the superior tool.
I am Slashdot. Are you Slashdot as well?
From the perspective of a vi user, an emacs user is a superior tool.
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I can top it. It miss Clippy. I thought the Ewoks and Jar Jar were cute. And I liked disco.
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
Interesting. So they got slammed, and the nancyboy admin decided to 403 that one page. Never seen that response to a slashdot avalanche. I'll dig it up later I suppose.
Oh, by the way, they have LOTS of interesting looking articles from the home page! <evil grin>
Check them out! http://www.datamation.com/
MuaHaHaHa!!
I just know I'm screwing my karma, but what the hell.
You don't make your own wires and tape?
Would you like a slice of toast?
Real programmers use butterflies.
http://xkcd.com/378/
Bah. Talk about a Mickey Mouse way of doing it. Rather, you should be able to command the elements to rise from the earth and form into the necessary parts. Then, with a single word spoken from your omnipotent mouth, the beasts should gather and use the parts to construct a PC and program an editor of infinite perfection, using the blessed intelligence you've bestowed on their worthless feeble minds. Finally, with your wonderful gaze, the PC will gain sentience and operate the editor by itself, performing the work you've predestined upon it.
As it uses the editor to expound the details of your immaculate glory, the beasts will simultaneously bow, exclaiming your great and powerful name. Forever and ever, amen.
I can top it. It miss Clippy. I thought the Ewoks and Jar Jar were cute. And I liked disco.
You like things that everyone else hates, so...... you're a hipster?
No, that link you posted to a web comic we've all seen a hundred times is not "obligatory."
so...... you're a hipster?
I have a MacBook and iPad to prove it.
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
I suppose there's an xkcd comic for the obligatory posting of xkcd comics...
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
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Why is there an "insightful" mod and why isn't it "-1"? If I wanted insight, I wouldn't be reading
From the perspective of a vi user, an emacs user is a superior fool.
FTFY!
why on earth would you want to put a header anywhere other than the page header? Are there not other functions that do the job better?
No way, man! When I need a bunch of copies of the same thing, I just type out everything in the header and then just hold down the "Enter" key until I've got all the pages I need. Before I found that out, I had to retype my document over and over. I save hours of work!
Required reading for internet skeptics
http://xkcd.com/378/