The student finally makes his way to the top of the mountain, and asks the great master:
Master, please tell me, does Emacs have buddha-nature?
The master thinks for a few minutes and then answers:
I don't see why not; it has damn well everything else!
Once you've really learned emacs, you'll never need another editory again (unless you use vi for quick&fast edits...but then, I don't use emacs as my shell;-) ). It's a highly configurable, no-mouse-needed, fast-to-use IDE, text editor, mail client, etc etc etc all in one. If you learn emacs, you'll realize word is terrible and hate having to use MS keybindings to write comments in/. (there's probably some FF extention that would let me do that - I haven't looked).
As far as all the features being available in just about any other editor, you're dreaming! Show me another editor with Buddha-nature! (Especially one that doesn't need a mouse;-) )
Actually, some of the first SF books I read were Lensman books. Those and the Weapon Shops of Isher. Very good. And some Le Guin novels - Left Hand of Darkness. Also "All Flesh is Grass" by...Simak?
I guess I have my dad to blame for my slow slide down into Geekiness. Or my rapid rapelling.
I've read a little of the Amber novels, and I can't say they appealed to me much. But then, I've never finished any of the series, only finished some short stories. Still and all, the main characters seem pretty obnoxious, even the most likable ones. Maybe I haven't read enuf;-)
I don't think he's that widely read. I guess the vote that the Pendulum would've gotten went to the Illuminatus Trilogy. Very very good work, tho - more geeks *should* read him, if they haven't yet.
"What" comments should be reserved for the top of a function or largish body of code.
And Perl. Don't forget Perl!
Perl has enough ways to do things that even if you're totally comfortable using one method, another person might have been coding Perl for years, solving the same problem as you, and *never* seen what the hell you're doing.
You also have to remember that not all code is meant only to be accessible to at least intermediate programmers. If you supply comments such that even a mostly-illiterate person can modify your code, then they can. This may be useful in certain situations - e.g., writing scripts for non-programmers to use. If you have comments that read:
# This is where we set the default directory # Change this value, make sure you don't use \ - change them all to /
then someone can change it without breaking it and coming to you asking "I need to change the directory...fix it..."
--LWM
PS. Did I mention Perl?
This is my favorite bit, from Bugzilla's source code:
# This handles bug a, comment b type stuff. Because we're using/g # we have to do this in one pattern, and so this is semi-messy. # Also, we can't use $bug_re?$comment_re? because that will match the # empty string my $bug_re = qr/bug\s*\#?\s*(\d+)/i; my $comment_re = qr/comment\s*\#?\s*(\d+)/i; $text =~ s~\b($bug_re(?:\s*,?\s*$comment_re)?|$comment_re)
~ # We have several choices. $1 here is the link, and $2-4 are set
# depending on which part matched
(defined($2) ? GetBugLink($2,$1,$3) :
"$1")
~egox;
Working that one out even when you know what it does is a chore!
One of the comp.*.perl.* newsgroups (whatever it is - I just read it) is really fabulous. Since I do lots of Perl stuff at work, it's a resource I would be quite happy to use. Unforutnately, our ISP at work doesn't support newsgroups, so I'm stuck with Google's ungodly awful interface. I haven't seen any real "noise" on that newsgroup...
RGRN (the nethack newsgroup) has a *very* high signal to noise ratio. Big community. I'm almost afraid to post that here:-P
So, since the RIAA knows the SHA-1 hash and one plaintext "string" of (who's popular these days?) "The Attack of the WereChicken" (or was that cucumber?), does that mean better poisoning of P2P networks soon?
We really should be reading all the Anonymous Coward posts in this thread - I mean, really, how much can you trust the tin-hat knowledge of someone who posts using an actual name?
We should also expect that anything true will get modded down to -1. Change your filters, guys, change your filters!!
They use vents to make the air turn. If you'd RTFA, you'd understand that they're talking about air being expected to magically decide that, even though there's lots of spacae in front of it, it'll turn *up*, rise through the ceiling, and then turn sideways in the air to enter the hot case. Bit tricker, that.
Why couldn't you get the md5 or sha1 hash of that file (or group of files), and then periodicaly recheck the files and compare the two?
Because you've got a rootkit installed, which hides itself and reports the old kernel files to anything that tries to view them except through the rootkit.
Not new around here, just haven't paid attention to it before, and I haven't seen much about the lameness filter.
So, WTF?
How is that supposed to prevent lameness?? I can't see the point of having spaces inserted into long urls - is the idea to break up any long string of text?
My brother's response was basically "Buy this laptop for $800. It weighs 4.5 pounds. Take the extra 1700$ for a gym membership"
You guys have no appreciation for the sublime things in life! It's not an issue of how much encumberence I can carry (not many piles of coppers to loot these days, after all), it's an issue of "I have a super-light laptop".
Good lord, I thought this thing was supposed to be lightweight - it's 3.5 pounds!!
I was looking for an ultra-lightweight a year ago, and when I saw this review, I thought "Damn. That's what I wanted - it's even got the touchstick (nipple, whatever)".
Then I go check the website. 3.5 pounds! Unbeeelievable!
I was looking at a Panasonic...Y4? W2? I think that was it. Anyway, DVD writer (!), 1.1 Ghz machine, half a gig of memory, and only 2.5 lbs. Granted, it cost $3400+, and was only available via import companies that bring state-of-the-art japanese products here, but that's only dollars. The only reason I didn't get it is because it didn't have the nipple. If it had had one, I'd've dropped $3500 in a heartbeat.
Think of.mobi as.com.moderated. If you want to create a wacky, flash-based website that lots of people can't view anyway, and that certainly won't run on half the mobile-phones, well, then.com is for you! If you're going to create a.mobi site, then you're going to have to follow some rules. Within those rules, you can do anything you want.
"Free market" is why we have a monopoly that can flex its muscles and push alternate technologies out of the marketplace. "Free market" means you can't compete on an even basis, because the dominant player already has locked you out of the markets with supplier agreements. It also means that the W3C standards get ignored by the majority of websites out there, and there is no longer an even playing field - alternate browsers that conform to the standards better do not display as well.
Part of the problem is that mobile-users don't have sufficient information to use the best webpages. They won't vote based on which is the most effective; they'll vote on which is the most well advertised, hyped up, etc, or they'll end up forced to use a site because they've already paid for access to a different format (e.g., a banking website - they might choose their bank because it has free checking, but then be stuck with a sucky.mobi site).
Part of the problem is that chaotic innovation can give users plenty of choice in the short term, but in the long term, sites don't work clearly anymore, there are no standards, the standards that are there are proprietary and only known to one company, etc.
This is an attempt to make sure that one company (no names mentioned) can dictate the format of the webpages available for mobiles devices, and no company can dictate what mobile devices can access.mobi pages. I'm glad to see this, and will be curious to see how the pages look. Hopefully, we'll avoid another standards debacle, and hopefully, mobiles devices today will still be able to view pages 3 years from now.
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Once you've really learned emacs, you'll never need another editory again (unless you use vi for quick&fast edits...but then, I don't use emacs as my shell
As far as all the features being available in just about any other editor, you're dreaming! Show me another editor with Buddha-nature! (Especially one that doesn't need a mouse
--LWM
http://urbandictionary.com/
--LWM
Yes, it's not Sci Fi, but it's *quite* a good book - I've re-read it several times already, and I don't even own a copy.
It's a bit dark, but more...realistic then most fantasy is, and it's quite refreshing to read.
I find some of her other stuff a little silly, but not the Deed of Paksennarion.
Highly, highly recommended.
--LWM
Would something like Visio work? You know, draw pretty flowcharts, you can put in whatever arrows you like.
There's a free option out there, but I can't remember what it is, so I'll have to leave that for you to figure out.
--LWM
Actually, some of the first SF books I read were Lensman books. Those and the Weapon Shops of Isher. Very good. And some Le Guin novels - Left Hand of Darkness. Also "All Flesh is Grass" by...Simak?
I guess I have my dad to blame for my slow slide down into Geekiness. Or my rapid rapelling.
--LWM
I've read a little of the Amber novels, and I can't say they appealed to me much. But then, I've never finished any of the series, only finished some short stories. Still and all, the main characters seem pretty obnoxious, even the most likable ones. Maybe I haven't read enuf ;-)
--LWM
I don't think he's that widely read. I guess the vote that the Pendulum would've gotten went to the Illuminatus Trilogy. Very very good work, tho - more geeks *should* read him, if they haven't yet.
--LWM
Or are they not counting the Players HandBook as a novel?
--LWM
Perl has enough ways to do things that even if you're totally comfortable using one method, another person might have been coding Perl for years, solving the same problem as you, and *never* seen what the hell you're doing.
You also have to remember that not all code is meant only to be accessible to at least intermediate programmers. If you supply comments such that even a mostly-illiterate person can modify your code, then they can. This may be useful in certain situations - e.g., writing scripts for non-programmers to use. If you have comments that read:
# This is where we set the default directory
# Change this value, make sure you don't use \ - change them all to /
then someone can change it without breaking it and coming to you asking "I need to change the directory...fix it..."
--LWM
PS. Did I mention Perl?
This is my favorite bit, from Bugzilla's source code:
# This handles bug a, comment b type stuff. Because we're using
# we have to do this in one pattern, and so this is semi-messy.
# Also, we can't use $bug_re?$comment_re? because that will match the
# empty string
my $bug_re = qr/bug\s*\#?\s*(\d+)/i;
my $comment_re = qr/comment\s*\#?\s*(\d+)/i;
$text =~ s~\b($bug_re(?:\s*,?\s*$comment_re)?|$comment_re)
~ # We have several choices. $1 here is the link, and $2-4 are set
# depending on which part matched
(defined($2) ? GetBugLink($2,$1,$3) :
"$1")
~egox;
Working that one out even when you know what it does is a chore!
One of the comp.*.perl.* newsgroups (whatever it is - I just read it) is really fabulous. Since I do lots of Perl stuff at work, it's a resource I would be quite happy to use. Unforutnately, our ISP at work doesn't support newsgroups, so I'm stuck with Google's ungodly awful interface. I haven't seen any real "noise" on that newsgroup...
:-P
RGRN (the nethack newsgroup) has a *very* high signal to noise ratio. Big community. I'm almost afraid to post that here
--LWM
So, since the RIAA knows the SHA-1 hash and one plaintext "string" of (who's popular these days?) "The Attack of the WereChicken" (or was that cucumber?), does that mean better poisoning of P2P networks soon?
--LWM
My little brother blew a UPS by plugging a vacuum cleaning into it.
--LWM
I get modded funny!?
Man, last time I try to help *you* guys!
--LWM
We really should be reading all the Anonymous Coward posts in this thread - I mean, really, how much can you trust the tin-hat knowledge of someone who posts using an actual name?
We should also expect that anything true will get modded down to -1. Change your filters, guys, change your filters!!
--LWM
Now we can being the slashdotting of space! We can put some radio equipment on it, and start bouncing posts off of it!
And when we get trolls, they can suck vacuum!
--LWM
Sorry, never even heard of Aarabela! Don't know of any other lilmice leads, either. Good luck!!
--LWM
They use vents to make the air turn. If you'd RTFA, you'd understand that they're talking about air being expected to magically decide that, even though there's lots of spacae in front of it, it'll turn *up*, rise through the ceiling, and then turn sideways in the air to enter the hot case. Bit tricker, that.
--LWM
I like to copy/paste links from lynx to firefox - harder to do with the space in it
I will accept it as my cross to bear!
Again, thanks.
--LWM
--LWM
Not new around here, just haven't paid attention to it before, and I haven't seen much about the lameness filter.
So, WTF?
How is that supposed to prevent lameness?? I can't see the point of having spaces inserted into long urls - is the idea to break up any long string of text?
--LWM
What's up with the space after "vea" and before "ler.html"? Do you not want people able to copy the link when they're using lynx?
Pretty low, if you ask me. Should we mod you troll?
--LWM
My brother's response was basically "Buy this laptop for $800. It weighs 4.5 pounds. Take the extra 1700$ for a gym membership"
You guys have no appreciation for the sublime things in life! It's not an issue of how much encumberence I can carry (not many piles of coppers to loot these days, after all), it's an issue of "I have a super-light laptop".
3.5 pounds. Geeze.
--LWM
Good lord, I thought this thing was supposed to be lightweight - it's 3.5 pounds!!
...Y4? W2? I think that was it. Anyway, DVD writer (!), 1.1 Ghz machine, half a gig of memory, and only 2.5 lbs. Granted, it cost $3400+, and was only available via import companies that bring state-of-the-art japanese products here, but that's only dollars. The only reason I didn't get it is because it didn't have the nipple. If it had had one, I'd've dropped $3500 in a heartbeat.
I was looking for an ultra-lightweight a year ago, and when I saw this review, I thought "Damn. That's what I wanted - it's even got the touchstick (nipple, whatever)".
Then I go check the website. 3.5 pounds! Unbeeelievable!
I was looking at a Panasonic
3.5 pounds.
Whatever!
--LWM
--LWM
Think of .mobi as .com.moderated. If you want to create a wacky, flash-based website that lots of people can't view anyway, and that certainly won't run on half the mobile-phones, well, then .com is for you! If you're going to create a .mobi site, then you're going to have to follow some rules. Within those rules, you can do anything you want.
.mobi site).
.mobi pages. I'm glad to see this, and will be curious to see how the pages look. Hopefully, we'll avoid another standards debacle, and hopefully, mobiles devices today will still be able to view pages 3 years from now.
"Free market" is why we have a monopoly that can flex its muscles and push alternate technologies out of the marketplace. "Free market" means you can't compete on an even basis, because the dominant player already has locked you out of the markets with supplier agreements. It also means that the W3C standards get ignored by the majority of websites out there, and there is no longer an even playing field - alternate browsers that conform to the standards better do not display as well.
Part of the problem is that mobile-users don't have sufficient information to use the best webpages. They won't vote based on which is the most effective; they'll vote on which is the most well advertised, hyped up, etc, or they'll end up forced to use a site because they've already paid for access to a different format (e.g., a banking website - they might choose their bank because it has free checking, but then be stuck with a sucky
Part of the problem is that chaotic innovation can give users plenty of choice in the short term, but in the long term, sites don't work clearly anymore, there are no standards, the standards that are there are proprietary and only known to one company, etc.
This is an attempt to make sure that one company (no names mentioned) can dictate the format of the webpages available for mobiles devices, and no company can dictate what mobile devices can access
--LWM