Ahhh, but to use the arrow, page up, page down, and home, end buttons, you have to move your hand from the letters...
There is reason to everything in EMACS; take the time to learn it. You'll soon understand why the investment in time is so worth it... Learn EMACS LISP... Use C-s, C-r to jump the cursor to wherever you want to be... Use the kill buffer...
It reminds me of something I read in Usenet once: "Format Windows. Install Linux. Do not be afraid, All Shall Be Revealed."
Personally, I'm trying to figure out how to make it so that EMACS can extend to every textbox, textarea, etc., etc.,...
You'll find that EMACS keys are built into a lot of applications. (I am speaking of C-a, C-e, C-n, C-p, C-b, C-f).
This is my experience working on a computer game for 2 years and having it nuked, no-where near done. We must have gone through 3 iterations of redesign, and a million mis-steps.
After the game development was over, I was moved to working with Web-DB projects. I found these to be every bit as interesting, and quite exciting at times as well. (Special thanks go out to Philip Greenspun, www.photo.net, for making my Bible: Philip & Alex's Guide to Web Publishing.) It also feels a lot better to know that I am working on something that is actually usefull to people, and is not just going to be another shovel-ware game on the shelf.
I cannot say that the time spent on the game was not without merit, however. I *DID* get to see first hand how various projects fail. Why thinking long term is important. I got through a number of... I don't know what to call them... It takes time to learn how to be a full-time software developer that writes good code. I have been working at it for 2 years. I still see millions of ways in which my code could be better, I am still puzzling out about design strategies. But, I know a lot more than what I knew two years ago. So, I think that there is still a degree of social merit in failed projects, because it allows us to learn more.
One of my favorite things about this authors post is that he said that he decided to work on games in his off time. I have found myself doing the same, and it *IS* a lot more fun. It is far more rewarding.
Ideally, both computer geeks and casual users will BOTH be able to use the computer, and I imagine that's what is going to happen.
And this is a good thing.
I imagine it working something like this: When root creates a new user account, root is prompted: "Standard" or "Geek".
If root clicks on Standard, then the user gets a standard desktop, very simple, almost entirely applications, nothing like the hex editor, no mounting options, just a very simple system. The odd thing for the user would be a "Terminal" option, which the user would use about as frequently as "Command.exe" is used on Win9x. (This would be allowed so that a geek using a normal account could fix things up or what not.)
OR the root could click on "Geek", which is the environment that you are accustomed to. {:)}=
This is the best of both worlds, and a worthy goal.
was far better than the matrix, and that Star Wars is the film that we will all be remembering in a few years.
The central reason why, I believe, is that Star Wars is all about the Force. The Force permeates all Living things, flows through us, and surrounds us. It is what binds the universe together.
The Matrix has nothing with which to compare, in this respect.
The Force is something that we can all relate to, I think. "The Path", "The Way", "The Tao", "Spirit", "Kalaam", "Logos", "The Word", "The Name", "The Force." Surely, it is something that we have all had some experience with, as sure as you are reading the words on this page.
The Force is something that we are receptive to. It's a flow, a beingness, an essence. Simultaneously incredibly gentle, flowing through all living things, and tremendously powerful, like the waves of the sea.
Yes, it listens to our commands, but one never gets the impression that the force is something that you can just kick around, like you can a program or a computer.
The Force is treated as something greater than us, it is not our "inner strength". Our "inner strength" may come and go; it can snap in two like a twig before incredible winds. The Force is always present, always with us.
This is not some sort of, "You should be humble and beat yourself on the head, better watch out because the Force will get you" message.It is just about making ourself receptive to the Force. It is gentle, and loving. Taking time to listen. Forgetting ouselves, ignoring the machine, clearing our thoughts, stilling our mind, and really taking the time to listen.
As we die, the Force will be with us, the same Force that has helped us live our life, the same Force which George Lucas describes with his movies. (The Force is with us now, we just are usually more receptive on our death beds.^=^_^=)
For these reasons, Star Wars will be the movie remembered in the future as a transcendant series.
With Love, Lion {:)}=
(This isn't to say I didn't have fun watching the Matrix, I just didn't think it was all that deep, and it was a bit on the predictable side. But I did enjoy watching it!)
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Ahhh, but to use the arrow, page up, page down, and home, end buttons, you have to move your hand from the letters...
There is reason to everything in EMACS; take the time to learn it. You'll soon understand why the investment in time is so worth it... Learn EMACS LISP... Use C-s, C-r to jump the cursor to wherever you want to be... Use the kill buffer...
It reminds me of something I read in Usenet once: "Format Windows. Install Linux. Do not be afraid, All Shall Be Revealed."
Personally, I'm trying to figure out how to make it so that EMACS can extend to every textbox, textarea, etc., etc.,...
You'll find that EMACS keys are built into a lot of applications. (I am speaking of C-a, C-e, C-n, C-p, C-b, C-f).
I agree with the author.
... I don't know what to call them... It takes time to learn how to be a full-time software developer that writes good code. I have been working at it for 2 years. I still see millions of ways in which my code could be better, I am still puzzling out about design strategies. But, I know a lot more than what I knew two years ago. So, I think that there is still a degree of social merit in failed projects, because it allows us to learn more.
This is my experience working on a computer game for 2 years and having it nuked, no-where near done. We must have gone through 3 iterations of redesign, and a million mis-steps.
After the game development was over, I was moved to working with Web-DB projects. I found these to be every bit as interesting, and quite exciting at times as well. (Special thanks go out to Philip Greenspun, www.photo.net, for making my Bible: Philip & Alex's Guide to Web Publishing.) It also feels a lot better to know that I am working on something that is actually usefull to people, and is not just going to be another shovel-ware game on the shelf.
I cannot say that the time spent on the game was not without merit, however. I *DID* get to see first hand how various projects fail. Why thinking long term is important. I got through a number of
One of my favorite things about this authors post is that he said that he decided to work on games in his off time. I have found myself doing the same, and it *IS* a lot more fun. It is far more rewarding.
Take Care,
Lion
Wow, this sounds like a very beautiful setup you have going.
Thank you for sharing.
I'd like to know how it is that you all found each other and decided to work together.
Ideally, both computer geeks and casual users will BOTH be able to use the computer, and I imagine that's what is going to happen.
And this is a good thing.
I imagine it working something like this: When root creates a new user account, root is prompted: "Standard" or "Geek".
If root clicks on Standard, then the user gets a standard desktop, very simple, almost entirely applications, nothing like the hex editor, no mounting options, just a very simple system. The odd thing for the user would be a "Terminal" option, which the user would use about as frequently as "Command.exe" is used on Win9x. (This would be allowed so that a geek using a normal account could fix things up or what not.)
OR the root could click on "Geek", which is the environment that you are accustomed to. {:)}=
This is the best of both worlds, and a worthy goal.
Those are interesting comments that I have not heard before; do you think that you could elaborate on them, or provide some examples?
Thank you,
Lion {:)}=
- Star Wars: the Phantom Menace
was far better than the matrix, and that Star Wars is the film that we will all be remembering in a few years.The central reason why, I believe, is that Star Wars is all about the Force. The Force permeates all Living things, flows through us, and surrounds us. It is what binds the universe together.
The Matrix has nothing with which to compare, in this respect.
The Force is something that we can all relate to, I think. "The Path", "The Way", "The Tao", "Spirit", "Kalaam", "Logos", "The Word", "The Name", "The Force." Surely, it is something that we have all had some experience with, as sure as you are reading the words on this page.
The Force is something that we are receptive to. It's a flow, a beingness, an essence. Simultaneously incredibly gentle, flowing through all living things, and tremendously powerful, like the waves of the sea.
Yes, it listens to our commands, but one never gets the impression that the force is something that you can just kick around, like you can a program or a computer.
The Force is treated as something greater than us, it is not our "inner strength". Our "inner strength" may come and go; it can snap in two like a twig before incredible winds. The Force is always present, always with us.
This is not some sort of, "You should be humble and beat yourself on the head, better watch out because the Force will get you" message.It is just about making ourself receptive to the Force. It is gentle, and loving. Taking time to listen. Forgetting ouselves, ignoring the machine, clearing our thoughts, stilling our mind, and really taking the time to listen.
As we die, the Force will be with us, the same Force that has helped us live our life, the same Force which George Lucas describes with his movies. (The Force is with us now, we just are usually more receptive on our death beds.^=^_^=)
For these reasons,
Star Wars will be the movie remembered in the future as a transcendant series.
With Love,
Lion {:)}=
(This isn't to say I didn't have fun watching the Matrix, I just didn't think it was all that deep, and it was a bit on the predictable side. But I did enjoy watching it!)