It's actually very easy to type blimpy in ed, the standard text editor.
$ ed blimpy ? exit ? quit ? stop ? go away ? ^C ?
pulls power cable
Ah, so that’s how you do it!
How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#122Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#123I opened vim and tried to type "blimpy" and nothing happened. I also can't quit.
In Emacs the editor is the operating system. To type "blimpy" you download a software package and install it.
In Vim the editor is one part of a larger operating system, called Unix. To type blimpy in Vim, combine several Unix tools and read the output. Type this:
:read ! cat /dev/urandom | LC_CTYPE=C tr -cd 'blimpy' | head -c 1000000 | fold -w 1 | sort | uniq | tr -d '\n'
That gives us something just a little bit off but we can fix that with only three keystrokes. Just type:
lxp
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#124More than anything else I'm confused by the positive response this is getting. * Very few people use Emacs * Anyone who nevertheless is using Emacs should be willing to read documentation. The only way to learn Emacs is through reading the docs. * As illustrated, copy-pasting a use-package clause is an easy way to get started with something. The pain point is the alternative ways to set a package up that are distract…
I believe it was mocking a redditor that has been spamming /r/emacs with short how to videos with somewhat complicated ways to do super trivial things.
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#125I know this is a joke, but people should really give Emacs a try. Check out this interview about Emacs if you’re not convinced: https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=3ew2h0iI0FIT5Zmd
You recommend using a framework like doom or building up your own config?
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#126Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#127I know this is a joke, but people should really give Emacs a try. Check out this interview about Emacs if you’re not convinced: https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=3ew2h0iI0FIT5Zmd
You recommend using a framework like doom or building up your own config?
I'd recommend starting from scratch. The whole point of emacs is it's super easy to hack and make your own. So you'd just end up "undoing" everything in a starter kit anyway. But you should definitely look at those starter kits to see what you can do.
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
What’s a (real) example of a simple thing that’s hard to do in emacs?
I mean I think if you compare to, say, VSCode, writing any amount of [Emacs] Lisp to customise anything at all is "hard". I like it! It means I can customise more or less whatever I like, but it's a different universe.
I mean, surely such a thing is harder in VS Code considering you can't really do it.
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
You recommend using a framework like doom or building up your own config?
I'd recommend starting from scratch. The whole point of emacs is it's super easy to hack and make your own. So you'd just end up "undoing" everything in a starter kit anyway. But you should definitely look at those starter kits to see what you can do.
I feel like doing that with doom emacs. I'm not sure what is a feature or a package and it feels like a bunch of things are overlapping in terms of functionality.
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#130I know this is a joke, but people should really give Emacs a try. Check out this interview about Emacs if you’re not convinced: https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=3ew2h0iI0FIT5Zmd
You recommend using a framework like doom or building up your own config?
If you start with framework you might not learn enough to solve problems later, but using it later to simplify your config should be ok. For example ergoemacs http://ergoemacs.github.io/ is a nice way to make Emacs more ergonomic and easier to use(if having problems with default configuration).