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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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It's this: https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy

I dont get it... does blimpy equate to some emacs commands or something where you cant type it in emacs' equivalent of insert mode?

Please see https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy#usage

Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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post #19

More 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…

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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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post #19

More 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…

> Can anyone articulate why there is a group of people who seem to really like this video?

blimpy

Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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post #19

More 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…

one time I was in Kyrgyzstan staring down a band of armed marauders with AKs, me holding nothing but my pre-Lenovo Thinkpad. The battery had long since died (it only lasts about 38 minutes) and of course the WiFi doesn't work due to proprietary drivers but I was able to plug in the six-pound AC adapter to the back of a Unimog and after waiting for the 10 minute boot process to complete I quickly typed "C-c b" which is my personal keybind for blimpy. The marauders were so impressed that they gave me a camel and sent me on my way.

So I guess you could say that blimpy saves lives.

Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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post #19

More 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…

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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]

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post #19

More 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…

Looking for better ways to type blimpy in my document.
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