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Quitting hasn't changed in forever, just open a second terminal and killall vim.
Unless you're on sunos...
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How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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Can you articulate why this isn't funny?
Well... one of the things groups do to bond is they develop memes and in-jokes that are objectively nothing and exist only to show who is in- and out- of the group. One of the signs people are doing that is one word responses like "blimpy". That sort of activity is purposefully low-content because it is supposed to signal group membership and nothing more. Which is what I think this is. That turns up in every group a…
The joke is that it's overly complicated to do a simple thing in Emacs, and you have to rely on blindly running shakily-trustworthy third-party code to do that thing for you. (I like Emacs very much, I use it every day, but there is a kernel of truth to this and I laughed.)
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you articulate why this isn't funny?
Well... one of the things groups do to bond is they develop memes and in-jokes that are objectively nothing and exist only to show who is in- and out- of the group. One of the signs people are doing that is one word responses like "blimpy". That sort of activity is purposefully low-content because it is supposed to signal group membership and nothing more. Which is what I think this is. That turns up in every group a…
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Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well... one of the things groups do to bond is they develop memes and in-jokes that are objectively nothing and exist only to show who is in- and out- of the group. One of the signs people are doing that is one word responses like "blimpy". That sort of activity is purposefully low-content because it is supposed to signal group membership and nothing more. Which is what I think this is. That turns up in every group a…
The joke is that it's overly complicated to do a simple thing in Emacs, and you have to rely on blindly running shakily-trustworthy third-party code to do that thing for you. (I like Emacs very much, I use it every day, but there is a kernel of truth to this and I laughed.)
What’s a (real) example of a simple thing that’s hard to do in emacs?
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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what dont you like about vim that would make you switch away from it? There's no universe where I can imagine doing that
honestly Vim is pretty slow, and it utterly sucks with long lines. you can do "g" motion, but I cant seem to get my muscle memory to remember that. to me "down" should always use whats visible on the screen, not just dumbly move to the next line.
From a colleague; I haven’t tested it:
--Remap for dealing with word wrap
vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, 'k', "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { noremap = true, expr = true, silent = true })
vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, 'j', "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { noremap = true, expr = true, silent = true })Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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Well... one of the things groups do to bond is they develop memes and in-jokes that are objectively nothing and exist only to show who is in- and out- of the group. One of the signs people are doing that is one word responses like "blimpy". That sort of activity is purposefully low-content because it is supposed to signal group membership and nothing more. Which is what I think this is. That turns up in every group a…
The joke is that it's overly complicated to do a simple thing in Emacs, and you have to rely on blindly running shakily-trustworthy third-party code to do that thing for you. (I like Emacs very much, I use it every day, but there is a kernel of truth to this and I laughed.)
Definitely a younger crowd. Back in my day if you blindly copied code without reading the documentation thoroughly there is no way that Emacs would be doing anything remotely useful. That was the sort of thing Emacs was mocked for, in fact - you really needed to get in amongst Elisp to customise it and nobody goes out of their way to learn Elisp.
Being able to blindly copy use-package statements has been one of the best parts of the Emacs modernisation effort.
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#77More 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…
Didn't you see that sharky blimp in the GitHub repo? Or is it a blimpy shark? I find that funny. Also, as transpires elsewhere in this thread, “blimpy” seems to be an alternative spelling of “bloated”. Could be emacs users not taking themselves too seriously for a change. Refreshing!
And the comments here, how everyone's imagination goes off with associations and interpretations? I'm not even sure there is a single consistent explanation for all of this and how it's funny. Maybe it cannot really be explained. Forget reason for a minute, if you can, and just enjoy :)
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
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#79I opened vim and tried to type "blimpy" and nothing happened. I also can't quit.
Why would you want to quit?
Re: How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
#80It is just as weird as typing in vim. ducks
Duck typing?