If you come from a G4 Mac, you will not believe how responsive the MacBook is with a high-bandwidth Internet connection. I was on vacation when I received it, and it’s only now that I’ve been able to pair it with my home connection. This is all.
I-did-totally-not-just-make-these-up points up for grabs if you catch the reference in the title.
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“EMACS”
By Adam Vandenberg · 2006.07.21 00:44
Correct. +1 IDTNJMTU point for you.
(”Eight megabytes and constantly swapping” is a derogatory backronym for the text editor Emacs, usually professed by those using more nimble competitors.)
By Jesper · 2006.07.21 00:51
Pardon me for butting in, but shouldn’t that be “Escape Meta Alt Control Shift” ? ;)
By Robert 'Groby' Blum · 2006.07.21 23:26
Robert: Sure, but that wouldn’t make a good transmuted title.
I should add that given the choice between vi and emacs, I do use emacs, but given the choice between any command line text editor, I choose pico/nano. I didn’t mean to lampoon emacs specifically, it was just a top-of-the-head pun.
By Jesper · 2006.07.21 23:43
Heh, I get the title thing. As far as I’m concerned, you can lampoon any command line text editor. I’ll use vi if I must, but I consider all of the above cruel and unusual punishment ;)
BTW: Best vi comment I heard so far: “Vi has two modes - one where it beeps, and one where it doesn’t ” ;)
By Robert 'Groby' Blum · 2006.07.23 19:30