What first world problem did you have today?

[Red Squirrel]

Speaking of Notepad, it's super buggy, I find it will start to generate lot of graphical artifacts. Have to select the whole text then it fixes it. This issue was introduced in XP if I recall.

 

[lxskllr]

If I had to use notepad regularly, I'd use either notepad++ or geany. I like geany on gnu/linux, but only just realized it's available for windows, though I haven't tried it on that platform.

 

[highland145]

@IronWing lol

 

[Red Squirrel]

TBH I actually miss Notepad++ since I switched to Linux. I wish they had a proper Linux version. (think they have a "port" but it's basically emulation). Though I think I finally found one I like, but it's specific to Mint. It's called Xed. Kate is actually my favourite functionality wise, but the issue is that it writes to disk for every character typed, making it very choppy to use when writing to slow or high latency storage such as NFS on a busy server. There's a setting to change that but the setting does not actually work.

 

[clamum]

If I had to use notepad regularly, I'd use either notepad++ or geany. I like geany on gnu/linux, but only just realized it's available for windows, though I haven't tried it on that platform.

Yeah there's way better options. I actually bought a license for UltraEdit myself cause we use it at work and it's badass. I don't use a text editor a ton but it was worth it I think.

I took off 4 hours of PTO this morning from work because I have several things to do that can only be done during work hours, or close enough to them. I only got one of the three things done (realistically I was thinking I'd get 2/3) so I think I'm gonna leave work early to do something else. Leaving work early is a good thing, but I'll have to make up like 45 minutes later tonight if so. FML

 

[Red Squirrel]

Speaking of text editors, ever double click on a large file without thinking then it tries to open in Wordpad? That sucks! Pretty much have to stop everything you're doing and go for coffee or something. I don't get how MS manages to write such inefficient programs. lol

 

[IronWing]

I see no reason to upgrade from edlin.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Got a new phone, sim card from old phone is not same size. Have to buy a new sim and then transfer service. Oh the pain!

 

[lxskllr]

I see no reason to upgrade from edlin.

When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi and Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages like, ‘C-h for help’ and ‘“foo” File is read only’. So I use the editor that doesn't waste my VALUABLE time.

Ed, man! !man ed

ED(1) Unix Programmer's Manual ED(1)

NAME
ed - text editor

SYNOPSIS
ed [ - ] [ -x ] [ name ]
DESCRIPTION
Ed is the standard text editor.

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Computer Scientists love ed, not just because it comes first alphabetically, but because it's the standard. Everyone else loves ed because it's ED!

“Ed is the standard text editor.”

And ed doesn't waste space on my Timex Sinclair. Just look:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 24 Oct 29 1929 /bin/ed
-rwxr-xr-t 4 root 1310720 Jan 1 1970 /usr/ucb/vi
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root 5.89824e37 Oct 22 1990 /usr/bin/emacs

Of course, on the system I administrate, vi is symlinked to ed. Emacs has been replaced by a shell script which 1) Generates a syslog message at level LOG_EMERG; 2) reduces the user's disk quota by 100K; and 3) RUNS ED!!!!!!

“Ed is the standard text editor.”

Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed:

golem$ ed

?
help
?
?
?
quit
?
exit
?
bye
?
hello?
?
eat flaming death
?
^C
?
^C
?
^D
?

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Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm the novice with verbosity.

“Ed is the standard text editor.”

Ed, the greatest WYGIWYG editor of all.

ED IS THE TRUE PATH TO NIRVANA! ED HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF EDUCATED AND IGNORANT ALIKE FOR CENTURIES! ED WILL NOT CORRUPT YOUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!! ED IS THE STANDARD TEXT EDITOR! ED MAKES THE SUN SHINE AND THE BIRDS SING AND THE GRASS GREEN!!

When I use an editor, I don't want eight extra KILOBYTES of worthless help screens and cursor positioning code! I just want an EDitor!! Not a “viitor”. Not a “emacsitor”. Those aren't even WORDS!!!! ED! ED! ED IS THE STANDARD!!!

TEXT EDITOR.

When IBM, in its ever-present omnipotence, needed to base their “edlin” on a Unix standard, did they mimic vi? No. Emacs? Surely you jest. They chose the most karmic editor of all. The standard.

Ed is for those who can remember what they are working on. If you are an idiot, you should use Emacs. If you are an Emacs, you should not be vi. If you use ED, you are on THE PATH TO REDEMPTION. THE SO-CALLED “VISUAL” EDITORS HAVE BEEN PLACED HERE BY ED TO TEMPT THE FAITHLESS. DO NOT GIVE IN!!! THE MIGHTY ED HAS SPOKEN!!!

?

https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed.msg.html

 

[Imp]

Went to buy my textbooks on Amazon for this semester. They were $200+ each if I wanted to buy, or $100 to rent. Each. Used was almost as much, even though one of them hasn't been updated since 2007.

International Editions (intended for sale in India, Bangladesh, etc.) were $18 each, so I got those instead. It's bad enough companies are importing those guys to depress wages in my field, but the publishers and handing them basically-free textbooks too? It's enough to make you wanna vote Trump.

Oh man... Say "thank you" to the Supreme Court for allowing you to buy that Indian textbook. Some publisher took a reseller to court for buying books abroad and selling them in the U.S. of A. Buy more to spread freedom!

 

[IronWing]

I ordered a music CD from a group I like. There was no preview available, all on trust. It arrived today and fully half the CD is spoken word crap, in German. I don't speak German.

 

[shortylickens]

My Mistress couldnt find her leather whip, so we had to use a rope knot.

 

[Imp]

I ordered a music CD from a group I like. There was no preview available, all on trust. It arrived today and fully half the CD is spoken word crap, in German. I don't speak German.

Alsfart!

Google Translate says that isn't offensive. Blame google.

 

[Chaotic42]

TBH I actually miss Notepad++ since I switched to Linux. I wish they had a proper Linux version.

NotepadQQ comes pretty close and I use it on my Ubuntu system.

 

[Svnla]

It is freaking cold outside, 26 F and falling. I was driving around earlier and the streets were very much empty. Look like folks were staying at home and not went out.

 

[Imp]

It's Golden Globes day! Now I have to watch the red carpet coverage from now to the awards and then the actual awards... It won't watch itself.

 

[Mixolydian]

It's Golden Globes day! Now I have to watch the red carpet coverage from now to the awards and then the actual awards... It won't watch itself.

Who the fuck watches the Golden Globes?

 

[BoomerD]

Yawn...I slept till noon...through the first two hours of the Steelers game. Glad I had it recording.

 

[sdifox]

Yawn...I slept till noon...through the first two hours of the Steelers game. Glad I had it recording.

An one hour game lasted more than two hours. Wow.

 

[Imp]

Woohoo... I'm getting 0.30/0.30 internet right now! Just reset my router so it's not on my end.

 

[Sonikku]

Forgot to set the DVR for the Golden Globes.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Had to do some maintenance on a computer with a platter HDD.

 

[Imp]

La La Land is cleaning house at the Golden Globes and I have little interest in watching it.

Edit: What the hell? Best Actress went to the actress for Elle... Can't even say I know "of" this. It's directed by Paul Verhoeven though. I do love me some Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers.

 

[Kaido]

Snowed hard yesterday. Wanted to get drive-thru, but my car's window was frozen shut

 

[Kaido]

Had to do some maintenance on a computer with a platter HDD.

All of the computers I've built for like the last 6 months have had NVMe sticks. Just incredible. RIP platters, lol.