Interview with an Emacs Enthusiast [Colorized]

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• WI

  @williamdavis3658 · 3 years ago

  Emacs takes a lifetime to learn. So the sooner you start, the longer it will take

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• BL

  @blj9793 · 3 years ago

  "People don't quit emacs. They just die at some point" LMAO

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• ES

  @EscChaos · 3 years ago

  "I used to spend hours trying to get the image on the right page. Now I use org-mode LaTeX and just accept that it's impossible." Im dying.

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• MI

  @MIDNITE69 · 3 years ago

  &quot;How do you copy in Emacs?&quot;<br><br>&quot;.......well no that&apos;s a trap question.&quot;

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• RA

  @RaymondPeckIII · 3 years ago

  Seriously, the key is that emacs isn&apos;t an editor, it&apos;s a LISP machine DISGUISED as an editor. It&apos;s essentially an OS with a huge suite of internal tools.

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• TR

  @trustnoone81 · 3 years ago

  I had no idea Sia has such strong opinions on text editors.

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• KO

  @koko969w · 3 years ago

  &quot;I spend more time customizing my computer than using it.&quot; <br>I feel attacked

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• AN

  @AnthonyBullard · 3 years ago

  If Richard Stallman ever figures out how to watch YouTube in Emacs you are gonna be in big trouble😂😂😂

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• AD

  @adrycough · 2 years ago

  My CS profs were either some sort of vi/vim wizard blasting through their files typing at 170wpm like they are competing in a speed run while they passionately explain the beauty of CS, or clunkily smacking their cursor back and forth with their touchpad using 5 year old version of IntelliJ or Visual Studio with two typos per line at 30wpm that everyone notices but doesn&apos;t point out until compiler spits back errors using a borrowed device from the institution and were only there to teach you the basics. No in-between. As long as you&apos;re teaching the material, we&apos;re cool, but man, those passionate CS profs were so inspiring.

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• PA

  @pangloss9 · 3 years ago

  &quot;People never quit emacs. They just die at some point.&quot; Yep, I started using Emacs at work in 1988 and I still use it each day, but I will never die. I wrote the &quot;M-x immortal&quot; command and I also use that daily. Emacs gives you eternal life.

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• FR

  @franciscosanudoacosta6525 · 3 years ago

  “Emacs is not that hard, you can learn it in one day…. Everyday…”<br><br>Man this is my favorite video of all your series, keep it going.

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• KD

  @KDEDflyr55 · 3 years ago

  “EMACS cured my autism” might be the funniest and most complex throwaway joke I’ve seen on YT

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