lately i’ve had to do a lot of work using linux. in fact, over the last month, i’d say that like half of my work has been linux stuff. when i first started using it, a little while back, i was absolutely fucking clueless. i spent a whole day just trying to figure out how to do the most simple of simple things like how to install programs. i hadn’t the slightest clue about gzip, tar files, rpm packages etc etc. and dont even get me started on the insanely cryptic and evil VI editor. ugh!
but now, i’m really starting to get used to it. it’s pretty cool to know how to all this crap from a command line and not need the graphical interface. i feel like i’ve learned sooo much over the last few weeks. i’m definitely not yet proficient or anything, but it’s been a lot of fun figuring stuff out and learning new shit.
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<3 VI!
the problem is that not much of what is learned is really useful in other places outside of computers.
why should it be so difficult at first?
every hour you spend learning linux/unix is an hour of your life you won’t get back.
unfortunately, that’s the way work goes. most of the stuff you learn there will only be applicable in the field that you learn in. it may be an hour i wont get back, but at least i got paid for it and pretty well. plus, getting your mind racing and gear grinding helps your logical reasoning etc which ends up being pretty useful outside of work…
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vi??? really?? why!!!???!!
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emacs is a nice editor, plus all the cntrl commands match bash/tcsh. you can become really fast at doing tasks and impress people.
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that’s just what I learned in 🙂
but it’s just soooo much memorization!! nothing’s intuitive!
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heh, yeah, it does make me feel kinda impressive when i’m just busting out hella command line shit.
emacs is ok… but it’s clipboard function seem to work all screwy for me. or who knows, maybe i just dont know how to use it.
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