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  • ppulfer@mastodon.ieP ppulfer@mastodon.ie

    @harib_murshidi @ghouston @neil, you joke but if the current trend of dishwashers requiring an app and wifi, you might as well install Linux and Vim in the future to start custom washing settings 🙂

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    @ppulfer @ghouston @neil

    Please don't make a fuss about it, we once suggested #Vim to a friend in #RL and their reply was like 'Huh, ain't that a dishwashing liquid ?'

    We've been waiting for almost a decade to make this quip

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    • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

      Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

      Them: What do you use to write documents?

      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

      Them: What about presentations?

      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

      Them: Your website? Blog?

      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

      Them: So what about keeping notes?

      Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

      #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

      chrisgerhard@mastodon.greenC This user is from outside of this forum
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      #42

      @neil that's a lot of ways to say you can't exit vim. 🙂

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      • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

        Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

        Them: What do you use to write documents?

        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

        Them: What about presentations?

        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

        Them: Your website? Blog?

        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

        Them: So what about keeping notes?

        Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

        #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

        sharkfie@infosec.exchangeS This user is from outside of this forum
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        #43

        @neil now do an emacs user

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        • harib_murshidi@mastodon.socialH harib_murshidi@mastodon.social

          @ppulfer @ghouston @neil

          Please don't make a fuss about it, we once suggested #Vim to a friend in #RL and their reply was like 'Huh, ain't that a dishwashing liquid ?'

          We've been waiting for almost a decade to make this quip

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          #44

          @harib_murshidi @ghouston @neil, 😂😂😂

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          • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

            Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

            Them: What do you use to write documents?

            Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

            Them: What about presentations?

            Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

            Them: Your website? Blog?

            Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

            Them: So what about keeping notes?

            Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

            #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

            ledaj@zirk.usL This user is from outside of this forum
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            #45

            @neil @ailepet

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            • sharkfie@infosec.exchangeS sharkfie@infosec.exchange

              @neil now do an emacs user

              neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN This user is from outside of this forum
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              #46

              @sharkfie Well that's not an offer I get every day!

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              • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                Them: What do you use to write documents?

                Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                Them: What about presentations?

                Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                Them: Your website? Blog?

                Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                Them: So what about keeping notes?

                Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                #47

                @neil ooh, useful to know! That's a bookmark!

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                • ghouston@mamot.frG ghouston@mamot.fr

                  @ppulfer @neil you probably have to reboot the computer or something. Emacs is simple, C-x C-c, followed by 'y' if confirm-kill-emacs is set.

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                  #48

                  @ghouston @neil, fun fact: I also once hard rebooted a homelab server as I did not know how to exit VIM and had no phone to search about it.

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                  • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                    Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                    Them: What do you use to write documents?

                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                    Them: What about presentations?

                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                    Them: Your website? Blog?

                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                    Them: So what about keeping notes?

                    Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                    #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                    #49

                    @neil interesting. I default to md files but in a world where we can use llms to easily convert ppt to md and vice versa i don’t worry about this as much anymore

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                    • imclaren@infosec.exchangeI imclaren@infosec.exchange

                      @neil interesting. I default to md files but in a world where we can use llms to easily convert ppt to md and vice versa i don’t worry about this as much anymore

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                      #50

                      @imclaren

                      I find writing presentations in Markdown, with CSS for styling, much easier than faffing with a visual editor, but then I haven't used a visual presentation editor in years and so might be out of touch.

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                      • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                        @imclaren

                        I find writing presentations in Markdown, with CSS for styling, much easier than faffing with a visual editor, but then I haven't used a visual presentation editor in years and so might be out of touch.

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                        #51

                        @neil i usually write the markdown then ask an llm to create powerpoint using a provided template or from scratch. it’s corporate world collaboration lock in

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                        • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                          Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                          Them: What do you use to write documents?

                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                          Them: What about presentations?

                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                          Them: Your website? Blog?

                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                          Them: So what about keeping notes?

                          Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                          #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                          #52

                          @neil @alice
                          Hi,
                          Agreed, text-only is king.
                          Remark : since my first jumps to LINUX, (around 1996 ?), I have been using Joe's own editor.

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                          • imclaren@infosec.exchangeI imclaren@infosec.exchange

                            @neil i usually write the markdown then ask an llm to create powerpoint using a provided template or from scratch. it’s corporate world collaboration lock in

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                            #53

                            @imclaren Yes, I can't imagine using AI for something like that!

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                            • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                              @imclaren Yes, I can't imagine using AI for something like that!

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                              #54

                              @neil data migration is one of my most common use cases

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                              • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                @imclaren Yes, I can't imagine using AI for something like that!

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                                #55

                                @neil claude is very good at this

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                                • freshstart@hachyderm.ioF freshstart@hachyderm.io

                                  @neil no one admits to using the gimp do they?

                                  diraquel@masto.ptD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @freshstart @neil I do!

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                                  • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                    Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                                    Them: What do you use to write documents?

                                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                                    Them: What about presentations?

                                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                                    Them: Your website? Blog?

                                    Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                                    Them: So what about keeping notes?

                                    Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                                    #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

                                    diraquel@masto.ptD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    #57

                                    @neil half of what you wrote reads like Chinese to me. Where can I learn more? Where to begin? Thanks!

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                                    • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                      Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                                      Them: What do you use to write documents?

                                      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                                      Them: What about presentations?

                                      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                                      Them: Your website? Blog?

                                      Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                                      Them: So what about keeping notes?

                                      Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                                      #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                                      wrote last edited by
                                      #58

                                      @neil so what you're saying is I should learn vim

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                                      • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                        Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                                        Them: What do you use to write documents?

                                        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                                        Them: What about presentations?

                                        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                                        Them: Your website? Blog?

                                        Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                                        Them: So what about keeping notes?

                                        Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                                        #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                                        #59

                                        @neil While I fully support the use of Freeware and Open Source tools, this seems a lot like how people worked before WYSIWYG applications came on the market; e.g Word Perfect vs. Word

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                                        • neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.ukN neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk

                                          Neil: There's a wealth of amazing Free software out there! I use loads of it.

                                          Them: What do you use to write documents?

                                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (typst + pandoc)

                                          Them: What about presentations?

                                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (revealjs)

                                          Them: Your website? Blog?

                                          Me: I use vim. I write in Markdown, then convert it. (mkdocs / bssg)

                                          Them: So what about keeping notes?

                                          Me: Oddly enough, I use vim. I write in Markdown... (vimwiki)

                                          #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Linux #vim #Markdown

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                                          #60

                                          @neil boring technology that gets the job done. As it should be. 👍

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