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gilcot··on Modern CSS Code Snippets: Stop writing CSS like it's 2015
Another loser here to second you
gilcot··on Vim 9.2
And that’s not true! He did want to keep the editor stable and available for many platforms and compatible with vi. Rejected proposals break one of these rules.
gilcot··on Vim 9.2
do you mean http://cream.sourceforge.net/
gilcot··on Vim 9.2
Merci.
gilcot··on Vim 9.2
I loved using it to write and browse my html files. It can do troff too <3
gilcot··on Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools
No, the editor is "ex" (for extended ed…) and "vi" is it's other face… (when you call vi, it’s same as calling ex then issuing :visual command…)
gilcot··on Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools
And they're "codenames" not supposed to be as obvious as names…
gilcot··on Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools
That's because "ed" was the "editor" (and that later was abbreviated "ed"…) when sed born.
gilcot··on Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools
As unique as: Go, Python, R, Rust, Word, Writer, --"
gilcot··on Programmers and software developers lost the plot on naming their tools
And before the rise of heavy IDE, you need some coffee to write all those SomeObscureWord.longLongStuf.notSoShortOne.LastSentence()
gilcot··on Date bug in Rust-based coreutils affects Ubuntu 25.10 automatic updates
Do you mean doas ?
gilcot··on Vim 9.1 Released
and it's a dedicated release <3
gilcot··on Typst – Compose Papers Faster
Instead of comparing to LaTeX format, it should compare to ConTeXt…
gilcot··on Typst – Compose Papers Faster
You mean worst but successful 'cause of harsh marketing?
gilcot··on Interactive Common Lisp Development
What about Octave and R, which are open source and for $0?
gilcot··on R/programming: how a post went from 1k upvotes to a ban in 10 years
Welcome to the worm hole called Reddit...
gilcot··on Show HN: Generate pdf with gitbook or mdbook url
Does read-only mode not suffer from some global settings? Also, what happens when the reading instance doesn't have all the used fonts for example?
gilcot··on Google argues iMessage should be regulated by the EU's Digital Markets Act
I may be wrong, but I think RCS protocol is published (so Apple and any other can support it if they want) whereas the protocol for iMessage is not (so no one but Apple can make compatible app under Android)
gilcot··on Firefox Development Is Moving from Mercurial to Git
It's like they don't know that they can have a clone on Github and still continue using Mercurial.

On the other hand, they're moving from open source tool to a closed ecosystem and depends on microsoft. Very sad.

gilcot··on Confusing Git Terminology
Also to use with existing git repos: https://gitless.com/ and https://github.com/frostming/legit
gilcot··on Confusing Git Terminology
I've worked with Fossil for two years and half, and same things apply.

- I've used Fossil within a team of three and we were able to sync from each other's laptop without central server. We used it also for bug tracking, with no additional stuff to install.

- I've used in the same company with larger teams on different projects on central server over https or ssh.

- We've worked with github and other external central servers of Git repositories.

There's also one constant here: `fossil` :) It's a nice discovery for me, after Mercury (which I still use for my personal projects) and they are doing the job with ease (clean and less error prone interfaces.) I'm not selling you something and not trying to convince you they're better (I don't care as I can use them and interact with your git repos and will be transparent) ; alternatives were asked and i point some out, that's all. :)

gilcot··on Tiny device is sending updated iPhones into a never-ending DoS loop
One is saying: I don't want to consume electricity, so respect my choice when I light off in some rooms.

But all fans are replying: your living room consumption is less than your bed room one.

Sad.

gilcot··on How to pronounce the trickiest English words
I do, as do many other non-native I know, unless you write it "shouldn't" :)
gilcot··on How to pronounce the trickiest English words
Practicing seven languages here (and knowing some others a bit) and having the same feeling. However, I'll put French (one of my primary languages) as ex-aequo.
gilcot··on How to pronounce the trickiest English words
> Truth be told, English is actually one of the easier languages out there.

Sure …when, as native, you don't have to spent years leaning it that easier language …like others.

Oh wait, you dunno toki-pona nor esperanto :(

gilcot··on Audacity 3.4
link to imgur or something similar...
gilcot··on Confusing Git Terminology
Yes, `git pull` and you have your repo synced. But guess why people are using Github (or alternative forges)? They want issues and maybe documentation/wiki etc. And Fossil has all those features too and that's the "all" you sync. ;)
gilcot··on Confusing Git Terminology
(there was a name missing:) and second because Github gave it an interface
gilcot··on Confusing Git Terminology
Oh, I forgot about Jujutsu ^^ It's on my to-test list 'cause it promise best of both worlds (I'm a mercurial regular user.)
gilcot··on I designed my own keyboard layout. Was it worth it?
Similar here: Dvorak fixed my RSI.

I think I can be faster on Dvorak because I type less quickly and with more comfort to reach the same level.

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