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insanetake··on NetBSD adds a new text editor called atto
From the announcement

> To ease the transition for new users...

So I would consider it for beginners ("new users") and friendly ("to ease").

insanetake··on NetBSD adds a new text editor called atto
These key combinations have been used for 50 years, so I'm not sure why you call them non-standard. They're just a different standard from what you're used to.
insanetake··on Celebrating 70 Years of Fortran
"I don’t know what the scientific language of the year 2050 will look like, but I know it will be called Fortran."
insanetake··on I don't want the details
Every post-mortem I've done had:

1. timeline of events

2. impact

3. 5 whys — the details of how and why things happend

4. actionable items

I've never seen a post-mortem without actionable items.

insanetake··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
> an empty battery weighs the same as a charged one

Technically, an empty battery weighs less than a charged one.

In practice, the difference is negligible.

insanetake··on To have a moral stance on AI is to be an outcast, and it sucks
Also, anyone who is anti-AI because of environmental reasons but still eats meat is a huge hypocrite.
insanetake··on You can now buy eggs from in-ovo sexed hens
So you're saying there's no difference between (1) not breeding dogs to fight and (2) breeding dogs and have them fight each other?