kleiba2
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Comment · 2 days ago
> Develop hacker's mindset. Don't anyone tell you how to use your computer. Especially don't let your computer to dictate you the rules. Always remain in charge.
That would be nice in theory. I've worked in many different places throughout my career and in almost all of them, the sysadmins had the final say in what software was okay to install on your machine and which one wasn't.... because "security".
Comment · 2 days ago
Lucky you!
But I've also worked at a different place in the past where - when I asked if I could have Emacs installed on my machine - the sysadmin asked me "What's Emacs?"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Comment · 2 days ago
You should have seen the expression on the faces when I mentioned "Emacs" during my job interview...
Comment · 2 days ago
The main argument is that having the same setup on all work stations makes maintenance easier for the sysadmins and you don't run into inconsistencies between developers that only come about as a result of different setups.
Comment · 2 days ago
> I have never seen a person impressed with the contents of an AI video other than the fact that AI can make the said video.
That's only because you cannot see me.
Comment · 2 days ago
I'm excited that I might actually be able to realize the animated movie I've had in my head for a long time.
Comment · 2 days ago
True. I'm not saying that corporate decisions always make sense.
Comment · 2 days ago
Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with you re: text manipulation. That's exactly why I find it so frustrating that it's basically frowned upon in my current job. I do use it still, but must do so pretty much secretly at work.
At home, it's a different story.
I believe, Emacs is considered unprofessional in a lot of places?!
Comment · 2 days ago
Don't worry, the name was chosen as a reminder to everyone of the environmental impact.
Comment · 3 days ago
I lived in Emacs for most of my professional live, but IDEs and now Claude have taken over. Sad, but perhaps justified? Back in my academia days, there was much less pressure to use a uniform tech setup across staff, so people were happily using Emacs, or vim, or whatever -- and frankly, there was never any issue because of that.
But I can see there is a value (mostly for the admins, but also for debugging if you work collaboratively in a team) in enforcing the same setup for everyone. Sigh. Strangely, I could never convince my coworkers to ditch their IDEs for Emacs.
Comment · 3 days ago
I agree. This is nothing short of magic -- or perhaps 95% of magic. Imagine yourself 5 years ago, and someone from today going back in time and telling you "hey, check this out, in just 5 years you'll be able to write this short text and a computer will generate this movie from it"...
Comment · 4 days ago
Meanwhile, my 9-year old ipad cannot display half the web anymore.
Comment · 4 days ago
Sounds awesome! How much was your upfront investment if you don't mind me asking?
This must have gone largely unnoticed... all but 35 comments here on HN spread out of 11 articles reporting on his passing. Sad.