How to open a file in Emacs: a story about Lisp, technology, and human progress

Re:How to open a file in Emacs: a story about Lisp, technolo... by Zelphyr on Sunday January 03, 2021 @11:30PM (#25627941)

This describes why I have had a Mac for the last 20 years. I used to build my own machines (before laptops really became commonplace, of course) and then install Linux. I loved the learning experience and the almost total control over my system that such an exercise provided.

After awhile I realized I just wanted to write code and not have maintaining my system take time away from that. The fact that the Mac provided easy access to Unix was a major plus. Also, at the time, none of the Linux desktop environments could match the polish that the OS X GUI provided.

I've been saddened and frustrated by the state of macOS of late (hopefully Big Sur is better) but I'm still not ready to go back to the old days. As you say; it just sounds exhausting.

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Re:How to open a file in Emacs: a story about Lisp, technolo... by dleslie on Sunday January 03, 2021 @11:47PM (#25628000)

FWIW, System 76 devices are fantastic out-of-the-box.

I'm typing this on a Pinebook Pro which, at least in my experience, has basically been zero-configuration with the default Manjaro release.

Ok, I lie, I added an m.2 ssd to it. But that's about it!

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