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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by slig on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:21AM (#35945967)
Just use `vi`.
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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by duohedron on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:39AM (#35946105)
Just use `ed`. https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html
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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by bheadmaster on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:34AM (#35946064)
Visual editing is completely unnecessary - human mind can only read 1 line at a time, so there is no point in showing more than 1 line at a time on the screen.

Just use `ed`.

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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by DoctorDabadedoo on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:41AM (#35946118)
Real programmers flip bits directly at the hardware with a jumper cable.
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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by askiiart on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:59AM (#35946283)
Real programmers use butterflies.

https://xkcd.com/378/

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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by tmtvl on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:12AM (#35946373)
As easy as M-x butterfly RET.
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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by meghan_rain on Monday May 15, 2023 @06:42AM (#35946130)
It is best practice anyway to know what you want to change upfront so using sed is perfectly sufficient.
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Re:VSCode config to disable annoyances – telemetry, notifica... by bheadmaster on Monday May 15, 2023 @07:06AM (#35946334)
Please refrain from posting GPT-generated posts on HN. Thank you, Megan Rain.
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