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Re:Chicago95 – Windows 95 Theme for Linux by mbwgh on Sunday July 30, 2023 @09:27AM (#36930960)
For me, my Ctrl+S moment was with Apple's Writer, on my first Macbook back in 2005 or so. Lost a whole evening's worth of work due to a crash.

I'm mostly in the `:w` camp now, but still...

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Re:Chicago95 – Windows 95 Theme for Linux by stavros on Sunday July 30, 2023 @09:43AM (#36931076)
<Esc>:w is muscle memory by now, and it'll never change.
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Re:Chicago95 – Windows 95 Theme for Linux by gcoakes on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:39AM (#36931584)
A quirk in my config that I haven't bothered to fix makes it so my formatter runs post write. I've unfortunately picked up the habit of <esc>:w<cr>:w<cr> in rapid succession.
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Re:Chicago95 – Windows 95 Theme for Linux by stavros on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:41AM (#36931622)
Oof, my condolences. At least you make doubly sure it's saved.
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