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Re: computer and wheel time
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Dan Espen |
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Re: computer and wheel time |
Date: |
Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:56:58 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) |
Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
> Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> writes:
>
>> Yeah, sure. That's a good idea in general, but it has
>> one drawback: there's only 24 hours per day. [...]
>>
>> Again: in general, yes. OTOH, there are so many
>> other enjoyable, interesting, and creative
>> activities out there, even if you use ready-made
>> solutions to /some/ of your problems... And writing
>> rather simple and boring Elisp code is not really
>> very high on my list. (Not that writing Elisp is
>> simple or boring in general: just that coding this
>> particular thing seems to me a lot like
>> reimplementing well-known things, and reimplementing
>> a "format"-like function, for instance, seems to be
>> not very enjoyable/interesting/creative...)
>
> In general, I'd say using a computer isn't a good idea
> if you are concerned with time. In particular, using
> Emacs and even more so, configuring/extending it will
> in effect disintegrate even the most sparse schedule!
Actually, you spend a little time customizing then
real work goes faster, more accurately. It's
a win win.
The more you customize, the less time regular work
takes.
Just try to keep the ratio under control.
--
Dan Espen
- Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, (continued)
Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, Tom Tromey, 2015/06/08
Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/07
- Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, Marcin Borkowski, 2015/06/07
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- computer and wheel time (was: Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode), Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/08
- Re: computer and wheel time,
Dan Espen <=
- Re: computer and wheel time, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/08
- Re: computer and wheel time, Daniel Corbe, 2015/06/09
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- Re: computer and wheel time, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/09
- Re: computer and wheel time, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/09
Message not availableRe: computer and wheel time, Dan Espen, 2015/06/09
Re: computer and wheel time, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/09
Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, Emanuel Berg, 2015/06/07
Re: Seeking advice on writing a "line-based" major mode, Joost Kremers, 2015/06/07