Comments on: Fanaticism http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/ I'm ALWAYS going the Wong way Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:29:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-10826 Derek Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:29:11 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-10826 Haha your point is well taken. Even VI masters like yourself can be open to other ideas. And I think that's a really good thing. I did work for Lindows/Linspire before in college. But I must admit that I never really fully believed in the product. I heartily believe in Ubuntu. Yeah I feel you on the difficulty with games. Luckily I don't play games too much anymore. I think that it is a bit of a pain even if I were, but I kind of think that I would want to. It just seems like although it's not as familiar, everything is much more transparent in Linux if you really want to look. I'm not saying it's completely easy, but at least it's not hidden deep in some impossible to decipher registry setting! Of course I still haven't started dual or triple booting my laptop like I wanted to. But I still use Ubuntu on a consistent basis for my old desktop (which I've converted for the most part into a PVR) and the server that this blog is running off of. Haha your point is well taken. Even VI masters like yourself can be open to other ideas. And I think that’s a really good thing.

I did work for Lindows/Linspire before in college. But I must admit that I never really fully believed in the product. I heartily believe in Ubuntu. Yeah I feel you on the difficulty with games. Luckily I don’t play games too much anymore. I think that it is a bit of a pain even if I were, but I kind of think that I would want to. It just seems like although it’s not as familiar, everything is much more transparent in Linux if you really want to look. I’m not saying it’s completely easy, but at least it’s not hidden deep in some impossible to decipher registry setting!

Of course I still haven’t started dual or triple booting my laptop like I wanted to. But I still use Ubuntu on a consistent basis for my old desktop (which I’ve converted for the most part into a PVR) and the server that this blog is running off of.

]]> By: Eric http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-10807 Eric Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:31:19 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-10807 Hey dude, yeah it's been a while. I actually tried using VIM at my current job because I thought that I would be faster, but as it turns out, when you have 20+ files open and some are 10,000+ lines and one is 30,000+ lines, using an IDE instead of a text editor REALLY comes in handy a lot. I still value my knowledge of VIM and use it from time to time, but it's just not practical for big projects imo. I'm surprised you were using Ubuntu...didn't you work for Linspire at one point? If it weren't for games I would have been able to pretty much switch to Ubuntu 100%, but it began to be a hassle to reboot my computer into Windows whenever Dhoff and the guys wanted to play Starcraft :( Hey dude, yeah it’s been a while. I actually tried using VIM at my current job because I thought that I would be faster, but as it turns out, when you have 20+ files open and some are 10,000+ lines and one is 30,000+ lines, using an IDE instead of a text editor REALLY comes in handy a lot. I still value my knowledge of VIM and use it from time to time, but it’s just not practical for big projects imo. I’m surprised you were using Ubuntu…didn’t you work for Linspire at one point? If it weren’t for games I would have been able to pretty much switch to Ubuntu 100%, but it began to be a hassle to reboot my computer into Windows whenever Dhoff and the guys wanted to play Starcraft :(

]]> By: Google’s Taking Over The World…And I Don’t Like It » Going The Wong Way http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-2846 Google’s Taking Over The World…And I Don’t Like It » Going The Wong Way Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:20:24 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-2846 [...] a god to some. Anyways, not everything that they do is superior. But the fact that there is so much Fanaticism about Google that you should get an indication that something is up. And I’m not down with [...] [...] a god to some. Anyways, not everything that they do is superior. But the fact that there is so much Fanaticism about Google that you should get an indication that something is up. And I’m not down with [...]

]]> By: Derek http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-559 Derek Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:47:32 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-559 @Seth Haha I guess it's a matter of opinion. You think that holding the Bible as absolute truth is fanaticism while I think that it's warranted and grounded in fact. In any case, thanks for your comment! @Seth
Haha I guess it’s a matter of opinion. You think that holding the Bible as absolute truth is fanaticism while I think that it’s warranted and grounded in fact. In any case, thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Seth http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-556 Seth Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:51:22 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-556 "true absolute truth (i.e. the Bible)" -- yeah, fanaticism bad :P “true absolute truth (i.e. the Bible)” — yeah, fanaticism bad :P

]]> By: (Big) Mac Enthusiasts » Going The Wong Way http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-549 (Big) Mac Enthusiasts » Going The Wong Way Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-549 [...] of Apple are interesting because they are such fanatics. And so much media follows their every move. Share This With Others · Related [...] [...] of Apple are interesting because they are such fanatics. And so much media follows their every move. Share This With Others · Related [...]

]]> By: Chopped Returns (In Perl) » Going The Wong Way http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-391 Chopped Returns (In Perl) » Going The Wong Way Wed, 16 May 2007 16:54:03 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-391 [...] PostsSeparate Yourself13 Super Wordpress PluginsFanaticismNo Nofollow!Career Ramblings For [...] [...] PostsSeparate Yourself13 Super Wordpress PluginsFanaticismNo Nofollow!Career Ramblings For [...]

]]> By: Passport Pictures » Going The Wong Way http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-205 Passport Pictures » Going The Wong Way Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:09:41 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-205 [...] thanks to this tutorial once again. Also, not to sound like a fanatic but long live open source [...] [...] thanks to this tutorial once again. Also, not to sound like a fanatic but long live open source [...]

]]> By: daniel http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-5 daniel Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:47:50 +0000 http://www.goingthewongway.com/2007/01/28/fanaticism/#comment-5 d$ i VI >> Emacs :wq but good point derek. d$ i VI >> Emacs :wq

but good point derek.

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