Steve Smith wrote at 02/08/2013 10:49 AM: > There is nothing in the universe I > hate more than the single character '\' !
Hate is a strong word. But I feel it when I have to SCP files with spaces in them ... which Microsoft and Apple people seem to be fond of. I think the most irritating thing to me is the assumption that a GUI is always more usable than the command line. Again, it comes down to expressiveness, I suppose. With the command line, I can go anywhere and do anything I want from anywhere. A GUI traps me in these little occult scopes from which escape is awkward, if even possible. Random access is good. If I want to be scoped, I'll do it myself, thank you very much. 8^) Which takes me back to the conversation we were having before. The command line (and tools like vbox) allows me to "tunnel" between subcultures quite nicely. I am very happy WINE exists. But it irks me in a way I can't describe. Reflectively, however, I should like WINE better than VBox... I guess I'm just confused. -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
