Nano has already supplanted the great EMacs and Vim as the most popular text editor of all linux distros, for though it has many omissions in functionality it scores over the older, more complete programs in two important respects. First, it is slightly simpler; and secondly it has the text "^ Exit" inscribed in highlighted text on its footer

EDIT : This sees to be going over some people's heads. It's a hitchiker's guide to the galaxy reference.

The Hitchhiker's Guide has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions . . . it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects. First, it is slightly cheaper; and secondly it has the words DON'T PANIC inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 76 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Many were increasingly of the opinion that they’d all made a big mistake in making text editors in the first place. And some said that even making operating systems had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have built computers at all.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 days ago

In the beginning, boolean algebra was invented.

This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago

I still think smart watches are a pretty neat idea.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Same here, computers have gone the wrong way; from utility to project to pet.