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Cake day: March 18th, 2024

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  • Just get used to

    • using movement (hjkl),
    • going between insert and normal modes (i and esc),
    • undoing (u from normal mode),
    • and saving (:w and :wq).

    Don’t try to do it all at first, just get comfortable with the essentials. You can even just stay in insert mode (the only mode in most editors) at first.

    Keep a vim basics cheat sheet handy for a couple weeks as you’re building in muscle memory, then slowly work in more advanced techniques and combinations.

    It doesn’t take long before you start having a lot of fun just manipulating text.

    PS here’s a decently basic cheat sheet I found: image describing basic vim keyboard bindings and commands












  • … they’re just underpaid and under a lot of pressure from management to try multiple times and in some cases they even get written up for not doing it because it’s deemed part of their job. They hate it just as much as you.

    I’ve worked retail and call centre jobs and I can assure you this is many people (at least those who are not too exhausted to care). These workers are constantly pressured to enshitify their service at the expense of theirs and the customer’s experience.

    I haven’t worked a counter in over a decade, so can only imagine it’s got worse.


  • This is sadly very common where I’m from, except you don’t even get a discount from it. I’ve taken to just politely declining, since I’m sure the person working the cash is probably pressured to get people to give their personal info.

    “And can get your email?”

    “No thank you”

    “I need your email for the receipt”

    “I appreciate it but no thank you”

    It’s a slight non sequitur while still being polite. Saying “no thank you” when someone is pressuring you works well in many situations.