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Few days ago I watched a video where a guy wrote the code for Linux USB driver from scratch. In frickin' vi! It was a ride

by nixass 5mo ago

submeta 5mo ago
And he doesn’t use any config it seems. No syntax highlighting, no line numbers, plain white text on dark background.
- nixass 5mo ago
  Exactly, it's wild! If anyone wants to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBC85SGC0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBC85SGC0Q Correction, the driver is specifically for Apple Xserve front-panel
  - S0und 5mo ago
    What is also wild is that the video has 2.5M views, very odd.
    - nixass 5mo ago
      There's plenty of us weirdos out there
    - rrvsh 5mo ago
      It got pushed pretty hard by the alg, I got it recommended multiple times over the last year or so
- 4ggr0 5mo ago
  he did however decide to use a font which gives off comic sans vibes, which is a very interesting choice for an otherwise very barebones setup :D
  - weberer 5mo ago
    Its probably the font that helps people with dyslexia.
    - 4ggr0 5mo ago
      ah, good point!
    - GuinansEyebrows 5mo ago
      hmm, not quite OpenDyslexic. looks a little like Comic Mono but maybe a little rounder? the "l" is a lot curvier than most comic-like fonts. almost reminds me of one of the annoying Samsung fonts :)
      - 4ggr0 5mo ago
        > almost reminds me of one of the annoying Samsung fonts you're thinking about 'Samsung Choco Cookie' :) only know this because someone i know has this set on their phone, and looking at their screen really irritates me for some reason.
  - GuinansEyebrows 5mo ago
    openbsd has a funny cultural meme around comic sans. i've seen other writings on it but this might be the origin: https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bsdcan14-libressl/mgp00025.html https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bsdcan14-libressl/mgp00025.ht... some of the openbsd folks use it as a weapon in the fight to prioritize content over presentation. i got a chuckle out of it and it convinced me to stop thoughtlessly hating on comic sans, easy as it is.
    - 4ggr0 5mo ago
      > to stop thoughtlessly hating on comic sans you know what, you're right. i'm setting my terminal to this right now, haha: https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/ https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/

Few days ago I watched a video where a guy wrote the code for Linux USB driver from scratch. In frickin' vi! It was a ride

by nixass 5mo ago

Few days ago I watched a video where a guy wrote the code for Linux USB driver from scratch. In frickin' vi! It was a ride

submeta 5mo ago

And he doesn’t use any config it seems. No syntax highlighting, no line numbers, plain white text on dark background.

nixass 5mo ago
Exactly, it's wild! If anyone wants to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBC85SGC0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXBC85SGC0Q Correction, the driver is specifically for Apple Xserve front-panel
- S0und 5mo ago
  What is also wild is that the video has 2.5M views, very odd.
  - nixass 5mo ago
    There's plenty of us weirdos out there
  - rrvsh 5mo ago
    It got pushed pretty hard by the alg, I got it recommended multiple times over the last year or so
4ggr0 5mo ago
he did however decide to use a font which gives off comic sans vibes, which is a very interesting choice for an otherwise very barebones setup :D
- weberer 5mo ago
  Its probably the font that helps people with dyslexia.
  - 4ggr0 5mo ago
    ah, good point!
  - GuinansEyebrows 5mo ago
    hmm, not quite OpenDyslexic. looks a little like Comic Mono but maybe a little rounder? the "l" is a lot curvier than most comic-like fonts. almost reminds me of one of the annoying Samsung fonts :)
    - 4ggr0 5mo ago
      > almost reminds me of one of the annoying Samsung fonts you're thinking about 'Samsung Choco Cookie' :) only know this because someone i know has this set on their phone, and looking at their screen really irritates me for some reason.
- GuinansEyebrows 5mo ago
  openbsd has a funny cultural meme around comic sans. i've seen other writings on it but this might be the origin: https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bsdcan14-libressl/mgp00025.html https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bsdcan14-libressl/mgp00025.ht... some of the openbsd folks use it as a weapon in the fight to prioritize content over presentation. i got a chuckle out of it and it convinced me to stop thoughtlessly hating on comic sans, easy as it is.
  - 4ggr0 5mo ago
    > to stop thoughtlessly hating on comic sans you know what, you're right. i'm setting my terminal to this right now, haha: https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/ https://dtinth.github.io/comic-mono-font/