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Sun Sep 15 01:32:51 1991
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 91 01:32:14 EDT
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ckclark (Calvin Clark):
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From: patl@athena.mit.edu (Patrick J. LoPresti)
Subject: The True Path (long)
Date: 11 Jul 91 03:17:31 GMT
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When I log into my Xenix system with my 110 baud teletype, both vi
*and* Emacs are just too damn slow. They print useless messages like,
'C-h for help' and '"foo" File is read only'. So I use the editor
that doesn't waste my VALUABLE time.
Ed, man! !man ed
ED(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual ED(1)
NAME
ed - text editor
SYNOPSIS
ed [ - ] [ -x ] [ name ]
DESCRIPTION
Ed is the standard text editor.
- ---
Computer Scientists love ed, not just because it comes first
alphabetically, but because it's the standard. Everyone else loves ed
because it's ED!
"Ed is the standard text editor."
And ed doesn't waste space on my Timex Sinclair. Just look:
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 24 Oct 29 1929 /bin/ed
- -rwxr-xr-t 4 root 1310720 Jan 1 1970 /usr/ucb/vi
- -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 5.89824e37 Oct 22 1990 /usr/bin/emacs
Of course, on the system *I* administrate, vi is symlinked to ed.
Emacs has been replaced by a shell script which 1) Generates a syslog
message at level LOG_EMERG; 2) reduces the user's disk quota by 100K;
and 3) RUNS ED!!!!!!
"Ed is the standard text editor."
Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed:
golem> ed
?
help
?
?
?
quit
?
exit
?
bye
?
hello?
?
eat flaming death
?
^C
?
^C
?
^D
?
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Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is
generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm
the novice with verbosity.
"Ed is the standard text editor."
Ed, the greatest WYGIWYG editor of all.
ED IS THE TRUE PATH TO NIRVANA! ED HAS BEEN THE CHOICE OF EDUCATED
AND IGNORANT ALIKE FOR CENTURIES! ED WILL NOT CORRUPT YOUR PRECIOUS
BODILY FLUIDS!! ED IS THE STANDARD TEXT EDITOR! ED MAKES THE SUN
SHINE AND THE BIRDS SING AND THE GRASS GREEN!!
When I use an editor, I don't want eight extra KILOBYTES of worthless
help screens and cursor positioning code! I just want an EDitor!!
Not a "viitor". Not a "emacsitor". Those aren't even WORDS!!!! ED!
ED! ED IS THE STANDARD!!!
TEXT EDITOR.
When IBM, in its ever-present omnipotence, needed to base their
"edlin" on a UNIX standard, did they mimic vi? No. Emacs? Surely
you jest. They chose the most karmic editor of all. The standard.
Ed is for those who can *remember* what they are working on. If you
are an idiot, you should use Emacs. If you are an Emacs, you should
not be vi. If you use ED, you are on THE PATH TO REDEMPTION. THE
SO-CALLED "VISUAL" EDITORS HAVE BEEN PLACED HERE BY ED TO TEMPT THE
FAITHLESS. DO NOT GIVE IN!!! THE MIGHTY ED HAS SPOKEN!!!
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hetyei (Gabor Hetyei):
I have no plans, I like surprises.
My coordinates are
Home address: Room 618 A, Ashdown House;305 Memorial Drive,Cambridge MA 02139
Office address: Room 2-342, Dept. of Mathematics, MIT, Cambridge MA 02139
Phone: (617) 253-7578 (office)
(617) 225-9895 (Ashdown House)
E-mail addresses: hetyei@athena.mit.edu hetyei@math.mit.edu
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hooch (Conrad G T Yoder):
To fully enjoy my senior year.
Current Address: Parental Units:
Baker House Room 517 55178 T.R. 170
x5-7267 Fresno, OH 43824
18C/4 (614)545-6796
Quote of the Random Time Period: "To me, _Playboy_ is known for its
journalism." - Tai Collins, October 1991 _Playboy_ centerfold
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livewire (Live Wire):
GETTING SOME SLEEP, @#$%^&*!!!!!!
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mczody (Michael C. Zody):
Stratomatic '78 Baseball
Through 33 Games Through 42 Games
Standings
Team W L GB Pct Team W L GB Pct
New York 22 11 - .667 Texas 24 18 - .571
Texas 17 16 5 .515 Houston 18 24 6 .429
Houston 13 20 9 .394
Team Batting Team Batting
Team avg hr r Team avg hr r
New York .248 17 118 Houston .240 21 128
Houston .228 12 91 Texas .235 39 180
Texas .223 32 136
Batting (102 or more plate app) Batting (130 or more plate app)
Piniella, NYY .328 Howe, HOU .308
Cruz, HOU .315 Cruz, HOU .283
Randolph, NYY .295 Watson, HOU .275
Grubb, TEX .287 Cabell, HOU .275
Howe, HOU .286
Rivers, NYY .280
Nettles, NYY .274
Cabell, HOU .267
Munson, NYY .260
Watson, HOU .256
Slugging (102 or more plate app) Slugging (130 or more plate app)
Grubb, TEX .511 Cruz, HOU .465
Cruz, HOU .500 Howe, HOU .427
Oliver, TEX .475 Watson, HOU .423
Nettles, NYY .453
Piniella, NYY .418
On base (102 or more plate app) On base (130 or more plate app)
Hargrove, TEX .398 Cruz, HOU .353
Cruz, HOU .382
Grubb, TEX .380
Sundberg, TEX .370
Nettles, NYY .361
Homeruns Homeruns
Harrah, TEX 6 Cruz, HOU 5
Nettles, NYY 5 Watson, HOU 5
Oliver, NYY 5
6 tied 3
Doubles Doubles
Randolph, NYY 9 Howe, HOU 14
Howe, HOU 7 Puhl, HOU 9
Oliver, TEX 7
Puhl, HOU 7
Rivers, NYY 7
Triples Triples
Piniella, NYY 3 Puhl, HOU 3
Rivers, NYY 3
5 tied at 2
Runs Runs
Harrah, TEX 20 Cabell, HOU 19
Rivers, NYY 20 Watson, HOU 17
Randolph, NYY 19
Nettles, NYY 16
Jackson, NYY 15
Cruz, HOU 14
RBI RBI
Grubb, TEX 19 Cruz, HOU 21
Nettles, NYY 18 Cedeno, HOU 19
Oliver, TEX 17 Watson, HOU 18
Cruz, HOU 16
Watson, HOU 14
Stolen Bases
Cedeno, HOU 13 Cedeno, HOU 15
Cabell, HOU 11 Cabell, HOU 13
Cruz, HOU 11 Cruz, HOU 12
Team Pitching
Team ERA Ratio Team ERA Ratio
Texas 3.09 1.095 Texas 3.07 1.107
New York 3.41 Houston 3.58 1.204
Houston 3.77 1.199
Earned Run Average (33 or more IP) Earned Run Average (42 or more IP)
Matlack, TEX 2.28 Jenkins, TEX 1.96
Jenkins, TEX 2.30 Ruhle, HOU 2.44
Ruhle, HOU 2.52 Andujar, HOU 2.76
Andujar, HOU 2.62 Matlack, TEX 2.76
Guidry, NYY 2.99 Medich, TEX 3.00
Hunter, NYY 3.08
Medich, TEX 3.11
Figueroa, NYY 3.29
Winning Percentage (5+ decisions) Winning Percentage (5+ decisions)
Gossage, NYY .750 (6-2) Ruhle, HOU .800 (4-1)
Guidry, NYY .750 (6-2) Andujar, HOU .667 (4-2)
Jenkins, TEX .667 (6-3) Matlack, TEX .667 (6-3)
Figueroa, NYY .667 (4-2) Jenkins, TEX .636 (7-4)
Hunter, NYY .600 (3-2)
Ratio (33 or more IP) Ratio (42 or more IP)
Jenkins, TEX 0.881 Jenkins, TEX 0.851
Ruhle, HOU 0.966 Ruhle, HOU 0.976
Medich, TEX 0.971 Medich, TEX 1.000
Andujar, HOU 1.104 Niekro, HOU 1.152
Matlack, TEX 1.119 Andujar, HOU 1.161
Richard, HOU 1.248
Strikeouts Strikeouts
Richard, HOU 85 Richard, HOU 107
Guidry, NYY 79 Jenkins, TEX 66
Jenkins, TEX 51 Matlack, TEX 52
Matlack, TEX 46
Gossage, NYY 37
Saves Saves
Gossage, NYY 4 Cleveland, TEX 2
Forsch, HOU 2
Lyle, NYY 2
Sambito, HOU 2
Complete Games Complete Games
Jenkins, TEX 8 Jenkins, TEX 11
Richard, HOU 8 Richard, HOU 10
Guidry, NYY 7 Matlack, TEX 7
Matlack, TEX 6 Andujar, HOU 5
Andujar, HOU 4
Shutouts Shutouts
Andujar, HOU 1 Jenkins, TEX 2
Comer, TEX 1
Guidry, NYY 1
Figueroa, NYY 1
Jenkins, TEX 1
Matlack, TEX 1
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rdshydur (Richard D Shyduroff):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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scliu (Susan C Liu):
Going home soon...
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sethg (Seth A. Gordon):
"What Democracy Means to Me"
by Johnny Carson
To me, democracy means placing trust in the little guy,
giving the fruits of nationhood to those who built the
nation. Democracy means anyone can grow up to be president,
and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.
Democracy is people of all races, colors, and creeds united
by a single dream: to get rich and move to the suburbs away
from people of all races, colors, and creeds. Democracy is
having time set aside to worship--18 years if you're Jim
Bakker.
Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money
you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And,
unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one
ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective
political parties.
Democracy means freedom of sexual choice between any two
consenting adults; Utopia means freedom of choice between
three or more consenting adults. But I digress. Democracy is
welcoming people from other lands, and giving them something
to hold onto--usually a mop or a leaf blower. It means that
with proper timing and scrupulous bookkeeping, anyone can
die owing the government a huge amount of money.
Democracy means a thriving heartland with rolling fields of
Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Spanky, and Wheezer. Democracy means
our elected officials bow to the will of the people, but
more often they bow to the big butts of campaign
contributors.
Yes, democracy means fighting every day for what you
deserve, and fighting even harder to keep other weaker
people from getting what they deserve. Democracy means
never having the Secret Police show up at your door. Of
course, it also means never having the cable guy show up at
your door. It's a tradeoff. Democracy means free
television, not good television, but free.
Democracy is being able to pick up the phone and, within a
minute, be talking to anyone in the country, and, within two
minutes, be interrupted by call waiting.
Democracy means no taxation without representation, and god
knows, we've just about had the hell represented out of us.
It means the freedom to bear arms so you can blow the "o"
out of any rural stop sign you want.
And finally, democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar
bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13
tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head--this signifies
that when the white man came to this country, it was bad
luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for
the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle.
I thank you.
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therese (Therese):
We were friends who rode the waves
The time we spent in our younger days
Was all in fun,.. oh the good times that we had.
We were young and it was fine
To feel your spirit as it climbed
There're no regrets
Only good times
We were friends in younger days
Although we went our separate ways
You were my friend, you never turned away
Who can say what life will do
Life is kind to just a few
There're no regrets
Only good times
In time we will grow, we will change
As free as the wind and the waves
Live your life the way you choose
Find the ones who'll laugh with you
Like the sea
will find its way to shore
As the sun sinks from the sky,
Live your life and you will find
There're no regrets
Only good times ....
- Keola and Kapono Beamer
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wslee (Whay Sing Lee):
Move on, move on, never look back. That is the way of life.
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Address: Box 52, 3 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Tel: (617)225-6211 (H) (617)253-6048 (W)
Alternate e-mail address : wslee@ai.mit.edu
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