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Sep 20, 2013 at 13:07
Had to install a Fortran compiler today. Yikes! Haven't needed to setup Emacs for it yet, fortunately.

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Aug 24, 2021 at 07:13
Yikes, needed this today: $ git clone https://github.com/git/git Fortunately git source is pretty readable and I found what I needed pretty quickly (difftastic can offer colour when GIT_PAGER_IN_USE is set).
GitHub - git/git: Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.
GitHub - git/git: Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documen...
Apr 25, 2020 at 16:59
Sending patches/PRs to projects creates asymmetric work. The maintainer needs to think about the future work it might create. Fortunately CI running tests, checking formatting, even enforcing commit message style helps! Reducing the amount of work needed to accept a PR matters.
Nov 3, 2019 at 22:52
I sometimes have problems with technology terms or acronyms that I've only seen written and don't know how to pronounce. For example, I recently chatted with a Scheme user about R^5RS. Fortunately he understood "R5"!