Alice Lee ([info]alicelee) wrote,
@ 2007-03-28 03:39:00
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Flashbacks
Once upon a time in 5th grade I learned two neat things: how to create a loop in BASIC, and the sequence to make the Apple ][ beep. Unfortunately I learned control-G but did not recall control-C. This resulted in two things: a teacher powering off the Apple ][, and losing my computer privileges for a few weeks.

Apparently EMACS gets grumpy when you query-replace yourself past the maximum buffer size. Grumpy and vocal.

The happy ending in 5th grade: having nothing better to do, I discovered the wonders of reading the documentation. The happy ending tonight: sed. Not happy enough, alas, but at least moving forward.

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[info]kernelpanic
2007-03-29 10:38 am UTC (link)
O'Reilly's reg-exp's book is a good one, fwiw.

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[info]kernelpanic
2007-03-29 10:42 am UTC (link)
I had a basic class, circa 3rd grade... using TRS80's. We learned goto loops and prints, etc. Nearing the end of the class, the instructor said something like "ok have fun, you can do anything you want!" I took him at face value and decided to make the computer swear, in bold letters, repeatedly. The instructor wasn't amused. "But," says I, "you said we could do anything we wanted... "

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[info]obscurerichard
2007-03-29 12:22 pm UTC (link)
From the depths of my 10-year-old-brain archives:

10 REM NICE COMPUTER STORE YOU HAVE HERE
20 FOR X = 1 TO 500
25 REM PRETTY QUIET AND BUSINESSLIKE IN HERE
30 NEXT X
40 PRINT "HELP ME! I AM STUCK IN THE COMPUTER!!!!!!!! "
50 PRINT "^G"
60 GOTO 40

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[info]alicelee
2007-03-31 04:54 am UTC (link)
I <3 yinz guys, really a lot.

BASIC was fun. And it was for fun. Getting things to happen... magic!

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