2/10 How to display column number in emacs? Thanks.
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\_ (custom-set-variables '(column-number-mode t))
\_ (setq column-number-mode t)
\_ I'm always baffled at motd posters who (1) ask questions that
begin with the grammatically incorrect "How to..." and (2)
don't konw how to use http://google.com.
\_ you are baffled too easily. (1) you can tell the guy is
a fob and (2) not the brightest bulb in the bunch.
\_ so (3) ship him back.
\_ Is "Investing How To Guide" grammatically correct?
\_ No, it isn't, but that's no excuse for poor grammar elsewhere.
\_ I'm so sick of all this grammar-correcting motd bullshit.
Isn't there some saying like "if someone speaks english
worse than you it probably means they speak some 2nd
language better" ? that is hippie bumpersticker talk,
but a relevant point nonetheless. get a life. anyway,
you're probably just jealous because some fob with
broken english got that chinese girl you were oggling in
class.
\_ No, this whole asking a question with "How to..." has
been brought up over and over on the motd (check the
archives). If you make a mistake, it's okay. But if
someone corrects you over and over again and you haven't
learned your lesson then there's really something wrong
with you. You should at least TRY.
\_ TRY to get over it, you mean? yes, people have posted
this way, and people have continued to bitch about it.
so why dont the bitchers just get used to it. frankly,
i am a quite competent english speaker but
occasionally find that phrasing quick and convenient.
isn't computer stuff all about shorthand anyway? and
furthermore, its vaguely reminiscent of the whole
Linux how-to culture.
\_ have you actually looked at the chinese girls on campus? and
no, generally bi-lingual people are shitty are both languages.
\- would you care to name an authority
who recommends hyphenating the word
"bi-lingual" [sic] ? --psb
being better at some third world language is useless if you're
in a first world english speaking country.
\_ really? chang-lin tien's english kind of sucks, yet
he functioned pretty well, and his chinese came in
useful in persuading chinese tycoons like tan kah kee
to part with their hard earned money. Being bi-
lingual is a fantastic advantage.
\_ it probably helped that he wasn't dumb.
\- dear anonymous motd grammar coward: if you are willing to
de-anonimize yourself, i am willing to give you a
little grammar quiz, and we can really plumb the depth of
your grammar chops or see if you are YetAnotherRatcheter.
--psb, third world lanaguage speaker
\_ so, what's this grammar quiz you speak of? let's see it.
\_ Oh dear! Here goes psb again with his "holier than
thou" crap. Partha, don't you have a degree to earn?
\- how am i being holier than thou? i am perhaps throwing
down the glove. --psb
\_ lanaguage eh? |
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